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Jazz and Blues Lounge

July 22nd, 2008

New Releases for July 22, 2008

The new releases are here again. If you recall, and you can page down if you don’t, I was talking about the website called AllAbouJazz.com for one of the best places on the web for jazz information and news. I raved about thta yesterday, and today I am using them because it is […]

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July 21st, 2008

Get to Know AllAboutJazz.com

There is a website I visit every week. I try hard to mention them here and give them as much credit as I can. They deserve it. The world of jazz music is filled with organizations trying to keep jazz music alive and doing so on an entirely volunteer basis. It’s […]

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July 1st, 2008

New Releases and Reissues for the Start of July

It is officially July. I know, as I have said here many times in the past few weeks, I can’t belive it either. Still, the month does start off on a Tuesday and that means new and reissued jazz music for you and your collection. Start copying down some names and start […]

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May 21st, 2008

AllAboutJazz.com’s Open Jazz Project

AllAboutJazz.com is a great website for people who love jazz. They have lots of CD reviews and they have the most definitive list of new releases and re-issues that you are likely to find anywhere. They have a simple mission and, as their website says, it is “to build a music resource where […]

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May 15th, 2008

The Collapse of the IAJE

I was rooting around on the website known as AllBoutJazz.com just looking for a story or something interesting to write about. I came across an article about the collapse and filing for bankruptcy of an organization known as the International Association of Jazz Educators. Apparently this was a significant organization promoting jazz educators […]

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April 2nd, 2008

The New Releases and Reissues for the First Week of April

It is now the month of April and that means that there are new jazz and blues albums out.  Of course, I cannot find a nice blues publication that lists all of the new releases and re-issues such as you can find at AllAboutJazz.com.  It’s a very cool site with lots of CD reviews and […]

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March 12th, 2008

A Link to Eric Dolphy

When it comes to jazz you run across certain names and they are usually whispered by fans with a kind of awe.  For me, as you may already know, that name is Miles Davis.  For my brother, it is Charlie “Bird” Parker.  For some it is John Coltrane.  One of the names you hear whispered […]

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