As early as 1956, Sonny Rollins was regarded as the leading saxophonist in jazz – and little has changed to...
Jon and Dave had hit a rough patch. There were hardly any jobs for them, no record deals, no money....
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Jazz is like a dense forest where it’s easy to overlook something important. Hans Jürgen Schaal points out a few...