Kevin Whitehead

April 15, 1993

06:21

An Interplanetary Jazz Musician Turns Conventions Upside Down

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews the Evidence label's reissues of three early Sun Ra albums: "Bad and Beautiful," "Super-Sonic Jazz," and "Jazz In Silhouette." The LPs were originally recorded for Sun Ra's own Saturn records.

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March 24, 1993

05:52

Wynton Marsalis Finds New Inspiration in Dance

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews the trumpet player and composer's new double disc, Citi Movement, which finds Marsalis exploring longer forms.

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March 12, 1993

05:57

Jazz Vocalist Billy Eckstine Will Be Remembered as a Master

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead pays tribute to the singer, who died last Monday.

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An Interplanetary Jazz Musician Turns Conventions Upside Down

Wynton Marsalis Finds New Inspiration in Dance

Jazz Vocalist Billy Eckstine Will Be Remembered as a Master

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