Kevin Whitehead

March 31, 1988

07:08

John Zorn's New Avant-Garde Album References Literature and Film.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews the latest album from avant-garde saxophonist and composer John Zorn, in which Zorn plays homage to the detective writer Mickey Spillane.

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March 28, 1988

06:46

Avoiding the Pitfalls of "Trad" Jazz.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews the new album "Whatever Next!," from Wally Fawkes and his Soho Shakers. Fawkes is an English clarinetist who has been a part of the British traditional jazz scene since its beginnings in the 1940s.

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March 14, 1988

06:47

Rich Halley Proves "Not All Jazz is Spawned in New York."

Jazz Critic Kevin Whitehead reviews "Cracked Sidewalks" the new album from tenor saxophonist Rich Halley and his sextet. Halley lives in Oregon, a reminder, Kevin says, that not all jazz is spawned in New York.

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John Zorn's New Avant-Garde Album References Literature and Film.

Avoiding the Pitfalls of "Trad" Jazz.

Rich Halley Proves "Not All Jazz is Spawned in New York."

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