Kevin Whitehead

January 18, 1975

06:17

Soundtrack Reveals a Different Side of Stan Getz.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews "Mickey One" (Verve) the soundtrack from the Arthur Penn film. It's been reissued and features Stan Getz.

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08:20

Two Tenors Inspired By A Saxophone Colossus

Two new trio albums by tenor saxophonists who won the Thelonious Monk jazz competition share a conspicuous influence — vintage Sonny Rollins.

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09:33

Remembering jazz trumpet player Ron Miles, a thinking person's improviser

Some trumpeters aim to blow you away with their imposing technique; Miles drew the listener in. The performer, who died March 8, specialized in genre-blurring jazz that mixed old and new sounds.

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Soundtrack Reveals a Different Side of Stan Getz.

Two Tenors Inspired By A Saxophone Colossus

Remembering jazz trumpet player Ron Miles, a thinking person's improviser

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