Tag: lou donaldson

Soul Jazz

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Post date November 1, 2021
Categories In Listening, Music
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I recently read Soul Jazz: Jazz in the Black Community, 1945-1975, a book by producer, writer, and critic Bob Porter. When I first heard about it, I felt like it was right in line with what I’ve been interested in learning about and listening to for the last 5 years or so: popular instrumental music […]

Listening

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Post date September 16, 2015
Categories In Life, Listening, Music

I’ve been able to put in some significant practice time recently, which has felt great! Here’s what I’ve been working on: This was a track I heard in the Polyrhythmics van; Ben had recently came upon a Grant Green boxed set, and although it’s off of a Lou Donaldson album, Green’s solo really intrigued me […]