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Rob Reddy Considers 'Bechet: Our Contemporary' on His Own Reddy Records Release [REVIEW]

Rob Reddy has been around since the late '80s. Sidney Bechet [1897-1959] was, many say, the first important jazz soloist (recording just months prior to Louis Armstrong). 'Bechet: Our Contemporary' (Reddy Music) is Reddy's seventh album with four tracks each by both composers. It takes Bechet's pioneering music away from the ghetto of dusty time to reposition it as the groundbreaking force it once was.
  • Remembering Beatles' Sir George Martin & His Classical Influence on a Generation

    Famed record producer and legendary "Fifth Beatle" George Martin died last Tuesday, March 8th. Among the many remembrances of the musical icon, it's easy to gloss over the greatness of Martin's classical arrangement and composition work.
  • Miles Davis and Chet Baker Come to Life in Two New Films

    Two of jazz's greatest trumpet players, Miles Davis and Chet Baker, will both be coming back to life in new films due out this spring. Both are set to be played by noted Hollywood actors. In Born to be Blue, due out in theaters March 25, Ethan Hawke portrays the troubled trumpeter of the 50s and 60s Chet Baker. In Miles Ahead, House of Lies star Don Cheadle co-wrote, directed and stars as jazz god Miles Davis.
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