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To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable.
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The Underrated Sonny Clark
Researcher-hostorian Sam Stephenson wrote this fascinating article on the drastically underrated pianist Sonny Clark for The Paris Review. In Japan at least, Clark is considered one of the jazz giants of the ’50s and ’60s.
-Michael Cuscuna
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Chet Baker’s trumpet and his ‘54 Cadillac in 1954 (photo by William Claxton)
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Cannonball Adderley with John Coltrane, Paul Chambers & Miles Davis (Newport Jazz Festival,1958
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