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74David Stone Martin – the art of jazz made visible
Artist David Stone Martin made the sound of jazz visible through his amazing, rhythmic drawings which graced the covers of many great jazz albums.
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81Yakhal' inKomo - a jazz classic from South Africa
From the first deep, broad notes of Agrippa Magwaza's bass one knows that this is a special album. The title track, Yakhal' inKomo, starts with Magwaza and pianist Lionel Pillay laying down a funky groove with a two-note bass ostinato until the soulful tenor of Winston Mankunku Ngozi comes in about four and a half bars later to lay down the main theme.
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86How did jazz begin? The start of a history of jazz
Jazz was born out of the pain of slavery and the clash between the cultures of West Africa and the Protestant ethos of the Southern states of the United States. This is a first article in a series looking at the history of jazz through an examination of its many genres.
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73Duke Ellington's Anatomy of a Murder soundtrack music
One of Duke Ellington's greatest albums, one often overlooked by both the critics and the fans, is the album of music he composed and played for Otto Preminger's court-room feature Anatomy of a Murder.
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76Top 10 albums of the South African jazz diaspora – Tony McGregor picks the best
Exile was a two-edged sword for the South African musicians who left their homeland for the freedom of Europe and the United States. This is a selection of some of the finest albums to come out of the greaat South African jazz diaspora
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83Top 10 South African jazz albums – Tony McGregor picks the best cds
Tony McGregor picks ten top South African jazz albums of the last 50 years
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80Guantanamera – a song of liberty and love
One of my all-time favourite songs is "Guantanamera" because it is an almost ideal combination of real poetry with a great piece of music.
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83Top 10 Classical Music CDs – Tony McGregor picks ten must have albums
Top classical CDs chosen by Tony McGregor
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75The Blues – the Bedrock of Jazz
The blues as the bedrock and foundation of jazz. The second article in my series on the history of jazz
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65The bellowing horn is stilled – farewell Mankunku
Winston Mankunku Ngozi has died, leaving a large gap in the ranks of South African jazz musicians
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