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A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Story Behind the Classic

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By Michael Azerrad, eMusic ContributorWhen you're a kid, you don't have much of a frame of reference - whatever happens, you just think, well, this must be the way the world is. So I didn't give too much thought… more »

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Coltrane in the 1950s: Late Bloomer

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By Kevin Whitehead, eMusic ContributorIn May 1956, when Sonny Rollins and guest John Coltrane locked horns on the friendly throwdown "Tenor Madness," Coltrane was 29, and Rollins four years his junior. But at this point in their careers, Sonny… more »

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The Rise and Fall of Lucky Thompson

The Rise and Fall of Lucky Thompson

By Kevin Whitehead, eMusic ContributorA few years ago, Italian saxophonist Daniele D'Agaro was visiting Chicago, and a critic friend put on a fairly obscure record to stump him. D'Agaro listened for about three seconds, said: "Lucky." Good ears. He knows… more »

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Shirley Scott and the Women of the B-3

Shirley Scott and the Women of the B-3

By Kevin Whitehead, eMusic ContributorIn 1955 or so, when Jimmy Smith was popularizing the Hammond B-3 electric organ in jazz, a Philadelphia bar owner who'd rented one coaxed Shirley Scott into giving it a try. They hit it off… more »