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SPOTLIGHT ON JAZZ & POETRY

"JAZZ AS POETIC INSPIRATION"

JACKIE MCLEAN

JACKIE MCLEAN

  • Post published:January 17, 2007
  • Post category:2007/Liner Notes

John Lenwood (Jackie) McLean; was born May 17, 1931 in New York City. He was an alto saxaphonist, composer, bandleader and educator. His father, John Sr., who died in 1939,…

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LANGSTON HUGHES

LANGSTON HUGHES

  • Post published:January 16, 2007
  • Post category:2007/Liner Notes

Langston Hughes was born James Mercer Langston Hughes February 1, 1902 in Joplin, Missouri, the son of Carrie Langston Hughes, a teacher, and her husband, James Nathaniel Hughes. After abandoning…

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CHARLES MINGUS

CHARLES MINGUS

  • Post published:January 16, 2007
  • Post category:2007/Liner Notes

Charles Mingus was born April 22, 1922 in Nogales, Arizona, but was raised largely in the Watts area of Los Angeles, California. His mother's paternal heritage was Chinese, while historical…

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ARIST IN THE JAZZ AND POETRY WORLD HAVE CROSSED OVER IN 2006

ARIST IN THE JAZZ AND POETRY WORLD HAVE CROSSED OVER IN 2006

  • Post published:December 1, 2006
  • Post category:2007/Liner Notes

We experience the sunrises in this life as well as the sunsets. Our purpose on earth is to appreciate each as they both have a place in our world. This…

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