The first thing to say about the 1369 Jazz Club is that the music was terrific; a lot of hits and not many misses. The...
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Buddy Rich, Phil Wilson, and “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy”
In 1968, the Buddy Rich Big Band released Mercy, Mercy, an album recorded live at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. It had...
Serge Chaloff: The Capitol Sessions
The twin peaks of baritone saxophonist Serge Chaloff’s recorded output were the two albums he made for Capitol...
Frankie Newton’s Boston Decade
The masterful trumpeter William Frank “Frankie” Newton (1906-1954) was well established in jazz circles long before he...
Mae Arnette: Boston’s First Lady of Song
When Mae Arnette was growing up in New York City, she dreamed of being a dancer, or maybe an opera singer. She’d have...
Alan Dawson: Boston’s House Drummer
You can’t overstate drummer Alan Dawson’s importance in Boston. He was part of the bedrock on which the local jazz...
Webster Lewis: It’s All Part of the Concept
Webster Lewis was a whirlwind on the Boston music scene in the 1970s. Fueled by seemingly inexhaustible energy, Lewis...
The Singular Singer, Carol Sloane
Duke Ellington once said that when Johnny Hodges played a solo, he could hear the listeners’ sighs. I can relate....
Jazz and Coffee at Club 47
The local folk music community holds dear the memory of the coffeehouse located at 47 Mount Auburn Street in...