In 1968, the Buddy Rich Big Band released Mercy, Mercy, an album recorded live at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. It had...
Buddy Rich, Phil Wilson, and “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy”
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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...
Lennie Sogoloff: Jazz Along the Turnpike
If I ever assemble a top-ten list of “Boston Jazz Scene All-Time Good Guys,” Lennie Sogoloff will certainly be on it....
One Time Only: Dom Turkowski
We passed the Ides of March this last week, and it’s a day to remember another one of the forgotten souls of Boston...
Boston Jazz Chronicles, Thanksgiving Edition
In the 1960s, Boston nightclubs still booked artists for a full seven-day week plus a Sunday matinee—the infamous...
John Neves: “His Time Was Impeccable”
John Neves in 1959 John Neves thought he was going to be a baseball player. He had the tools—agility, focus, strong...
May 30, 1971: Fire Closes Lennie’s-on-the-Turnpike
Just about all of the great jazz clubs described in The Boston Jazz Chronicles were inside the Boston city limits....
September 10, 1967: Jazz Piano Workshop at Lennie’s
The original Lennie’s-on-the-Turnpike burned in the early morning on May 30, 1971, some hours after Lennie locked up...
Joe Bucci Is Wild About Basie!
Organist Joe Bucci recorded his only major-label album, Wild About Basie!, for Capitol Records in 1962. It earned a...