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August 25, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Charli Persip

Charli Persip the legendary jazz drummer and teacher has died. He was 91. Hell of an innings. And what a player. Persip, born Charles, called “Charlie” but he changed the spelling in the 1980s to “Charli”, was a bandleader and educator. He was also on some of the greatest jazz albums you now and love […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Archie Shepp, Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Big Joe Turner, Blue Mitchell, Cannonball Adderley, Charli Persip, Charlie Persip, David “Fathead” Newman, Dinah Wasington, Dizzy Gillespie, Don Ellis, Donald Byrd, Drum, Drummer, Drumming, Drums, Eulogy, George Benson, George Russell, Hank Mobley, Harry Edison, Jazz, Kai Winding, Kenny Burrell, Lee Morgan, Louis Jordan, Part Martino, Quincy Jones, R.I.P., R.I.P. Charli Persip, Ray Charles, Red Garland, Ron Carter, Sonny Rollins, Zoot Sims ·

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February 16, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 171

Billie Holiday, Songs For Distingué  Lovers (1957) Any semi-regular reader will know of my fascination with Billie Holiday – I’ve been a fan for years and just recently I’ve decided to collect up as many of the albums as I can (having had a few compilations and plenty of CDs and tapes back in the […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1957, Alvin Stoller, Barney Kessel, Ben Webster, Billie Holiday, Day In Day Out, Harry Edison, Jazz, Larry Bunker, LP, Record, Red Mitchel, Songs For Distingué Lovers, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 171, Vinyl ·

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