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Jazz (Jazzers Jazzing) by Carl L. Hager

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Jazz (Jazzers Jazzing by Carl L. Hager focuses attention on “directions in music” since 1968. When Miles Davis was asked the name of the kaleidoscopic 38-minute tune he and his band had just performed for the 600,000 people gathered at the Isle of Wight, he said “call it anything.” Literal-minded discographers have persistently entitled the tune “Call It Anything” ever since. So a secondary purpose for this blog is to give me a place to write about anything I have on my mind, and call it anything.

Duke Ellington admonished people to ignore attempts to limit the definition of jazz, which no matter what else it is, always seems to include improvisation and change.

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A Happy New Year Full of Jazz/Rock is Here -- Time to Party Like It's 1969!

A Happy New Year Full of Jazz/Rock is Here -- Time to Party Like It's 1969!

Award / Grant
published: January 01, 2014 | views: 2,366
'Zat You, Santa Claus?

'Zat You, Santa Claus?

Opinion
published: December 23, 2013 | views: 2,306
Jazz/Rock is Alive and Well--Third Rail in Zülpich Tonight, Cologne on December 7th, Prague, December 8th

Jazz/Rock is Alive and Well--Third Rail in Zülpich Tonight, Cologne on December 7th,...

Performance / Tour
published: December 07, 2013 | views: 2,395
Just a Bit Outside: A Response to Rolling Stone's Baseball Movie Survey

Just a Bit Outside: A Response to Rolling Stone's Baseball Movie Survey

TV / Film
published: November 05, 2013 | views: 2,001
A Happy New Year and the Auld Lang Syne

A Happy New Year and the Auld Lang Syne

Opinion
published: January 03, 2013 | views: 2,362
Updated Poll Results: The 5 Best Jazz/Rock Fusion Recordings of All Time

Updated Poll Results: The 5 Best Jazz/Rock Fusion Recordings of All Time

Music Industry
published: September 15, 2012 | views: 2,593
Poll (Results) and a New Poll: The 5 Best Jazz/Rock Fusion Recordings of All Time

Poll (Results) and a New Poll: The 5 Best Jazz/Rock Fusion Recordings of All Time

Opinion
published: September 07, 2012 | views: 5,140
Casey Abrams: New American Idol Contestant is a Messenger with a Jazz Message

Casey Abrams: New American Idol Contestant is a Messenger with a Jazz Message

Interview
published: April 18, 2011 | views: 6,042
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