A complete annotated index compiled by Michael Fitzgerald
Thanks to Tom Stites (Editor and Publisher) and Peter Keepnews (Contributing Editor/Managing Editor)
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Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall 1977)
“How Many of You Are There in the Quartet?”
By Paul Desmond
[reprinted from Punch magazine, January 1973]60 Years of Recorded Jazz
Article by Dan Morgenstern
Zawinul From Birdland to ‘Birdland’
Interview by Sy Johnson; cover illustration by Bob Delboy
Insight: How Red Scare Closed Early Integrated Clubs
Interview by Tom Piazza
Letters
People
- New York, by Ira Gitler
- Miles Emerges, Almost…, by Ed Lowe
- Chicago, by Jerry DeMuth
- Barney Bigard, Poem by Suzanne Noguere
- Los Angeles, by Harvey Siders
- Cuban Exchange, by Randy Savicky
- Duke Ellington
- Mercer Ellington
- Band Leaders Rebound, by Sid Cassese
Festivals
- Festival Roundup: Year of Changes, by Peter Keepnews
- Newport (N.Y.), by Peter Keepnews
- Newport (R.I.), by Robert Kramer
- The Lofts, by J.R. Taylor
- Hampton, Va., by Sid Cassese
- Vermont, by Randy Savicky
Notes
- Hancock, by Peter Keepnews
- Re: Jazz Clubs, by Gene Grove
- Jazz on the Air: Good News and Bad News, by Sid Cassese
- The Record Companies
- Pushing Classic Jazz
- N.Y. Jazz Museum
- N.Y., N.Y., by Leonard Maltin
- National Endowment for the Arts grants awards
Gallery: Art Pepper
Photos by Veryl Oakland and Mitchell Seidel
Reviews
- Ran Blake: Breakthru; by J.R. Taylor
- Dollar Brand: Cape Town Fringe; by J.R. Taylor
- Gary Burton & Eberhard Weber: Passengers; by Peter Keepnews
- Frankie Capp & Nat Pierce: Juggernaut; by Harvey Siders
- Don Cherry: Brown Rice; Don Cherry: Hear & Now; Ornette Coleman: Dancing In Your Head; Carla Bley: Dinner Music; by Sy Johnson
- Al Cohn: Al Cohn’s America; by Peter Keepnews
- Dave Frishberg: Getting Some Fun Out Of Life; by Ira Gitler
- Entertainment First; by Stanley Dance
- Elmo Hope: Last Sessions; by Tom Piazza
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk: Kirkatron; by Randy Savicky
- Charles Mingus: Three Or Four Shades Of Blues; by J.R. Taylor
- Fats Navarro: Featured With The Tadd Dameron Band; by Bill Kirchner
- Pablo Live Series; by E.P. Levine
- Houston Person: Stolen Sweets; by Tom Birmingham
- Return To Forever: Musicmagic; by Sy Johnson
- McCoy Tyner: Supertrios; by Bill Kirchner
- Wildflowers: The New York Loft Sessions; by Don Heckman
Time Capsules
Reviews of reissues, by John McDonough
Soundings
By Harry Pearson
A jazz-lover’s audio and record-care guide
Waxings
By Dan Morgenstern
Clues in the search for hard-to-get records
Books
- Derek Jewell: Duke, A Portrait Of Duke Ellington; by Art Napoleon
- Whitney Balliett: Improvising, Sixteen Musicians And Their Art; by Richard M. Sudhalter
Rehearsal Bands
By Bill Schremp
Woodshed: Melody Lines for Three Blues Progressions
By Carl Strommen
Bookings
Where major groups are playing nationally
Fragments
By Vincent Pelote
Answers to your jazz history questions
Volume 2, Number 2 (Winter 1978)
Tapping Back Into View
Interview of Chuck Green by Jane Goldberg
John Hammond’s Own Story
Excerpts from John Hammond On Record: An Autobiography
[Billie Holiday, Mildred Bailey, Benny Goodman, Bessie Smith, Charlie Christian]Insight: Jimmy McPartland Recalls Condon Boys’ Beginning
Interview by Bill Esposito
Ron Carter: New Giant of the Bass
Interview by Milt Hinton; cover illustration by Bob Delboy
Letters
Notes
- New York, by Ira Gitler
- Tribute to Basie, by Gerald Jordan and Steve Paul
- Center for Duke, by Brian Moss
- Chicago, by Jerry DeMuth
- Los Angeles, by Harvey Siders
- Double Celebration, by Jerry DeMuth
- Museum Woes Continue, by Jean Schindler
- Hot and Cold Jazz, by Brian Moss
- IJF in New York
- To Russia, With Love, by Brian Moss
- Chertok in S. Africa, by Don Albert
- 20 Years of Monterey, by Keith Raether
- Women’s Jazz Festival, by Steve Paul
- Festival of Names, by Brian Moss
- More Changes at WRVR, by Sid Cassese
- National Public Radio, by Sid Cassese
Gallery: Keith Jarrett
Text and photos by Sy Johnson
Reviews
- Ron Carter Quartet: Piccolo; by Noah Young
- Booker Ervin: Lament For Booker Ervin; by Bill Kirchner
- Tommy Flanagan: Eclypso; by Tom Piazza
- Elvin Jones: Time Capsule; by Eric Levin
- Jerry Fuller & Don DeMicheal: Swingtet in Concert; by John McDonough
- Hal Galper: Now Hear This; by Walter Parker
- Freddie Hubbard: Bundle Of Joy; by Keith Raether
- Herbie Nichols; by Bill Kirchner
- Matrix IX; by Randy Savicky
- Jo Jones: The Main Man; by John McDonough
- Oregon: Friends; Larry Karush & Glen Moore: May 24, 1976; by W. Patrick Hinely
- Pat Metheny: Watercolors; by Randy Savicky
- Gary Peacock: Tales Of Another; by Noah Young
- Detroit’s Tribe; by Jerry DeMuth
- Cecil Taylor: The Great Concert Of Cecil Taylor; by Don Heckman
- V.S.O.P.: The Quintet; by Jerry DeMuth
- Art Pepper: The Trip; by Eric Levin
- Mary Lou Williams: The Asch Recordings; Mary Lou Williams: Free Spirits; by Tom Piazza
On The Record
Thumbnail reviews by Randy Savicky
Books
- John Hammond with Irving Townsend: John Hammond On Record: An Autobiography; by Randy Savicky
Waxings
By Jeff Barr
Clues in the search for hard-to-get records
[Shopping in Japan]Soundings
By Harry Pearson
A jazz-lover’s audio and record-care guide
Rehearsal Bands
By Bill Schremp
[Repertoire]Woodshed: Ed Xiques Saxophone Embouchure Exercise
By Carl Strommen
Bookings
Where major groups are playing nationally
Fragments
By Vincent Pelote
Answers to your jazz history questions
Volume 2, Number 3 (Spring 1978)
And Now, the Emerging Wacko Countess Carla Bley!!!
Interview and photos by Sy Johnson; cover graphic by Bob Delboy 
Red Garland Returns From Exile
Interview by Herb Wong
Smithsonian Oral History: A Look at the Program and a Sample Interview
Article by Fred Frailey; Interview by Milt Hinton
Insight: Jazz Marshall Plan
Article by Donald J. Brewer
Letters
Notes
- New York, by Ira Gitler
- Congress Pushing NEA on Jazz, by Sid Cassese
- Last Ditch Efforts Run Out For New York Jazz Museum, by Jean Schindler
- Jazz Baptism
- Los Angeles, by Harvey Siders
- Chicago, by Jerry DeMuth
- Remembering Rahsaan, by Randy Savicky
- Notes from All Over
- Acoustic Duo on Tour: Corea and Hancock, by Randy Savicky
- B.G., Carnegie 1938-1978, by Ira Gitler
- Hiptionary, by Elliot Horne and Ian Dove
- Lesotho Jazz Festival Report, by Larry Ridley
- Festival Roundup: Past and Future
- Reflections: Sonny Rollins, by Tom Piazza
- On the Recording Scene
- Jazz on TV: Tale of 5 Women…, by Nancy Yanes Hoffman
- …And ‘Big Band Bash’, by John Farris
- Jazz on the Radio: Good News in Chicago…
- …And Bad in San Francisco
Gallery: Charles Mingus Atlantic Recording Session
Text and photos by Sy Johnson
First Take: Tony Scott
By Burt Korall
Reviews
- Carla Bley Band: European Tour 1977; by Tom Stites
- Hamiet Bluiett: Birthright; by Randy Savicky
- Kenny Drew: Everything I Love; & N.H.O. Pederson: Duo; Duo II; Duo Live In Concert; If You Could See Me Now; Morning; by Walter Parker
- Dee Dee Bridgewater: Just Family; by Sid Cassese
- Booker Ervin: The Book Cooks; by George Kanzler, Jr.
- Bill Evans: Alone (Again); by George Kanzler, Jr.
- Ella Fitzgerald: Montreux ’77; by George Kanzler, Jr.
- Dexter Gordon: Sophisticated Giant; by Bill Kirchner
- Marty Grosz & Wayne Wright: Let Your Fingers Do The Walking; by Tom Stites
- Jan Hammer Group: Melodies; by W. Patrick Hinely
- Jay McShann: Last of the Blue Devils; by Tom Stites
- Keith Jarrett: Hymns/Spheres; Staircase; Byablue; The Survivors’ Suite; by Randy Savicky
- Joni Mitchell: Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter; by W. Patrick Hinely
- Fusion from the Country; by Jerry DeMuth
- Ralph Towner Solstice: Sound And Shadows; by W. Patrick Hinely
- Charlie Ventura Sextet: Chazz ’77; by Bruce H. Klauber
- Contemporary Masters on Columbia; by Randy Savicky
- Three from CTI: David Matthews: Dune; Art Farmer: Something You Got; Urbie Green: Senor Blues; by George Kanzler, Jr.
- Savoy Reissues; by Ed Levine
On The Record
Thumbnail reviews by Randy Savicky
Waxings
By Bill Esposito
Clues in the search for hard-to-get records
[Collecting experiences]Woodshed: Charlie Parker’s “Embraceable You” Take 1 & 2 Solo Transcriptions
By Carl Strommen
Rehearsal Bands
By Bill Schremp
[Repertoire]Bookings
Where major groups are playing nationally
Fragments
By Vincent Pelote
Answers to your jazz history questions
Volume 2, Number 4 (Summer 1978)
Eubie!! Mr. Ragtime Talks Jazz
Interview and photos by Frederick G. Vogel
Phil Woods, King of the Alto
Interview by Herb Wong; cover graphic by Bob Delboy
Success Story: Self-Made Records
Article by Ted Fox
[Errol Parker, JCOA/NMDS, Joe Ruddick, Rashied Ali, et al.]Toward a Jazz History
Analysis by Stanley Dance
[Leroy Ostransky: Understanding Jazz; Frank Tirro: Jazz: A History; James Lincoln Collier: The Making Of Jazz: A Comprehensive History]Letters
Notes
- The President Sings Jazz
- Developments on the Recording Scene
- Double Platinum, by Aaron Fuchs
- Ain’t Misbehavin’, by Sy Johnson
- New York, by Ira Gitler
- SRO for George Russell’s Big Band, by Burt Korall
- Apartment Building Band, by Sam Silver
- Chicago, by Jerry DeMuth
- Los Angeles, by Harvey Siders
- Notes from All Over
Festivals
- Newport at 25: Evolution Continues, by Don Nelsen
- Women’s Jazz Festival, by Carol Flake
- Berkeley, by Herb Wong
- Concord, by Herb Wong
- Hampton, by Sid Cassese
- Spoleto USA, by W. Patrick Hinely
- Roundup of Festival News
Gallery: Sonny Stitt
Text and photos by John A. Mitchell
First Take: Ted Curson
By Burt Korall
Books
- Burt Goldblatt: Newport Jazz Festival; by Randy Savicky
- Mercer Ellington with Stanley Dance: Duke Ellington In Person; Maurice Waller & Anthony Calabrese: Fats Waller; by Dick Zander
Reviews
- Air: Air Time; by Walter Parker
- John Abercrombie: Characters; by W. Patrick Hinely
- Charles Austin & Joe Gallivan: Peace On Earth; by Chip Stern
- The ABC/Impulse Dedication Series; by Randy Savicky
- Richie Beirach: Hubris; by Bob Suter
- Joanne Brackeen: Tring-a-ling; by Chip Stern
- Eric Dolphy: The Berlin Concerts; by Chip Stern
- Herbie Hancock: Sunlight; by Sy Johnson
- Freddie Hubbard: Super Blue; by George Kanzler, Jr.
- Keith Jarrett: Bop-Be; Keith Jarrett: My Song; by Sy Johnson
- David Earle Johnson: Time Is Free; by W. Patrick Hinely
- Charlie Mariano: October; by Robert Henschen
- John McLaughlin: Electric Guitarist; by Robert Henschen
- Pat Metheny: Pat Metheny Group; by W. Patrick Hinely
- Stan Getz Presents Jimmy Rowles: The Peacocks; Zoot Sims Meets Jimmy Rowles: If I’m Lucky; Al Cohn & Jimmy Rowles: Heavy Love; by George Kanzler, Jr.
- Charles Mingus: Cumbia And Jazz Fusion; by Chip Stern
- Ron Odrich: Wood On Wood; by Bill Kirchner
- Woody Shaw: Rosewood; by Walter Parker
- Mary Lou Williams & Cecil Taylor: Embraced; by Bob Blumenthal
On The Record
Thumbnail reviews by Randy Savicky
Time Capsules
Reviews of reissues
Nessa Records Comes Of Age
By Jerry DeMuth
Waxings
By Dan Morgenstern
Clues in the search for hard-to-get records
[Brian Rust: discography; Jan Evensmo solography]Woodshed: John Coltrane’s “Outer World” Solo Transcription by Andrew White
By Carl Strommen
Bookings
Where major groups are playing nationally
Fragments
By Vincent Pelote
Answers to your jazz history questions