ISSUE 164 SPRING 2021 UK £3.25 CONTENTS The DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET’s classic 1959 recording of Time Out is now creating fresh excitement with the issue of Time OutTakes (pages 12-13) 4 NEWS 8 I GET A KICK OUT OF... Award-winning pianist CRAIG MILVERTON answers the questions 9 THAT’S THE NOISE ROGER COTTERRILL on SHAKE KEANE 10 KEITH NICHOLS Remembered by PATTI DURHAM 11 EFFORTLESS MASTERY BRUCE ADAMS on the legacy of EDDIE BLAIR 14 FOR BRIAN LEMON DIGBY FAIRWEATHER assesses an outstanding pianist 16 THE STATE OF SONG ‘Why no jazz?’ asks RON SIMPSON 17 JEFF CLAYTON AND OTHERS PETER VACHER’s praise for the all-rounder 18 JAZZ CLASS OF 1921 A hundred years from today, with SCOTT YANOW FIND US ON FACEBOOK 20 CD REVIEWS The Jazz Rag now has its own Facebook page. 31 BOOK REVIEW: JON HENDRICKS For news of upcoming festivals, gigs and releases, features from the archives, competitions and who 32 HENRY’S BLUESLETTER knows what else, be sure to ‘like’ us. To find the Looking back with Matchbox Bluesmaster page, simply enter ‘The Jazz Rag’ in the search bar at the top when logged into Facebook. 34 BOOK REVIEW: LOUIS ARMSTRONG THE JAZZ RAG PO BOX 944, Birmingham, B16 8UT, England UPFRONT Tel: 0121454 7020 Normally we would be looking forward to a packed year of jazz festivals: Fax: 0121 454 9996 Southport would just have finished and the road to the Mike Durham Classic Email:
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