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white heat ? When I was growing up, I was criminally obsessed with the films of James Francis Cagney, Jr: Public Enemy No.1. Repeats of repeats of repeats on Sunday TV. Old people with false teeth smiling at me over a whiskey. You know the score. For every Edmond O’ Brien there has to be

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picasso’s sketch book:“toro y toreros lavis dencre de chine sur papier, 1959.“ It is impossible to think on Miles Davis’ collaboration with arranger, Gil Evans on 1959’s “Sketches of Spain“, without acknowledging the marriage in popular culture between jazz and the visual arts which simultaneously saw Picasso’s most fluid artistic expression pass directly into the

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‘nancy‘ by emmet gowin; virginia, usa, 1969. 9/8 time, alternating 4/4. If that sort of thing turns you on. Dave Brubeck: piano; Paul Desmond: saxophone; Eugene Wright: bass; Joe Morello: drums. California sophistication, and a big influence on Vince Guaraldi by the sound of it. You’ve come a long way, Charlie Brown. From Wiki: “The

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columbia records CS 8192. Featuring cover art by Neil Fujita, the album comprises all original compositions in a variety of time signatures. Dave Brubeck: pianoPaul Desmond: saxophoneEugene Wright: bassJoe Morello: drums Written by Paul Desmond. Wickedly restrained – but flamboyant enough – drumming from Joe Morello in the breaks. ▼ THE DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET: TAKE