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Down Beat Magazine December 1979 Charlie Mingus, Ella Fitzgerald & B.B. King
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Table of Contents
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6 First Chorus
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8 Chords and Discords
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10 News
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16 Art Pepper: “Rewards of the Straight Life,” by Pete Welding. This time it looks like Pepper’s comeback is for real.
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20 44th Annual Down Beat Readers Poll
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27 Wilbur Ware: The career of the late virtuoso bassist is summed up by John Litweiler.
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28 Scott Hamilton: “Swing’s His Thing,” by Lee Jeske. Down Beat checks in with the oldest-youngest sax sound around.
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32 Chicago Jazz Fest: Howard Mandel and photographers Lauren Deutsch, Ken Firestone, Marc PoKempner and D. Shigley review the biggest free jazz show in the world.
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36 Record Reviews: Roy Clark/Gatemouth Brown; The Frank Lowe Orchestra; Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble; Various Trumpeters; Slide Hampton; Dave Frishberg; Sam Jones; Bill Barron & Ted Curson; Dizzy Reece & Ted Curson; Ted Curson; Tiny Moore and Jethro Burns; Collin Walcott/Don Cherry/Nana Vasconcelos; Benny Carter; Weather Report; Dick Hyman Ensemble featuring Bob Wilber; Leo Smith; Contemporary Composers (McLean, Eakins, Hamilton, Hutcheson); Buddy Emmons/Lenny Breau; Lenny Breau; Thumbs Carllile; Heath Brothers; Eberhard Weber; Buddy DeFranco; Jr. Walker; Monnette Sudler; The Jeff Lorber Fusion; Poncho Sanchez; John Hicks; Bob Dylan; Bobby Hutcherson; Waxing On: Commodore Classics In Jazz (Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster/Don Byas, Billie Holiday, Mel Powell/Joe Bushkin, Eddie Condon, Jack Teagarden/Max Kaminsky, Bud Freeman, Jelly Roll Morton).
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63 Blindfold Test: Ray Barretto, by Lee Jeske
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64 Profile: Anthony Davis, by Clifford Jay Safane • Jon Hassell, by Lee Jeske
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68 Caught: Joni Mitchell/The Persuasions, by David Wild • Kenny Burrell Trio, by Fred Bouchard • Benny Waters, by Lee Jeske
Pro Sessions
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74 How To Connect Chords Chromatically, by Dr. William L. Fowler
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76 Careers: “Being A Studio Guitarist,” by Tom Bruner
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78 Vibes Transcription: Gary Burton’s solo in Icarus
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80 South American Percussion: “Cuica Speaks,” by Steve Forman
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87 Pro Shop
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92 Book Review: The American Record Label Book by Brian Rust, reviewed by John McDonough
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93 City Scene
Cover Art: Kelly/Robertson