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Down Beat Magazine June 21, 1979 Vol. 46 No. 12 Tony Williams Cover
This vintage issue of Down Beat magazine, featuring Tony Williams on the cover, is in good condition. The exact item pictured is the one you will receive. Please check photos for condition details.
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Contents
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6 First Chorus
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11 Chords and Discords
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14 News
Features
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16 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – Text by Howard Mandel; photos by Marc Pokempner. Coverage of the festival’s tenth anniversary, capturing its unique energy and rhythm-and-blues scene.
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20 Tony Williams – “Aspiring to a Lifetime of Leadership” by Lee Underwood. Williams reflects on his studies of jazz drumming masters and his ambition to excel as one of the greatest drummers in any genre.
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24 Brecker Brothers – “The Studio and Its Discontents” by Steve Bloom. Randy and Michael Brecker assess the realities of their careers despite apparent success.
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27 Phil Manzanera – “Rock Guitarist as Multi-Track Architect” by Tim Schneckloth. A look at Manzanera’s creative collaborations with Roxy Music and 801.
Record Reviews (p. 30)
Jilly McShann; Joe Turner; Mary Lou Williams; John Abercrombie; Abbey Lincoln; Dexter Gordon Brothers; Pepper Adams; Various Artists (New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, 1978); Michael Mantler; Richard Sussman; Concord Super Band; James Newton; Lucky Thompson; Village People; Herbie Hancock; North Texas State University Lab Band; Oliver Nelson; Cedar Walton; The Atlanta All Stars; Steve Hajeim; Pa; Billie Beards; Ben Webster; Roy Eldridge.
Additional Highlights
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45 Blindfold Test: Mongo Santamaria, by Leonard Feather
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46 Profile: Valery Ponomarev (by Larry Birnbaum); George Goldsmith (by Bill Kirchner); Khan Jamal (by David Hollenberg)
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52 Caught: Orchestra of the 20th Century (by Scott Albin); Kenneth Terry; Amina Claudine Myers (by Scott Albin)
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56 Book Review: Blues And Tones by Art Taylor, reviewed by Scott Albin
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58 How To: Unlock Keys, by Dr. William L. Fowler
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61 City Scene
Cover Art: Kelly/Robertson
Cover Photo: Veryl Oakland