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Down Beat Magazine March 4, 1971 Vol. 38 No. 5 – Billy Taylor, John Hammond Feature
This vintage March 4, 1971 issue of Down Beat Magazine features pianist and broadcaster Billy Taylor in “Taylor-made Frostings,” Dan Morgenstern’s impressions of Taylor’s work leading a jazz-oriented television show band. Also included is John McDonough’s “John Hammond: Man For All Seasons,” an in-depth conversation with Columbia Records’ legendary Director of Talent Acquisition and Executive Producer, reflecting on his career shaping the sound of modern jazz and popular music. Other highlights include Harvey Siders’ behind-the-scenes look at recording studios in “Bread, Sweat & Ulcers” and his profile of up-and-coming film composer Pat Williams. The issue also contains record reviews, Marian McPartland’s Blindfold Test, and performance coverage of Roswell Rudd, Electric Hot Tuna with Taj Mahal, and Thelonious Monk. The Music Workshop section features Part III of William L. Fowler’s Guitar Fingerboard Scale Patterns. The magazine is in good condition. The item pictured in this listing is exactly the same one you will receive. Please review photos for condition purposes.
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Table of Contents
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5 The First Chorus … by Charles Suber
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8 Chords and Discords
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11 News
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12 TV Soundings … by Leonard Feather
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13 John Hammond: Man For All Seasons … by John McDonough
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16 Studios: Bread, Sweat & Ulcers … by Harvey Siders
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18 Taylor-made Frostings … by Dan Morgenstern
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20 Meet Pat Williams … profile by Harvey Siders
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21 Record Reviews
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27 Rock Briefs … by Mike Bourne
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28 Blindfold Test: Marian McPartland
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30 Caught in the Act: Roswell Rudd • Electric Hot Tuna/Taj Mahal • Thelonious Monk
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34 Music Workshop: Guitar Fingerboard Scale Patterns, Part III … by William L. Fowler
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39 Strictly Ad Lib
Photo credits: Cover—Billy Taylor by Bert Andrews; Brown, Johnson, Sherock, Bernhart by Lou Blackburn; Williams by Beverly Brown. P.13: Hammond–Basie by Lyman Photo Service; P.14: Franklin by Jan Persson; Young–Basie by Ted Williams; Holiday by Bob Hunstein. P.15: Seeger by Lee Tanner. Cover design by Robert Robertson.