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Charlie Holmes
Charlie Holmes (1910 – 1985) was one of the pioneers on the alto saxophone, and his brilliant performances with Luis Russell in the late 1920s are fresh and modern to this very day… … Read entire article »
Filed under: Altosax
Don Byas (Part 1)
Don Byas (1912 – 1972) was a magnificent tenorsax player with roots in the tradition of the thirties but adapting to the bebop changes of the forties, a very active and colourful musician, moving to Europe in 1946 to stay there… … Read entire article »
Filed under: Tenorsax
Leonard Ware
Leonard Ware (1909 – 1974) was one of the pioneers on the electric guitar, more or less forgotten today, but an interesting and personal artist… … Read entire article »
Filed under: Guitar
Donald “Don” Sleet
Donald Sleet (1938 – 1986) was a remarkably talented young white trumpeter who had all it takes to become legendary but after a few brilliant recording sessions in the early 1960s, he disappeared from the jazz scene. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Trumpet
Benny Carter (tenorsax)
Benny Carter (1907 – 2003) was a multi-instrumentalist, mostly known for his wonderful altosax playing and also brilliant trumpet, but did you know he also mastered the tenorsax? … Read entire article »
Filed under: Tenorsax
Allen Eager
Allen Eager (1927 – 2003) was in the year of 1947 the hottest white tenorsax performer on the jazz stage, and although this colourful personality chose to limit his career to a few brilliant years, his music is so exciting to this very day… … Read entire article »
Filed under: Tenorsax
Johnny Hodges
Johnny Hodges (1906 – 1970) was one of the greatest altosax players in jazz history, also a master of the sopranosax, playing with the Duke Ellington orchestra almost all his life, with an enormous production of masterworks in all tempi… … Read entire article »
Filed under: Altosax
Your Guide to the Treasures of Vintage Jazz
Dear jazz friends all over the world, Jan Evensmo was the founder of Jazzarcheology.com, a guide to the treasures of Vintage Jazz. Unfortunately, our dear Jazz Archeologist passed away the 4th of February 2024.