After my 5-week post-Dresden silence, here we go again. I've got a couple of pieces planned, but I thought I'd kick-start Quality Footwear's autumn range with a link to some amazing period footage of the Ahmad Jamal Trio.
As if the music and the footage itself wasn't great enough already, it's worth watching out for the legendary saxophonist Ben 'The Frog' Webster milling around behind the bassist Israel Crosby. He's the rather surprised-looking character in the pork pie hat, smoking a cigarette and clearly enjoying his day off. Hemingway said that the key to a great book is how much good stuff you can throw away; perhaps the key to a first-rate jazz band is how many incredible musicians you can leave loitering on the sidelines.
So, until next week, enjoy.
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What's taking so long, Will?
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