A website devoted to jazz and American civilization

January 8, 2010 6:40 AM

Jerry Jazz Musician is "a website devoted to jazz and American civilization." Individual pages have been linked a few times on MeFi, but it's high time this terrific site got its own post. Anyone interested in jazz (or blues, or any of the related topics they frequently cover, like Ralph Ellison or Romare Bearden) should bookmark it pronto. A sample, more or less at random: the life and photography of Milt Hinton. (Via The Daily Growler, itself an excellent source for informed and passionate discussion of music, NYC, and life in general; the linked post finishes with a tribute to that fine pianist Terry Pollard.)
posted by languagehat (5 comments total)

I've never heard of or seen this site til now, languagehat. It would appear to be something of a treasure trove! Many thanks for the post.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 7:29 AM on January 8, 2010

You picked a great random sample! It looks like Beefsteak Charlie's was really the place to be in the Fifties.

I liked this photo of Louis Armstrong. I had never realized until I read a review of the new Terry Teachout biography of Armstrong that he was an inveterate home recorder, recording conversations, snatches of music, basically just about anything that was going on around him. I guess the tapes have never been released, but that Teachout had access to some for his biography. I guess all those tape machines were part of his project.

This looks like a great site, thanks for the post!
posted by OmieWise at 10:28 AM on January 8, 2010 [1 favorite]

Thanks, good find!
posted by hyperizer at 11:28 AM on January 8, 2010

Not sure how I missed this earlier - what a great site; thanks.
posted by Abiezer at 4:39 PM on January 8, 2010

I can't believe this hasn't gotten more comments.
posted by OmieWise at 7:18 PM on January 9, 2010