“I feel like I’ve got a responsibility here while I am still operating at the top of my game, at least in my opinion, to step aside and let somebody else come in and bring their artistic vision to it."
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Tonight s Jazz Feature is one of those once in a while get-togethers by a group of musicians who don t normally play together gel into and iconic and wonderful recording date. Pianist John Lewis who was the musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet was contracted to do a recording session and he chose some musicians who he had just heard and put them together in the studio and magically the cohesion and the musical chemistry worked beautifully and produced a classic. This is elegant understated Jazz which combines all the elements that are needed like, great solos, swing and feeling. The people involved are pianist John Lewis, bassist Percy Heath, drummer Chico Hamilton, guitarist Jim Hall and tenor saxophonist Bill Perkins. All in all an album worthy of the title: "Grand Encounter", tonight s Jazz Feature.John LewisGrand EncounterLove Me or Leave MeJohn LewisGrand EncounterI Can t Get StartedJohn LewisGrand EncounterEasy LivingJohn LewisGrand EncounterTwo Degrees East, Thr
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