Sunday Session: December 23, 2018

Eric Dolphy

Here's a roundup of various music-related items of interest that have shown up in one of StLJN's various inboxes or feeds over the past week:

* Chicago blues at 90 (Jazz Beyond Jazz)
* Eric Dolphy: The ‘Prophet’ of Freedom (DownBeat)
* A Great Day in Harlem: behind Art Kane's classic 1958 jazz photograph (The Guardian)
* The Black Gay Man That Brought ‘Soul!’ To Television (Afropunk.com)
* Dr. Donald Shirley’s Brother Calls ‘Green Book’ Portrayal ‘A Symphony Of Lies’ (Essence)
* Perry Robinson 1938-2018 (Jazz Times)
* Zoe Keating Shares Spotify, Streaming Earnings 2018 (Hypebot.com)
* Mapping the Cosmic Discography of the Sun Ra Arkestra (Portland Mercury)
* I Analyzed 122 Hours of Holiday Radio (TowardDataScience.com)
* Big Band Holiday Cheer With The Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra (NPR)
* Myra Melford’s Snowy Egret Is Jazz’s Most Dynamic Quintet (The Nation)
* Stax Records stars Sam and Dave to be honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
* 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Bob Dylan’s Never Ending Tour (Vulture.com)
* How stereo was first sold to a skeptical public (TheConversation.com)
* Despite Growing Pains, L.A.’s Jazz Scene Continues to Blossom (DownBeat)
* Art Neville announces retirement from music after 60+ years (Offbeat)
* New Orleans Royalty Gathers To Celebrate Professor Longhair (Offbeat)
* For the First Time in More Than 20 Years, Copyrighted Works Will Enter the Public Domain (Smithsonian)
* Jazz Night In America Remembers Some of the Artists We Lost In 2018 (WBGO)
* That music in Clint Eastwood’s ‘The Mule’? It's jazz legend Arturo Sandoval in his film-scoring debut (Los Angeles Times)
* Joe Lovano’s Guide to ECM: Five Essential Albums (Jazziz)
* Jazz legend Wayne Shorter ill, pulls out of San Francisco residency (San Jose Mercury News)
* Why Is AI-Generated Music Still so Bad? (Vice.com)