Don Byas and Slam Stewart – “I Got Rhythm” in 1945, one of my all time favourites. The great British saxophonist Stan Robinson played a cassette recording of Don Byas and Slam Stewart playing ‘I Got Rhythm” and “Indiana” (in Ab and G) on the way to a gig at the Bull’s Head 20 yearsContinue reading “The Genius of Don Byas”
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The Improvisational Brain – new article
Musicians and students are prone to a bit ranting as to whether or not the analogy with language acquisition is appropriate.