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Fred Taylor, Gil Scott-Heron, and the Bicentennial Blues
Sad to say, Saturday’s Boston Globe featured this front-page probituary of Boston jazz impresario Fred Taylor. Another blow to the local jazz scene: Legend Fred Taylor fired ousted at Scullers Fred Taylor, a legendary figure on the Boston jazz scene since … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicentennial Blues, Boston Globe, Charles Mingus, Duke Ellington, Fred Taylor, George Benson, Home Is Where the Hatred Is, It's Your World, Jazz Workshop, John Coltrane, Keith Jarrett, Little Stevie's House of Pizza, Miles Davis, Musician's Guide, Nightfall, Nightlife, Paul's Mall, PopTop, probituary, Rock Around the World, Scullers Jazz Club, Stan Getz, The Bottle
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Gil Scott-Heron, 1949-2011
In the summer of 1976 (Bicentennial Fever Grips Hub – even Little Stevie’s House of Pizza redecorated in red white and blue), I saw two of Gil Scott-Heron’s three performances at Paul’s Mall during Fourth of July week. He delivered … Continue reading
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