A vivid portrait of a Bud Powell/Lester young type who, like the vast majority of American jazz artists, receives more appreciation and love for his art overseas than here in the U.S. even though this is where Jazz was born.
It saddens me every time I watch it because jazz is still so under-appreciated in this country. And we can largely thank commercial radio for that.
It saddens me every time I watch it because jazz is still so under-appreciated in this country. And we can largely thank commercial radio for that.