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Forgotten Series: Ike Turner - 1958-1959
Ike Turner spun a very intense mixture of what would become full-bore rock 'n' roll.
People told him those bullfrog cheeks would ruin his playing. The embouchure, very important.
Forgotten Series: Idris Muhammad - Power of Soul
"Acid-jazz" leading light Idris Muhammad has drummed on countless great records. Here's a great record he made himself.
Forgotten Series: Coleman Hawkins
Hawkins took a chance by stirring in some talented unknowns that had yet to reach a mainstream audience. The gamble paid off.
Forgotten Series: Bill Evans - The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings
Evans found, with his bassist Scott LaFaro, an improbable relationship, one based on simultaneous composition and improvisation.
Forgotten Series: Leon Russell
A quick look at the career of perhaps the last of the bird-flipping genre-busters.