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Backgrounder: Herbie Mann - 'Yardbird Suite,' 1957

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Marc Myers
Mar 22, 2024
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By 1957, the West Coast jazz scene was firmly established and its musicians were working regularly in Los Angeles's many recording studios. The best ones worked relentlessly cranking out 12-inch LPs. The same was true of New York's jazz scene, where improvisers found themselves in strong demand by leading labels such as Blue Note, Prestige, Savoy and Ri…

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