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Interview: Bob Brookmeyer (Part 4)

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Marc Myers
Jun 25, 2009
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The rise of the studios in the late 1950s and early 1960s created enormous opportunities for jazz musicians. With the proliferation of visual media such as movies and television along with TV advertising, more instrumentalists were needed who could sight-read music perfectly the first time. But while live and recorded studio work provided jazz musicians…

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