To rescue Kahlo from the clutches of the corporate art market, we need to acknowledge the overt and covert political dimensions of the work, demands GAVIN O’TOOLE
Jazz albums review with Chris Searle: February 20, 2023
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Ahmad Jamal
Emerald City Nights; Live at The Penthouse, 1963-64
(Jazz Detective Records)
★★★★★
THESE previously undiscovered 1963-64 recorded sessions of pianist Ahmad Jamal are sonic jewels.
Recorded live at Seattle’s Penthouse Club, they bring back a jazz epoch bursting with new freedoms.
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