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Allen Michie

Review of 3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool by…

This is a book that promises something other than it delivers, but it ends up being all the better for it.

13 min readApr 1, 2024

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Review of 3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool by…

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Allen Michie

Jazz Organ Trio Reviews: “Organ Monk Going Home” by Gregory Lewis, “Wonderful!”

Here’s a trio of organ trios from a new generation of players indebted, but not chained, to the classic jazz format and style that has been…

10 min readMar 16, 2024

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Jazz Organ Trio Reviews: “Organ Monk Going Home” by Gregory Lewis, “Wonderful!”

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Allen Michie

Review of “Game Changer” by the 8-Bit Big Band

Game Changer (Teamchuck) grabbed my ear right away not because I care even slightly about video games, but because it just sounds great…

2 min readFeb 5, 2024

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Review of “Game Changer” by the 8-Bit Big Band

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Allen Michie

Review of “Hip to the Skip” by the Christian Fabian Trio

Can drummer/vibist Jason Marsalis play funky jazz fusion?

2 min readFeb 5, 2024

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Review of “Hip to the Skip” by the Christian Fabian Trio

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Allen Michie

Jazz Concert Review: “Samara Joy: A Joyful Holiday”

Samara Joy, “A Joyful Holiday, Featuring the McLendon Family” Austin, Texas, Bass Concert Hall, December 3, 2023

3 min readDec 9, 2023

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Jazz Concert Review: “Samara Joy: A Joyful Holiday”

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Allen Michie

Jazz Album Reviews: Les McCann’s “Never a Dull Moment!

One way to see the history of modern jazz would be to use the lens of the piano trio. The combination of piano, bass, and drums contains…

10 min readDec 4, 2023

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Jazz Album Reviews: Les McCann’s “Never a Dull Moment!

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Allen Michie

Review of “A Soundtrack in Search of a Movie” by Alan Goldsher

This hard-grooving collection would be a fine addition to your streaming music library (it’s not for sale that I could find). Add it to a…

2 min readNov 8, 2023

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Review of “A Soundtrack in Search of a Movie” by Alan Goldsher

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Allen Michie

Review of Elsa Nilsson’s Band of Pulses, “Pulses”

Here’s an odd album that keeps its secrets. The band’s name appears nowhere on the spare sleeve. It’s not even clear from the promotional…

2 min readOct 3, 2023

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Review of Elsa Nilsson’s Band of Pulses, “Pulses”

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Allen Michie

Review of “Basie Swings the Blues” — The Count Basie Orchestra

It must be nice to have the Count Basie Band play for your private wedding.

7 min readSep 26, 2023

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Review of “Basie Swings the Blues” — The Count Basie Orchestra

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Allen Michie

Review of “Ornette Coleman: The Territory and the Adventure” by Maria Golia

Ornette Coleman: The Territory and the Adventure By Maria Golia London: Reaktion ISBN: 978–1–78914–223–5 368 pp., $22.50 (hardback)

5 min readSep 12, 2023

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Allen Michie

Allen Michie

I live in Austin, Texas, and I work in higher education. See the lists for an archive of my reviews and articles. Let me know your opinions!

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