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Remembering Graeme Bell

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Page added Jun 21, 2012 Updated Jun 29, 2012

On Jazztrack, we'll hear Graeme Bell from 1947 in Prague to one of his final recordings in 2008... plus, Graeme live at Wangaratta in 2003.

Also on the show, Horace Parlan, who overcame polio as a child, recorded some wonderful releases for Blue Note. We'll hear his 1961 release On the Spur of the Moment in fabulous remastered sound.

More Cannonball Adderley Quintet from Germany in 1969 and other recent releases from Australia and elsewhere.

See the complete playlist here.

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Remembering Graeme Bell

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Jun 23, 2012. 5:05pm - 7:00pm
Jun 26, 2012. 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Jun 26, 2012. 9:00pm - 11:00pm

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Graeme Emerson Bell, AO, MBE was an Australian Dixieland and classical jazz pianist, composer and band leader. According to The Age, his "band's music was hailed for its distinctive Australian edge, which he describes as 'nice larrikinism' and 'a happy Aussie outdoor feel'". Aside from playing, Bell was one of the leading promoters of jazz in Australia, bringing American performers such as Rex...

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