Chris McGregor's Blue Notes London debut in April 1965
- Authors: Wilmer, Val
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Feza, Mongezi , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , International Communication Association (ICA) , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Identifier: vital:13939 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006462 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Feza, Mongezi , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , International Communication Association (ICA) , Jazz musicians
- Description: Black and white photo (front and back) of Chris McGregor's Blue Notes London debut at ICA in Dover Street, the 26th of April 1965. From left to right: Dudu Pukwana (alto sax), Mongezi Feza (trumpet), Johnny Dyani (double bass) and Chris McGregor (piano).
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Music in a blue haze
- Authors: Lautre, Maxine
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Pukwana, Dudu
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13587 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1009492 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Pukwana, Dudu
- Description: Photocopied article from the newspaper The Star about a concert by Chris McGregor and the Blue Notes at the Dorkay House, at Eloff Street in Johannesburg, South Africa. There is a picture of Chris McGregor playing piano with Dudu Pukwana playing saxophone, with this article.
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"Dudu's Ghost" and the Dedication Orchestra at the 100 Club
- Authors: Alfred, Luke
- Date: 2012 , 1993
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Pukwana, Dudu , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Feza, Mongezi , Miller, Harry , Dedication Orchestra , 100 Club
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13472 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001394 , McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Pukwana, Dudu , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Feza, Mongezi , Miller, Harry
- Description: The Dedication Orchestra is a group of contemporary English and South African musicians formed in honour of the memory of the Blue Notes, the seminal South African jazz band who found a home from home in London during the early 60s. , Photocopied article from the newspaper SA Times about a concert by the Dedication Orchestra at the 100 Club, London, in honour of the memory of the Blue Notes. There are 5 pictures with the article. The left picture shows Dudu Pukwana playing soprano saxophone, the top middle photo shows Johnny Dyani playing double bass, Mongezi Feza is on the below photo, Chris McGregor is on the top right picture and on the below right photo there is Harry Miller.
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- Date Issued: 1993
Live Wire
- Authors: Lake, Steve , Him, Christian
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Pukwana, Dudu , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13558 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006442 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Pukwana, Dudu , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied article from the English magazine The Wire about the Moers 15th music festival in Germamy, where Chris McGregor’s Brotherhood of Breath played amongst other bands. The author of this article gives a rather negative critique on the performances.
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Brotherhood of Breath at QEH
- Authors: Lake, Steve
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13556 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006440 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied article about a concert at the Queen Elisabeth Hall (QEH), England, by Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath.
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Big Band revivalists
- Authors: Atkins, Ronald , Keen, Graham
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Westbrook, Mike , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13480 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001402 , McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Westbrook, Mike , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied article about the revival of big bands after rock 'n' roll was born. There are 2 pictures with this article. The left picture shows Mike Westbrook's Concert Band on stage and the right picture is a portrait of Mike Westbrook playing piano.
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Now a jazz from distinctively South African
- Authors: Baneshik, Percy
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Dollar Brand
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13487 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005622 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Dollar Brand
- Description: Photocopied article from the newspaper the Rand Daily Mail about "South African sound beginning to emerge in Jazz" developed by Chris McGregor. There is also a portrait of Chris McGregor with this article.
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Chris McGregor
- Authors: Atkins, Ronald
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Queen Elizabeth Hall
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13477 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001399 , McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Queen Elizabeth Hall
- Description: Photocopied article from the newspaper The Guardian about a concert by Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath at the QEH (Queen Elisabeth Hall), London, England.
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Sincere jazz takes a bow on the Brow
- Authors: Baneshik, Percy
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Identifier: vital:13488 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005710 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied article from the newspaper Rand Daily Mail about a concert by Chris McGregor and his jazz band at Hillbrow.
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Harry Miller playing double bass.
- Authors: Wilmer, Val
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Miller, Harry , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Identifier: vital:13941 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006465 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Miller, Harry , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Black and white photo (front and back) of Harry Miller playing double bass. There is a stamp on the back indicating name, address and registration number of the photographer.
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Chris McGregor and Johnny Dyani at Blue Notes London debut in April 1965
- Authors: Wilmer, Val
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz , Jazz musicians , International Communication Association (ICA)
- Language: English
- Identifier: vital:13936 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006456 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz , Jazz musicians , International Communication Association (ICA)
- Description: Black and white photo (front and back) of Chris McGregor and Johnny Dyani playing at Blue Notes London debut at the International Communication Association (ICA) in Dover Street, the 26th of April 1965.
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Chris - The Brother I loved.
- Authors: McGregor, Tony , Goldblatt, David
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa)
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13535 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006325 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa)
- Description: Photocopied interview of Tony McGregor, Chris McGregor's brother from the newspaper Vrye Weekblad. "With his imagination and his fingers, Chris McGregor created a rich legacy of music, infused with the complex rhythms and harmonies of Africa. Tony McGregor remembers his brother, the jazz giant who died in 1990.". A picture of the Blue Notes with (from left to right) Dudu Pukwana, Sammy Maritz, Chris McGregor and Mongezi Feza.
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Dudu Pukwana at home
- Authors: Wilmer, Val
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Identifier: vital:13940 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006464 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Black and white photo (front and back) of Dudu Pukwana at home (Peckham, London) holding his saxophone.
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Jazz Festival: Brotherhood of Breath/Tony Williams Quintet
- Authors: Hadsley, Neville
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Tony Williams Quintet , Beckett, Harry , Briscoe, Chris , Whitehead, Annie , DeFries, Dave , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13538 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006332 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Tony Williams Quintet , Beckett, Harry , Briscoe, Chris , Whitehead, Annie , DeFries, Dave , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied article from the British newspaper Birmingham Post about a Jazz Festival with Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath and Tony Williams Quintet in the Open Air Arena at the Midlands Art Centre.
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Blue Notes playing in London (ICA) in 1964
- Authors: Wilmer, Val
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Feza, Mongezi , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Identifier: vital:13935 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006455 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Feza, Mongezi , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz musicians
- Description: Black and white photo of the group Blue Notes in London (ICA) in 1964 (front and reverse). At the back, from left to right: Louis Moholo is playing the drums, Johnny Dyani playing double bass, Chris McGregor playing piano. At the front, from left to right: Dudu Pukwana is playing alto saxophone and Mongezi Feza is holding a trumpet.
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The beginning of a tradition
- Authors: Beinart, Julian
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Pukwana, Dudu , Dollar Brand
- Language: English
- Identifier: vital:13490 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005737 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Pukwana, Dudu , Dollar Brand
- Description: Photocopied article from the Classic Johannesburg Quarterly (Vol.1) about jazz origins in South Africa and its development by Dollar Brand and Chris McGregor.
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Castle Lager Big Band in Johannesburg in 1963
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Columbus, Christopher , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Moyake, Nikele , Mpale, Dennis , Dollar Brand -- 1934- , Castle Lager Big Band
- Language: English
- Identifier: vital:13826 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001505 , McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Columbus, Christopher , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Moyake, Nikele , Mpale, Dennis , Dollar Brand -- 1934- , Castle Lager Big Band
- Description: Black and white photo (front and back) of Castle Lager Big Band in Johannesburg in 1963. From left to right: Christopher Columbus (baritone Sax), Nikele Moyake (Tenor Sax), Dennis Mpoli (Trumpet) and Dudu Pukwana (Alto Sax). At the back of the photo there is an article announcing the upcoming concert. Castle Lager played only one concert in Johannesburg in 1963 with music written and arranged by Chris McGregor himself, Dollar Brand and other members of the band.
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Chris McGregor "In His Good Time".
- Authors: Unknown
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Identifier: vital:13566 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006450 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied album cover of Chris McGregor's piano solo recording "In His Good Time". The front cover is a portrait of Chris McGregor and the back cover represents a man walking on a piano.
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Requiem for SA Jazzman
- Authors: Albert, Don
- Date: 2012-09-20 , 1990
- Subjects: Jazz musicians , McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Jazz , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group)
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13470 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001392 , Jazz musicians , McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Jazz , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group)
- Description: Photocopied obituary of Chris McGregor from the newspaper The Star
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- Date Issued: 1990
Breath of fresh air
- Authors: Hyder, Ken
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13543 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006426 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied article from the English magazine Melody Maker about Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath. "Chris McGregor is the wizard of jazz. He is an alchemist who brews up a mixture of African, European and American influences. He puts a spell on a dozen or more musicians from widely differing backgrounds and he calls the whole potion The Brotherhood of Breath". There is a picture of Chris McGregor with this article untitled "Wizard of Jazz".
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