Jazz
May, 1993
In the-early Eighties, pianist Oscar Peterson played on an LP titled Ain't But a Few of Us Left--a phrase that resonates more clearly in the Nineties. In fact, after the recent death of bebop's co-founder Dizzy Gillespie, there are only two left: Oscar and Ella Fitzgerald. All the other jazz stars who enjoyed first-name-only recognition from even casual jazz fans are gone, from Louis to Sarah, Dexter to the Count, Duke to Miles. For a variety of reasons, it will take at least another decade befo...
