In Sirius Trouble

October, 2007

DOWNTOWN NEW YORK'S JAZZ MECCAA lesson from Playboy.com's list of the top 10 jazz clubs, compiled by aficionado Steve Dollar: "Max Gordon was a law-school dropout when he opened this cellar space in 1935, little knowing that his modest hangout would shape the future of America's greatest art form. The phrase 'Live at the Village Vanguard' has now adorned more than 100 albums, and the stage that hosted timeless performances by John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Sonny Rollins and Charles Mingus still...

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