JUST SAW YOUR FOURTH JAZZ CRITICS POLL. IT’S OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS A NEW MINORITY GROUP, “WHITE JAZZ MUSICIANS.” THE ONLY THING I GAINED FROM STUDYING THE OPINIONS OF YOUR LITERARY GENIUSES OF JAZZ IS COMPLETE AND TOTAL DISGUST.

Telegram from Stan Kenton to Down Beat magazine, 1956.

An article from my new jazz blog, Jazzman Testifying.