Blue Note
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Master musician Dudu Pukwana, he played the saxophone, who was part of a great generation of South African jazz musicians (I blogged about them a few days ago), died on this day in 1990.
An appropriate time to post this clip, above, that appear to be from a documentary about the Blue Notes, the seminal 1960s South African jazz, led by Chris MacGregor, that Pukwana was a part of. The group later became Brotherhood of Breath outside South Africa. Louis Moholo and Pukwana’s wife, Barbara, talk about the band and its impact.
You can also see a bit of Pukwana at work in this clip from a documentary about music and exile: He plays at the 4:20 mark.
— Sean Jacobs
