Lester Young, Jo Jones, Sweets Edison, Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman, Walter Page, Freddie Green and Count Basie

Lester Young cited Benny Goodman as a key progenitor of his style, exemplifying the profound spiritual and intellectual love Jewish and African Americans share for each other. Charlie Christian, Teddy Wilson, Lionel Hampton and Benny were magical together.

- Michael Robinson Longhi, October 2022, Los Angeles

© 2022 Michael Robinson All rights reserved

Michael Eric Robinson Longhi is a Los Angeles-based composer, pianist, musicologist and recording engineer. His over 200 albums include over 150 albums for meruvina and over 50 albums of piano improvisations both solo and with Eliot Zigmund formerly of the Bill Evans Trio and tabla player Anindo Chatterjee of India both among the greatest percussionists in recorded history. Michael has performed and lectured for churches, universities, colleges, NPR, Pacifica, college and community radio stations, high schools, elementary schools and community centers in America and all over the world online.