When I was beginning to play jazz around the world, critics and older musicians came out of the woodwork to say that my playing was inauthentic, lacked soul and feeling, and was too technical . In my young lie, I had not paid enough dues t…

A MINGLED CHIME 彩華に響くチャイム 28. WAR TIME ２８．戦時下：第１次世界大戦 316 Since my first visit to Germany, I had followed with keen interest the progress of its imperialistic ambitions. At that time it possessed no navy; a few years…