I bought this 1970 magazine when I saw the full page John Coltrane photo by Bob Thiele. What I didn't expect was the associated article by John Postgate. I hadn't seen another article by him in my British jazz magazines from (mostly) the 1960s. It was the article title that initially had me searching online. Apparently an eminent British microbiologist, Fellow of the Royal Society, amateur dixieland musician and jazz writer. He was Gramophone's main jazz critic for more than twenty years ! Firstly, I'm sure the title was a take on the Blackface 'light entertainment' TV show, The Black and White Minstrel Show that ran during the 1960s and 1970s. A show that with today's beliefs is seen as highly offensive. Not just today's beliefs - I remember it being 'well dodgy' when I was young. Postgate states that jazz in 1970 is in disarray. I've seen many examples of the old guard during the 1960s complaining about modern jazz and avant-garde. However,
Jamo Spingal