The Quiet One

Columbus music and culture

Roland Kirk – Triple Threat

Before he was Rahsaan and before he’d left Columbus, where he was still known as "Ronnie," Roland Kirk recorded his first album, Triple...

Drew Layman

Apr 17, 20215 min read

Rusty Bryant And The Carolyn Club Band – America's Greatest Jazz

In 1956, Elvis had the number 1 song with Heartbreak Hotel and Columbus was a very different place from today. Saxophonist Rusty Bryant managed to break through with a poppy brand of jazzy R&B and rock and roll. Ohio State’s student newspaper, The Lantern, wrote that Bryant was largely responsible for the “current rock and roll craze” gripping the city. Maybe a little ironic, then, that a collection of his early singles would be released as America’s Greatest Jazz. Overseas,

Drew Layman

Mar 26, 20213 min read

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