Jazz News & Features
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Features3 days agoHampton Hawes’ Contemporary Years: A Hot Pianist At His Hottest
Hampton Hawes was one of jazz’s greatest pianists. Philip Freeman takes a look at the run of albums on Contemporary that solidified his reputation.
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Features4 days ago
Best Sidney Bechet Songs: 20 Jazz Essentials
An introduction to one of the seminal early jazz soloists.
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Features4 days ago
The Most Beautiful Sound: An Introduction To ECM Records
With a breathtakingly diverse roster that spans jazz and classical music, ECM Records has been at the forefront of contemporary jazz for five decades.
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News4 days ago
Craft Recordings Celebrates 70 Years Of Contemporary Records With New Box Sets, Vinyl Reissues And More
Kicking off the celebration, six new ‘On Contemporary’ digital compilations and a 70-track playlist are out on December 3.
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News4 days ago
Flea, Henry Rollins, And Shabaka Hutchings Talk Influence Of Impulse! Records
The documentary also features Brandee Younger, Ahmad Jamal, and Ray Barbee.
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News4 days ago
Immanuel Wilkins Announces ‘The 7th Hand,’ Releases First Single ‘Emanation’
‘The 7th Hand’ is out January 28.
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Features4 days ago
Best Lionel Hampton Songs: 20 Jazz Essentials
A huge figure in American music, here's an introduction to the flamboyant bandleader and stage entertainer.
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Competitions4 days ago
Enter For Your Chance To Win Our Jazz Holiday Prize Bundle!
We're giving away an Impulse Records box set, plus LPs from John Coltrane, Alice Coltrane, Louis Armstrong and Oscar Peterson.
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Features4 days ago
Jaco Pastorius, An Introduction To The Jazz Legend
Jaco Pastorius often told people that he was the greatest bass player in the world. During his brief, mercurial career, that claim didn't seem that crazy.
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Features4 days ago
Delivering ‘The Sermon!’ With The High Priest Of The Hammond, Jimmy Smith
Recorded across two sessions, ‘The Sermon!’ finds the Hammond organ master Jimmy Smith at his finest for Blue Note.
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Features4 days ago
‘Workin’ With The Miles Davis Quintet’: A Job Lot Of Post-Bop Brilliance
Profoundly exploratory, ‘Workin’ With The Miles Davis Quintet’ proved that Miles Davis assembled one of the most progressive groups in jazz.
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Features6 days ago
Best Ornette Coleman Pieces: Songs of Limitless Creativity
An introduction to a restless mind that constantly pushed at the limits of jazz (and music itself) throughout a lengthy career.
