Jazz News & Features
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News1 week agoBlue Lab Beats Step It Up With ‘Gotta Go Fast’ Ft. Poppy Daniels
The new track is the fifth and final single release from the duo's hotly-anticipated new album 'Motherland Journey', out on February 25.
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Features1 week ago‘Nat King Cole At The Sands’: When Jazz Royalty Graced Las Vegas
With an effortless sense of cool, ‘Nat King Cole At The Sands’ found the pianist and singer proving he could swing as well as Sinatra in Vegas.
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News1 week ago
Ethan Iverson Releases ‘For Ellen Raskin’ Ahead Of Blue Note Debut
‘Every Note Is True’ is out February 11.
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News1 week ago
Robert Glasper Announces ‘Black Radio III,’ Releases ‘Black Superhero’
‘Black Radio III’ is out February 25.
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Features1 week ago
Best Antonio Carlos Jobim Songs: 20 Brazilian Classics
An introduction to one of the most important songwriters of the 20th century.
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Features1 week ago
‘Nigeria’: A Glowing Example of Grant Green’s Unique Artistry
With his ‘Nigeria’ album, guitarist Grant Green turned in pitch-perfect hard bop performances that risked confusing his growing fanbase.
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Features1 week ago
Fania Records: How A New York Label Took Salsa To The World
A record label of huge significance, the Fania story takes in the birth of salsa music and the global spread of Latin culture.
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Features1 week ago
‘Pres And Teddy’: Swing Standards Never Sounded So Exquisite
Recorded on January 13, 1956, at New York City’s Fine Sound Studios, 'Pres and Teddy' is a joy.
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News1 week ago
Melissa Aldana Preps Her Blue Note Debut, ‘12 Stars,’ Releases ‘Falling’
‘12 Steps’ is out March 4.
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Features2 weeks ago
reDiscover Johnny Mercer’s ‘Accentuate The Positive’
Capitol Records founder Johnny Mercer released just one album under his own name, but ‘Accentuate The Positive’ contained a host of classics.
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Features2 weeks ago
100 Songs About Cars And Driving: Music To Move To
Ever since the advent of these sleek and powerful machines, musicians across all genres have been singing their praises.
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Features2 weeks ago
Best Freddie Hubbard Songs: Jazz Essentials From An Iconic Hornblower
Launching his career in 1960, Freddie Hubbard took jazz trumpet playing to another level.
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Features2 weeks ago
Best Max Roach Pieces: Jazz Essentials From A Legendary Percussionist
A strong case can be made for Max Roach as the most complete drummer in jazz history.
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News2 weeks ago
James Mtume, Jazz Great & Miles Davis Alumnus, Dies At 76
Mtume was perhaps best known for the 1983 smash 'Juicy Fruit', later sampled by Notorious B.I.G.
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Features2 weeks ago
Kenny Burrell’s ‘Midnight Blue’: When Jazz Got The Blues
Kenny Burrell's ‘Midnight Blue’ blurs the boundaries between jazz and the blues and plays like a slow burn, soundtracking an imaginary film noir.
