Kenny Burrell
The Inimitable Jimmy Smith, One Cool Cat
Jimmy Smith’s 'The Cat' cuts through grease like fresh battery acid.
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Features4 weeks agoBest Jazz Guitar Albums: 75 Essential Listens
The best jazz guitar albums are up there with any other jazz classics you can think of. These 75 feature essential work by groundbreaking musicians.
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News1 month ago
Makaya McCraven Signs To Blue Note; Announces Remix Album, ‘Deciphering The Message’
The Chicago-based drummer, producer, and beat scientist's new record puts a modern bounce on classics by Art Blakey, Hank Mobley and more.
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Features1 month ago
The Best Guitar Solos: 100 Hair-Raising Moments
The best guitar solos – from driving riffs to technical displays of mastery – make a song complete and more often than not, transcend the track entirely.
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Features4 months ago‘Introducing Kenny Burrell’: Bringing The Blue Note Guitarist To The World
With his debut album for Blue Note, ‘Introducing,' Kenny Burrell announced himself as an exciting new fretboard master in the world of jazz guitar.
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In-Depth7 months ago
Blue Note Records: A Short History Of A Jazz Institution
Founded in 1939 by Alfred Lion, Blue Note is loved, respected, and revered as one of the most important record labels in the history of music.
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Features8 months ago
The 50 Greatest Blue Note Albums
Blue Note is unquestionably the most iconic jazz label there's ever been. Here are 50 highlights from the legendary imprint.
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Features8 months ago
The 50 Best Jazz Guitarists Of All Time
Even the very best jazz guitarists rarely receive the attention of the genre’s horn players, so give it up for the 50 best jazz guitarists ever.
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Features9 months 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.
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News10 months ago
‘Verve Wishes You a Swinging Christmas’ With Classic Jazz Holiday Box
The set features four fabulously festive titles from Ella Fitzgerald, Kenny Burrell, Ramsey Lewis, and Jimmy Smith.
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Artists1 year ago
Kenny Burrell
The Detroit jazz guitarist is known for albums like Organ Grinder Swing as well as recordings with artists like John Coltrane.
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Features2 years ago
What’s It All About? Revisiting Sonny Rollins’s Score For ‘Alfie’
In the 1966 British romantic comedy Alfie starring Michael Caine, it's Sonny Rollins's score that steals the leading role.
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News5 years ago
Revered Jazz Drummer Louis Hayes Signs With Blue Note
Revered jazz drummer Louis Hayes has signed with Blue Note, and will release a tribute album to Horace Silver, with whom he played in the 1950s, in May.
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Features6 years ago
The 100 Greatest Jazz Album Covers
The 100 Greatest Jazz Album Covers is a visual feast of some of the 20th century's best design...
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New Releases6 years ago
Lady Day Goes Digital
Billie Holiday's albums from her distinguished career are reissued digitally, many for the first time. Lady Day goes digital!
