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  Features3 months ago

  Best Drummers Of All Time: 100 Legendary Musicians You Need To Know

  From kit-bludgeoning belters to dependable backbeat-riders and technically gifted geniuses, these are the best drummers the world has ever known.

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  Features3 months ago

  Now’s The Time To Celebrate The Genius Of Charlie Parker

  The Genius Of Charlie Parker was no overstatement. An expanded reissue of an original 1953 album offered an insight into Bird’s recording techniques.

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  Features6 months ago

  Best Charles Mingus Pieces: 20 Essentials By Jazz’s Fiery Iconoclast

  One of jazz's greatest composers, Charles Mingus gave the genre some of its most memorable tunes.

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  Features7 months ago

  Jazz’s Golden Lady: The Singular Voice Of Abbey Lincoln

  In her own compositions, she managed to capture what love, life, and self-discovery truly looked like for most of us – battle wounds and all – sans the idyllic imagery often found...

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  News7 months ago

  Abbey Lincoln’s Landmark LP ‘Abbey Is Blue’ Set For Vinyl Reissue

  The 1959 album from the legendary jazz vocalist and songwriter hits stores May 28.

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  News9 months ago

  Seminal LPs By Peggy Lee And Others Join Verve’s Acoustic Sounds Vinyl Series

  Lee's first album for Decca is accompanied by titles by Clifford Brown & Max Roach, and George Russell.

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  Features9 months 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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  News10 months ago

  Stanley Cowell, Eminent American Jazz Pianist, Dies At 79

  Serving his musical apprenticeship playing with Max Roach, Miles Davis, and more, Cowell later co-founded groundbreaking jazz label, Strata-East Records.

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  News2 years ago

  Bird 100 Celebrations Continue With Charlie Parker’s Savoy Box Set

  Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach and others feature in the set, from which 'Ko-Ko' can now be streamed or downloaded.

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  Features2 years ago

  Bud Powell: The Unsung Genius Of One Of The Greatest Jazz Pianists

  Bud Powell influenced almost jazz pianist who followed, but his name is not remembered as much as it should be. Here’s what you need to know.

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  News3 years ago

  Blue Note Announces Miles Davis Nonet’s ‘Complete Birth Of The Cool’

  The collection marks the 70th anniversary of the initial sessions for the 'Birth of the Cool' album, released in 1957 as a collection of recordings from 1949 and 1950.

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  Features5 years ago

  Norman Granz – The Man Who Made Jazz, Black AND White

  Norman Granz and the Jazz at the Philharmonic concerts made Jazz, Black AND White and changed the face of modern music

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  New Releases5 years ago

  Unheard Bird… A Jazz Lover’s Dream

  A double CD of unreleased Charlie Parker, the Unheard Bird is a jazz lover's dream…

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  News6 years ago

  RIP Bowie, Stevie Wonder Drummer Dennis Davis

  Jazz-trained drummer and David Bowie and Stevie Wonder sideman Dennis Davis died of lung cancer on 7 April 2016.