On This Day
‘Come With Us’: Behind The Chemical Brothers’ Unbeatable Offer
Packing with dizzying dancefloor pieces, ‘Come With Us’ found The Chemical Brothers rebuilding electronica for the new millennium.
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Features3 hours agoWilliam Gottlieb: The World’s Greatest Jazz Photographer?
Photographing the great jazz musicians both in public and private, William Gottlieb always managed to capture them with a truth others failed to achieve.
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Features3 hours ago‘Grant’s First Stand’: Proving That Guitarist Grant Green Had Legs
The debut album by a prolific musician, ‘Grant’s First Stand’ is a significant work that set out the Blue Note musician’s highly personal manifesto.
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How Norman Granz Revolutionized Jazz With ‘Jazz at the Philharmonic’
Recorded on January 28, 1946, ‘Jazz At The Philharmonic Volume II’ captured the historic concert featuring Charlie Parker, Lester Young, and other jazz titans.
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Features9 hours ago
Devout Believer: The Sonic Adventures Of Robert Wyatt
The singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has a unique and much-revered place in the music firmament.
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‘Days Of Future Passed’: The Modern-Day Moody Blues Take Flight
The group’s destiny turned in a new direction with their January 1968 UK chart entry.
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‘She’s Got You’: ‘Country Canary’ Patsy Cline Follows ‘Crazy’
Writer Hank Cochran said ‘She's Got You’ would be Patsy Cline's next No.1, and he was right.
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‘Mode For Joe’: When Joe Henderson Delivered An Exciting Glimpse Of Jazz’s Future
On 'Mode For Joe,' Joe Henderson delivers an exciting glimpse of the future while managing to keep one foot in the hard-bop past.
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Features1 day ago
The Instant Success Of John Lennon’s ‘Instant Karma!’
Written and recorded in a day, John Lennon's 'Instant Karma!' became the first solo single by a former Beatle to sell a million copies in America.
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‘Born To Die’: Behind Lana Del Rey’s Life-Changing Debut Album
Distilling ten years of experience into one life-changing album, ‘Born To Die’ was a raw, perfectly-sculpted statement of intent from Lana Del Rey.
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‘Dust My Broom’: The Origins Of The Blues Classic
It's the quintessential blues riff, but what is its strange history? Performed by everyone from Robert Johnson to Elmore James, we trace the song's origins.
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‘The Kicker’: Bobby Hutcherson’s First Blue Note Recording Session
An album that captures the young vibraphonist acknowledging jazz tradition before he traveled to other, less-frequented, musical destinations.
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Features1 day ago
Blood And Guts: The Soul-Deep Legend Of Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland
A seminal part of the history of rhythm and blues music, Bland was born in a tiny community in Shelby County, Tennessee on January 27, 1930.
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Features2 days ago
‘Sinatra At The Sands’: Remembering Frank’s Time-Stopping Performance
Captured live on ‘Sinatra At The Sands,’ The Chairman delivered a performance that made everyone in the room think they’d hit the jackpot.
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Features2 days ago
Showtime: A History Of The Apollo Theater
Birthing some of the world’s greatest music, the history of New York’s Apollo Theater parallels the evolution of Black American identity.
