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Reason To Believe: The Introspective Brilliance Of Tim Hardin

Endlessly underrated, Hardin wrote some of the most beautiful and enduring songs of his day, including the much-covered 'If I Were A Carpenter' and 'Reason To Believe.'

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Best McCoy Tyner Albums: 20 Essentials From The Legendary Pianist

The best McCoy Tyner albums reveal a questing musician who took what he learned from John Coltrane and channeled it into his own art.

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Features10 months ago

Best Jazz Books: 20 Essential Reads

Far from an exhaustive list of the best jazz books of all time, these are 20 essential title for newcomers and long-term aficionados to seek out.

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The Best Jazz Gifts This Christmas

Whether you’re an entry-level jazz fan or a hardcore aficionado with audiophile tendencies, the best jazz Christmas gifts have plenty to offer this year.

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Hear Jon Batiste and Danielle Brooks Duet On ‘Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas’

‘There’s such a deep emotionality to those lyrics, especially after the year we’ve all been through.’

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‘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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Mandy Moore Releases Two-Track Festive Single, ‘How Could This Be Christmas’

The two-track release features the title song and a cover of the festive classic 'It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year'.

Features11 months ago

Best Bud Powell Pieces: 20 Bebop Barnstormers

The pianist helped create the language of modern jazz and mapped out the genre’s trajectory as it moved into the 1950s and beyond.

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‘Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster’: A Classic Album From Two Jazz Giants

Recorded over two sessions at the end of 1959, 'Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster' is a classic album from two jazz giants.

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New Charlie Parker Vinyl Box Set, ‘The Mercury & Clef 10-Inch LP Collection’ Set For Release

The new collection gathers up the 10-inch LPs the jazz icon released through Mercury Records and producer Norman Granz’s pre-Verve label Clef Records in the early 1950s.

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‘Feeling Good’: Nina Simone’s Joyous Emancipation Anthem

This classic song found Nina Simone highlighting Black happiness and optimism in the face of the tumult and turmoil happening outside her window.

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‘Sinnerman’: Nina Simone’s Masterpiece Is Still Relevant Today

While much of 1965’s ‘Pastel Blues’ is sonically subdued, the album’s 10-minute grand finale is a tour de force.

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‘Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster’: Genius At Work

If the 'The Genius Of Coleman Hawkins' was the hors d’oeuvre then 'Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster' is the main course, one that should be in every jazz lover’s collection.