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Documentary: Ben Webster in Denmark, 1971
Two years before his death, the great tenor saxophonist talks and plays
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WSJ: Bryan Cranston
Before ‘Breaking Bad,’ Bryan Cranston Nearly Joined the L.A.P.D.: The star of the new Malcolm in the Middle series on his father’s abandonment, a…
Apr 10
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Bud Shank: 'Holiday in Brazil,' 1958
One of the first jazz-samba recordings is now out on 180-gram vinyl
Apr 9
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Mal Waldron: 'At the Jazz Showcase,' 1979
The Thelonious Monk-influenced pianist plays solo, with his trio and with Sonny Stitt
Apr 8
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5 Reasons Why Billie Holiday Matters
On Lady Day's 111th birth anniversary, a look at what makes her singular
Apr 7
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Charles Tolliver: 'Right Now....and Then,' 1968
Mack Avenue releases a Strata-East classic by the gorgeous trumpeter
Apr 6
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Editor's Note: Laura Nyro's Flaw
Before singer-songwriters Joni Mitchell, Carole King and Carly Simon, there was Laura Nyro.
Apr 4
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WSJ: Fab 5 Freddy
How Fab 5 Freddy Wound Up in Blondie’s ‘Rapture’ and Helped Launch Rap: The graffiti artist and ‘Everybody’s Fly’ memoirist on his early art passion and…
Apr 4
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Why Surf Rock Matters
West Coast jazz played a role in the emergence of the genre
Apr 3
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Astrud Gilberto: 7 New Videos
The singer rehearsed her two 'Getz/Gilberto' songs at Stan Getz's apartment
Apr 2
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Yusef Lateef: 'Live at the Jazz Showcase,' 1975
Resonance's previously unissued 3-LP album shows off all sides of this towering player
Apr 1
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March 2026
27 Historic Gateways to Jazz (1960-1979)
In part 2 of my series, I look at recordings that converted music listeners to jazz
Mar 31
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