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Jackie McLean: 'Plays Fat Jazz,' 1957
Sandwiched between his Prestige and Blue Note recordings was this one for Jubilee
35 mins ago
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Marc Myers
Tower of Power: Top 10 Ballads
The Bay Area bump-and-grind band had a special knack for slow-dance songs
Aug 20
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Marc Myers
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Count Basie: Tilburg, Holand, 1971
In this hour-long concert video, Ella Fitzgerald joins the band
Aug 19
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Marc Myers
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Paula Castle: 'Lost Love,' 1955
The singer made only this one superb 10-inch LP and slipped off into the night
Aug 18
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Marc Myers
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John Coltrane: 'Coltrane,' 1957
The tenor saxophonist's first album as a leader
Aug 17
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Marc Myers
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Editor's Note: A Pin-Drop Week
A deserted Manhattan, streaming of note and snaps of Times Square
Aug 15
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Marc Myers
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They Played Steve Allen
Compositions by the TV host and pianist were jazz staples for years
Aug 14
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Marc Myers
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'Jazz Goes Mod: Soho Scene '68'
The latest in a hip series from the U.K.'s Rhythm & Blues Records
Aug 13
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Marc Myers
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Contrafact Mania: 'Pop + Jazz = Swing,' 1962
A fascinating album arranged by Benny Golson, with Bill Evans, Wayne Shorter, Eric Dolphy and others
Aug 12
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Marc Myers
12
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The Court Case That Launched Bebop
Arnstein v. Porter (1946) cleared the way for jazz contrafacts
Aug 11
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Marc Myers
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Denny Zeitlin: 'Odyssey,' 2003-2025
The new release by the pianist is a fascinating electro-acoustic adventure
Aug 10
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Marc Myers
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Editor's Note: Jazz on the Green
A quartet discovered in Central Park plus photographs of New York's Madison Ave.
Aug 8
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Marc Myers
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