The crowning glory of Eric Dolphy’s career was 1964’s earth-shaking Out to Lunch, the only album he recorded for Blue Note. The cruel irony was
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With a positive response to her sociopolitical album Nina Simone in Concert in 1964 (which features the seminal track “Mississippi Goddam”), as well as civil
Henry Fonda, Alejandro Jodorowsky, and Dennis Hopper in 1971 Photo: George Stroud/Daily Express/Getty Images There are few directors as revered in the world of counter-cultural
From the smoky jazz clubs of New Orleans to the grand concert halls of New York City, the sound of the piano has always been
In early 1963, Lee Morgan’s future looked bleak. A 25-year-old trumpet virtuoso from Philadelphia who rose to international fame with Art Blakey & The Jazz
From Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday to Stan Getz and Roy Hargrove, the best jazz love songs are timeless expressions of the deepest feelings human
Frank Sinatra‘s recording of “My Way” has spent longer on the UK singles chart than any other song – an amazing 124 weeks. That’s almost
Saxophonist and composer Joshua Redman makes his first-ever appearance on NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concert series performing music from his acclaimed Blue Note debut where
The best 90s songs reveal a simple fact: The decade was a Golden Age for many types of music. Rap and R&B dominated the charts,
Craft Recordings and Jazz Dispensary are set to issue a wide vinyl release of Joe Henderson’s 1969 classic, Power To The People, for the first