A disciple of bebop architect Charlie Parker, wunderkind alto saxophonist Jackie McLean was just twenty when he made his recording debut on Miles Davis’ 1951
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“Kenny was a hell of a trumpet player – great style, all his own.” So wrote Miles Davis in his 1988 memoir. Despite being praised
One of the pivotal works of the 1970s, Willie Colón and Rubén Blades’ Siembra has been described as nothing less than the greatest salsa album
Though still only 29 years old when he recorded Expansions for Blue Note Records at Van Gelder Studio, on Friday, August 23, 1968, Philadelphia pianist
Want to hear where the innovations of bossa nova and MPB met jazz fusion? Look no further than João Donato’s 1970 album A Bad Donato.
Even if it is a cliché, the old adage about a picture being worth a thousand words is hard to discredit. Regardless of any book’s
On July 28, 1958, a 31-year-old alto saxophonist called Lou Donaldson went into Van Gelder Studio, in New Jersey, to record Blues Walk, a six-track
The multi-layered history of “Fever” incorporates some strange tales and unlikely bedfellows. They include the R&B star who died in prison, the man who wrote
Jazz organ genius Jimmy Smith cracked the Billboard Hot 100 charts no fewer than 12 times. One of his biggest successes, “Hobo Flats,” achieved that feat
One of the most iconic songs of the 60s was not sung by a dynamic, charismatic singer like Aretha Franklin or Mick Jagger. There was