Blue Note’s co-founder Alfred Lion had a penchant for pianists who sounded different. In 1947, he signed Thelonious Monk, famed for his blend of dissonance
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Harold “Tina” Brooks’ life and career fits one of those classic what-might-have-been scenarios. He began recording for Blue Note Records, initially as a 25-year-old sideman
“I’m the bop writer!” boasts a character in The Subterraneans, Jack Kerouac’s 1958 semi-autobiographical novella set in the jazz districts of New York. The book,
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
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