One of the more adventurous and transformative eras in jazz happened amid the societal turbulence of the mid- to late-1960s, and Miles Davis and John Coltrane were leading the way. In his new book ...
Bill Evans' The Legendary Trio at Birdland 1960 is a seminal recording that captures a fleeting moment of jazz brilliance, immortalizing the profound synergy of Evans with bassist Scott LaFaro and ...
On Dec. 9, 1964, saxophonist John Coltrane, bassist Jimmy Garrison, pianist McCoy Tyner and drummer Elvin Jones assembled at Englewood Cliffs, N.J.’s Van Gelder Studio. That one-day session became a ...
In 1962, the singer returned to Berlin to reprise a famous 1960 concert. The tapes were forgotten—until now Nora McGreevy Pianist and educator Ellis Marsalis Jr., trumpeter Wallace Roney, and ...
Over two nights in Brooklyn, two musicians at a crossroads — Freddie Hubbard and Lee Morgan — went head-to-head in a pair of sizzling gigs. Over two nights in Brooklyn, two musicians at a crossroads — ...
No one did it quite like Marshall Allen. This excentric saxophonist and student of the legendary James Moody is often associated with the famed jazz composer Sun Ra. He’s known for his eclectic free ...
“A botched independence swiftly followed by army mutinies and attempted secession by two renegade provinces, egged on by a colonial power. A charismatic black leader who comes to a sticky end, aged ...
Thank you, Boris Rose. The obsessive New York jazz maverick set out to record every musician of note who performed in the city's clubs from the mid 1940s through the mid 1970s. He must have come close ...