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How to Start Listening to Jazz: 20 Jazz Albums for Beginners
Jazz can feel intimidating when you first start listening to it, especially if you’re not sure where to begin. Search for “the greatest jazz albums of all time” and you’ll quickly – and quite rightly – encounter names of pioneers like Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor…
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Grant Green Albums: From Blue Note Hard Bop to Soul-Jazz Groove
When guitarist Grant Green arrived in New York at the start of the 1960s, he didn’t…
David Murray Albums: From Loft-Jazz Fire to Expansive Modern Compositions
In the mid-1970s, New York’s jazz scene was changing rapidly. Traditional clubs were disappearing, replaced by…
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Chico Hamilton Albums: The Essential Guide to His Influential Chamber Jazz and West Coast Innovation
In the mid-1950s, jazz was often measured by power — louder horns, denser arrangements, and increasingly complex improvisation. Against that backdrop,…
Betty Carter Songs: The Essential Guide to Her Fearless, Influential Vocal Artistry
The voice of Betty Carter did not settle into the groove — it stretched it.She pulled against tempo, fractured phrasing, and…
Artie Shaw Songs: The Essential Guide to His Influential Swing Classics and Clarinet Mastery
The clarinet tone of Artie Shaw did not drift.It cut cleanly through brass sections, cool at the center and precise at…
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