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Watch Natalie Cole Sing “Unforgettable” With Her Father 25 Years After His Death

When Natalie Cole released “Unforgettable” in 1991, many listeners initially struggled to understand how the recording had been made so well. The performance presented Natalie Cole singing a duet with her father, Nat King Cole, despite the fact that he had died twenty-five years earlier.…

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Is Jazz Really Getting Simpler? Yes, says a new study

Is Jazz Really Getting Simpler? Yes, says a new study

A new scientific study published in Scientific Reports has sparked debate among musicians and listeners alike…

How Nina Simone Turned “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free” Into a Civil Rights Anthem

How Nina Simone Turned “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free” Into a Civil Rights Anthem

Few songs became more closely associated with Nina Simone’s political and artistic identity than “I Wish…

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The Night George Coleman Borrowed John Coltrane’s Saxophone

Few positions in jazz carried more attention in the early 1960s than the tenor saxophone chair in Miles Davis’s band. When…

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Why Miles Davis Became Obsessed With Jimi Hendrix

By the late 1960s, Miles Davis was already searching for a new musical direction. Jazz audiences were shrinking, younger listeners were…

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The Viral Dave Brubeck Version of “Golden Brown” That Fooled Millions of Listeners

In 2020, saxophonist Laurence Mason uploaded an arrangement of “Golden Brown” performed in the style of the Dave Brubeck Quartet. Within…

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