Art Pepper | 10 Great Albums From the Alto Saxophone Legend
Art Pepper is widely considered to be one of the greatest alto saxophonists of all time and, for this article, we’ve picked out 10 of his best albums to check out. Born in California in 1925, Art Pepper came to prominence during the 1950s as one of the major...
10 of The Best Bebop Artists & Albums in Jazz History
Bebop emerged in the 1940’s as a reaction to the more commercial, audience-friendly music that came before it. Its fast tempos, virtuosic solos and rich harmonic vocabulary marked a massive turning point in the development of jazz. In this article, we’ve...
10 of the Best Jazz Ballads
Almost every classic jazz album contains at least one jazz ballad, where the artist can showcase a more expressive or sentimental side to their playing, perhaps in contrast to the rest of the set. Historically, these have often been romantic ‘torch songs’ drawn from...
The Best Cool Jazz Albums & Artists of All Time
The term ‘Cool Jazz’ may have been primarily introduced by journalists and record labels in 1950s America, but there’s no doubting that some of the greatest jazz musicians in history can be associated with this style. Often using detailed written...Hi, I’m Matt Fripp
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