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The Best Jazz of 2008

by Will Layman

[17.Dec.08] :. More than ever, the best jazz is coming from small labels, and more than ever the best draws a decent slice from the dynamics of rock and pop music without itself being a commercial venture.

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Kind of Blue Revisited: The 50th Anniversary of the Greatest (Jazz) Album of All Time

by Will Layman

[3.Dec.08] :. A staple of modern music for nearly 50 years, Kind of Blue is near-impossible to hear with fresh ears. But perhaps that is precisely why it needs some re-examining.

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John Coltrane: Interplay

by Zeth Lundy

[25.Oct.07] :. Coltrane's supportive role as a sideman is highlighted on this five-disc collection of "blowing sessions" recorded for Prestige in the late '50s.

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PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2006 Feature

Best Jazz of 2006

by Will Layman

[11.Dec.06] :. Will Layman's list of the year's best jazz records, a hearty baker's dozen, includes iconoclasts, eccentrics, avant-gardists, and some downright swingers.

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Miles Davis: The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions

by Will Layman

[30.Jun.06] :. Four discs of the greatest American music there is. Feast.

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