The 20 Best Jazz Albums for Beginners
If you’ve always wanted to get interested in jazz, jump in. Don’t approach it with fear or a sense that you don’t know enough about it. It’s just a smorgasbord of stuff to enjoy.
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María Grand Updates Sonny Rollins for the New Century with RECIPROCITY
The thrill of María Grand’s exceptionally flexible trio is how easily they make the complex sound earthy while imbuing simple themes with weight and power.
Is Miles Davis’ ‘Bitches Brew’ a Tradition-Carrier or a Sellout?
Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew does not sound like any mainstream popular music in the US from its time. What made this album different?
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20 Timeless Songs of Summer
Whether you're at the beach, hanging out in the park, or stuck in a tiny flat, these 20 timeless summer classics are sure to make the summer sun shine a little bit brighter.
Miles Davis’ Top 10 Performances of American Standards
While Miles Davis will always be known for his original compositions and for genre-busting, innovative records like Kind of Blue, E.S.P., and Bitches Brew, it's worthwhile to give a listen to his great performances of standards from his earlier career.
‘Art Rebels’ Squeezes Miles Davis and Martin Scorsese into the Same Box
Paul Lopes's Art Rebels is a study that tries (and only partly succeeds) to fit two great artists -- Miles Davis and Martin Scorsese -- into clearly defined categories.
Denny Zeitlin Remembers Miles Davis in a New Live Set
Jazz pianist Denny Zeitlin tackles the Miles Davis songbook across four decades, using a wide swath of styles, all inventive, in concert on Remembering Miles.
Pop, Hard Bop and the Jazz Vamp: Herbie Hancock’s ‘Head Hunters’ vs. Miles Davis’ ‘On the Corner’
Head Hunters, spanning one or two lifetimes since its release, remains utterly applicable to the contemporary soundscape, encompassing the sensuality of gutbucket funk as well as airy confines of so-called jazz.
The Beat Goes on with ‘Kerouac on Record’
These essays explore the connection between Kerouac and the music he loved -- Charlie Parker, Lee Konitz, Chet Baker, Miles Davis and others -- and the musicians who loved him, in turn.
Latest Miles Davis/John Coltrane Box Set Reveals the Marvel of the Final Tour
The musical conflict and explorations of these jazz legends made for a stunning series of concerts that remain sharp nearly 60 years later.
Betty Davis and the Funk Cult of Space Age Blues
Clear your mind of the long gone myth, the post-career hype, and connect the dots that lead from Ma Rainy to Betty Davis, a continuum of playful blues/funk and emancipated eroticism.
As a Way of Being in the World, to Be Cool Is to Be a Fascinating Asshole
Cool seems to be a phenomenon located mainly between the end of Hitler’s war and the beginning of Kurt Cobain’s band.
