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Hear tracks by Cat Power, Chris Stapleton, Loraine James and others.
Category: Jazz
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How Pharoah Sanders Beckoned the Gods on the Intimate ‘Pharoah’
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The three-song 1976 recording arrives in a new boxed set at what seems a perfect moment to deepen our appreciation for the saxophonist’s role in music history.
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Curtis Fowlkes, Avant-Jazz Pioneer of the 1980s, Dies at 73
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A founder of the acclaimed Jazz Passengers, he was also a sought-after sideman who played trombone for both jazz and rock heavyweights.
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Ambrose Akinmusire Learned to Let Go (With Help From Joni Mitchell)
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The trumpeter will release “Owl Song,” a spare new album, this fall as he takes on a new role as artistic director of the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz.
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Richard Davis, Gifted Bassist Who Crossed Genres, Dies at 93
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He was best known for his jazz work. But he was also heard on Van Morrison’s “Astral Weeks” and with orchestras conducted by Igor Stravinsky and Leonard Bernstein.
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The Rolling Stones Roar Back, and 13 More New Songs
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New Recordings Revive James P. Johnson and Mary Lou Williams Rarities
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A pair of new recordings bring holy grail artifacts by the composer-pianists James P. Johnson and Mary Lou Williams into the light.
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Terence Blanchard, Pushing Jazz Forward From a New Perch
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The trumpeter and composer follows the premiere of two Met operas with an appointment as executive artistic director of SFJazz in San Francisco and a Jazz Masters honor.
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Max Roach
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The drummer helped pioneer bebop in the 1940s and delivered a message of resistance and liberation from the 1960s on. Listen to 13 selections from musicians, writers and critics.