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An aspect of jazz that is often overlooked is the material. That is, the very tunes that the musicians are performing. Arguably more important than the key or the tempo, the song itself dictates where ...
Having worked with Dizzy Gillespie’s big band, releasing a few albums as a leader himself in the late ’50s, and then joining Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers in time for the classic Moanin’ in 1958, ...
The Library of Congress selected 25 albums and singles Tuesday for its national recording registry, where they will be preserved for future generations. Among the honorees was "The Sidewinder," the ...
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia City Council honored a man on Thursday who became a legend in the world of jazz. Councilmember Jamie Gauthier introduced a resolution recognizing Edward "Lee" ...
Two years after Guestroom Records celebrated its 20th anniversary, the record-store chain is opening its third Oklahoma location Saturday, Oct. 4.
The first time Lee Morgan entered a recording studio, he was just 18 years old and he was leading his own band. More impressive, that band included soon-to-be-legendary pianist Horace Silver and ...