Miles Davis, Billie Holiday + Others: Top 10 Versions of ‘Darn That Dream’
From the Broadway scrap heap to a widely interpreted jazz standard, “Darn That Dream” has had quite the journey.
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Blue Note at 80: Revelatory Reissues From Kenny Burrell, Andrew Hill + Others
Tone Poet audiophile reissues of classic albums by Kenny Burrell, Dexter Gordon and Andrew Hill continue Blue Note’s celebration of its 80th year.
Jazz drummer Chico Hamilton (1921-2013): An Appreciation
NEA jazz master Chico Hamilton, whose career highlights included stints with Lester Young and leading his own celebrated West Coast-jazz band, has died. The legendary drummer was 92. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Mort Weiss: Ornette Coleman and Don Cherry once blew us away under LA's Big Top
Los Angeles/Hollywood, California, in the late 1940s through the early 1960s was a happening place for jazz and jazz musicians. There was always a place to play a jam session, or more correctly session(s) You May Also Like: Ornette Coleman – ‘Genesis of Genius: The Contemporary Albums’ (1958-59; 2022 reissue)
Something Else! Interview: Jazz legend Chico Hamilton
Jazz legend Chico Hamilton celebrated turning 90 last month — how else? — but issuing another album. With Revelation, the NEA Jazz Master’s 60th project, Hamilton continues to build on a remarkable recording career dating back to 1941. You May Also Like: Paul Jolly, free jazz musician, club owner andRead More
