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Miles Davis, Billie Holiday + Others: Top 10 Versions of ‘Darn That Dream’

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.

Wynton Marsalis Finally Learned How to Have Fun Again With ‘The Magic Hour’

Wynton Marsalis Finally Learned How to Have Fun Again With ‘The Magic Hour’

Wynton Marsalis signed with the Blue Note label 15 years ago, then released an album worthy of that bastion of earthy joy.

Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis shared an uncanny chemistry on Two Men With the Blues

Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis shared an uncanny chemistry on Two Men With the Blues

I’m not one to snap up everything Willie Nelson or Wynton Marsalis puts out. But ‘Two Men With the Blues,’ released in the summer of 2008, was special.

Debut Jazz Albums From Herbie Hancock to Wynton Marsalis: Gimme Five

Debut Jazz Albums From Herbie Hancock to Wynton Marsalis: Gimme Five

Recently, we’ve said goodbye to some jazz greats. So, how about switching gears to focus on the best beginnings?

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Herbie Hancock calls for International Jazz Day, to be held annually on April 30