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Abbey Lincoln |
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I Could Write It For A Song |
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Jazz |
What becomes a jazz legend most? A heartfelt croon from another jazz legend, of course! Abbey dedicates this swingin’ single to Thelonious Monk with love!
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Anton Schwartz |
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Tidepool |
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Jazz |
Vibrant and vivacious. Purposeful and pointed. This bold “young lion” of jazz roars with understated confidence on smooth, post-bop track from his 1998 debut.
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Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers |
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Now's The Time |
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Jazz |
You can’t top the bop chops of Art and Co. as they bash & swing through Birdland on this Charlie Parker classic.
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Artie Shaw |
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You Do Something To Me |
LiquidAudio |
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Jazz |
The King of Swing seems to have some lead in his pants on this rote recording from 1945 – mercifully, “The Velvet Fog,” Mr. Mel Torme, pulls this one out of the doldrums.
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Benny Goodman |
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Stompin' at the Savoy |
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Jazz |
The King of Swing and his court tiptoe, not stomp, through this often-brassy classic.
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Bill Evans |
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Very Early |
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Jazz |
It doesn’t get any earlier than this one from Bill Evans: the piano man’s first-ever tune, played solo. A must for fans, a bust for casual listening.
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Billie Holiday |
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Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me |
LiquidAudio |
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Jazz |
A playful live version of a Duke Ellington classic merely confirms what most of us already knew -- that Lady Day was one hell of an interpretive vocalist. If only the sound quality wasn't so cruddy...
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Billie Holiday |
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I Cover The Waterfront |
WinMedia |
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Jazz |
Billie’ll chill ya on this heartbreaking tale of love lost. Those tunes were her speciality, and this is one of her greatest.
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Brad Mehldau |
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Los Angeles |
LiquidAudio |
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Jazz |
Pianist Brad Mehldau’s ode to La-La Land is cool jazz that wears its egghead cred proudly. You’ll have to focus a bit to bring this one home.
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Charles Mingus |
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So Long Eric |
PlayJ |
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Jazz |
Get ready to sit a spell for this ultra-extended live jam from jazz legend Charles Mingus. There’s plenty here to absorb, but Charles is definitely in charge!
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