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Jazz Chart Update: Week of June 24
A previously unreleased album by saxophonist Stan Getz made its debut at No. 2 on…
Jazz Chart Update: Week of June 10
In the Billboard Jazz Chart, a former American Idol contestant and a gem from John…
Year By Year: Five Essential Jazz Albums of 1966
Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented…
Year By Year: Five Essential Albums of 1965
Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented…
From the JAZZIZ Vault: Duke Ellington Centennial Playlist
Over the course of its 35-year history, JAZZIZ Magazine would occasionally run exclusive issues dedicated…
Year By Year: Five Essential Albums of 1962
Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented…
Celebrate 80 Years of Blue Note with these Exclusive Playlists
Eighty years ago, on January 6, 1939, a German immigrant named Alfred Lion produced his…
John Coltrane – “My Favorite Things (Live at the Half Note)”
Settle in, folks. This song goes the distance. It’s a version of “My Favorite Things”…
Year By Year: Five Essential Jazz Albums of 1961
Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented…
Year By Year: Five Essential Jazz Albums of 1960
Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented…
John Coltrane & The Cats – “Minor Mishap”
On this day (April 18) in 1957, saxophonist John Coltrane and pianist Tommy Flanagan set…
John Coltrane – “Soul Eyes”
“Soul Eyes,” today’s Song of the Day, comes from John Coltrane’s album Coltrane, tracks of which…
Year By Year: Five Essential Jazz Albums of 1958
Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented…
Stevie Wonder, Jane Ira Bloom, John Coltrane: The Week in Jazz
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
Miles Davis Sextet – “Someday My Prince Will Come”
On this day (Mach 20) in 1961, Miles Davis recorded the track “Someday My Prince…
Roy Haynes – “Green Chimneys”
Today is drummer Roy Haynes’ birthday. The jazz legend, who has been a major force…
The Ultimate Sonny Rollins Playlist
To skip the intro and jump straight to the playlist, click here. Sonny Rollins is…
Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane – “Freight Trane”
Recorded on this date in 1958, Kenny Burell & John Coltrane was a pairing of two…
McCoy Tyner – “What the World Needs Now”
Here, McCoy Tyner trades in his volcanic left-hand chords and heavy pentatonic lines for some rather gentle playing in the piano’s upper register, revealing a decidedly softer side to his musical character.
