Recorded in Chicago on this day in 1926, Louis Armstrong’s “Heebie Jeebies” is said to contain the first example of scat singing in jazz history.
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10 Jazz Albums You Need to Know: Record Store Day Black Friday 2019
Record Store Day Black Friday returns to local independent stores worldwide on November 29. This…
Vinyl Watch, October 2019: Louis Armstrong, Van Morrison & More
Vinyl is back! Each month on “Vinyl Watch,” we list some of the most noteworthy…
Herb Alpert, Katherine Penfold, Louis Armstrong & More: The Week in Jazz
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
Nat King Cole, Mary Halvorson, Bill Frisell & More: The Week in Jazz
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
JAZZIZ Backstage Pass: 10 Albums You Need To Know for September 2019
In this episode of JAZZIZ Backstage Pass, host Brian Zimmerman is joined by JAZZIZ online…
10 Albums You Need to Know: September 2019
Previoiously unreleased works of jazz legends; a rock icon’s first jazz endeavor; a live recording…
Louis Armstrong, Quincy Jones, Jimmy Cobb: The Week in Jazz
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
Louis Armstrong, Herb Alpert, Duke Ellington: The Week in Jazz
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
Portrait of Pops
For decades, this 1960’s oil painting by Davis Quinn hung in the study of my…
Wycliffe Gordon – “St. Louis Blues”
Trombonist (and occasional slide trumpeter) Wycliffe Gordon, a longtime member of the Jazz at Lincoln…
From the JAZZIZ Vault: Duke Ellington Centennial Playlist
Over the course of its 35-year history, JAZZIZ Magazine would occasionally run exclusive issues dedicated…
Jon Batiste – “What A Wonderful World”
Jon Batiste is one of jazz’s greatest ambassadors. As the bandleader for The Late Show…
Year By Year: Five Essential Jazz Albums of 1956
Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented…
Year By Year: Five Essential Jazz Albums of 1955
Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented…
A Short History of… The Legend of Buddy Bolden
Jazz, obviously, did not originate from one single personality, yet Buddy Bolden seems to have…
10 Jazz Releases You Need to Know About: Record Store Day 2019
Record Store Day, the internationally celebrated day of vinyl records dedicated to supporting local independent…
10 Great Albums for People Who Want To Get Into Jazz
Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis once said, “When the music stopped being about dancing, people stopped listening.”…
A Short History of … Louis Armstrong and the Vipers
In the ’20s and ’30s, marijuana was the jazz world’s drug of choice. Many musicians…
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five – “Heebie Jeebies”
Recorded in Chicago on this day in 1926, Louis Armstrong’s “Heebie Jeebies” is said to contain the first example of scat singing in jazz history.
