4/19/2011
When most people think about jazz, this is what leaps to mind - the era between bebop and Miles Davis turning kind of blue. John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Dave Brubeck . . . these are …
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4/19/2011
From its Crescent City cradle to its Windy City wonder and beyond, this era marks the music's evolution from ragtime to jazz. Whether it's the Dixieland delights of Louis Armstrong or Duke Ellington's …
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4/19/2011
Some of jazz's most legendary artists were literally born with their instrument. They took the art of vocal virtuosity - via spellbinding tracks like "God Bless the Child" and "Lullaby of Birdland" - t …
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4/19/2011
In jazz's hundred-plus-year history, it's gone through countless changes. But the pride of the new generation take their cues from the past as they move into the future. From the Marsalis brothers to D …
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4/19/2011
Paul Simon may have grown up in Queens, but in terms of music, he was a student of the world. He's often cited the Everly Brothers as an influence, and you can hear in the closer-than-a-kiss harmonies …
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