As the Maurice Chevaliers and Marlene Dietrichs moved into the twilight of their careers, it was up to a new generation, such as Mel TormT and Blossom Dearie, to fill the gap with songs like "Heart and …

Distorted guitars that intertwine into droning yet dynamic riffs? Check. Understated vocals that lend melodic underpinnings to an avant wall of sound? Check. Intense concentration, or perhaps inexperie …

Welcome to the Jazz Age - aka the Roaring '20s - an era when the rhythm of life was measured in the whipcrack of tap shoes and tommy-guns. Al Jolson cemented his tight audience rapport with tracks like …

Considering that Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" is the best-selling single of all time, it's a must-have, but hearing Frank Sinatra in his pre-prime youth is also a revelation for the uninitiated. A l …

The roots of most Western classical music can be found in the medieval chant, which flourished in the 9th century, an era when Catholic Mass music was standardized into the Gregorian chant. For most of …

Sophisticated, ballad-heavy, and embracing R&B, country, and rock, Adult Contemporary is music that speaks to mature concerns and emotions. These tracks offer an enticing intro into AC ambiance.

Anything can happen when a jazz master slides behind those ivories and lets the river of imagination flow through the fingers and out over the keys. From the low A to the high C, the whole piano-jazz s …

A piano is a melodious mirror of a jazz player's soul, and there are as many pianistic voices to be heard in the jazz universe as there are sets of fingers falling across the keys. Panamanian piano pri …

"Just Ain't Enough Love," sighs Eddie Holland. But while a solo Eddie couldn't quite get the love he needed, there was plenty of the stuff once he stepped away from the mic and sat down at the writing  …