Guardian Music — The designer of mould-breaking album covers and book jackets has died aged 89. Take a look at Neil Fujita's simple, striking creations for LPs by Miles Davis and Charles Mingus, and novels by Truman Capote and Mario Puzo more info

Guardian Music — Hawaiian-born graphic designer best known for his innovative album and book coversNeil Fujita, who has died aged 89, made a lasting impact in the field of graphic design. He revolutionised the concept of album covers for Columbia Records in the 1950s... more info

Guardian Music — Vortex, LondonAlto saxophonist Paul van Kemenade has played a lot of world music, but the Dutchman's good-humoured and casually adept quintet sounded, on its vivacious Vortex visit, like a contemporary jazz band to its fingertips.Some of it suggested... more info

All About Jazz — MacPhail Center for Music is the recipient of an exciting grant from the NEA to bring the eccentric world of Charles Mingus front and center, not only for student musicians but also for the general music-centric public, an audience that by and large ... more info

Guardian Music — (SKP)Soweto Kinch has almost certainly been on the end of the knee-jerk reproofs customarily directed at sophisticated artists who adopt street-culture mannerisms – but his particular combination of hipness, historical awareness and journalistic a... more info

Guardian Music — First black American musician to broadcast from a TV studioRecognised for his virtuoso instrumental skills, the saxophonist and flautist Buddy Collette, who has died aged 89, was undervalued as a jazz soloist, largely because of his successful career... more info

Guardian Music — (Pi)Saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa is best known as pianist Vijay Iyer's regular partner, but he's paired here with an alto sax inspiration from his student years: the little-known (and now 75-year-old) former Charles Mingus sideman and eminent jazz... more info

All About Jazz — In 1999, the late jazzman reflected on his early musical career, Central Avenue, Charles Mingus and the fusion of the segregated musicians' unions. Buddy Collette, the legendary jazz musician who died in Los Angeles on Sunday, at 89, both profited... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Levin said... Giovanni Paisiello - Piano Concertos CD1 V.A. - I'm Not There - OST CD2 (2007) Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963FLAC Bognár Szilvia, Herczku Ágnes, Szalóki Ági - Szájról szájra (2007) FLAC Szörényi Leve... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Tongue said... JACOBITES - Hawks Get Religion HOWLIN' WOLF - Moanin' in the Moonlight PINK REASON - Cleaning the Mirror fuzzlove http://youngmosstongue.blogspot.com Psychedelic Bob said... Dirty Projectors - The Daytrotter Session 05-07-2007 Also so... more info