Guardian Music — This groundbreaking 1959 album is as close to perfection as jazz gets without sacrificing its spontaneityI had hoped that a blog on the popular and funky Hammond organist Jimmy Smith might attract more than the average number of commentators, but I w... more info

Guardian Music — Free-jazz saxophonist devoted to his hometown of ChicagoNew Orleans and New York are usually the frontrunners for iconic jazz towns, but Chicago comes very close. Louis Armstrong and the pioneering New Orleans jazz wave moved there in the northward m... more info

All About Jazz — Miles Davis Original Recording Contract: a two-page agreement on Columbia Records letterhead, dated June 24 1958--signed by the great jazz trumpeter in blue ink at the second page. The document engages Miles Davis to record the songs "Django, "The ... more info

All About Jazz — Two-disc sets capture some of the finest jazz recorded in the 1950s All three collections to be released on August 24, 2010 LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Following up on the success of The Definitive Vince Guaraldi, Concord Music Group has assembled t... more info

All About Jazz — All About Jazz is celebrating Julian Priester's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Julian PriesterJulian Priester is an American jazz trombonist and composer. He has played with many artists including Sun Ra, Max Roach, Duke Ellington, John C... more info

Guardian Music — We all agree he's a pop legend, but a jazz great too? There's a lot more to Stevie Wonder than you might realiseWhen Stevie Wonder closes this year's Glastonbury festival next Sunday, he'll be playing a greatest hits package, culled from nearly half ... more info

Guardian Music — IntaktThe soprano saxophone became an almost obligatory second instrument for alto and tenor players after John Coltrane adopted it in the 1960s. But its pioneering practitioners have been few – most notably Sidney Bechet, Coltrane, Evan Parker and... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Fermo said... Jean Luc Ponty - Mystical Adventures (1982) Genre: Jazz Fusion http://electronicjazzproject.blogspot.com elephantandowl said... Alexisonfire - Watch Out! Los Campesinos! - Hold on Now, Youngster... http://elephantandowl.blogspot.com D... more info

Totally Fuzzy — waves said... POPTOPIA ! powerpop from the 70ies,80ties and 90ties, ripped to wave with full bookletscans http://thewavesblog.blogspot.com jeffen said... Y'all remember Billy Idol don't ya? Had a string of massive hits back in the eighties and, more... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Willard said... * NELS CLINE Interstellar Space Revisited (1999) * JOHN COLTRANE Interstellar Space (1967) Two gems to improvisational chaos (@320). Listen Before You Download NEVER GET OUT OF THE BOAT http://nevergetoutoftheboat.blogspot.com Thanks ... more info