Guardian Music — Various venues, LondonIf Robert Glasper, the young Texan pianist, had been commissioned to nail in an hour what the London jazz festival's all about, he could hardly have done a better job than his Barbican appearance. The hip-hop-savvy and improvisa... more info

All About Jazz — One of the finest jazz vocal albums of the 1950s is Helen Merrill's Dream of You. Recorded over the course of three days in July 1956 for EmArcy, the session paired Helen with arranger Gil Evans nearly a year before his first majestic session with tr... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Barbatrucmobile said... Vinylidyllique ! Magnog - "More Weather" (1997, Kranky Records) Honey for Petzi - 'Nicholson" (2003, Gentlemen Records) Larmousse - "Larmousse" (2000, City Slang) Sylvain Chauveau - "Le livre noir du capitalisme" (2000, Les ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mister Moods said... Brand New Moods presents: - Sarah Vaughan "In Hi-Fi" (remaster, bonus tracks) This is not merely a re-release of "Sarah Vaughan in Hi-Fi" on Columbia from 1949, when Ms. Vaughan was at the relatively beginning of her career. (10 ... more info

Guardian Music — (Challenge)David Liebman is one of the most creative jazz saxophonists on the planet – but he adds to that an unmistakably single-minded devotion to fresh music-making that makes each new album feel like an informal meeting with an inspired friend.... more info

Guardian Music — (Warner Jazz)In the last six years of his life, Miles Davis recorded for Warners, having made at least three groundbreaking stylistic changes over three prolific decades with Columbia. Hardliners can be harsh on his pop-orientated and heavily produc... more info

All About Jazz — One can only bow to the master. Drummer Roy Haynes has played with a who's who of jazz greats over the course of his long career: Lester Young, Bud Powell, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, J... more info

Guardian Music — Sage, GatesheadThis concert was presented to mark the opening of the Radio 3 Free Thinking festival, so it was fitting to start with one of the most arcane musical arguments ever written. Composed in 1906, Charles Ives's The Unanswered Question is an... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Hunter said... The Celtic Tenors Norah Jones - The Little Willies The Love Unlimited Orchestra - Let 'em dance Tammy Wynett - Next To You Sheryl Crow-Detours Petula Clark - 1975 - I'm the Woman You Need Lynn Anderson - Listen To A Country Song New-Ge... more info

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