All About Jazz — By Pico When a great, small combo jazz pianist makes a solo record, it usually doesn't signal that pianist's arrival, it means he's solidifying his legacy. We witnessed this with Art Tatum's Solo Masterpieces recordings made at the end of his life. ... more info

All About Jazz — Bologna has been loving jazz since 1958. All the greatest musicians played at its Jazz Festival, the most ancient one in Italy: m: Chet Baker, m: Duke Ellington, m: Ella Fitzgerald, m: Sarah Vaughan, m: Keith Jarrett, m: Miles Davis... more info

All About Jazz — That other Miles Davis website has posted something of interest. It's nothing to stop-the-presses, but it's something. They've posted a group photo of Erin Davis, Steve Baigelman (screenwriter for Miles Davis Biopic), Don Cheadle, Darryl Porter, Vinc... more info

Guardian Music — Miranda Sawyer is joined in the studio this month by Sam Baker, the editor of Red Magazine and the author of The Stepmothers' Support Group, and Zoe Williams, Guardian columnist and the author of Bring it On, Baby.Stepmothers are the stuff of fairy t... more info

All About Jazz — It's eerily appropriate, in a way—Jimmy Cobb is the only musician missing from the photos of the famous "Kind of Blue" recording sessions that decorate his bedroom. He's also the last one still living, a fact he's reminded of every day he awake... more info

Guardian Music — (Sony)As with last year's Kind of Blue 50th-birthday extravaganza, this 40th-year equivalent for Bitches Brew is more of a luxury gift than an essential. The electric sound and thundering Latin-rock grooves might have broken with the cool-jazz trad... more info

All About Jazz — Here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent visitors, and coming attractions, plus assorted othe... more info

All About Jazz — "Cohen is a multi-cultural jazz musician, among whose ancestors is Miles Davis. Like Davis, he can make the trumpet a vehicle for uttering the most poignant and portentous human cries."—Thomas Conrad, JazzTimes (on Flood) "An extravagantly skill... more info

Totally Fuzzy — YoungMossTongue said... THE SISTERS OF MERCY - First And Last And Always fuzzy love... XXX http://youngmosstongue.blogspot.com Mr. Jones said... It's so much fun, we're gonna keep doing it: 30 Days Out plops another stack of singles on the turntabl... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Levin said... Miles Davis & Marcus Miller - Music From Siesta (1987) FLAC/320 kb/s Bottle Rockets - 24 Hours A Day (1997) 320 kb/s Bill Evans Trio - Sunday at the Village Vanguard (1961) 320 kb/s Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble - Officium (1994... more info