Together these three reissues demonstrate that although each of Blakey's bands maintained a similar sound they also possessed their own individual identities. Drum Suite is a unique entry in the ...

The music of Brazil, a slice of the smooth style, a heavy dose of world rhythms and a pinch of jazz fusion provide the ingredients for the exotic and refreshing new sound captured on After Carnival, ...

Musicians call it "spang-a-lang," for obvious phonetic reasons, and it's so synonymous with jazz, it no longer occurs to us that someone had to invent it. But someone did: a drummer named Kenny Clarke ...

The saxophonist leads as featured on "Cigar Lounge" by Big Mike Hart, who reigns in his first appearance. By Gary Trust Boney James becomes the first act to amass 20 No. 1s on Billboard’s Smooth Jazz ...

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