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We asked 50 writers to choose an album from the past three and a half decades that he or she was dying to tell the world about. The results are surprising, and the essays personal-a fond look back at 35 years of recorded jazz. To augment the section, we’ve printed some rare and wonderful photos from our archives.
Roy Eldridge Roy Eldridge 4: Montreux ’77 (Pablo Live, 1977) Though he had three more years left to play before his horn was stilled by … Read More “50 LPs from 35 Years of JazzTimes, Part II”
Charles Mingus Changes One & Changes Two (Atlantic, 1974) The first time I heard Mingus’ music I couldn’t believe it. It was 1964, I was … Read More “50 LPs from 35 Years of JazzTimes, Part III”
From the opening of jazz’s Taj Mahal in New York City to major artists self-releasing their CDs, from an unlikely tribute album rising up to be the album of the year to the incredible amounts of musical creativity in the face of ongoing economic uncertainy-this is the year in jazz.
We give you release dates and data on some of the biggest CDs scheduled for release this year. (Including the Big Sur-gazing Charles Lloyd’s duets CD with Billy Higgins.) Use it as a guide-but please, no wagering.
Snapshots, rabbit punches and kudos from and for the year that was.
“Like it or not, guitarists apart from Charlie Christian do not rank in importance in jazz as highly as horn players or pianists,” wrote guitarist … Read More “Secret Strings: 10 Most Underrated Guitarists in the History of Jazz”
How many jazz critics does it take to form a consensus? One. Any more than that and you’re asking for trouble. As JazzTimes editor, I’m … Read More “Who’s Overrated? Who’s Underrated?”
