Jazz Guides
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Ornette Coleman
21st Nov 2019
Ornette Coleman's reputation as the man who broke jazz often gets in the way of some of the most celebratory music of any age, which continues to communicate 60 years on.
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Jelly Roll Morton
21st Aug 2019
Matt explores Jelly Roll Morton's recordings both as a solo pianist and with the Red Hot Peppers group.
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Jimmy Smith
20th Jun 2019
Another week, another new article heading, this one incorporating Classic album of the Week (it's their fault for showing me how to add categories). Jimmy Smith transformed the Hammond organ into a pukka jazz beast, so let's go Back to the Chicken Shack with Jimmy and also indulge in a brief(ish) history of the mighty B3, and its dark twin, the Leslie cabinet.
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A fascinating Duke Ellington biography by Terry Teachout
15th May 2019
Matt explores Duke Ellington's life and music through Terry Teachout's biography, which paints a picture of both the musician and the world he was working in.
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3-disc Essential Albums Collection
23rd Jan 2019
February 2019 sees the release of 20 concise artist anthologies which will appeal to both jazz connoisseurs and act as a perfect introduction to new audiences of Post-Bop, Big Band, Soul-Jazz, Bebop, Vocal, Jazz Guitar, Acid Jazz, Fusion, Latin Jazz and Piano Jazz.
