Ella Fitzgerald “Live At Montreux 1969”
Ella Fitzgerald remains the Queen of Jazz. A new audio release of her 1969 Montreux performance just brings it home.
Risque Rock N Roll: Naughty Numbers
Rock musicians don’t have the corner of risque songs; their jazz forbears had the corner on that. But they took plenty of inspiration.
Steely Dan’s “Aja”: Eight Minutes of Genius
This Steely Dan masterpiece hits all the right notes. Let’s “deconstruct” it and see why.
Sonny Rollins: The Voice of Jazz History
Sonny Rollins’ made his first jazz record a year after high school. From then on, he continued to push the boundaries of bebop and more.
The History of “St. James Infirmary Blues”
Louis Armstrong popularized this song in the ’20s, but it has a long history both prior…and after. We follow the trail of a classic.