The Dozens
134 curated lists of essential jazz recordings, selected by today's leading artists and critics
THE DOZENS: JOHN MCLAUGHLIN ON STANDARDS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Charles Mingus
THE DOZENS: JOHN MCLAUGHLIN ON STANDARDS by Walter Kolosky Editor's note: Guitarist extraordinaire John McLaughlin recently participated ...
THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL BILLIE HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Dean Kincade
THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL BILLIE HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES by Stuart Nicholson Billie Holiday, artwork by Michael Symonds ...
THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL BILLIE HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Dean Kincade
THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL BILLIE HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES by Stuart Nicholson Billie Holiday, artwork by Michael Symonds ...
THE DOZENS: 12 ESSENTIAL BARITONE SAX PERFORMANCES – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Sidney Bechet
THE DOZENS: 12 ESSENTIAL BARITONE SAX PERFORMANCES by Eric Novod Gerry Mulligan, by Ray Avery Whenever I told peop...
THE DOZENS: JAZZ PERSPECTIVES ON THE BEATLES – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Bill Holman
THE DOZENS: JAZZ PERSPECTIVES ON THE BEATLES by Matt Leskovic During the 1960s, jazz became more stylistically diverse than ever. Conv...
THE DOZENS: RANDY BRECKER SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL FREDDIE HUBBARD TRACKS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Ted Panken
THE DOZENS: RANDY BRECKER SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL FREDDIE HUBBARD TRACKS by Ted Panken (editor) Note: During the course of a career that spa...
THE DOZENS: BOBBY BROOM SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL GEORGE BENSON TRACKS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Ted Panken
THE DOZENS: BOBBY BROOM SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL GEORGE BENSON TRACKS by Ted Panken (editor) Editor's Note: Around 1975, Bobby Broom, a 14-yea...
THE DOZENS: URI CAINE SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL HERBIE HANCOCK TRACKS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Ted Panken
THE DOZENS: URI CAINE SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL HERBIE HANCOCK TRACKS by Ted Panken (editor) Few jazz-related artists are busier these days tha...
THE DOZENS: CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE SELECTS CLASSIC RAY BROWN TRACKS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Ted Panken
THE DOZENS: CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE SELECTS CLASSIC RAY BROWN TRACKS by Ted Panken (editor) Ray Brown by Richard Lai...
DESERT ISLAND DOZENS: BEN ALLISON – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Eric Novod
DESERT ISLAND DOZENS: BEN ALLISON by Eric Novod (editor) Ben Allison, recently featured in an interview and concert review on jazz.com, ...
DESERT ISLAND DOZENS: FRANK KIMBROUGH – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Eric Novod
DESERT ISLAND DOZENS: FRANK KIMBROUGH by Eric Novod (editor) Not many jazz musicians have had a stronger revitalizing and sustaining impa...
DESERT ISLAND DOZENS: PETER ERSKINE – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Eric Novod
DESERT ISLAND DOZENS: PETER ERSKINE by Eric Novod (editor) In the music world, but especially in the jazz world, everyone wants to know w...
THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL ELVIN JONES – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Dizzy Gillespie
THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL ELVIN JONES by Eric Novod Elvin Jones, artwork by Michael Symonds While Kenny Clarke, Art Blakey, Roy Hay...
THE DOZENS: BODY PARTS FOR HALLOWEEN – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Jan Hammer
THE DOZENS: BODY PARTS FOR HALLOWEEN by Walter Kolosky A few months ago I was writing a Jazz.com review of Bireli LaGrenes tune Hips...
THE DOZENS: AL HOOD SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL CLIFFORD BROWN TRACKS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Ted Panken
THE DOZENS: AL HOOD SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL CLIFFORD BROWN TRACKS by Ted Panken (editor) Brown Brown by Martel C...
THE DOZENS: VIJAY IYER SURVEYS THE MUSIC OF ANDREW HILL – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Ted Panken
THE DOZENS: VIJAY IYER SURVEYS THE MUSIC OF ANDREW HILL by Ted Panken (editor) In 1995, Vijay Iyer, then a 24-year-old Berkeley PhD cand...
THE DOZENS: JOE LOVANO SELECTS ESSENTIAL JOHN COLTRANE – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Ted Panken
THE DOZENS: JOE LOVANO SELECTS ESSENTIAL JOHN COLTRANE by Ted Panken (editor) Joe Lovano, by Jos L. Knaepen ...
THE DOZENS: BRIAN LYNCH SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL WOODY SHAW TRACKS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Ted Panken
THE DOZENS: BRIAN LYNCH SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL WOODY SHAW TRACKS by Ted Panken (editor) Editor's Note: From the nature of his remarks on the...
THE DOZENS: MARIA SCHNEIDER SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL GIL EVANS TRACKS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Ted Panken
THE DOZENS: MARIA SCHNEIDER SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL GIL EVANS TRACKS by Ted Panken (editor) In 2006, during a "listening session" with New Y...
THE DOZENS: JASON MORAN SELECTS 12 CLASSIC JAKI BYARD TRACKS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Ted Panken
THE DOZENS: JASON MORAN SELECTS 12 CLASSIC JAKI BYARD TRACKS by Ted Panken (editor) Jaki Byard, artwork by Suza...
THE DOZENS: JASON MORAN SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL MUHAL RICHARD ABRAMS TRACKS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Ted Panken
THE DOZENS: JASON MORAN SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL MUHAL RICHARD ABRAMS TRACKS by Ted Panken (editor) Asked to select a musician to analyze f...
THE DOZENS: ERIC REED SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL AHMAD JAMAL TRACKS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Ted Panken
THE DOZENS: ERIC REED SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL AHMAD JAMAL TRACKS by Ted Panken (editor) Ahmad Jamal, by Suzanne Cerny ...
Reviews Of Tracks From Ron Carter S I Dear Miles I Cd
by Richard Rodgers
Reviews of Tracks from Ron Carter's Dear Miles Ron Carter's recent Dear Miles CD finds the bassist in a rare retrospective frame of mind, lo...
THE DOZENS: 12 CLASSIC BLUE NOTE GROOVES – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
THE DOZENS: 12 CLASSIC BLUE NOTE GROOVES by Matt Leskovic Alto saxophonist Lou Donaldsons 1970 Blue Note recording Everything I Play Is Fu...
THE DOZENS: 12 CLASSIC LEE MORGAN TRACKS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Benny Golson
THE DOZENS: 12 CLASSIC LEE MORGAN TRACKS by Matt Leskovic Nobodys perfect, right? Weve all heard that one. Even some of the most revered ...
THE DOZENS: 12 ESSSENTIAL WAYNE SHORTER TRACKS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Wayne Shorter
THE DOZENS: 12 ESSSENTIAL WAYNE SHORTER TRACKS by Matt Miller Early stints with Horace Silver and Maynard Ferguson introduced Wayne Short...
THE DOZENS: 12 JAZZ DIVAS YOU NEED TO KNOW – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Suzanne Cerny
THE DOZENS: 12 JAZZ DIVAS YOU NEED TO KNOW by Thomas Cunniffe Singer in Red, artwork by Suzanne Cerny Jazz singer used to be...
THE DOZENS: A DIZZY DOZEN GILLESPIE CLASSICS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Dizzy Gillespie
THE DOZENS: A DIZZY DOZEN GILLESPIE CLASSICS by Mark Lomanno From his seminal work with Charlie Parker to his collaborations with Chano...
THE DOZENS: A HALF CENTURY OF MARTIAL SOLAL – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Miles Davis
THE DOZENS: A HALF CENTURY OF MARTIAL SOLAL by Thierry Quénum A few years ago, on the stage of a big French jazz festival, veteran pianis...
THE DOZENS: A SHORT HISTORY OF THE SOPRANO SAX – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Daniele Todaro
THE DOZENS: A SHORT HISTORY OF THE SOPRANO SAX by Chris Kelsey Soprano Sax and Piano Fabric collage by Daniele Todaro ...
THE DOZENS: AARON PARKS SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL PAUL BLEY TRACKS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Ted Panken
THE DOZENS: AARON PARKS SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL PAUL BLEY TRACKS by Ted Panken (editor) Paul Bley, by Jos L. Kn...
THE DOZENS: ART TATUM AT 100 – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Duke Ellington
THE DOZENS: ART TATUM AT 100 by Ted Gioia Art Tatum would be celebrating his 100th birthday this week. His death at age 47 back in 1956...
THE DOZENS: TO B-3 OR NOT B-3 . . . A GUIDE TO JAZZ ORGAN TRIOS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Burt Bacharach
THE DOZENS: TO B-3 OR NOT B-3 . . . A GUIDE TO JAZZ ORGAN TRIOS by Steve Greenlee Despite the undisputed genius of its most famous player,...
THE DOZENS: BILL FRISELL – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Michael Wilson
THE DOZENS: BILL FRISELL by Eric Novod As unassumingly as Bill Frisell presents himself in his everyday life is as fiery and unabashedly...
THE DOZENS: CHARLIE PARKER'S OVERLOOKED GEMS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Ray Noble
THE DOZENS: CHARLIE PARKER'S OVERLOOKED GEMS by Marc Myers There are no bad Charlie Parker recordings. Everything Bird recorded had the bl...
THE DOZENS: CRIME JAZZ – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Leith Stevens
THE DOZENS: CRIME JAZZ by Alan Kurtz Film scholar David Butler reckons that by the early 1950s movie jazz had become "a convenient way to...
THE DOZENS: DAVE FRISHBERG – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Dave Frishberg
THE DOZENS: DAVE FRISHBERG by Thomas Cunniffe Dave Frishberg once offered his original song The Underdog to Frank Sinatra. The song told ...
THE DOZENS: DENNY ZEITLIN – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Mosaic Select
THE DOZENS: DENNY ZEITLIN by Bill Kirchner 2009 has been a banner year for pianist-composer Denny Zeitlin (b. 1938). With the release ...
THE DOZENS: DEXTER GORDON – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Thomas Andersen
THE DOZENS: DEXTER GORDON by Eric Novod Dexters Deck Dexter Gordon at the Three Deuces (1946) ...
THE DOZENS: EARLY DJANGO – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Suzanne Cerny
THE DOZENS: EARLY DJANGO by Thomas Cunniffe Django Reinhardt, artwork by Suzanne Cerny George Bernard Shaw once wrote t...
THE DOZENS: EARLY VINTAGE WYNTON MARSALIS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Irving Berlin
THE DOZENS: EARLY VINTAGE WYNTON MARSALIS by Ted Gioia Wynton Marsalis may be the most frequently discussed musician in jazz, but also...
THE DOZENS: ECM - THE FIRST DECADE – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Manfred Eicher
THE DOZENS: ECM - THE FIRST DECADE by Ted Gioia The ECM record label, founded by Manfred Eicher in 1969, continues to expand our musical ...
THE DOZENS: ESBJÖRN SVENSSON – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Georg Riedel
THE DOZENS: ESBJÖRN SVENSSON by David Tenenholtz In the weeks that have passed since the tragic death of Esbj�rn Svensson, there has be...
THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL ART BLAKEY – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Hank Mobley
THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL ART BLAKEY by Eric Novod By the age of 25 (1944), Pittsburgh-native Art Blakey had already completed stints with Ma...
THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL BILL EVANS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Suzanne Cerny
THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL BILL EVANS by Ted Gioia Bill Evans's career as a jazz pianist started with little fanfare. His first leader date,...
THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL BIX BEIDERBECKE – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Nick La
THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL BIX BEIDERBECKE by Brendan Wolfe Bix Beiderbecke, artwork by Suzanne Cerny Bix Beiderbecke (1903-1931) is...
THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL BOB DOROUGH – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Suzanne Cerny
THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL BOB DOROUGH by Scott Albin Bob Dorough, artwork by Suzanne Cerny Bob Dorough has ...
THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL BOSSA NOVA – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Antonio Carlos Jobim
THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL BOSSA NOVA by Judith Schlesinger Bossa nova never was a dance, despite the 1963 hit "Blame it on the Bossa Nova" (...
THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL CHRIS POTTER – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Chris Potter
THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL CHRIS POTTER by Jacob Teichroew Chris Potter is a powerful force in the world of modern jazz. His work as a sideman...
THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL GARY MCFARLAND – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Doug Payne
THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL GARY MCFARLAND by Bill Kirchner Gary McFarland's life could be the subject of a movie screenplay. Until he was in hi...
THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL GERALD WILSON – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Dizzy Gillespie
THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL GERALD WILSON by Jeff Sultanof Gerald Wilson, artwork by Suzanne Cerny Gerald Wi...
THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL JAZZ GUITAR – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Bill Evans
THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL JAZZ GUITAR by Scott Albin The Guitarist, artwork by Suzanne Cerny They say that the guitar is one ...
THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL JESSICA WILLIAMS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Elaine Arc
THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL JESSICA WILLIAMS by Scott Albin Superlatives abound in the many reviews and articles about the now 61-year-old pian...
THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL JOE HENDERSON – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Kenny Dorham
THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL JOE HENDERSON by S. Victor Aaron Joe Henderson, by Jos L. Knaepen So many tenor saxop...
THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL KEITH JARRETT – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Sammy Fain
THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL KEITH JARRETT by Ted Gioia Keith Jarrett, by Richard Laird Fans today who know Keith J...
THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL MUDDY WATERS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Leslie Herman
THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL MUDDY WATERS by Ed Leimbacher Muddy Waters, artwork by Leslie Herman Country boy McKinley Morganf...
THE DOZENS: GREAT VIBES – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Benny Goodman
THE DOZENS: GREAT VIBES by Scott Albin Vibraphonist Jay Hoggard, in the notes to his 1989 Overview release, made the following observa...
THE DOZENS: ETHAN IVERSON ON STRIDE PIANO – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Ted Panken
THE DOZENS: ETHAN IVERSON ON STRIDE PIANO by Ted Panken (editor) Editor's Note: Music fans, jazz-oriented or otherwise, may know Ethan Iv...
THE DOZENS: EUROPEAN JAZZ – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Harry Akst
THE DOZENS: EUROPEAN JAZZ by Stuart Nicholson Nightclub by Suzanne Cerny As jazz history was being constructed wit...
THE DOZENS: FIFTIES FEMMES FATALES – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Harold Arlen
THE DOZENS: FIFTIES FEMMES FATALES by Alan Kurtz In 1958, as evidence that love's fever is a long-running malady, singer/lyricist Peggy ...
THE DOZENS: FRANK SINATRA FOR JAZZ LOVERS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Joe Bushkin
THE DOZENS: FRANK SINATRA FOR JAZZ LOVERS by Marc Myers Frank Sinatra, artwork by Suzanne Cerny Editor's Note: This month...
THE DOZENS: FRINGE GUITAR – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Joseph Spence
THE DOZENS: FRINGE GUITAR by Ted Gioia Guitar Magic, artwork by Don Pulver Not everybody gets to be Hendrix or Clapton. ...
THE DOZENS: TREMENDOUS TROMBONES – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Larry Shields
THE DOZENS: TREMENDOUS TROMBONES by Alex W. Rodriguez According to modern jazz great Slide Hampton, "we trombonists are problem solvers...
THE DOZENS: HARLEM – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Bubber Miley
THE DOZENS: HARLEM by Ted Gioia Harlem at Night, photo by Marcel Fleiss Jazz sprang from the damp soi...
THE DOZENS: HARMON-IZED TRUMPETS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Isham Jones
THE DOZENS: HARMON-IZED TRUMPETS by Alan Kurtz "It has heretofore been a great annoyance for the neighborhood if a person commences to pr...
THE DOZENS: HIP-HOP MEETS JAZZ – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Grand Mixer
THE DOZENS: HIP-HOP MEETS JAZZ by Jared Pauley For well over forty years, jazz music and hip-hop music have flirted with each other on ...
THE DOZENS: HISTORIC RHYTHM SECTIONS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Earl Hines
THE DOZENS: HISTORIC RHYTHM SECTIONS by Eric Novod The Rhythm Section, artwork by Suzanne Cerny As jazz slowly but su...
THE DOZENS: HOAGY CARMICHAEL – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Hoagy Carmichael
THE DOZENS: HOAGY CARMICHAEL by Thomas Cunniffe Hoagy Carmichael was born in Bloomington, Indiana on November 22, 1899. His given name...
THE DOZENS: HORACE SILVER – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Brian Mc
THE DOZENS: HORACE SILVER by Bill Kirchner Perceptive commentators such as Martin Williams and Bob Blumenthal have written about the crea...
THE DOZENS: ITALIAN JAZZ – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Bruno Tommaso
THE DOZENS: ITALIAN JAZZ by Thierry Quénum From its American origins, jazz has spread all over the world. In the process, the music ha...
THE DOZENS: JACO PASTORIUS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Pee Wee Ellis
THE DOZENS: JACO PASTORIUS by Jared Pauley Jaco Pastorius (1951-1987) was one of the most electrifying performers in the history of jazz...
THE DOZENS: JAZZ & BJÖRK – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Betty Hutton
THE DOZENS: JAZZ & BJÖRK by Brad Farberman Strangely, it has become common practice for today's leading jazz musicians to perform and rec...
THE DOZENS: JAZZ CELLO – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Harry Link
THE DOZENS: JAZZ CELLO by Eric Wendell Can the cello swing? Can the cello be as melodically sophisticated as traditional jazz instrumen...
THE DOZENS: JAZZ EXOTICA – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Duke Ellington
THE DOZENS: JAZZ EXOTICA by Alan Kurtz Exotica is armchair tourism. We experience foreign strangeness without the hassles of leaving home...
THE DOZENS: JAZZ FOR THE BIRDS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Eddie Edwards
THE DOZENS: JAZZ FOR THE BIRDS by Alan Kurtz It's only fitting. Since birds inspire us with their songs, composers return the favor, dedi...
THE DOZENS: JAZZ ON A SUMMER'S DAY – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Columbia Records
THE DOZENS: JAZZ ON A SUMMER'S DAY by Alan Kurtz During the 1950s, the Newport Jazz Festival was an outdoor jamboree held in the ex...
THE DOZENS: JELLY ROLL MORTON – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Suzanne Cerny
THE DOZENS: JELLY ROLL MORTON by Rob Bamberger Jelly Roll Morton, artwork by Suzanne Cerny Its evening in Washington, D.C., and...
THE DOZENS: KING OLIVER – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Suzanne Cerny
THE DOZENS: KING OLIVER by Peter Gerler Joseph "King" Oliver helped deliver polyphonic ensemble swing from the New Orleans backwater. ...
THE DOZENS: KRAZY KATS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Don Murray
THE DOZENS: KRAZY KATS by Alan Kurtz "America is a mistake," declared Sigmund Freud after visiting the U.S. in 1909. The contempt was not...
THE DOZENS: THE LEE KONITZ DUETS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Thierry Qunum
THE DOZENS: THE LEE KONITZ DUETS by Thierry Quénum Lee Konitz, by Jos L. Knaepen The first time Lee Konitz reco...
THE DOZENS: LENNIE TRISTANO – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Suzanne Cerny
THE DOZENS: LENNIE TRISTANO by Ted Gioia Few jazz pianists have demonstrated a more expansive and awe-inspiring vision of the improvisat...
THE DOZENS: LESTER YOUNG AT 100 – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Lester Young
THE DOZENS: LESTER YOUNG AT 100 by Michael J. West It's hard to imagine what it was like. Today, New York City is so entrenched as the ...
THE DOZENS: LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Max Gordon
THE DOZENS: LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD by Eric Novod Whenever I step inside the Village Vanguard, I am always struck by a dj vu sense ...
THE DOZENS: MCCOY TYNER – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Mongo Santamaria
THE DOZENS: MCCOY TYNER by Jared Pauley McCoy Tyner, by Jos L. Knaepen McCoy Tyner is one of the most celebrated pia...
THE DOZENS: MEDESKI, MARTIN & WOOD – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Reuben Wilson
THE DOZENS: MEDESKI, MARTIN & WOOD by Matt Leskovic Avant Gardism comes in all shapes and sizes today. The new generation of musicians is...
THE DOZENS: MILDRED BAILEY – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Suzanne Cerny
THE DOZENS: MILDRED BAILEY by Sue Russell Mildred Bailey, artwork by Suzanne Cerny Mildred Bailey (1907-1951...
THE DOZENS: MILTON NASCIMENTO – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Eumir Deodato
THE DOZENS: MILTON NASCIMENTO by Ted Gioia Milton Nascimento rose to fame a few months after "The Girl from Ipanema" earned its Grammy a...
THE DOZENS: MODERN BIG BANDS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Suzanne Cerny
THE DOZENS: MODERN BIG BANDS by Eric Novod The Big Band, artwork by Suzanne Cerny It can be argued that ...
THE DOZENS: MUSICAL AMERICANA – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Ed Leimbacher
THE DOZENS: MUSICAL AMERICANA by Ed Leimbacher Jazz Americana, artwork by Suzanne Cerny Shortly after World War II ended,...
THE DOZENS: MY FUNNY VALENTINE – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Suzanne Cerny
THE DOZENS: MY FUNNY VALENTINE by Thomas Cunniffe My Funny Valentine, artwork by Suzanne Cerny "My Funny Valentine" wa...
THE DOZENS: NASHEET WAITS SELECTS 12 CLASSIC MAX ROACH TRACKS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Ted Panken
THE DOZENS: NASHEET WAITS SELECTS 12 CLASSIC MAX ROACH TRACKS by Ted Panken (editor) In an era when drummers consider it a default perform...
THE DOZENS: NIELS-HENNING ÖRSTED PEDERSEN – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Bud Powell
THE DOZENS: NIELS-HENNING ÖRSTED PEDERSEN by Frank Bachmann Møller Niels-Henning Örsted Pedersen ...
THE DOZENS: RETURN TO FOREVER – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Chick Corea
THE DOZENS: RETURN TO FOREVER by Walter Kolosky As we write, Return to Forever, the pioneering fusion group from the seventies, has reun...
THE DOZENS: RING-A-DING-DINGS: TWELVE 1960S MALE VOCAL HIPSTERS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Steve Allen
THE DOZENS: RING-A-DING-DINGS: TWELVE 1960S MALE VOCAL HIPSTERS by Alan Kurtz Sinatra named them, Sinatra claimed them. Frank's album Ri...
THE DOZENS: ROY HAYNES – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Eric Novod
THE DOZENS: ROY HAYNES by Eric Novod The century mark is a uniquely exciting time in the development of a major musical style. History i...
THE DOZENS: RUDY REINDEER'S FAVORITE JAZZ – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Mel Torm
THE DOZENS: RUDY REINDEER'S FAVORITE JAZZ by Alan Kurtz First, about the name. The whole "Rudolph" thing started as a joke. To friends an...
THE DOZENS: SCAT SINGING – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Jelly Roll Morton
THE DOZENS: SCAT SINGING by Thomas Cunniffe Scat singingimprovised solos created by a vocalist using nonsense syllables for wordsis one...
THE DOZENS: STEELY DAN – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Walter Becker
THE DOZENS: STEELY DAN by Marcus Singletary While conducting research for a Steely Dan concert review that I wrote for jazz.com, I rea...
THE DOZENS: STEVE COLEMAN ON CHARLIE PARKER – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Steve Coleman
THE DOZENS: STEVE COLEMAN ON CHARLIE PARKER by Steve Coleman (Ted Panken editor) The music of Charles Christopher Parkeras well as the mu...
THE DOZENS: STORMY WEATHER – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Harold Arlen
THE DOZENS: STORMY WEATHER by Alan Kurtz Ethel Waters induced "Stormy Weather" in 1933 at the Cotton Club, an oasis of prosperity in Depr...
THE DOZENS: SUMMERTIME – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by George Gershwin
THE DOZENS: SUMMERTIME by Thomas Cunniffe Sidney Bechet, by Ray Avery "Summertime" is a ...
THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL TANGO – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Terig Tucci
THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL TANGO by Ted Gioia Key West Tango, artwork by Karen Kucharski The similarities between j...
THE DOZENS: THE BEST OF THE ART BLAKEY ALUMS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Robert Mellin
THE DOZENS: THE BEST OF THE ART BLAKEY ALUMS by Eric Novod There are post-Swing Era bandleaders, and then there is Art Blakey. After a br...
THE DOZENS: THE BIRTH OF THE COOL – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Hal Leonard
THE DOZENS: THE BIRTH OF THE COOL by Jeff Sultanof On September 4, 1948, a live broadcast from the Royal Roost featured a group led b...
The Dozens The Golden Anniversary Of Porgy And Bess
by Miles Davis
THE DOZENS: THE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY OF PORGY AND BESS by Alan Kurtz Kind of Blue (1959) is usually cited as Miles Davis's best-selling...
THE DOZENS: THE JAZZY SIDE OF FRANK ZAPPA – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Frank Zappa
THE DOZENS: THE JAZZY SIDE OF FRANK ZAPPA by Ted Gioia "Jazz is the music of unemployment," Frank Zappa once quipped. But don't let these...
THE DOZENS: THE NEW STANDARDS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Colin Greenwood
THE DOZENS: THE NEW STANDARDS by Matt Leskovic Jazz musicians have always used popular music for improvisational vehicles. Songs from Br...
The Dozens Twelve Blue Sentimental Tenor Sax Ballads
by Count Basie
THE DOZENS: TWELVE BLUE & SENTIMENTAL TENOR SAX BALLADS by Alan Kurtz Saxophone by Suzanne Cerny The tenor is the manliest saxo...
THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL BRAD MEHLDAU PERFORMANCES – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Richard Rodgers
THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL BRAD MEHLDAU PERFORMANCES by Ted Gioia Few jazz musicians in recent years have put together a more exciting...
THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL DAVE HOLLAND TRACKS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Dave Holland
THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL DAVE HOLLAND TRACKS by Bill Harrison Dave Holland, photo by Jos L. Knaepen The f...
THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL ELLA FITZGERALD PERFORMANCES – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Al Feldman
THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL ELLA FITZGERALD PERFORMANCES by Stuart Nicholson Ella Fitzgerald lived to sing. Nothing in her life meant as ...
THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL HERBIE HANCOCK PERFORMANCES – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Victor Feldman
THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL HERBIE HANCOCK PERFORMANCES by Ted Gioia When Miles Davis hired Herbie Hancock (along with Ron Carter and To...
The Dozens Twelve Essential Jazz Flute Performances
by Bud Shank
THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL JAZZ FLUTE PERFORMANCES by Alan Kurtz "The flute," flutist Bud Shank informed historian Ted Gioia in 1988, "i...
THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL JOHN COLTRANE PERFORMANCES – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by John Coltrane
THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL JOHN COLTRANE PERFORMANCES by Steve Greenlee John Coltrane (1926-1967) started out as a promising straight-a...
THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL MATTHEW SHIPP TRACKS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Walter Gross
THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL MATTHEW SHIPP TRACKS by Steve Greenlee Matthew Shipp, artwork by Suzanne Cerny Matthew Shipp may be...
THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL MODERN JAZZ TRUMPET SOLOS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Miles Davis
THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL MODERN JAZZ TRUMPET SOLOS by Matt Leskovic Trumpeter by Suzanne Cerny The trumpets...
THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL PAT METHENY PERFORMANCES – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Pat Metheny
THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL PAT METHENY PERFORMANCES by Mark Saleski Guitarist Pat Metheny has recorded with so many musicians, and in ...
THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL STAN KENTON PERFORMANCES – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Stan Kenton
THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL STAN KENTON PERFORMANCES by Jeff Sultanof Stanley Newcomb Kenton led one of the most controversial big bands ...
THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL STPHANE GRAPPELLI – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Stphane Grappelli
THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL STPHANE GRAPPELLI by Scott Albin Stphane Grappelli, by Jos L. Knaepen Below are twelve essential tracks drawn...
THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL THELONIOUS MONK PERFORMANCES – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Thelonious Monk
THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL THELONIOUS MONK PERFORMANCES by Steve Greenlee The pianist Thelonious Monk (1917-1982) was bebops mad genius...
The Dozens Twelve Essential Third Stream Performances
by Franklyn Marks
THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL 'THIRD STREAM' PERFORMANCES by Alan Kurtz A few years after longtime Metropolitan Opera French hornist Gunth...
THE DOZENS: TWELVE GREAT LOVERS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Richard Rodgers
THE DOZENS: TWELVE GREAT LOVERS by Alan Kurtz Jazz has always relied on popular songs to connect quickly with an audience. In return, ja...
THE DOZENS: TWELVE GREAT MOMENTS IN MODERN JAZZ DRUMMING – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Ray Bryant
THE DOZENS: TWELVE GREAT MOMENTS IN MODERN JAZZ DRUMMING by Eric Novod Transitions and developments at the drumset have been an essential...
THE DOZENS: TWELVE LATIN JAZZ CLASSICS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Duke Ellington
THE DOZENS: TWELVE LATIN JAZZ CLASSICS by Mark Lomanno Percussionist, artwork by Suzanne Cerny Editor's note: Pianist Mar...
THE DOZENS: TWELVE SONNYS OF JAZZ – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Bill Harris
THE DOZENS: TWELVE SONNYS OF JAZZ by Scott Albin Jazz Quiz: What do these names have in common? Saul Berman Herman Blount Conrad Yeatis ...
THE DOZENS: TWELVE TRACKS BY PIANO TRIOS WITH GUITAR AND BASS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Nadine Robinson
THE DOZENS: TWELVE TRACKS BY PIANO TRIOS WITH GUITAR AND BASS by Alan Kurtz Nat King Cole, artwork by Suzanne Cerny A...
THE DOZENS: TWELVE TRAIN TRACKS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Meade Lux Lewis
THE DOZENS: TWELVE TRAIN TRACKS by Thomas Cunniffe For big bands in the thirties, trains were the logical upgrade from the drudgery of...
THE DOZENS: TWELVE TRUMPETERS YOU NEED TO KNOW ON A FIRST NAME BASIS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Jabbo Smith
THE DOZENS: TWELVE TRUMPETERS YOU NEED TO KNOW ON A FIRST NAME BASIS by Ted Gioia We all know about Dizzy & Miles, Louis & Wynton, Bix & ...
THE DOZENS: TWELVE TURKEYS FOR THANKSGIVING – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Sammy Cahn
THE DOZENS: TWELVE TURKEYS FOR THANKSGIVING by Alan Kurtz Jazz.com visitors will notice that most of our reviews are favorable. That's b...
THE DOZENS: WEATHER REPORT – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Joe Zawinul
THE DOZENS: WEATHER REPORT by Jared Pauley Josef Zawinul and Wayne Shorter first played together in Maynard Ferguson's big band in 1959. ...
THE DOZENS: WEST SIDE STORY – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Oscar Peterson
THE DOZENS: WEST SIDE STORY by Ed Leimbacher Scads of Broadway show tunes have become jazz standards, but probably no single musical pr...
THE DOZENS: WHEN JAZZ CATS MEET ROCKERS – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Mick Jagger
THE DOZENS: WHEN JAZZ CATS MEET ROCKERS by S. Victor Aaron Jazz musicians performing sidemen roles on recording dates of non-jazz performa...
The Dozens Woody Allen Movie Jazz
by Irving Aaronson
THE DOZENS: THE JAZZ SIDE OF WOODY ALLEN by Alan Kurtz Woody Allen, artwork by Suzanne Cerny When we pitched thi...
THE DOZENS: TWELVE TUNES THAT TAKE YOU PLACES – Jazz.com | Jazz Music– Jazz Artists– Jazz News
by Mike Stern
THE DOZENS: TWELVE TUNES THAT TAKE YOU PLACES by Walter Kolosky Artwork by Suzanne Cerny Editor's Note: Walter Kolosky recently co...