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In 1974 the Belgian harmonica player brought his singular European jazz sound to a session with Joanne Brackeen, Cecil McBee and Freddie Waits

At the age of 85 Lloyd once again lived down charges of going commercial while the young Henriette went straight to chamber jazz

For over six decades, tenor saxophonist/flautist and composer Charles Lloyd has enjoyed a most luminous career.

A run of late-summer concerts—one presented by Jazzmobile, the others comprising the main events in the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival—showed again the power and primacy of remembrance in finding a way forward.

The modal jazz and moody noodling reflects the 1970s fascination with mind-blowing but DeJohnette was better on the 1974 ECM album Timeless

This 1977 album was obscure in its day, but it spawned a fervent cult among fans of spiritual jazz, for good reason: The no-frills recording captures a feeling of unearthly magic.

Harlie Parker. “Bird.” “Yardbird.” After saying his name they shout “amen” and holla “Hallelujah.” He’s revered like a saint (the jazz saint of improvisation).

Two staggeringly prolific titans of the genre—saxophonist Chico Freeman and bassist Ron Carter—play back-to-back Chicago Jazz Festival sets at Pritzker Pavilion.

The pianist's 1975 leader debut showed her moving from a post-bop background with Blakey, Joe Henderson et al into more individual territory

Tonights Jazz Feature is one of the many that alto saxophonist Jackie McLean did for Blue Note Records during his early years with the label from 1959 to 1967. Jackie reached musical maturity during his Blue Note years and his playing progressed by leaps and bounds. This album seems unjustly neglected and deserves a hearing as the music is superb. It marks the recorded debut of trumpeter/composer Charles Tolliver. Charles contributes 3 compositions to the set which was recorded at Rudy van Geld...