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The Moroccan city of Tangiers, which has a long history as a haven of inspiration for American jazz musicians, will host UNESCO's International Jazz Day for the first time on Tuesday.Over the last century, jazz greats such as Randy Weston, Idrees Sulieman and Max Roach all crossed the Atlantic to play and record music in the North African port city, perched on the edge of the Strait of Gibraltar."The city has had a fascinating power of attraction on a wave of intellectuals and musician...

The Moroccan city of Tangiers, which has a long history as a haven of inspiration for American jazz musicians, will host UNESCO's International Jazz Day for the first time on Tuesday. Over the last century, jazz greats such as Randy Weston, Idrees Sulieman and Max Roach all crossed the Atlantic to play and record music in the North African port city, perched on the edge of the Strait of Gibraltar. "The city has had a fascinating power of attraction on a wave of intellectuals and musici...

TANGIERS: The Moroccan city of Tangiers, which has a long history as a haven of inspiration for American jazz...

Heres some of the PVC treasure thats arrived recently, most of it reissues of classic jazz, soul, rock and roll, and more, with a couple newly recorded gems in the mix, too.

Swedish composer who mixed computerised sounds with traditional instruments to create finely tuned textures

Vinyl reissue for the pianist's 1957 leader debut that included Idrees Sulieman, John Coltrane, Jackie McLean and Sahib Shihab

This spring, Craft Recordings officially re-launched Original Jazz Classics, reimagining the long-running reissue imprint with audiophiles and vinyl collectors in mind. Now the series closes out the year with three more essential titles: The Tony Bennett Bill Evans Album, the Dave Brubeck Quartet’s Jazz at Oberlin and The Cats, which captures Tommy Flanagan, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell and Idrees Sulieman on the cusp of stardom.

Mal Waldrons Mal/2 vinyl reissue is a handsome package that perfectly captures the late, great jazz pianist just as he was starting his 40-plus-year roll.

Record Time is Paste’s monthly column that takes a glimpse into the wide array of new vinyl releases currently flooding record stores around the world, and all the gear that is part of the ongoing surge in vinyl culture. Rather than run down every fresh bit of wax in the marketplace, we’ll home in on special editions, reissues and unusual titles that come across our desk with an interest in discussing both the music and how it is pressed and presented. This month, that includes a boxed set o...

His taut and rhythmically supple approach to jazz piano – notably his best-selling recording of 'Poinciana' – influenced generations of other musicians who embraced his less-is-more dynamics.