Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters deserves recognition on the 50th anniversary of its release for the rarest of reasons. It is not only one of the many creative pinnacles in this jazz icon’s discography,
Legendary bassist Ron Carter’s annual October takeover of the famous Times Square jazz club Birdland is in the stretch run, as the final weekend of his residency began with a
The recently unearthed The Love Suite: In Mahogany was commissioned for and performed only once by the legendary trumpeter Roy Hargrove at one of the earliest performances of Jazz at
The title of Pat Metheny’s latest album, Dream Box, is taken in part from jazz slang for a hollow-body guitar. But it’s the Missouri natives’ imaginative use of such instruments
Just last week we brought you a trio recording with the bass-drum tandem of Scott Colley and Brian Blade. While those two have long been trio mates to saxophonist Benjamin
Unlike the Detroit-centered Thad Jones, Donald Byrd, and Elvin Jones albums that we have covered as part of the five-part The Third Man/Blue Note partnership, the relatively unheralded Kenny Cox
Following the success of 2021’s Promises with Floating Points (aka Sam Shepard) and the London Symphony Orchestra, there’s been a resurgence of interest in the late Pharaoh Sanders, who unexpectedly
Few individuals have led three different talented lives as the octogenarian jazz trumpeter Eddie Henderson, a practicing physician, a championship figure skater earlier in life, and a five-decade-plus career in
Will Bernard’s discography is decidedly diverse to say the least, featuring as it does his work with a wide range of musicians including Charlie Hunter, John Medeski and Stanton Moore.
Third Man Records and Blue Note Records have formed an exciting partnership that presents re-releases of important jazz artists from Detroit. Included are Donald Byrd, Elvin Jones, Grant Green, Kenny
