So why do these lame lyrics exist? They self-referentially describe the famous players who theoretically performed in a club somewhere (Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Bud Powell), but they're a pointless nostalgia trip. This melody does not lend itself to...

The group let loose with a swinging tempo, gritty saxes, and the screaming, nimble playing of Palmer on Dizzy Gillespies Ow! It was Kellys show, though, and she sang her velvety, pop-influenced Nightime Star, followed by the New Orleans-styled...

Corea surrenders just a bit more to his Evans influence, and it helps the listener to understand the way in which the younger pianist stands on his hero’s shoulders. Corea has always sounded, to me, like the lovechild of Evans, Bud Powell, and perhaps...

Photo brillante, JC! Vous avez capture le danseur en silhouette et on peut imaginer le danseur danser reellement en musique. Also, really great effect with the lighting and colour in the background. I really like the music also. Thanks for sharing! I am...

GA: I loved all of it. I listened to radio station WJLB and danced to soul, discoeverything. But my heart was in jazz.My father was always a huge jazz fan. When I was growing up, he played records by Charlie Parker, the Modern Jazz Quartet, Sonny...

I just like the idea of giving the younger generation a chance to hear this type of music and keep it alive. MR: Let's jump back and chat a bit about your album Wizard Island where you introduced a now very famous artist by the name of Kenny G, right? ...