I recently came across a Dexter Gordon title of unreleased material at the time of its issuance, 2018. The recording, captured in Europe and titled “Espace Cardin 1977” (Elemental), was comprised of ...

DEXTER GORDON Round Midnight ORIGINAL PRODUCER: Herbie Hancock REISSUE PRODUCERS: Didier C. Deutsch, Darcy M. Proper Columbia/Legacy 85811 CHARLIE PARKER Bird ORIGINAL PRODUCER: Lennie… By Billboard ...

Review: Initial thoughts on Goapele’s sixth studio album immediately following its release. This review of Goapele’s new album, “Colours,” is based purely on the first concentrated play-through ...

Thelonious Monk’s best-known composition, “’Round Midnight,” was first recorded 80 years ago this month. His slow, moody ballad ranks as among his finest work and one of the most enduring in jazz.

Hands on the floor and legs in the air, a dancer defies the downward pull of gravity by snapping his entire body to the beat. He appears in Alice Wheeler's "Break Dancing at the Chop Suey," one of her ...

The jazz world owes a debt of gratitude to the filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier, who died on March 25th, at the age of seventy-nine. The French auteur’s career included such stylistically disparate films ...

Alan Broadbent is well known for his work as an arranger and accompanist, though the pianist's recordings as a leader best showcase his immense talent. He now lives in Southern California and plays on ...