15 Jazz Albums for People Not Sure They Like Jazz
These 15 jazz albums for people not sure they like jazz provide a gateway to a style or artist – an invitation to enter and hopefully emerge wanting more.
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The 20 Best Jazz Albums for Beginners
If you’ve always wanted to get interested in jazz, jump in. Don’t approach it with fear or a sense that you don’t know enough about it. It’s just a smorgasbord of stuff to enjoy.
In Bob Stanley’s Let’s Do It ‘The Winds Grow Colder’ for Judy Garland and Billie Holiday
In this excerpt from Bob Stanley’s history of pop music, Let’s Do It, the music and stories of iconic singers Judy Garland and Billie Holiday are forever intertwined.
Billie Holiday: The Centennial Collection
The Centennial Collection serves as a masterful representation of Billie Holiday’s enduring legacy.
The Story of Billie Holiday’s Life Shouldn’t Overshadow the Power of Her Music
To say that Billie Holiday's songs remain memorable because we know she lived a hard life does her artistry a most insulting disservice.
‘Billie Holiday: The Musician and the Myth’
Given what we know about Billie Holiday after reading John Szwed’s biography, much of Lady Sings the Blues can be read as autobiographical fiction.
Billie Holiday at 100: Still an Inspiration
On Billie Holiday's centennial, her influence remains everywhere in music. Jazz singers Cassandra Wilson and Jose James, have new tributes out on Blue Note.