Thursday Jan 21 | National Public Radio
Benny Golson's 80th-Birthday Concert
In the early 1950s, Philadelphia was a hotbed of young talent. Saxophonist Jimmy Heath , pianist Ray Bryant and drummer Philly Joe Jones were all getting their professional start in the city.
Miles Davis: Miles & Kind of Blue
In 1955, after a few years working with pick-up bands and fuelled by a legendary comeback appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival, Miles Davis assembled the band that's since become known as the First Great Quintet.
Concord Music Presents Miles Davis & Sonny Rollins - The Classic Prestige Sessions, 1951-1956
During the 1950s, the careers of trumpeter Miles Davis and saxophonist Sonny Rollins were ascending to their eventual legendary statuses, due to their great musical talents and in spite of their dangerous vices.
Jessica Williams is a well-known and highly respected pianist and composer who has deep roots in the Jazz Tradition.
If drummer Louis Hayes intended to recreate the classic sounds of, well, Louis Hayes recordings on The Time Keeper , he succeeded.
If drummer Louis Hayes intended to recreate the classic sounds of, well, Louis Hayes recordings on The Time Keeper , he succeeded.
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