Your donation today will help MinnPost continue to report on the news you need. The Sound Unseen films-on-music festival is under way, and as always, it covers various genres, extremes, and ...
In a DIY age, some artists might see diminished benefits in associating with a legacy organization that sports the tagline The Finest in Jazz Since 1939. The company's president sees otherwise. Editor ...
Music Matters has been reissuing classic Blue Note jazz records since 2007. It has dug deep into the catalog, remastering lesser known, infrequently heard titles, and done so with passionate attention ...
Blue Note: RD 112 (35812 2--35815 2); also on label: CDP 7243 8 35811 2 2. "This compilation of recordings is part of America's Jazz Heritage: a Partnership of the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund ...
Jazz, the only truly American art form, is first and foremost an improvisational medium. The very idea of producing a jazz recording with any agenda beyond taking an accurate audio snapshot might seem ...
There are two kinds of obsessive record collectors: those who buy original pressings of rare old LPs because they’re rare and old, and those who buy them because they sound good. In the jazz world one ...
Just as exposure to new music casts older, familiar works in a different light, newer formats can expand a listener's perspective on the strengths and limitations of the original recordings. Jazz ...