Lady Sings the Blues/ Play Me/ Ben/ Fly Me/ Fuzz/ Fine and Mellow/ Strange Fruit/ Big Bad Jug/ God Bless the Child/ Tin Shack Out Back/ Lady Mama/ I Can Gene Ammons- tenor saxophone; Ernie Hayes- ...

These legendary players had been assembled by producer Nat Hentoff, to create The Sound of Jazz for CBS Television: Ben Webster, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Doc Cheatham, Roy Eldridge, and Gerry ...

Billie Holiday (1915–1959,) an African American jazz singer nicknamed Lady Day, emerged on the jazz scene after a difficult and impoverished upbringing. Known for her light, rhythmic singing, Holiday ...

When you go to hear a band of famous musicians at a major jazz club, you usually bring with you a set of expectations. This week, the alto saxophonist Arthur Blythe is headlining at the Blue Note with ...