The instrument that ended jazz’s rigid supremacy, according to Quincy Jones
Having immersed himself as a teen in jazz's bandleader era, Quincy Jones credited one instrument with ending its rigid dominance in the music world.
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55 Years Later: Miles Davis’ ‘Bitches Brew’ Remains Soaringly Unsurpassed
It's no slight understatement to declare Miles Davis' Bitches Brew (released 3/30/70) a paradigm-shifting work. Not that its groundbreaking likes were any ...
Hardcovers are heavy and expensive. Here are 15 new paperbacks worth reading.
In this new recurring feature, Book World editors round up each month’s notable paperback releases. This Booker Prize finalist experiments with form, using short vignettes to stitch together a ...
Jazzed About Abstraction: Jack Whitten’s Show Is a Peak MoMA Moment
Over nearly six decades, this fantastically inventive artist experimented with paint, turning it into a sculptural medium.
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As Record Store Day approaches, the vinyl keeps flowing
Ah spring, when a (not so) young man's thoughts turn to vinyl and the upcoming Record Store Day celebrations, which this year take place on April 12.
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Nels Cline Is Not A Jazz Guitarist
An interview with Cline about 'Consentrilk Quartet' and much more. Plus: the best new jazz releases of the month.