Roland Kirk’s 1967 album 'Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith' was his only recording for Verve Records.

The Many Dimensions of Dexter Gordon article by Arthur R George, published on February 6, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more ...

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This label’s 86-year run has been one of the most storied in jazz — and it’s still going. Hear tracks by Wayne Shorter, Sonny ...

Over the course of more than 100 years, the composition’s best-loved vocal version is probably by trombonist ... with Abdias Armenteros playing tenor saxophone with a big, highly vocalized tone ...

Stand-out solos abound throughout: James Stewart’s explosive tenor saxophone on “Reflects Motion ... a classic American composition best known for its use as a mid-century variety show ...

She seems thrilled and bemused, sometimes, at the scale of it all, as evidenced in one of the band’s best lines on Snakes ... a lugubrious haze of woozy saxophone, droopy accordion and eerie ...

The oversized and gel-filled leather earpads are luxurious while an adjustable suspension strap and spring-steel headband provide a comfortable fit and should be able to stand up to the rigors of ...

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Formed in Brighton in 1977 The Piranhas have always been a light-hearted affair who were fronted by the one in a ...

Indeed, the best Natalie Cole songs more than match those ... (It’s Kenny G, by the way, who’s responsible for the saxophone solo.) One of Cole’s most jubilant, uplifting songs, this paean ...

After a quiet 2024, the Saxophones are back with the new song “Burning With Desire.” The duo — made up of married couple Alexi Erenkov and Alison Alderdice — is also teasing “much more ...