Blue Note Records: Custodian of the Great African American Classical Art-Form
Hard Bop and Beyond In 1951 Blue Note issued their first vinyl 10" releases, and the label was soon recording new talent such as Horace...
W.C. Handy's "The Memphis Blues"
Rashid Booker The Early Blues The blues came, at least partly, out of the songs slaves sung, out of field hollers and what W.E.B....
Ragtime: New Orleans Jazz and Big Band
Developing alongside the blues beginning in the 1890s, ragtime is a sophisticated music associated with solo piano. Ragtime refers both...
Classic Sonny - A True, Original African American Classical Art Form, The Complete RCA Victor Record
H Reissued Date: April 1, 1997 Duration-05:45:55 Bop Hard Bop Jazz Instrument Saxophone Jazz Recording Date January 30, 1962 - July...
Jazz and Baseball | The "J" Word: Etymology of the Word "Jazz"
So-called “Jazz” is one of America’s most distinctive contributions to global culture. The origins of the music are fairly well...
