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Thank You, Duke!

Label: Arkadia Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Don’t Get Around Much Anymore; In a Sentimental Mood; Day Dream; Sophisticated Lady; Isfahan; In a Sentimental Mood; Chromatic Love Affair; Mood Indigo; Come Sunday; The Feeling of Jazz.

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Magic Moments

Label: Arkadia Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Naima, Sad To Say, Heaven’s Gift, Dance of the Nile, Você, Nature Boy, Isfahan, A Night In Tunisia, Popsicle Illusion, Don’t Get Around Much Anymore

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It​’​s About Love

Label: Arkadia Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Mood Indigo, A Summer Affair, My Cherie Amour, My Funny Valentine, Round Midnight, It’s Really All About Love, The More I See You, Interlude, Passionata, Ask Me Now, I Want To Talk About You, A Perfect Couple

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Learning the Art of Jazz, Part 2

Read "Learning the Art of Jazz, Part 2" reviewed by Monk Rowe


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News: Event

New Jersey Jazz Society 50th Anniversary Concert Set For October 9th

New Jersey Jazz Society 50th Anniversary Concert Set For October 9th

During the early 1970s, New Jersey jazz fans would gather at the Chester Inn to hear Chuck Slate’s Traditional Jazz Band or at the Hillside Lounge (also in Chester) to see cornetist Wild Bill Davison, or alto saxophonist Rudy Powell, or guitarist Al Casey. In October 1972, under the leadership of the late Jack Stine, these ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Stratusphunk: From the Airliner Lounge to Outer Space

Read "Stratusphunk: From the Airliner Lounge to Outer Space" reviewed by David Brown


This week, birthday tributes to Abby Lincoln and Byard Lancaster, solo piano works from Lucian Ban, Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou and Dr. Billy Taylor, Ellington arranges Monk, early works from George Russell and a swingin' Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Quartet live at the Airliner Lounge, and more! Playlist Thelonious Monk “Esistrophy (Theme)" from Live at the It ...

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Article: Interview

Sheila Jordan: From Motor City Vocalese to Pinball with Charlie Parker

Read "Sheila Jordan: From Motor City Vocalese to Pinball with Charlie Parker" reviewed by Scott Gudell


The dynamic big bands of the 1920s-1940s were led by charismatic and confident kings of swing including Artie Shaw, Duke Ellington, Chick Webb and Gene Krupa. Smooth and sophisticated dance sounds could easily cross pollinate with other styles including the syncopated rhythms bubbling up from the streets of Harlem such as 'Swing Street.' Beyond a lineup ...

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Article: Year in Review

2021: The Year in Jazz

Read "2021: The Year in Jazz" reviewed by Ken Franckling


The jazz world continued grappling and adjusting in year two of the COVID-19 pandemic. International Jazz Day again went virtual for the most part. Singer Tony Bennett put the final stamp on his touring--and likely recording--career after his Alzheimer's disclosure. Trumpeter Irvin Mayfield was headed to federal prison. The National Endowment for the Arts welcomed four ...

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The Stars of Jazz #1

Label: Arkadia Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Caravan, Body and Soul, Heaven’s Gift, A Night in Tunisia, Stella By Starlight, If I Were a Bell, Good Morning, Heartache, Visions of Gaudi, Bernie’s Tune, The Emergence, Nuages.

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In the Beginning

Label: Arkadia Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: New Vista, Beauty and the Beast, Caravan, Naima, Jazz Influence, Convite (Invitation), Up Jumped Spring, Tiny Capers, Yardbird Suite, Smashing Thirds, Out of Nowhere


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