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Coleman Hawkins single-handedly brought the saxophone to the prominence in jazz that the instrument enjoys. Before he hit the scene, jazz groups had little use for the instrument. One player (forgot who) said, "with all due respect to Adolph Sax, Coleman Hawkins invented the saxophone." Hawkins, or "Bean", as he was known as, started playing cello at a young age before switching to the saxophone. He was a lifelong listener of classical music, and as a result, his knowledge of music theory was far ahead of his peers. Whereas Louis Armstrong improvised his solos based on the melody, Hawkins based his on the harmony and had a strong sense of rhythm. Hawkins hit New York at the age of 20 and quickly established himself, as he became the star of the Fletcher Henderson band
Mother of the Blues, The Complete Paramount Recordings, 1923-1928
By Ma Rainey
Label: Black Swan Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Bad Luck Blues; Barrel House Blues; Bessemer Bound Blues; Big Boy Blues; Big Feeling Blues;
Black Cat Hoot Owl
Blues; Black Dust Blues; Black Eye Blues; Blame It on the Blues; Blues Oh Blues; Booze and
Blues; Broken Hearted
Blues; Broken Soul Blues; Cell Bound Blues; Chain Gang Blues; Countin' the Blues; Daddy
Goodbye Blues; Damper
Down Blues; Dead Drunk Blues; Deep Moaning Blues; Don't Fish in My Sea; Down in the
Basement; Farewell Daddy
Blues; Georgia Cake Walk; Goodbye Daddy Blues; Grievin' Hearted Blues; Hellish Rag; Honey
Where You Been So
Long; Ice Bag Papa; Jealous Hearted Blues; Jealous Rider Blues; Jealousy Blues; Jelly Bean
Blues; Last Minute Blues;
Lawd Send Me a Man Blues; Leaving This Morning; Levee Camp Moan; Log Camp Blues; Lost
Wandering Blues; Lucky
Rock Blues; Ma Rainey's Black Bottom; Ma Rainey's Mystery Record; Misery Blues; Moonshine
Blues; Mountain Jack
Blues; New Bo-Weavil Blues; Night Time Blues; Oh Papa Blues; Prove It on Me Blues; Rough
and Tumble Blues;
Runaway Blues; Screech Owl Blues; See See Rider Blues; Shave 'Em Dry Blues; Slave to the
Blues; Sleep Talking
Blues; Slow Driving Blues; Southern Blues; Stack O' Lee Blues; Stormy Sea Blues; Sweet Rough
Man; Traveling
Blues; Trust No Man; Tough Luck Blues; Victim of the Blues; Walking Blues; Weepin' Woman
Blues; Wringing and
Twisting Blues; Yonder Come the Blues.
Charlie Haden: Anatomy of a Jazz Classic
by John Ephland
It was a phoner from the suburban Chicago offices of DownBeat to bassist Charlie Haden in L.A. Our talk, which was held on September 15, 1991, was periodically interrupted by his needing to say, “Hold on one second." The occasion? The 30th anniversary of the release of saxophonist Ornette Coleman's groundbreaking LP Free Jazz: A Collective ...
Percy France: Live from the West End
by Daniel Gould
If you know Percy France, most likely you are a fan of “greasy" organ jazz, particularly on Blue Note Records during their classic era. He was an integral part of Jimmy Smith's Home Cookin' (1959) and Freddie Roach's Down to Earth (1962). Or perhaps you came to jazz through r&b acts like the Bill Doggett combo. The ...
Fillmore Dreams, Part 3
by Blue Note Portal
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Duane Allman went to bed at four in the morning and slept until three in the afternoon. Xample had been awake since seven and after breakfast had walked east on 5th Street in the cold March morning and felt the city around him like ...
Arman Sangalang: Waypoints
by Dan McClenaghan
Saxophonist Arman Sangalang released his debut record, Quartet (Calligram Records) in 2023. It was a smoldering sax-and-a-rhythm-section quartet outing that sounded surprisingly fresh for a first recording effort. His follow-up, Waypoints, employs the same format, switching out bassist Matt Ulery for Ethan Philion, while keeping guitarist Dave Miller and drummer Devin Drobka. The sophomore effort careens ...
Ma Rainey: Mother of the Blues, The Complete Paramount Recordings, 1923-1928
by C. Michael Bailey
Many music writers and historians consider Gertrude “Ma" Rainey the matriarch of American blues. Beginning her career in the dust of Southern tent shows and minstrel circuits, she became one of the first professional entertainers to bridge the raw, rural folk traditions of the deep south with the theatrical polish of vaudeville. Known for her commanding ...
Sam Norris: Wood/Gold - Solo Saxophone Volume 1
by Jack Kenny
This is music where you need to embrace the journey, not the destination: The music might not have a clear beginning, middle, and end in the traditional sense; enjoying the moment-to-moment unfolding of sounds and ideas is the purpose. Sometimes the act of listening to a saxophone is rewarded because the musician wants to ...
Doug MacDonald: Tribute to South Central
by Jack Bowers
Doug MacDonald, who more than likely would rather play the guitar than eat, does not like to repeat himself. With more than 30 albums under his belt, that is becoming more difficult than ever. MacDonald, nevertheless, keeps tweaking the size, makeup and experience of his various groups in an effort to produce something fresh and inviting. ...
Ron Carter: Sweet Notes: The Gospel According To An Upright Man
by Ian Patterson
There is just no slowing down for bassist Ron Carter. At least, not that you would know. Writing, arranging, recording, gigging, teaching, media commitments--it is all in a day's work for the indefatigable 89-year-old NEA Jazz Master. Since 1959, when he arrived in New York from his native Detroit, Ron Carter has enjoyed an unparalleled career. ...
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