Call Brad Mehldau's Blues and Ballads the pianist's "Every Man Set." There has been, from the beginning of Mehldau's career, a sense of the cerebral in his approach, with its classical music ...

Dave Pomeroy — revered session bassist, president of the Nashville Musicians Association and international vice president of the American Federation of Musicians — is talking about an album he ...

Bandits, Ballads and Blues is almost certainly the final album by James Talley, the Nashville singer-songwriter who cemented his place in history as one of the great musical storytellers with a ...

Alto saxophonist Phil Woods is a consummate musician whose mastery of improvisation is second to none. He extends from the holy alto trinity—Benny Carter, Johnny Hodges, Charlie Parker—and has carved ...

B.B. King and Duke Ellington reportedly called him their favorite guitar player. Though not a household name, Kenny Burrell—who turned 90 on July 31—is one of the most respected and plentifully ...

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