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In the mid-1950s, a new generation of musicians steered modern jazz back toward melody, physical swing and the blues. Rather than competing in the dizzying, high-speed harmonic gymnastics of early...
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Vocal Jazz Albums with a Distinctive Point of View
Vocal Jazz Albums with a Distinctive Point of View
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A great vocal jazz album is never simply a singer delivering a standard while a band plays politely in the background. The magic happens when a vocalist treats familiar songs as personal...
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Albums Worth Hearing by the 2027 Grammy Nominations Presenters
Albums Worth Hearing by the 2027 Grammy Nominations Presenters
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The Recording Academy has announced the artists presenting the 2027 Grammy nominations. Use the line-up as an excuse to listen across genres: a pocket-sized pop record, Colombian guitar hooks...
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Albums Everyone Should Hear at Least Once
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For curious listeners who want a way beyond familiar playlists, these albums offer a broad shelf of musical worlds: soul, jazz, folk, rock, hip-hop, electronic music and songwriting from several...
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Albums Everyone Should Hear at Least Once
Albums Everyone Should Hear at Least Once
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For curious listeners looking beyond standard rotation, these records map out distinct musical landscapes across genres and decades. Each entry stands as a cohesive experience, balancing...
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Modal Jazz Albums That Make Space Feel Exciting
Modal Jazz Albums That Make Space Feel Exciting
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In traditional jazz, soloists navigate a rapid obstacle course of changing chords, racing through harmonic turns every beat or two. Modal jazz opened up the room: by paring harmony down to a...
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Modern Folk Albums with a Strong Sense of the Outdoors
Modern Folk Albums with a Strong Sense of the Outdoors
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Folk music's connection to the natural world is often reduced to a generic pastoral cliché, yet the most compelling modern folk records engage with specific terrain. Rather than simply using...
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Folk Duos Whose Harmonies Are the Main Attraction
Folk Duos Whose Harmonies Are the Main Attraction
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There is a unique acoustic alchemy when two singing voices lock into harmony. In folk music, where production is transparent and arrangements are anchored by acoustic guitars, mandolins and...
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Singer-Songwriter Albums Where the Arrangements Tell Part of the Story
Singer-Songwriter Albums Where the Arrangements Tell Part of the Story
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In the finest singer-songwriter records, instrumentation is never merely decorative wallpaper. The arrangements function as an active narrator: a weeping slide guitar that articulates grief where...
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