Under the heading of the "Rudy Van Gelder Edition" series, Blue Note is once again re-releasing some of its most important records. The series takes its name from the legendary recording engineer who ...

Bud was hunched over the keyboard, laughing out loud to himself like a kid on an amusement park ride. At Birdland, Pee Wee Marquette, the diminutive MC, had a way of shouting into the mike when he ...

Ramsey's second book (after Race Music: Black Cultures from Bebop to Hip-Hop) aims to understand "one of jazz's greatest and indeed most mysterious stars" from a ...

Composer of the Week - Bud Powell (1924-1966) - The Amazing Bud Powell - BBC Sounds Composer of the Week Bud Powell (1924-1966)Bud Powell (1924-1966) The Amazing Bud Powell Released On: 11 Nov 2024 ...

March 24, 2014 • On Feb. 5, 1953, Powell was uncommunicative face to face at the New York jazz club Birdland. But when he sat at the keys, it was a whole other story.