The term has lately become synonymous with sonic serenity (and chic merch). But the saxophone great challenged listeners with radical honesty.
Category: Jazz
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‘Spiritual Jazz’ Has Turned Cozy. John Coltrane Demanded More.
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5 Minutes to Make You Love John Coltrane’s ‘A Love Supreme’
The New York Times – Music:Ahead of John Coltrane’s centennial, listen deeply to his 1965 spiritual jazz masterpiece as Ravi Coltrane, Lalah Hathaway and other musicians and writers reflect on its legacy.
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Oliver Jones, ‘Greatest Living Jazz Musician in Canada,’ Dies at 91
The New York Times – Music:Growing up in the shadow of the piano giant Oscar Peterson, he became a jazz institution in his own right and collected an array of honors.
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A Wynton Marsalis Symphony Sees the Potential in America
The New York Times – Music:This famed trumpeter and composer premiered his Fifth Symphony, “Liberty,” which blends a jazz ensemble and a traditional orchestra.
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Jay Maisel, Photographer of Miles Davis and Much More, Dies at 95
The New York Times – Music:His moody portrait became the album cover for “Kind of Blue.” Mr. Maisel lived and worked in an old bank that he bought for $102,000 and sold for $55 million.
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Cassandra Wilson Led Jazz Into the Future With Warmth and Creative Conviction
The New York Times – Music:With a self-possessed vision, the vocalist married her easy and intimate tone to jazz, blues and folk experiments, opening the door to a new postmodernism.
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Gene Bertoncini, Jazz Guitarist Who Dazzled With Subtlety, Dies at 89
The New York Times – Music:He performed at the highest level for decades, sensitively backing singers like Tony Bennett and Lena Horne when not leading his own innovative groups.
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Mundane Amtrak Data Becomes an Ensemble Performance in Train Jazz
The New York Times – Music:Train Jazz captures and maps the choreography of the Amtrak network into a seven-instrument jazz ensemble, now playing on an internet-connected device near you.
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Cassandra Wilson, Star Jazz Singer, Dies at 70
The New York Times – Music:With a low and smoky voice, she conjured the blues tradition of her native Mississippi in both her own songs and in covers.
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Patrick Gleeson, Who Made Synthesizers Part of Jazz, Dies at 91
The New York Times – Music:He abandoned a job teaching college English in the 1960s to become a pioneer of the instrument, playing onstage with Herbie Hancock’s jazz band.
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Patrick Gleeson, Who Made Synthesizers Part of Jazz, Dies at 91
The New York Times – Music:He abandoned a job teaching college English in the 1960s to become a pioneer of the instrument, playing onstage with Herbie Hancock’s jazz band.