Apr 10, 2025 4:49 PM
Blue Note’s Cookin’ Up Classics!
From a Record Store Day Exclusive to a trio of cool Tone Poet Society releases as well as a duo of additions to the…
Tony Williams’ Civilization is among the new entries in Blue Note’s Classic Vinyl Series.
Apr 10, 2025 4:49 PM
From a Record Store Day Exclusive to a trio of cool Tone Poet Society releases as well as a duo of additions to the…
All of Miles Davis’ recordings with his namesake nonet are compiled on The Complete Birth Of The Cool.
Dec 2, 2019 2:22 PM
If you’re shopping for gifts this holiday season, DownBeat has got you covered with our 2019 Holiday Gift Guide.
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Saxophonist Art Pepper (right) recorded with bassist Charlie Haden during 1979 sessions in Los Angeles. The material has been anthologized on Promise Kept: The Complete Artists House Recordings, a five-disc set.
Sep 29, 2020 3:48 PM
In 1977 alto saxophonist Art Pepper told New York Times critic John S. Wilson, “In a very short time I’ll be like…
Ambrose Akinmusire and Kris Davis perform in New York at Vision Festival, which ran May 23–28. Akinmusire’s Origami Harvest earned a 5-star rating in DownBeat during 2018.
Sep 26, 2019 4:45 PM
The list below is a round-up of the 5-star, 4.5-star and 4-star reviews that ran in print editions of DownBeat during…
Art Pepper (1925–1982)
Nov 21, 2018 10:46 AM
For many jazz fans, the high point of Art Pepper’s late-’70s comeback was a four-night stand at New York’s…
Jaco Pastorius is one of the dozens of artists who are showcased on Record Store Day vinyl releases.
Apr 24, 2017 3:11 PM
Let the fun begin. Music retailers have stocked up, and vinyl collectors have plotted their shopping strategy for the…
Art Pepper (left) and Warne Marsh were collaborators during the 1950s, and again in the 1970s.
Oct 18, 2016 1:53 PM
On April 26, 1974, saxophonists Art Pepper and Warne Marsh, former collaborators and two of the biggest names in West…
Laurie (left) and Art Pepper
Sep 27, 2016 11:45 AM
If you’re a fan of legendary saxophonist Art Pepper, perhaps you wonder from time to time about his widow, Laurie.
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