2009 Revisited: Jazz
Critics' picks for the best of 2009
Blue Note Records
The recorded legacy of Jazz music’s greatest record company.
Male Cabaret
Cabaret music by male vocalists
Modern Cabaret
Contemporary Cabaret performances
Cabaret Composer: Cole Porter
Cabaret stars interpret Porter
Cabaret Composer: The Gershwins
Cabaret artists' favorite Gershwin classics
The MAC Channel
Featuring members of the Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs (www.macnyc.com)
Cabaret Composer: Richard Rodgers
Classics written with Hart or with Hammerstein
Cabaret Composer: Sondheim
Cabaret versions of songs by the late Broadway composer
2000s Jazz
Jazz of this century's first decade
ECM Records
The leading label for cutting edge modern jazz for 50 years
Pop Standards: Jazz Vocalists
Swingin' jazz standards!
Pop Standards: Male Vocalists
From Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra to Michael Buble'
Swingin' Pop Standards
History's greatest crooners sing the Great American Songbook
Composers: Jobim
The timeless work of Bossa Nova maestro Antonio Carlos Jobim
Jazz Internationale
A "world" view on this great American export
Composers: Bird and Diz
Songs by the fathers of bop: Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie
1940s Jazz
Swing was king, but dethroned by the unstoppable force of bebop
1980s Jazz
Fusion and neo-bop, with Pat Metheny, Wynton Marsalis, and more
Nothin' But the Blues
Jazz interpretations of the classic twelve bar blues
Pure Jazz
The rich art of Jazz: classic and modern, vocal and instrumental
Broadway Jazz
Porter, Gershwin, Sondheim, and more, performed by Jazz legends
Instrument: Saxophone Jazz
Jazz comes alive on the expressive sax
Old School Jazz
Pre-bop -- the very roots of Jazz
New School Jazz
Jazz after bop!
Instrument: Jazz Bass
Covering all the bassists
Son Cubano
Traditional Afro Cuban Jazz, Rumba, Salsa, and Son
Brazilian Jazz
Brazilian masters trade tunes with the world's top jazz stars for this classic and contemporary m...
Composers: Pop music
A Jazz spin on rock and pop songs
Composers: The Beatles
Jazz artists' take on John, Paul, George and Ringo
A Great Day in Harlem
Jazz greats in the famous 1958 "Great Day in Harlem” photo
Holiday Jazz
Straight-ahead Christmas jazz
Instrument: Jazz Vibes
The sounds of the often under-appreciated vibraphone
Bebop
The masters of swing rhythm and adventurous improvisation
Instrument: Jazz Guitar
Acoustic and electric Jazz guitar greats
Jazz Fusion
Groove jazz, jazz-rock, world fusion, and modern innovations
Instrument: Piano Jazz
The evolution of the Jazz piano
Vocal Jazz
Legendary Jazz singers and their signature songs
Cool Jazz
A subdued response to Bebop
Instrument: Trumpet Jazz
Satchmo and Miles to Roy Hargrove and Dave Douglas
Composers: Ellington
The timeless music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
1960s Jazz
Post-bop, free jazz, and early fusion
Avant Garde Jazz
Jazz way outside the box
Straight Ahead Jazz
The 'lingua franca' of the jam session: 4/4 time and walking bass
Big Band Jazz
The large ensemble sound
Cutting Edge Jazz
Contemporary experimental jazz. Not Avant-Garde, not Straight-Ahead
Groove Jazz
Funky and groovy!
Instrument: Jazz Drummers
The legends behind the kit
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