JazzWax’x Marc Myers writes, “If you dig John, Pat and Jim, as I do, then Silvan's album will be pure joy.”
FEATURE: Creed Taylor (1929-2022)
JazzWax takes a look at the great record producer.
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Creed Taylor, a highly influential and maverick jazz record producer and entrepreneur who recorded virtually every major jazz artist while in charge of the music at six major record labels over the course of his career, died August 22 in Winkelhaid, Germany, following a stroke suffered weeks earlier. He was 93. His son, John, announced Creed's passing in an email to me. [Photo above of Creed Taylor by Chuck Stewart]
History of The Jazz Piano
JazzWax’s Marc Myers takes us through the most influential jazz pianists, from 1899.
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The History of Stereo Systems
Today, most music is consumed on a laptop computer or a cell phone. But once upon a time, people invested in stereo systems.
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John Coltrane: 'Both Directions'
The 'lost album', from Rudy Van Gelder's studio, in 1963.
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