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Stories by Author: Fred Kaplan

Monk's Music

November 19th, 2024

Ben Wolfe's Understated Swing

November 2nd, 2024

Chris Potter and His Super Quartet

September 18th, 2024

David Murray Teams Up with Questlove (and analog tape)

August 8th, 2024

Jason Moran's Classic "Ten," Now on Vinyl

July 5th, 2024

A Wondrous Trumpet-Piano Paean to Nature

June 14th, 2024

Kronos Quartet's Deepest Album Now on Vinyl for the 1st Time

April 28th, 2024

A Name to Remember, A Band to Celebrate

April 24th, 2024

Charles Lloyd's Zen Wonder

April 10th, 2024

The Maria Schneider Orchestra at 30

March 28th, 2024

Ethan Iverson's Fling with Modern Tradition

March 14th, 2024

Herbie Nichols Gets Another Fresh Revival

March 2nd, 2024

Joe Lovano's Late '90s Trio Brought to New Life

February 22nd, 2024

Andrew Hill's Music Made Fresh and New

January 31st, 2024

Moondog Comes Alive

January 19th, 2024

Bill Evans' Sunday at the Village Vanguard Gets a New Vinyl Shine

December 22nd, 2023

A lovesome piano-guitar discovery

December 8th, 2023

Sullivan Fortner's wild solo ride

December 2nd, 2023

Woody Shaw's Long-Lost Treasure

October 26th, 2023

Aaron Diehl Tackles Mary Lou Williams' Long-Lost Masterpiece

September 26th, 2023

Darcy James Argue's Big-Band Wonderland

September 7th, 2023

Tony Williams' Baffling Masterpiece

August 21st, 2023

Coltrane & Dolphy's First Outing

August 14th, 2023

The Art Ensemble of Chicago's Avant-Funk Masterpiece

August 9th, 2023

Sonny Rollins' L.A. Adventures

July 31st, 2023

Jason Moran's Lovely Pitch-Black Rainbow

July 25th, 2023

The Best-Sounding "Waltz for Debby" Ever

July 9th, 2023

André Previn's West Coast "West Side Story"

June 8th, 2023

Sam Rivers' Mid-Sixties Masterpiece

June 2nd, 2023

Cécile McLorin Salvant's "Mélusine," Part 2: The Vinyl Edition

May 18th, 2023

Cécile Salvant's Mélusine magic

March 24th, 2023

Jason Moran's Voyage From the Ancient to the Future

February 28th, 2023

Frank Kimbrough's Turning Point

January 23rd, 2023

Marta Sanchez's Spanish American Triumph

January 17th, 2023

John Zorn Keeps Evolving

December 24th, 2022

Fred Kaplan's Best Jazz Albums of 2022

December 7th, 2022

The Last (and Least) of Columbia Legacy’s Miles Davis “Bootleg Series”

December 2nd, 2022

Ahmad Jamal’s “Emerald” Treasures

December 1st, 2022

Mal Waldron's 1978 Solo Piano Concert in Grenoble

October 20th, 2022

Keith Jarrett’s Fine “Bordeaux”

October 17th, 2022

The Latest (and Last) "Kind of Blue"

October 1st, 2022

The Lush Glory of Charles Lloyd

October 1st, 2022

Tyshawn Sorey Goes Deep into Jazz

October 1st, 2022

A Beginner’s Guide To Black Saint & Soul Note

September 13th, 2022

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