In the 1950s, musicians on the West Coast, specifically in Los Angeles and San Francisco, began to splinter off from the hard-bop and blues-forward jazz...
These days, “indie” is a much-abused term, still called upon to describe contemporary guitar-based pop music, but often with negative connotations. Originally, however, “indie” was...
Recorded in May 1956, Introducing Kenny Burrell was the guitarist’s debut album for Alfred Lion’s iconic Blue Note record label. Curiously, though, it wasn’t his...