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Born on September 2, 1928, Horace Silver is one of jazz’s most significant pianists and composers. As co-founder of The Jazz Messengers, Horace Silver was...

One of the most sampled recordings in the history of Black music started its (sadly modest) crossover to a pop audience in the late summer...

Numbering around 1,000 albums, the Blue Note discography is one of the most revered in the history of jazz. Ranging from bebop and hard bop...

“Button your lip, baby, button your coat.” So sang Mick Jagger on the opening line of the Rolling Stones’ first single for more than three...

Three days after playing a gig at Bournemouth’s Gaumont cinema and three days before beginning their fourth UK package tour, The Rolling Stones were back...

In September 2008, a hip-hop star from Georgia dropped an album that captured the raw emotions of a generation looking for change. Jay “Jeezy” Jenkins’s...