Here's an argument for the lineup that made arguably the best single LP of all: The 1958 combo that included Lee Morgan on trumpet, Benny Golson on tenor and Bobby Timmons on piano. The album, ...

Here are my picks for the year’s 10 best new jazz albums—a diverse lot (though ... Charles Mingus, Eric Dolphy, Art Blakey, and Billie Holiday. But as a leader, he crafted a new style, veering ...

We're recommending a CD called The Best of Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers. It's on the Blue Note label. For NPR Jazz, I'm Murray Horwitz. A.B. SPELLMAN: And I'm A.B. Spellman.

Wikipedia says it has been recorded at least 500 times and it is the title track to at least 30 albums. It might be the most recorded bop tune of all time. Who did it best? Take your pick. But the ...

Blakey led his band for almost 40 years, making many classic records with top musicians ... That's from the album "Just Coolin'," belated new music from drummer Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers.

The legendary Art Blakey ... very same year this album was released after not wanting to partake in the drug use prevalent amongst other members of the ensemble. As such, Blakey formally assumed ...

We're recommending a CD called The Best of Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers. It's on the Blue Note label. For NPR Jazz, I'm Murray Horwitz. A.B. SPELLMAN: And I'm A.B. Spellman.