Take Five: A Jazz Sampler
Get to know jazz, five songs at a time.
A reedman, talent scout and bandleader, Herman led "Herds" that were both popular and respected.
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May 9, 2013 Ben Goldberg picks five legends, from legends to the present, who worked with the difficult horn.
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April 26, 2013 More than 20,000 jazz fans and industry types descend upon Bremen's discovery-intensive festival.
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April 18, 2013 So important were jazz DJs of the '40s and '50s that jazz artists often wrote songs for them.
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April 16, 2013 The Cape Town International Jazz Festival, one of Africa's largest, featured all five of these acts.
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March 29, 2013 Jazz musicians like Lil Armstrong, Carla Bley and Mary Lou Williams drove their own ensembles.