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Basic Jazz Record Library

Wayne Shorter: 'Speak No Evil'

August 1, 2001 • In 1964, Miles Davis recruited saxophonist Wayne Shorter from Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. This album captures the duo during this important time. Shorter went on to become Davis' most prolific composer, writing classics such as "Prince of Darkness" and "Nefertiti."

Wayne Shorter: 'Speak No Evil'

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Jimmy Katz

Take Five: A Jazz Sampler

Blue Note Classics In Black And White

September 14, 2009 • Blue Note Records is a record label for which the visuals carry almost as much artistic cachet as the music. The label's covers tend to employ generous amounts of white space, splashes of color, prominent shading and themes evoking introspection and celebration. All of that frequently translates to the music inside.

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John Abbott

Take Five: A Jazz Sampler

30 Years Of Jazz In The Motor City

90.5 WESA

August 31, 2009 • This coming weekend, more than 100 jazz acts will descend upon the Detroit International Jazz Festival. The event will celebrate three brothers from a special Detroit-rooted jazz family: pianist Hank Jones and his two late brothers, drummer Elvin and trumpeter Thad.

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A Blog Supreme

David Baker's 21st-Century Soul Music

WFIU

January 19, 2012 • Baker helped make formal jazz education a growing part of the music's history and evolution.