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Take Five: A Jazz Sampler

Top Five Neglected Jazz Masterpieces

July 29, 2008 • For all the jazz albums to be universally hailed as classics, many more deserve to be recognized as such. Here, arranger and Grammy-winning record producer Bob Belden picks five slept-on jazz classics.

A Few Of Marian McPartland's Favorite Things

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Take Five: A Jazz Sampler

A Few Of Marian McPartland's Favorite Things

June 23, 2008 • Marian McPartland, world-renowned jazz pianist and host of NPR's Piano Jazz, thought that an all-time favorite song list was impossible. Here, she offers her current Top 5: the songs and recordings that she's listening to right now.

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Take Five: A Jazz Sampler

Five Albums I Can't Do Without

May 27, 2008 • Pianist Arturo O'Farrill, son of the Latin jazz pioneer Chico O'Farrill, now conducts the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra in New York. He picks five jazz albums which he says changed his life.

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Chick Corea & Bela Fleck: Jazz Fusion

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June 29, 2007 • Two of the most renowned and prolific players in jazz, banjo great Bela Fleck and fusion pianist Chick Corea combine their talents on a new disc called The Enchantment. The two musicians recently sat down for an interview and in-studio performance.

Chick Corea & Bela Fleck in Studio on World Cafe - 06/29/2007

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Music Interviews

Bela Fleck and Chick Corea: An Enchanting Duo

May 22, 2007 • Jazz fans know Bela Fleck and Chick Corea as master musicians in their own right. Now, the two Grammy Award-winners have collaborated on a new album, The Enchantment. Fleck and Corea perform tunes and take questions about their CD, which hits stores Tuesday.

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Chick Corea, on 'The Ultimate Adventure'

February 13, 2006 • Last week, legendary jazz keyboardist Chick Corea released a new album titled The Ultimate Adventure. It features a blend of Corea's signature style from the 1970s with some modern twists. The album was inspired in part by the writings of Scientologist L. Ron Hubbard.

Chick Corea, on 'The Ultimate Adventure'

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Basic Jazz Record Library

Chick Corea: 'Return to Forever'

August 1, 2001 • Although 1972 is not usually considered a golden year for jazz, it did witness the release of a classic: Chuck Corea's Return to Forever. The Latin-tinged album successfully synthesizes elements of rock, jazz, and classical music. Don't miss the jazz standards "Spain," "La Fiesta," and "Windows."

Chick Corea: 'Return to Forever'

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