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Cracker Island, the latest from Gorillaz, is on our shortlist of the best new releases out on Feb. 24. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Feb. 24

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Jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman plays in 2019. Swing is an essential component of nearly all kinds of jazz music. Physicists think that subtle nuances in the timing of soloists are key to creating that propulsive swing feel. Bernd Thissen/picture alliance via Getty Image hide caption

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What makes that song swing? At last, physicists unravel a jazz mystery

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Samara Joy performs at the 2022 Newport Jazz Festival, which spanned from July 29 to July 31, in Newport, R.I. Ozier Muhammad for NPR hide caption

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Pedal steel player Susan Alcorn, whose album with her quintet, Pedernal, was the pick for the best album of the year by Francis Davis, who runs the annual NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll. David Lobato/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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The late rapper Juice WRLD. His posthumous full-length, Legends Never Die, tops our list of the best new albums out this week. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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July 10, 2020

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The International Sweethearts of Rhythm in the 1940s. Courtesy of Rosalind Cron hide caption

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The All-Female Big Bands That Made History During World War II

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Grammy-winning trumpeter Roy Hargrove passed away at age 49. Courtesy of The Roy Hargrove Estate hide caption

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Miguel Zenón's Típico is on Nate Chinen's list of albums to look forward to in 2017. Jimmy Katz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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From The Critic's Desk: A Preview Of 2017 In Jazz

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Though not well known for its jazz scene, Houston, Texas has produced some of America's best jazz musicians, including Jason Moran. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Beyond Country And Blues: The Jazz Legacy Of Houston

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Christian McBride performs at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, R.I. earlier in 2015. Eva Hambach/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Christian McBride On Ray Brown's Bass And James Brown's Appeal

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Joey Alexander, 12, recently released his debut album. Rebecca Meek/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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What Does It Mean To Be A Child Prodigy In Jazz?

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John Coltrane during the recording of A Love Supreme in December 1964. Chuck Stewart/Courtesy of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History hide caption

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Christian McBride On 'A Love Supreme' And Its Descendants

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Christian McBride is the host of NPR's Jazz Night In America. Anna Webber/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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'Everything Is Cyclical': Christian McBride Looks At 2015 In Jazz

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