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First Listen: Ravi Coltrane, 'Spirit Fiction'

Ravi Coltrane's new album, Spirit Fiction, comes out June 19. Deborah Feingold/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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First Listen: Ravi Coltrane, 'Spirit Fiction'

He took a snapshot of his long-running quartet mid-experiment. Then he thought he'd record a completely different band on a different set of tunes. The result is Ravi Coltrane's sixth studio album, the latest progress report from the saxophonist.

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Tenors Of Our Time: Five Saxophone Modernists

Folk Art is Joe Lovano's 21st recording for the Blue Note label. He gives a generous nod to Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango on the stand-out track, "Dibango." Jimmy Katz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Take Five: A Jazz Sampler

Tenors Of Our Time: Five Saxophone Modernists

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Even with his contributions to the instrument, not even Coleman Hawkins could have predicted how the tenor saxophone would become so centrally identifiable with jazz. Five of today's leading tenor players have new releases in 2009, each with his own take on the shape of jazz to come.

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Ravi Coltrane, 'In Flux'

Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane is the son of jazz legend John Coltrane and pianist Alice Coltrane. While Ravi grew up in a musical family, he didn't start a career in jazz until his 20s. Now, with his latest CD, In Flux, some critics say Ravi Coltrane has created a sound all his own. He talks with NPR's Ed Gordon about his music.

Ravi Coltrane, 'In Flux'

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