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Not All 'Lost' Jazz Albums Are Created Equal

John Coltrane performs with drummer Elvin Jones and saxophonist Eric Dolphy in 1961. Impulse! Records is set to release the "lost" Coltrane album Blue World on Sept. 27. Bill Wagg/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption

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Not All 'Lost' Jazz Albums Are Created Equal

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Nate Chinen of member station WBGO and Jazz Night in America about three rediscovered jazz albums from Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Stan Getz.

Not All 'Lost' Jazz Albums Are Created Equal

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Hop And Bop: Jazz For Easter

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Hop And Bop: Jazz For Easter

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If being hopped up on baskets full of sugary springtime sweets doesn't put a spring in your step, then here are five songs to help you hop into the Easter spirit.

Before 'Ipanema,' Stan Getz's Exquisite 'Quintets'

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Before 'Ipanema,' Stan Getz's Exquisite 'Quintets'

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Before he was famous for popularizing bossa nova with "The Girl from Ipanema" in the early 1960s, saxophonist Stan Getz recorded with small jazz groups all through the '50s. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead says a new reissue shows Getz was one of the best at playing pretty.

Before 'Ipanema,' Stan Getz's Exquisite 'Quintets'

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Gary Giddins: 101 Ways To Get Into 'Jazz'

Gary Giddins and Scott DeVeaux's Jazz is a new guide for both novice listeners and longtime fans. Herman Leonard hide caption

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Take Five: A Jazz Sampler

Gary Giddins: 101 Ways To Get Into 'Jazz'

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Attempting to make your way into jazz is never easy, but the jazz writer and cultural critic Gary Giddins has rendered it a bit more approachable. His new book, Jazz, is a new guide for novice listeners and longtime fans alike. Giddins picks five songs from his list of 101 entry-way jazz recordings.

West Coast Cool: The Jazz Sound Of '50s California

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Take Five: A Jazz Sampler

West Coast Cool: The Jazz Sound Of '50s California

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As opposed to the hard-bop sound dominant on the East Coast during the '50s, the West Coast sound was a bit mellower and more lyrical, with blended harmonies and more interest in composition and arrangement than improvisation. In these five songs, you'll hear all the definitive aspects of the West Coast jazz sound.

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Just in Time for Valentine's Day: 'Jazz for Lovers'

Fantasy Records releases a new collection of classic recordings from the 1950s and 1960s, called Jazz for Lovers. Musician and critic David Was reviews the collection, and finds some nice surprises.

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Herb Alpert Remembers Stan Getz

Two years before his death from cancer in 1991, tenor saxophonist Stan Getz entered the studio with producer Herb Alpert. The tapes were shelved at the time in favor of a more ambitious project; they were only recently found. Alpert speaks to NPR's Liane Hansen about his friendship with Getz and the '89 session, now on the CD Bossas and Ballads.

Herb Alpert Remembers Stan Getz

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Basic Jazz Record Library

Stan Getz: 'Getz/Gilberto'

Bossa nova, the Brazilian dance, swept the United States in the 1960s. Stan Getz was at the forefront of the movement, along with Antonio Carlos Jobim and Joao Gilberto. The trio teamed up to produce this highly successful bossa nova album, which commentator A.B. Spellman calls a "cool ocean breeze."

Stan Getz: 'Getz/Gilberto'

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Stan Getz: 'People Time'

Three months before his death, tenor saxophonist Stan Getz teamed with pianist Kenny Barron at the Cafe Montmartre in Copenhagen to record a series of duets. The brilliant collaboration was recorded for the 1991 album, People Time.

Stan Getz: 'People Time'

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Woody Herman: 'The Thundering Herds 1945-1947'

Woody Herman is best known as the leader of several big bands, three of which were called "The Herds." This box set, The Thundering Herds 1945-1947, contains almost fifty of Herman's popular tunes, including his first hit, "Woodchopper's Ball."

Woody Herman: 'The Thundering Herds 1945-1947'

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