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The jazz-fusion sweet spot runs from 1969 to 1975, a period where electricity pushed and prodded its way ever further into the previously ex...

It's impossible to overstate the importance of Elvin Jones. The fact that he was behind the drums for the incendiary series of LPs pu...

Large swaths Blue Note's legendary back catalogue were re-issued as part of a deal with EMI in the mid-1980s. The label's roster ...

Miles and Reggie on stage Reggie Lucas, one of the two guitarists in Miles Davis' controversial 1972-75 band, died in New York last...

In 1972, following three albums fronting the original incarnation of Nucleus, Ian Carr put out the 'Belladonna' LP under his own ...

During a long career, Senegalese drummer Mor Thiam has played for Freddie Hubbard, Don Pullen and The World Saxophone Quartet amongst oth...

The most contemporary contribution to this series thus far comes from Sound Etiquette, a trio out of Oakland California who came together...

In his long career, guitarist Calvin Keys has played with many of the greats - Bobby Hutcherson, Ray Charles, Ahmad Jamal and Pharoah San...

For a long time, a very long time, I've wanted to introduce a Jazz series to these pages. I'm keenly aware that this might prove ...