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Dave Koz’s Greatest Hits Album Receives Warm Welcome: #1 on Billboard’s Top Contemporary Jazz Ablums chart
September 16th of this year marked the day Dave Koz released his best album yet. His Greatest Hits release was very well received by fans and jazz enthusiasts, earning him number 1 on Billboard’s Top Contemporary Jazz Albums Chart this year. He also managed to hit number 1 on iTunes’ Jazz Album chart, [...]
John Coltrane
Coltrane formed his first group, a quartet, in 1960. After moving through different personnel including Steve Kuhn, Pete LaRoca, and Billy Higgins, the lineup stabilized in the fall with pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Steve Davis, and drummer Elvin Jones. Tyner, from Philadelphia, had been a friend of Coltrane’s for some years and the two [...]
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