Saxophone Solos, Trumpet Wars, Clichéd Endings article by Mr. P.C., published on October 5, 2021 at All About Jazz. Find more Mr. P.C.'s Guide to Jazz Etiquette and Bandstand Decorum articles ...

You might be surprised to find out just how often the saxophone is used in classic rock. Not just relegated to jazz or big band music, there are sax players who roll and growl, swoop and dive on ...

Benny Carter: Sax ala Carter! album review by Mitchell Seidel, published on July 25, 2004. Find thousands jazz reviews at All About Jazz!

Here, then, are for me the 10 best new jazz recordings of 2024, followed by three historical treasures that have, for the most part, lain in the archives till now.

Seventy years ago, Charlie Parker and four other be-bop legends created what many call the greatest jazz concert ever— with Parker playing a plastic saxophone. A reissue of the recording is out.

Charlie Parker omnibook : transposed for B flat instruments / transcribed exactly from his recorded solos (tenor and soprano sax, trumpet and clarinet) [by Jamey Aebersold and Ken Slone] Smithsonian ...

Gerry Mulligan wasn’t just a baritone sax icon—he was a revolutionary voice in jazz. From his pioneering pianoless quartets to his arranging work on Birth of the Cool, Mulligan proved that ...