Avalon; Later; Ain't Misbehavin'; Mean To Me; Stairway To The Stars; Count Every Star; NIce Work If You Can Get It; There'll Never Be Another You; Blazin'; To Think You've Chosen Me; After You've Gone ...

Known for his distinctive gravelly voice and innovative use of the trumpet, Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) was a defining figure of the 1950s jazz scene. Many still feel Armstrong’s charisma ...

Coming out of the depths of Stalinist influence, the decade’s music featured state-backed songs – quite exotic from today’s perspective – carrying communist messages about work, as well as rebellious ...

Wahoo; ‘Round Midnight; This Time The Dream’s On Me; Dizzy Atmosphere; A Night In Tunisia; Move; The Street Beat; Out Of Nowhere; Ornithology; I’ll Remember April; 52nd Street Theme; Cool Blues; 52nd ...

A well-known figure on the jazz circuit in the late 1950s, Shorter is credited with shaping much of 20th Century jazz music. The 12-time Grammy award winner played alongside several greats ...

The origins of Brazilian jazz are often traced to the late 1950s, to the advent of bossa nova by the composers Donato and Antônio Carlos Jobim. Blending samba (a style of music born out of the ...