Fans loved the smooth sounds of jazz and catchy doo-opp tunes of the 1950s. This list includes the biggest artists of the ...

He was just about the last living embodiment of dressed-up 1950s cool, expressing himself ... This was a balancing act performed by many jazz musicians of the era, of whom being sharp-dressed ...

The 1950s music scene would challenge these simplistic ... which also included elements of jazz, soul, and gospel. Those innovations were recognized with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award ...

Wayne Shorter was a key figure in popularizing the soprano saxophone, recording indelible albums for Blue Note Records.

The late 1950's was a transitional period in Davis' career ... But it also swings mightily, with a generous big-band sound which should appeal to all but the most closed-minded jazz listeners. It ...

Both of these artists would come of musical age in the great jazz era of the 1950s, and they would both be heavily influenced by a pianist just a few years older-Bud Powell, who had been a jazz ...

Duke Ellington was one of the most popular and successful jazz musicians of the first half of the 20th century and according to ... Both recorded together in the Duke Ellington Orchestra in the 1930s ...

Despite America dominating 20th Century jazz, Japan's Toshiko Akiyoshi made a name for herself with a her various big band pieces and numerous trio LPs.