Lester Young

In an excerpt from his book “Bitter Crop: The Heartache and Triumph of Billie Holiday’s Last Year,” author Paul Alexander writes about the moving performance by Billie Holiday and Lester Young on “The Sound of Jazz” TV program in 1957.

In an excerpt from ‘Bing and Billie and Frank and Ella and Judy and Barbra,’ author Dan Callahan recounts the final years of Billie Holiday’s life, including her recording of ‘Lady in Satin.’

This Presidents' Day, we thought you'd enjoy a jazz playlist for 46. Clifford Brown, “Now’s the Time”The most celebrated jazz musician from Joe Biden's…

We thank our readers for following Deep Dive with Lewis Porter.Sometimes new information comes to light after I’ve posted, and at other times I simply…

Jazz is often described as the original American art form. Here are five choice cuts, by everyone from Louis Armstrong to Carla Bley, that make the connection explicit.

A new sampler features live cuts of Count Basie's band in New York from 1938 to 1940. Jazz Critic Kevin Whitehead says Jumpin' at the Woodside is full of "pretty terrific" music.