Lester Young

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…

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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.