Disc 1: One Bass Hit, Oop Bop Sh Bam, That's Earl Brother, Be Bop In Pastel, Fool's Fancy, Bombay, Ray's Idea, Serenade To A Square, Good Kick, Seven Up, Blues In Bebop, Epistrophy, 52nd Street Theme, ...

This recent four-disc set covers the period 1946-1952, during which Sonny Stitt made the transition from promising young bebopper to jazz master. It is typical of the British Proper boxes; it's ...

Tenor saxophonist Kermit Scott, a first-generation bebopper who worked with Billie Holiday and Thelonious Monk and was a mentor to many Bay Area jazz musicians, died in Houston on Feb. 2 of prostate ...

But the pop song “Just the Way You Are,” with Woods’ piercing alto saxophone solo, made his sound instantly recognizable to the millions who listened to Top 40 music. Woods, whom some considered the ...

2003-04-24 04:00:00 PDT Los Angeles-- Teddy Edwards, the bop-era tenor saxophonist considered one of the crown jewels of Los Angeles' jazz scene of the 1940s, died Sunday after a long bout with ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Sonny Rollins performs at the Jazz à Vienne in 2011 Sonny Rollins, the highly influential jazz saxophonist and one of the last surviving stars of the bebop era, has died at the age of 95 at his home ...