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, ...

Woods announced his retirement at a performance in Pittsburgh on September 4. He died of complications resulting from emphysema on September 29. Known in straight-ahead jazz circles for a time as “the ...

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 ...

When writers and critics wrote about alto saxophonist Frank Morgan’s music in the last two decades of his life -- the “lyrical, blues-rich voice,” “the ravishing melodies” -- they also wrote of his ...

For more than 60 years, saxophonist and composer Gary Bartz has been a central figure in jazz history. But for some reason, he hasn't received his due. With that said, the late jazz critic Stanley ...

For more than 60 years, saxophonist and composer Gary Bartz has been a central figure in jazz history. But for some reason, he hasn’t received his due. With that said, the late jazz critic Stanley ...