You can't judge a CD by its cover. Based on the title and the lineup on the front--Bob Cooper, Bud Shank, Don Fagerquist, Jimmy Rowles, and Shelley Manne--one would think that this would be a classic ...

Of the major books on West Coast Jazz, few have much to say about the Dave Pell Octet, a group that was active on a regular basis from 1952—1964 and intermittently thereafter until Dave's death in ...

Gilbert Castellanos who is performing at the Tuesday concert event hosted by KSDS. (Photo courtesy of KSDS Jazz) KSDS Jazz is hosting another installment of its California Cool Concert series Tuesday ...

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This new box documents a pair of late-’50s albums in which the New York saxophonist left an indelible mark on West Coast jazz. Save this story Save this story While touring America as part of Max ...

It was easy to like West Coast jazz in 1961, when the whole world looked youthful, optimistic, and cool. Once the world began to look uncool, Baker, assisted by opiates, withdrew into total alienation ...