
2009 Revisited: Jazz
Critics' picks for the best of 2009

Blue Note Records
The recorded legacy of Jazz music’s greatest record company.

2000s Jazz
Jazz of this century's first decade

Nothin' But the Blues
Jazz interpretations of the classic twelve bar blues

Pure Jazz
The rich art of Jazz: classic and modern, vocal and instrumental

Instrument: Saxophone Jazz
Jazz comes alive on the expressive sax

New School Jazz
Jazz after bop!

Composers: Pop music
A Jazz spin on rock and pop songs

Instrument: Jazz Vibes
The sounds of the often under-appreciated vibraphone

Jazz Fusion
Groove jazz, jazz-rock, world fusion, and modern innovations

Instrument: Trumpet Jazz
Satchmo and Miles to Roy Hargrove and Dave Douglas

Composers: Ellington
The timeless music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn

Cutting Edge Jazz
Contemporary experimental jazz. Not Avant-Garde, not Straight-Ahead

Groove Jazz
Funky and groovy!

Modern Mainstream Jazz
The best in mainstream Jazz from the last three decades

1990s Jazz
Exciting new voices and elder statesmen in their later years

Mother, May I?
Songs for and about Mom from Loggins & Messina, The Black Eyed Peas, Paul Simon and more!

Latin Jazz
Jazz from Latin America and the Caribbean. Edgy, vibrant & cool…

Instrument: Unusual Jazz Axes
Jazz played on everything from the flute to steel pan to vocoder

2010s Jazz
The best Jazz of this decade, so far...

Jazz and the Black Experience
Spirituals, protest songs, and music that highlights the African roots of Jazz

Composers: Strayhorn
Compositions by Ellington's right-hand man, Billy Strayhorn

House Blend: Blue Note Records + 1960s Jazz
A blend of late '50s and '60s hard bop, modal, and avant garde Jazz
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