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

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

Male Cabaret
Cabaret music by male vocalists

Modern Cabaret
Contemporary Cabaret performances

Cabaret Composer: Cole Porter
Cabaret stars interpret Porter

Cabaret Composer: The Gershwins
Cabaret artists' favorite Gershwin classics

The MAC Channel
Featuring members of the Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs (www.macnyc.com)

Cabaret Composer: Richard Rodgers
Classics written with Hart or with Hammerstein

Cabaret Composer: Sondheim
Cabaret versions of songs by the late Broadway composer

2000s Jazz
Jazz of this century's first decade

ECM Records
The leading label for cutting edge modern jazz for 50 years

Pop Standards: Jazz Vocalists
Swingin' jazz standards!

Pop Standards: Male Vocalists
From Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra to Michael Buble'

Swingin' Pop Standards
History's greatest crooners sing the Great American Songbook

Composers: Jobim
The timeless work of Bossa Nova maestro Antonio Carlos Jobim

Jazz Internationale
A "world" view on this great American export

Composers: Bird and Diz
Songs by the fathers of bop: Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie

1940s Jazz
Swing was king, but dethroned by the unstoppable force of bebop

1980s Jazz
Fusion and neo-bop, with Pat Metheny, Wynton Marsalis, and more

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

Broadway Jazz
Porter, Gershwin, Sondheim, and more, performed by Jazz legends

Instrument: Saxophone Jazz
Jazz comes alive on the expressive sax

Old School Jazz
Pre-bop -- the very roots of Jazz

New School Jazz
Jazz after bop!

Instrument: Jazz Bass
Covering all the bassists

Son Cubano
Traditional Afro Cuban Jazz, Rumba, Salsa, and Son

Brazilian Jazz
Brazilian masters trade tunes with the world's top jazz stars for this classic and contemporary m...

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

Composers: The Beatles
Jazz artists' take on John, Paul, George and Ringo

A Great Day in Harlem
Jazz greats in the famous 1958 "Great Day in Harlem” photo

Holiday Jazz
Straight-ahead Christmas jazz

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

Bebop
The masters of swing rhythm and adventurous improvisation

Instrument: Jazz Guitar
Acoustic and electric Jazz guitar greats

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

Instrument: Piano Jazz
The evolution of the Jazz piano

Vocal Jazz
Legendary Jazz singers and their signature songs

Cool Jazz
A subdued response to Bebop

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

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

1960s Jazz
Post-bop, free jazz, and early fusion

Avant Garde Jazz
Jazz way outside the box

Straight Ahead Jazz
The 'lingua franca' of the jam session: 4/4 time and walking bass

Big Band Jazz
The large ensemble sound

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

Groove Jazz
Funky and groovy!

Instrument: Jazz Drummers
The legends behind the kit
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