by Marshall Bowden

Listening to Five Corners Quintet instantly transports the listener back to a time when modern jazz was still hip and cool despite the advent of rock n’ roll.

From April 30-May 10, 1965 Dylan toured Great Britain, a tour that was captured by documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker in his film Don’t Look Back (released in 1967).

A selection of Ramones songs that have meaning to me and have stuck with me through the years, appearing frequently on mix tapes and playlists.

Bob James’ album Three (his third on the CTI label, of course) completes a trifecta of records that influenced the development of the smooth jazz genre and also became major sources of hip hop samples.

Creed Taylor was a well-known and respected name in the jazz world long before he founded his famous CTI (Creed Taylor International) record label in the 1970s.