Jimi Hendrix is widely considered the godfather of psychedelic music. But this classic track was one of his favourites and he forced radio stations to play it.
Late in life, he criticized young musicians for straying from the true jazz path. In the 1960s, though ... Claire Daly got a fat, gritty, classic bari sax sound and danced it around, light ...
This is FRESH AIR. Here on the show, we memorialize jazz composer Benny Golson and drummer Roy Haynes. Jazz historian Kevin Whitehead remembers a few more musicians who passed in 2024. For some of ...