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Song of the Day: Blue in Green is one of five trailblazing tracks to appear on “Kind of Blue“, the all-time best-selling jazz album. The song was originally credited to Miles Davis, but it has long been speculated that pianist Bill Evans was its sole composer. Later releases credit both…

Song of the Day: Joy Spring, composed by the great jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown, was the artist’s signature tune. It was recorded twice by him in 1954, once on August 6, and again on August 12. The first studio session included such musicians as Harold Land on tenor sax and…

Song of the Day: Take Me Higher features the words and music of Narada Michael Walden, Sally Jo Dakota, and Nikita Germaine. It was released on this date in 1995 as the first single from the album of the same name—the twenty-first studio album of Diana Ross‘s legendary career. This…

Song of the Day: Fundance [YouTube link], composed by jazz guitarist Stanley Jordan, is an upbeat track on the artist’s 1985 debut album, “Magic Touch“. Nominated for two Grammy Awards, the album was produced by another guitar great, Al Di Meola. On this composition, Jordan plays solo, providing basslines, chords,…

Song of the Day: Once Upon a Time [YouTube link], composed by Eddie Sauter, was recorded at Webster Hall in New York City on this date in 1961. A master of harmonic modulation, Sauter created orchestral arrangements for this third-stream experiment, merging classical and jazz styles. He left it to…