A young troublemaker at the Colored Waif’s Home encounters one horn and two music educators. The world changes.

and the arrival of virtuosos such as New Orleans-born cornet and trumpet player Louis Armstrong and composer Duke Ellington propel the art form to a higher level. In the following decades, jazz ...

This limited-edition deluxe two-LP set features Cannonball Adderley on alto saxophone, Nat Adderley on cornet, Joe Zawinul on piano ... Cory Weeds and focused on important historical jazz releases.

When you think of Kansas City and New Orleans, what comes to mind? For many, it's the music—the jazz, the rhythm, and the deep-rooted history.