Out April 19: the Bolden Soundtrack from Wynton Marsalis

For the original soundtrack of Bolden, in theaters May 3, Wynton Marsalis resurrects the bawdy, brassy sound of jazz progenitor Buddy Bolden as no one else can, throwing a Big Easy party that takes listeners back to where the music began.

The soundtrack is out April 19 from Blue Engine Records—pre-order it today!

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The first single from Bolden, the Marsalis original "Timelessness," is streaming now. Check it out and get a sample of an album that imbues the sound of early jazz with a modern energy.

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Photography by Bill May

Listen Now: "30 Years" from The Music Never Stops

Before there was Mrs. Carter, there was Ms. Carter. The inimitable Betty Carter, a.k.a. Ms. B.C., put on mesmerizing live shows in which she wove together standards and her own deeply felt material into narrative tapestries.

“30 Years," the searing and confessional second single from the forthcoming “The Music Never Stops,” reveals her power. Check out the song and pre-order the previously unreleased record, recorded in 1992 and out March 29th on Blue Engine Records.

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