Jeff Parker & ETA IVtet The Way Out of Easy review – a captivating, unhurried ebb and flow
Recorded in a single evening, the American guitarist and his LA bandmates revel in trading ideas and moods over four extended pieces
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat review – superb study of how jazz got caught between the cold war and the CIA
Johan Grimonprez’s fascinating documentary uses the assassination of DRC prime minister Patrice Lumumba to launch a dizzying look into the politics of jazz in the 1950s and 60s
Roy Haynes obituary
Jazz drummer who played with Charlie Parker and John Coltrane and earned the nickname Snap Crackle for his crisp style
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat review – finger-popping theory of the conspiracy to kill Congo’s leader
Johan Grimonprez’s fascinating documentary suggests that the US used jazz legend Louis Armstrong in a ‘cool war’ offensive to assassinate Patrice Lumumba
Roy Haynes, jazz drummer whose career spanned nine decades, dies aged 99
American drummer who began in 1940s swing and bebop scenes played with Charlie Parker, John Coltrane and dozens more
Lou Donaldson obituary
American jazz saxophonist and singer who enjoyed a huge hit with his 1967 anthem Alligator Boogaloo
‘Leave your ego at the door’: from Thriller to Sinatra, Quincy Jones collaborators tell the stories behind his songs
Whether hashing out Beat It over the phone or jamming with Snoop Dogg, artists who worked alongside Jones recall his skill, kindness and lust for life
Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny on crafting hits with Joni Mitchell and David Bowie: ‘I had to keep telling myself it was real’
The virtuoso jazz guitarist has worked with a string of legends, winning 20 Grammys in the process. He speaks on his beginnings as a jazz trumpeter, and still striving to improve at 70
Quincy Jones and Frank Sinatra: the audacious partnership that rocketed them to another planet
Jones was behind many inflection points in American music, but it all began with a brotherhood with Ol’ Blue Eyes
‘I named my son after him’: readers on the greatness of Quincy Jones
Whether advising him on restaurant menus or meeting him at Prince’s house, Guardian readers recall their encounters with the entertainment icon
From Dizzy to Donna to Stevie: how hit-making legend Quincy Jones created superstars and changed pop history
Miles Davies, Frank Sinatra, Amy Winehouse, Michael Jackson, Dionne Warwick … the powerhouse producer made magical music with everyone who was anyone. We pay tribute to the genius of ‘the Dude’
Delicate ballads, bold brass and the thrill of Thriller: 10 of Quincy Jones’s greatest productions
From his sumptuous vocal jazz with Sarah Vaughan and Helen Merrill to funk with Donna Summer and George Benson, the late producer had astonishing versatility
Quincy Jones obituary
Musician, producer and arranger who had global hits with Michael Jackson, was the first black composer to find acceptance in Hollywood and won 28 Grammys
Quincy Jones, producer and entertainment powerhouse, dies aged 91
Widely and wildly talented musician and industry mogul worked with Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Will Smith and others
Michael Mayo: Fly review – a bravura fusion of original work and jazz standards
The US singer-composer’s self-produced follow-up to Bones shifts from soul to a lighter, happier jazz sound