On his version of "Along Came Betty" by another jazz great who passed this year, Benny Golson, Quincy's smooth writing and well-drilled musicians make silky, muted brass pop. (SOUNDBITE OF QUINCY ...

there was so much to love about jazz in 2024. The present-day greats are constantly finding new ways to innovate within the form, and, speaking from a personal standpoint, my favorite jazz albums ...

The Modern Jazz Quartet was a major jazz institution ... made for a very self-sufficient group and they discovered that they had a great deal of musical chemistry. That was not too surprising ...