Rah! all the time. He had an extraordinary command for ballads, where his sensitive phrasing showed him at his best. His version of Kurt Weill / Ira Gershwin’s classic “My Ship” is one of the best I ...

All About Jazz is celebrating Mark Murphy's birthday today! Mark Murphy is one of the world's greatest — and hippest — jazz vocalists performing today. His coterie of fans includes tap dancer Gregory ...

Lyle “Spud" Murphy was one of the more fascinating figures in jazz and today is among the least known. Murphy was a multi-instrumentalist, bandleader and arranger. He was one of Benny Goodman's ...