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Profiles jazz musician Jimmy Smith. Career history; Personal background; Equipment; Selected discography.

The article features the vocalist Karrin Allyson. She stresses that she is a part of the band. As she hears great voices, she came to realize that she has got ideas though she may not have the greatest voice in the world. She gives life into old song forms like in her 2001 disc entitled "Ballads: Remembering John Coltrame," where she broke new record. Her CDs include "Footprint," where she wanted to make its genesis a part of her repertoire. She wanted to record Ornette Coleman's "Turnaround."

Profiles guitarist and bandleader Carlos Santana. Career of Santana in music recording; Remarks of Santana on the less airplay received by his music on the radio; Performance of Santana in benefit concerts.

Profiles the life of Jack Perla, a young promising pianists, who won the top prize at Thelonious Monk Institute and BMI Jazz Composers Competition. Background information on his life; Suggestion that young promising musicians are not contributing to the musical compositional legacy; Reference made to his composition `Swimming Lessons for the Dead'; Comments from Perla.

Reports on composer and arranger Peter Apfelbaum's performance in San Francisco, California to introduce the material from his new album `Luminous Charms.' Popularity of Apfelbaum's Hieroglyphics Ensemble; Role of Apfelbaum 1970s jazz scene; Impressions on his down days as a musician.

Features jazz music recordings by various jazz musicians in the United States. 'The Best of B.B. King Volume 1,' by B.B. King; 'On Sufferin' Mind,' by Guitar Slim and Johnny Guitar Watson; 'Sam Cooke With The Soul Stirrers,' by Sam Cooke and Dorothy Love Coates.

Profiles jazz musician Joe Louis Walker. Guitar music recording released by Walker; Performance of Walker at Freight & Salvage in Berkeley, California.

Profiles jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders. Album released by Sanders; Remarks of Sanders about his music.

Reports on the merger of Sony Music Entertainment and the BMG company. Implications of the merger on the sound recording industry; Details of the merger deal; Statistics related to the financial performance of the recording companies.

Offers news briefs concerning the jazz music industry in the U.S. Bassist Brian Bromberg released its album Wood II after the success of his first album. The Smithsonian Institution launched its fifth annual April Jazz Appreciation Month with a ceremony at the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. The Playboy Jazz Festival will celebrate its 28th anniversary on June 17-18, 2006.

The article reviews the music release "Sangram," by Charles Lloyd.

The article reviews the music release "The Hidden Land," by Béla Fleck and the Flecktones.

Focuses on the jazz albums released by Columbia Records in August and September 2004. Musicians featured in the music release "Coral," by David Sánchez; Jazz musicians who work for Columbia Records; Information on the album "Someday My Prince Will Come," by Hank Jones, Elvin Jones and Richard Davis.