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Sunday is Father's Day. If you're a dad, congratulations; these songs are for you. If you're a son or a daughter, here's a list of dad-friendly jazz songs to let your father know you're thinking of him.

For years, modal jazz, pioneered by Miles Davis and John Coltrane, has been considered too "learned" or "aged" for a following on the fringes of the form to develop. Now, discover songs that show off the funky side of modal jazz.

Jazz musicians have long mined Broadway, the Great American Songbook, and even pop music for material. Here are five Latin interpretations of songs written by jazz musicians, a process that isn't as easy as playing the chords of a jazz composition over a mambo rhythm.

The change of season offers a chance to look ahead to fall and look back at summer simultaneously. For many, it's an especially productive month: In the world of jazz, September sessions have produced some special recordings.

For a Middle Eastern country of some 7.5 million, Israel has a surprisingly large musical footprint. More and more internationally acclaimed jazz musicians happen to have come from the country. Hear from four with new records.

BBC Radio's Jazz on 3 program showcases the richness of the U.K. jazz scene with a particular emphasis on seeking out and supporting young talent. Host Jez Nelson and the rest of the team pick out some recent British jazz albums everyone should keep on their radar.

Millions of listeners know James Moody, even if they don't know him by name. He composed "Moody's Mood for Love," one of the most enduring songs in American music, and he did it with on-the-spot improvisation. Even Aretha Franklin sang it.

The emergence of more indie classical labels and self-produced, high-quality CDs is a reminder that American music is doing just fine. Hear a list of the year's best new classical recordings.

We're now a decade into the 21st century, so it's time to check in on the blues and see how it's doing in the relatively new world of loops, samples and remixing technology.

The soprano saxophone has never been a dominant instrument in mainstream jazz, but it's been in the mix since the beginning. Take a quick tour of the soprano sax throughout jazz history with the help of these five songs.