During 1950-51, Stan Kenton did the unthinkable by putting together a 40-piece orchestra that included a full string section. The music was quite uncommercial, complex, and [more]
While this two-CD set does cover a lot of the material Maynard Ferguson recorded between the mid-'50s and late '90s, it suffers from a chronological imbalance that [more]
That Coleman Hawkins jumped on the jazz/bossa nova bandwagon craze initiated by Stan Getz in 1962 was a bit of a surprise to his fans, but that he was [more]
This live set, recorded at the short-lived club Buddy's Place, features the remarkable drummer Buddy Rich heading a septet. Tenor saxophonist Sal Nistico, altoist/soprano saxophonist Sonny [more]
It is a jazz band that can be danced to - that is, while you're not listening to this most swinging, most rollicking of jazz-band bands going today.
Following a brief lull earlier in the 1950s, Count Basie had rebuilt his big band by the time of this trio of studio sessions originally recorded for Clef. Among the musicians [more]
Swingin' with Terry Gibbs is his first recording with a big band and it's a star-studded affair. Among the musicians joining the vibraphonist are [more]