Wild Bill Davison was one of the most exciting of Dixieland trumpeters/cornetists. His playing was full of personality, often ranging from sarcastic to [more]

One of the most skilled of the blues guitarists and singers who were active during the 1930s and '40s, Big Bill Broonzy had a fascinating life [more]

This four-CD set, imported from Europe, is the first of 25 volumes that trace the music of 1948-57. This intriguing period, after the end of the Swing [more]

Bill Evans' contract with Fantasy came to an end in the mid-'70s after Warner Bros. lured the pianist with the benefits only a major label can offer. Yet these [more]

Similar to 2000's Hoagy Carmichael-based Stardust, Somewhere: The Songs of Leonard Bernstein finds pianist Bill Charlap continuing his exploration of great [more]

Bill Holman has long been one of the top arrangers in jazz, a masterful writer whose complex charts often have so much going on that they are well worth listening [more]

One of the true giants of the blues, Big Bill Broonzy was a versatile singer and guitarist who was able to fit comfortably into several different eras, spanning [more]

In 1961, art dealer Larry Borenstein opened up Preservation Hall in New Orleans. Run by the young tuba player Allan Jaffe, the hall soon became the unofficial home [more]

Tenor-saxophonist Stanley Turrentine always had his own immediately recognizable sound. A soulful improviser, "Mr. T" played R&B early in his career (including [more]

For being a nearly omnipresent figure, Taj Mahal has never quite gotten the respect he's deserved. At the beginning of his career, he earned a significant amount of [more]

In late 1951, Louis Prima was hot on the heels of a comeback success the year before with "Oh Babe!," and a record so big that it spawned numerous cover versions by [more]

This six-LP set (reissued as four CDs in a slipcase in 2003) was conceived and released as part of the festivities surrounding the American [more]

One of jazz's most important big band leaders, Stan Kenton always had ambitious goals. In the late 1930s when he was playing piano as a sideman in Los Angeles [more]

All of the material in this compilation consists of radio transcriptions from the late '40s. The whole point is to revisit the final heydays of live comedic radio during a [more]

From 1974 through 1980, Johnny "Guitar" Watson was on a tear no one, including George Clinton or Bootsy Collins, could equal. While the P-Funk machine began to run [more]

Larry Coryell has certainly had a diverse career. His place in the jazz history books is secure for he was arguably the first fusion guitarist, bringing [more]

A major clarinetist from New Orleans who has been largely forgotten through the years, Tony Parenti had a smooth sound and impressive technique. He was born in New [more]

Ten excellent blues guitarists are heard on 20 selections dating from 1924-40 on this enjoyable CD reissue from the Columbia/ Legacy series. Included are [more]