June Christy's classic Something Cool has been expanded from 11 songs to 24 on this essential CD with two unreleased cuts and six songs only previously out as singles. Christy's [more]

For this CD, Wynton and Ellis Marsalis perform music both old and new that is heard on the {#Peanuts} television specials. Wynton's septet (altoist Wessell [more]

Recorded in 1958, this legendary date with the still-undersung Sonny Clark in the leader's chair also featured a young Jackie McLean on alto (playing with a smoother tone than he had [more]

Blue Note's Pure Cool compilation delivers just what the title promises: a collection of tracks from the legendary jazz label's coolest artists, including Kenny Burrell, Charlie Hunter, [more]

This CD should greatly interest all Jimmy Smith collectors, including those who already have the original LP. In addition to four excellent selections (quintets with altoist [more]

A Jazz Christmas, which is subtitled Hot Jazz For A Cool Night, has 14 performances of Christmas songs from 14 different groups recorded during [more]

One of the great jazz guitarists of the 1950s, Jimmy Raney had a cool tone, a quiet sound, a lyrical improvising style [more]

Two unusual concept albums from the mid-1950s are combined on this CD. Both were billed as "battles of jazz" although in reality the real winners were the [more]

Imported from Europe!
In the 1950s Jazz spread throughout the world. With the advent of the long playing record, jazz [more]

So dubbed because these three sessions -- two from early 1949, one from March 1950 -- are where the sound known as cool jazz essentially formed, The Birth of the Cool remains one of [more]

16 Most Requested Songs doesn't necessarily contain Rosemary Clooney's biggest hits -- "Hey There," "This Ole House," and "Mambo Italiano" are here, but "Memories of [more]

The music of Hoagy Carmichael is celebrated on this 20-song collection of otherwise unrelated recordings from the 1932-1968 period. The earliest performance is Mildred Bailey's

Leonard Bernstein conducts his own score on this studio recording, which features opera singers Kiri Te Kanawa and {José Carreras}. The singers [more]

When the producers of the film West Side Story heard a sampling of what the Stan Kenton Orchestra had done to their score, they were disappointed that they had not thought to ask the [more]

This magnificent limited-edition set launched the Mosaic label in real style. Included are all of Thelonious Monk's Blue Note recordings, six sessions as a leader [more]

The first classic album by the Horace Silver Quintet, this CD is highlighted by {"Señor Blues"} (heard in three versions, including a later vocal rendition by Bill [more]

For those needing a reminder of Cole's very original and expert piano playing, this 18-track roundup of some of his best instrumentals [more]