Coming of age as a premier tenor saxophonist, Alexander pays tribute to the jazz icon from Memphis, pianist Mabern, by featuring him on this recording with a sextet who also pay a [more]
Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble is assembled here for its fourth recording and first for the Delmark label. The intent is to play original music that synthesizes not [more]
When Messin Around Blues is inserted into a person's CD player, one of the first things that comes to mind is how good the sound quality is. This collection of piano rolls was [more]
Ragtime and stride pianist Wally Rose died in 1997, but during his lengthy career, he had credentials that included stewardship with vintage jazz icons Lu Watters & the Yerba Buena [more]
Delmark Records is more than an institution in the jazz and blues world. Founder and owner Bob Koester celebrated 55 years by issuing two collections of seminal blues and jazz [more]
Vocalist/guitarist Sleepy John Estes was already in his seventies when he recorded this set of mostly traditional country blues, while his partner, harmonica player and vocalist [more]
Delmark Records is more than an institution in the jazz and blues world. Founder and owner Bob Koester celebrated 55 years by issuing two collections of seminal blues and jazz [more]
Shirley Johnson has toiled regularly in Chicago nightspots for decades, and follows up her successful Delmark CD Killer Diller with this set of originals and soul standards, [more]
It's interesting to note that after all these years, Red Holloway, who like peers Johnny Griffin and Von Freeman studied with Captain Walter Dyett at DuSable High School, finally lands on [more]
As there are far too few Garvin Bushell recordings as a leader in our world, this previously unissued studio session is more than merely welcome. Well documented as a [more]
Josh Berman couldn't have picked a more appropriate label for Old Idea, his first album as a leader. Sure, Old Idea probably would have worked for some indie labels other than Delmark, [more]