Some would undercut Page's greatness by merely calling him an Armstrong imitator who spent more time singing than blowing. But this best-of overview shows him to be a fine bandleader, [more]

Because this is a mix of solo sessions from one era (the late '40s and early '50s) and Hot Lips Page's work in the bands of Pete Johnson, Chu Berry, Teddy Wilson, and Billie Holiday [more]

In a nutshell, this CD presents a baroque music ensemble playing the music of Frank Zappa. Surprising, isn't it? Well, the surprise turns into delight upon [more]

After a period off the music scene during which she worked as a nurse, Maxine Sullivan (who had not recorded a full album since 1956) really started her successful [more]

Love Pages is a star-studded collection of great songs performed by the aptly titled collective named Cafe Soul All-Stars. The group features such great musicians as [more]

Jazz is essentially an African-American folk art, elements not lost on Joe Lovano as he presents this all-original program of progressive music. His updated quintet Us Five is one of [more]

For Robert Altman's {#Kansas City} film, since the story was centered in 1934 Kansas City, Altman wanted to have younger musicians depict top jazz artists of [more]

In a short period of time, Josh Groban went from being a talented vocalist ready to enter college to the new prince of romantic music with a best-selling debut album and highly [more]

Marco Benevento has been heard mostly on organ with his longtime sidekick drummer Joe Russo, but for this recording he's playing a lot of acoustic piano plus effects. Joined by [more]

It had been quite some time in between releases for Archie Shepp, and this 2009 issue adds to his reputation as a musician who has always been known for mixing progressive modern [more]