The blues may have originally been the province of black singers in the rural South at the turn of the century, but in spite of the treatments of blues in pure form, [more]

This is the second of three volumes covering the 1953-1954 quartet led by Chet Baker (trumpet). The contents of this single disc are split evenly between a short, [more]

This recording take us back to an era when American music flourished. The CD is chock-filled with joyful, high-spirited music that fits best [more]

Charlie Ventura first gained fame as the tenor-saxophonist in the Gene Krupa Trio and big band, starring on a 1945 recording of "Dark Eyes." Ventura had a [more]

The lush and lovely I'll Take Romance pairs Bud Shank with the Len Mercer Strings, a significant and welcome about-face from the small group sessions that otherwise dominate his [more]

This CD is a bit of a disappointment, not for the music but for the packaging. During 1979-1980, Biograph came out with two Zoot Sims LPs (One to Blow On and The Big Stampede) that [more]

Jim Hall was the winner of the 1998 Jazzpar Prize, given annually by the Danish Jazz Center; the resulting concerts which followed are a valuable addition to Hall's considerable [more]

The first three tracks on this ninth installment in the Classics Dizzy Gillespie chronology were recorded for the Vogue label in Paris on February 22, 1953. Note the presence of pianist [more]

True Audiophile: Best of Groove Note is basically a fancy name for the Super Audio CD label sampler that plays host to jazz and torch songs, bluesmen, and [more]

Aside from about 48 minutes' worth of amateur home recordings from the 1940s issued in 2000 by the E3 label, Fivefour's Emergence contains what appear to be Bill Evans' earliest appearances [more]

Fresh Sound presents 17 solid selections retrieved from Lionel Hampton's brief involvement with the Jazztone label. Recorded in New York City [more]

Many an Oscar Peterson collection no doubt will be issued after his passing from here to eternity, and people who are indeed newly dazzled by his virtuosity might purchase [more]

This whopping three-disc, 36-track collection of the music of Quincy Jones -- as a bandleader, composer, pianist, producer, and arranger -- dates from the years 1951-1956. This five-year [more]

This Collectables two-fer spotlights a pair of mid-'60s recordings by {André Kostelanetz}, produced at the peak of the conductor's infatuation [more]

Regrettably, there is a major prejudice against singers in parts of the jazz world. It's a prejudice that seems very bizarre to musicians who come from rock, R&B, blues, [more]