Sonny Terry, a wiz of the blues harmonica, and guitarist Brownie McGhee made for a formidable team in the blues [more]
Clark Terry is the special guest of the SWR Big Band on this CD recorded during a 1998 concert in Stuttgart, Germany. The veteran trumpeter, flügelhornist, and [more]
Imported from Europe!
Harmonica Rag: Bye Bye Baby Blues; Mistreater, You're Going to Be Sorry; Mean and No Good Woman; Pistol Slapper Blues; Stop [more]
For its 25th anniversary in 1998, Concord Jazz came up with a unique package comprised of the first and last sessions that label founder Carl Jefferson produced. Jefferson [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]
This two-CD set gives one a good example of how Duke Ellington's Orchestra sounded in 1959. Greatly expanded from the original single LP, the release essentially brings [more]
"I saw Lightnin' for the first time at a roadhouse in Gary, Indiana. He had on his shades, a process and a dark suit with white socks. He pulled up a chair, plugged in his guitar and tore the house up. The place went wild! It was one of the coolest things I ever saw. Lightnin' was definitely one cool operator." —Charlie Musselwhite
Pruning 16 tracks from Hopkins' extensive catalog for a best-of meant that some hard choices had to be made. The ones Rhino came up with won't [more]
Performing right up to his sudden death on Christmas Day 2006 whilst he was in the midst of a major career revival, The Godfather of Soul's media profile around the world [more]
James Brown earned many titles in his life (including "The Godfather of Soul") but perhaps the one that he deserved the most was "The [more]
Swingin' with Terry Gibbs is his first recording with a big band and it's a star-studded affair. Among the musicians joining the vibraphonist are [more]
Some guest soloists get overshadowed by Oscar Peterson's technical prowess, while others meet him halfway with fireworks of their own; trumpeter Clark [more]
This CD reissue matches together trumpeter Clark Terry (before he switched to flugelhorn) with tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul [more]
Clark Terry joined forces with Cuban bandleader Chico O'Farrill for these 1966 studio session, which consist almost exclusively of Latin tunes. Although there are a number of all-stars [more]
Clark Terry, 79 at the time of this recording, sounds in remarkably fine form throughout the live set. Featured in Germany with his regular band of the time [more]
Alto saxophonist Yosvany Terry left his native Cuba for the Bay Area and ultimately settled in New York, where he has become an important figure in the jazz scene. He has [more]