Although Thad Jones (who passed away in 1986) had left the big band that he co-led with drummer Mel Lewis back in 1979, some of [more]

A continuation of the series dedicated to Thad Jones's repertory. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

Sobriquets like the world's greatest saxophonist and the world's greatest improviser are often applied to Sonny Rollins. That's a lot to [more]

As if releasing eight single albums in 1999 weren't enough, Wynton Marsalis capped this deluge of material at the end of the year with a seven-CD mini-box of live [more]

Leroy Anderson was a genius! Well, maybe he wasn't a Mozart or Beethoven, but when it came to composing short, musically evocative pieces that [more]

This is one CD you definitely do not want to judge by its cover. Because if you did, you might think that this was yet [more]

Musical Heritage presents the extraordinary recordings of the flamenco guitarist Manitas de Plata. The vaunted Hands of Silver performs his gypsy magic in this [more]

This program is fun, pure and simple. Featured here are 16 Russian folksongs, performed without words by Emil Decameron and his [more]

A Celebration of Christmas: Carols Through the Ages features Alfred Deller and Consort Deller performing a seemingly endless [more]

Charlton Heston made these recordings at the height of his career, just after he completed his second Biblical epic, Ben [more]

The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra is directly descended from the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra, continuing even after the departure of Jones for Europe in 1979 [more]

In what was probably the first recording by drummer Elvin Jones' working group (and one of his first after the death of John Coltrane), the focus is very much on tenor [more]

Just three months before his death, pianist BIll Evans was extensively recorded at the Village Vanguard. Originally, one or two LPs were to be [more]

Wow, here's a first (or so it seems) -- a tribute to sax legend John Coltrane that doesn't include his arrangement of "My Favorite [more]

Renowned pianist/composer Fred Hersch debuts on Palmetto Records in this classic jazz piano trio performance titled Live At The Village Vanguard. Formally [more]

Paul Motian will always be known for his work in the legendary edition of the Bill Evans Trio, though he has long since established himself as a bandleader who has [more]

When you speak of piano virtuosos like Art Tatum and Oscar Peterson, Martial Solal also has to be included in the conversation. Every concert is a happening and each [more]

Because of the five-year gap between studio albums and a major overhaul of his touring and recording band (only keyboardist/songwriter Jim Pugh remains from his last group but [more]