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Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis 1963-1964 is an anomaly among the retrospective sets that have been issued from the [more]

The Heavyweight Champion is a box set that lives up to its title. Collecting all of John Coltrane's Atlantic recordings, including a fair [more]

Part of Bluebird's very admirable reissue of all of Fats Waller's 1934-42 Victor recordings, this three-CD set has the [more]

Although it's missing some of her classic performances, the double-disc set Gospels, Spirituals & Hymns is nonetheless an excellent introduction to Mahalia Jackson, [more]

When Mahalia Jackson sings, the angels rejoice and heaven moves slightly closer to earth. Such is the power of this phenomenal gospel singer. [more]

It reads splendidly on paper: Shout Factory's Doctors, Professors, Kings and Queens: The Big Ol' Box of New Orleans is a [more]

To say that Benny Carter had a remarkable career would be an understatement. Although never the best known or flashiest performer in [more]

Milt Jackson was the dominant influence on the vibraphone for 50 years. Born in 1923, Jackson started out on guitar, piano, and also [more]

Although sometimes overlooked in the jazz history books, Shorty Rogers was one of the most important figures in West Coast jazz of the 1950s. A fine [more]

Wild Bill Davison was one of the most exciting of Dixieland trumpeters/cornetists. His playing was full of personality, often ranging from sarcastic to [more]

The 1945-54 period was a rather unique time in pop music history. While the Big Band Era ended in 1946 and swing was considered passé, the pop charts became dominated by [more]

Although not part of the New Orleans brass band tradition since it would be a difficult instrument to haul around during a parade, the piano has been a major jazz instrument for over [more]

The trumpet, and its predecessor the cornet, have been significant instruments in jazz ever since its beginning. Used in the early days to state the melody and to lead [more]

Doo-wop is a style of music that usually means R&Bish vocal groups that emphasizes smooth harmonies and are sometimes a capella. One could trace it back to barbershop [more]

A double-disc box set containing everything Robert Johnson ever recorded, The Complete Recordings is essential listening, but it is also slightly problematic. The [more]

A reissue of the 48 Herbie Nichols recordings formerly out on the limited-edition five-LP Mosaic box set, this three-CD package from 1997 has the pianist/composer's [more]

Charles Mingus was one of the giants of jazz. One of jazz's finest bassists, Mingus was a highly emotional individual who as a bandleader drove his sidemen to [more]

One of the most original pianists and composers in jazz history, Thelonious Monk was considered so advanced and eccentric in his early days that even the most forward-looking [more]

CD 1—Heartbreak Blues (TT: 65:13 1929-34): Hello, Lola; One Hour; Dismal Dan; Poor Richard; Down Georgia Way; Georgia On My Mind; I Can’t [more]

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CD 1—Maple Leaf Rag (TT: 60:54 1931-36): Got the Bench, Got the Park; In a Café [more]