Legend status came late to Buddy Guy, so it shouldn't be surprising that this is the first box set devoted to the blues giant's work. Yet it is still a bit of a shock, because Guy, [more]
This five-CD box set collects all five of the Dave Brubeck Quartet's {#Time} series recordings: Time Out, Time Further Out, Countdown: Time in Outer Space, Time Changes, and Time In, [more]
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]
This magnificent limited-edition set launched the Mosaic label in real style. Included are all of Thelonious Monk's Blue Note recordings, six sessions as a leader [more]
Three-disc anthology that covers various editions of The Messengers from the beginning to the end. It contains such classics as
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]
Buddy Rich was arguably the greatest drummer ever. He could play faster, more complex, louder and with more virtuosity than any other drummer, [more]
Harry James led the most popular big band of 1942-46, he was the most famous trumpeter to emerge from the Swing Era, and by the [more]
One of the top jazz singers of the 1940s and '50s, Anita O'Day had an unusual career. Born in 1919 as Anita Colton (she later switched [more]
One of the greatest legends in jazz history, Billie Holiday had an unlikely career. After surviving a childhood full of turmoil, she [more]
Pee Wee Russell was always a true individualist. Although he was technically skilled as a clarinetist, he developed a unique style that [more]
One of the most important pioneers of both New Orleans jazz and the trombone, Kid Ory had the top rated band in New Orleans back in 1915. [more]
Billy Eckstine was a unique figure in jazz history. His warm baritone voice led to him becoming a big seller and a regular on the pop [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]
One of the most significant and prolific of blues pianists, Memphis Slim developed his own style early on. He was born as Peter Chatman [more]
Tal Farlow was one of the major jazz guitarists of the 1950s and the subtitle to this four-CD set, The Fastest Guitar Player Of His Era, is not [more]
One of the great jazz guitarists of the 1950s, Jimmy Raney had a cool tone, a quiet sound, a lyrical improvising style [more]
Sonny Terry, a wiz of the blues harmonica, and guitarist Brownie McGhee made for a formidable team in the blues [more]
Although sometimes forgotten today, Mildred Bailey ranked with Billie Holiday as being among the most significant female [more]