The history of Charlie Parker is well documented, so much so that most devotees of Bird's pioneering legacy undoubtedly have more than enough recordings to tell the tale. [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]
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]
One of the most important jazz musicians of all time, altoist Charlie Parker was an innovator who changed the way that jazz is played. Considered a founder of [more]
One of jazz's great cult figures, Chet Baker had charisma and vulnerability to spare. His medium-register trumpet solos in the 1950s epitomized cool jazz, his [more]
Imported from Europe!
New Orleans was the starting point of collective improvisation. The jazz for which the city on the Mississippi delta [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]
Simply put, this is another of Sony Legacy's three-pack deals. In these Collections, they place three well-known albums by a major artist in [more]
Having completed his relatively brief sojourn with MGM/Verve with 1973's Listen Easy, Tony Bennett was in the midst of forming his own label, [more]
Throughout his long career, Count Basie epitomized swing. His light piano style was originally influenced by the stride of [more]
Although he has often been labeled a blues artist, Leadbelly had a much wider palette than that, and routinely sang spirituals, work songs, folk ballads, and children's pieces, [more]
As part of the Fantasy Definitive series, pianist and composer Vince Guaraldi is spotlighted on 31 tracks recorded for the label between 1955 and 1966. This noteworthy [more]
When tenor saxophonist Ben Webster left the U.S. to reside in Europe, it was for two reasons -- opportunity and respect. He was financially more able to make his mark there, as a living [more]
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time and one of the founders of two different styles of jazz. Born in 1917, Dizzy [more]
It reads splendidly on paper: Shout Factory's Doctors, Professors, Kings and Queens: The Big Ol' Box of New Orleans is a [more]