This is one of the better Christmas jazz collections available. The 15 selections each utilize different artists and were recorded especially for this CD. Kurt Elling's version of [more]
In jazz, two pianos are usually one too many - but not when the second pair of hands belongs to Marian McPartland. As the host of National Public Radio's Piano Jazz, the longest-running jazz program in the history of network radio, McPartland has played more duets with more different pianists than anyone in the history of jazz, and the fruits of her vast experience can be heard on Just Friends, in which six of her favorite on-the-air partners join forces to celebrate her 80th birthday. -Terry Teachout
Some jazz fans casually dismiss duo piano performances as mere novelties that all too often result in train wrecks. With hundreds of {#Piano Jazz} sessions and a few additional [more]
When a producer studs an artist's debut with an impressive all star guest list, he runs the risk of overshadowing the leader. Not the case with a new CD by Gil Parris. Although half of [more]
This is B.B.'s celebrity duet album, and a straight-ahead blues album this is not. But longtime fans who are aware of King's genre-stretching capabilities will find much [more]