John Richard Lewis

The music on Wizard of the Vibes features Milt Jackson with the Thelonious Monk Quartet in a 1948 session combined with a 1952 date with his bandmates from the Modern Jazz [more]

Like swing guitarist Charlie Christian, Clifford Brown was incredibly influential for someone who died so young. The Fats Navarro-minded trumpeter was only 25 when a [more]

Having sponsored Ornette Coleman at the School of Jazz near Lennox, MA, pianist and composer John Lewis helped launch the controversial career of one of the last great [more]

This CD sampler has 18 songs written by the Gershwins and recorded during a 24-year period for labels now owned by the Blue Note family. Featured are the Billy May [more]

Through the miracle of high-resolution digital transfer and mastering technology, Bird enthusiasts can now get an earful of the shape of Charlie Parker's [more]

Django Reinhardt was one of the greatest jazz guitarists of all-time. His story is remarkable, for not only was he an illiterate gypsy from [more]

One of the great beboppers, Sonny Stitt was a jazz warrior at heart. He loved to travel to cities, pick up a local rhythm section and battle the local heroes on [more]

Charlie Parker was one of the true giants of American music. A brilliant alto-saxophonist who could play perfectly coherent solos at a blinding speed, Parker [more]

Sorting through the dozen or so Dizzy Gillespie comps called Groovin' High can be a daunting exercise. This one, from Living Era/ASV is significantly different from all [more]

For those who collect Charlie Parker compilations, this title may be a bit confusing. This Living Era/ASV comp is not a duplicate version of those on Proper, Golden Stars [more]