Damn! marked Jimmy Smith's return to the Verve label after an absence of 20-plus years (he originally recorded for the label from 1963 to 1972), and paired with a group of young and sympathetic [more]
Dear Louis is based upon Nicholas Payton's commissioned tribute to jazz icon Louis Armstrong and was recorded primarily during the year 2000. The CD features 13 songs primarily [more]
One of Shirley Scott's last viable recordings before she passed away is a sweet, delicious collection of jazz standards and originals with a fresh-faced group that the organist was [more]
Even though he performs with better-known colleagues, Orrin Evans' second Criss Cross recording is a showcase of his compositions and/or his playing. Evans wrote five of the eight [more]
As Joey DeFrancesco has switched from the standard Hammond B-3 to the Diversi clone organ, you'd hardly notice how the subtle differences in [more]
Tenor saxophonist Tim Warfield, Jr. has begun to make his mark in the '90s. He's demonstrated a swaggering, soulful tone and emphatic style during his solos on the anthology Tough Young Tenors and no doubt will soon begin to display his talents in a leadership role. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide