Ironically, just about everyone in the Servants went on to great pop success except for singer/songwriter David Westlake. At one time or another, Lush's Philip King (who also did time in both [more]

True Audiophile: Best of Groove Note is basically a fancy name for the Super Audio CD label sampler that plays host to jazz and torch songs, bluesmen, and [more]

If you considered the total recorded output of Bessie Smith and tried to condense it into a single 22-track CD, you'd be hard-pressed to do a better selection job than on this [more]

Pianist Myra Melford, bassist Mark Dresser, and drummer Matt Wilson perform seven intriguing originals on this CD. To simplify the improvising a bit, it hints strongly in spots of Cecil [more]

In 2007, Collectables reissued ten classic Nina Simone albums, nine of which were originally released on the Colpix label. The Amazing Nina Simone and Nina Simone at [more]

Raul Malo has kept a certain distance from his creative past in the Mavericks on his solo releases, choosing to focus on his pop, jazz, or Latin influences rather than the more [more]

This perfectly titled disc featuring many of the most indelible names in R&B and the classic quiet storm format fits in perfectly with Shanachie Records' urban jazz aesthetic, which [more]

True North does the public a service in North America and in Europe by placing together in one handy slipcase box all four of singer/songwriter/guitarist Colin Linden's Columbia [more]