This is the second of three albums that came about as the result of an
all-night recording session that took place in Los Angeles on November 12 and 13, 1956. Although Hampton Hawes spontaneously created five original tunes at this ...
Although guitarist Joe Pass recorded many unaccompanied solo albums, he made relatively few dates as
part of a duo. This CD reissue of a session with tenor-saxophonist Joe Pass works quite well because Zoot Sims was a natural swinger who ...
When this CD was initially released, it had quite a few jazz collectors scratching their
heads wondering why they had never heard of it. Previously unissued, these formerly unknown performances (just four songs with eight alternate takes) feature the vocals ...
Recorded between 1947 and 1952, the Charlie Parker With Strings albums showcased the legendary bebop
saxophonist performing standards and ballads backed by a small classical string ensemble and jazz rhythm section. Although somewhat controversial when first released, the strings sessions ...
Good set celebrating the 10th anniversary of the sensational 1973 Carnegie Hall concert that was
an acclaimed two-album set. Laine is a dynamic, versatile entertainer who isn't a jazz singer in strictest sense, but does possess incredible timing and a ...
Taken from the Miles Davis Quintet's legendary stay at the Plugged Nickel in Chicago, this
finds the young group (comprised of Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams) stretching out on If I Were a Bell, Stella by ...
This is a wonderful compilation, full of gems like 'Round Midnight, Blue in Green, How
Deep Is the Ocean, Bye Bye Blackbird, and many others recorded with a virtual litany of jazz greats, including John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Horace Silver, ...
Less heralded than their collaboration with Thelonious Monk (as documented on Bags' Groove and Miles
Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants), this August 5, 1955 session with vibraphonist Milt Jackson was Davis' last all-star collaboration before the formation of his ...