Wilbur De Paris‘s Plays Cole Porter is a delightful tribute to one of America’s greatest composers. De Paris, known for his vibrant jazz style and [More]
The debut album from beloved New Orleans saxophonist, clarinetist, and singer Charlie Gabriel, 2022’s Eighty Nine is a warm and intimate showcase for the longtime [More]
The Storyville Stompers Brass Band, established in 1981, plays New Orleans music in the traditional style, a music considered the foundation for Jazz. Track listing: [More]
Track listing: 00:00 Four or Five Times (Live) 02:49 Put It There (Shag Nasty) (Live) 05:31 Crying and Sighing (Live) 08:36 Milenberg Joys (Live) 11:32 [More]
“Willie “The Lion” Smith, one of stride piano’s Big Three of the 1920s (along with James P. Johnson and Fats Waller), recorded a lot less [More]
  Track listing: A Rockin’ Chair Written-By – Hoagy Carmichael B Georgia On My Mind Written-By – Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell C Tea For Two [More]
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated “… this is Pete Johnson’s definitive release, showing that he was much [More]
“This initial installment in the historical chronology of recordings released under the name of Earl Hines contains no less than 13 finely rendered piano solos. [More]
“Although this LP is long out of print, its brilliant contents have since been reissued by Bob Thiele on a couple of his labels. Hawkins [More]
“Westward Bound! is a buoyant time capsule of modern jazz on the move, before the free jazz era, when East Coast bop met West Coast [More]