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The second of Classics’ reissuance of all the master takes of Jimmie Lunceford’s recordings finds the orchestra gaining in popularity and in power. Among the [More]
This import covers Chu Berry’s initial foray into solo territory. Cut between 1936-1939, the 24 cuts find the tenor saxophone luminary in the stellar company [More]
Blanche Calloway and Her Joy Boys. Recorded 27th March 1931.
The name may not be immediately familiar, but the music itself certainly is; to anyone weaned on the legendary Warner Bros. cartoons of the 1940s [More]
A veteran of territory bands from the Southwest and Midwest, Hot Lips Page struck out on his own in the latter half of the ’30s [More]
Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson is a studio album by American jazz saxophonist Ben Webster backed by the Oscar Peterson Trio, featuring rhythm section Ray [More]
Urbane Jazz is an album by American jazz trumpeter Roy Eldridge and saxophonist Benny Carter recorded in 1955 and released on the Verve label. Track [More]
Genius + Soul = Jazz is a 1961 album by American musician Ray Charles, featuring big band arrangements by Quincy Jones and Ralph Burns. Charles [More]
Top and Bottom Brass is an album by trumpeter Clark Terry featuring performances recorded in early 1959 and originally released on the Riverside label. Track [More]
Basie Meets Bond is a 1966 album by Count Basie and His Orchestra. The album is a collection of musical pieces originating from the first [More]