Recorded June 22, 1953 J.J. Johnson – trombone Clifford Brown – trumpet Jimmy Heath – tenor & barithone saxophone John Lewis – piano Percy Heath [More]
The Big Band (rereleased as The Big Band: A Tribute to Basie) is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff featuring performances recorded in [More]
Sadao Watanabe (born February 1, 1933) is a Japanese jazz musician who plays alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone, and flute. He is known for his bossa [More]
Creamy is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges featuring performances with members of the Duke Ellington Orchestra recorded in 1955 and released [More]
Tribute to Great Tenors is an album by New York Unit, consisting of pianist John Hicks, bassist Richard Davis, and drummer Tatsuya Nakamura. It was [More]
“During his two years on the Riverside label (1958-59), smooth-faced, square-jawed son of the heartland Chet Baker was an end-of-the-Eisenhower-era dreamboat, and as soft-spoken a [More]
Although Toots Thielemans (originally best-known as a guitarist) had recorded on harmonica as early as 1950 and had led several sessions in Europe (and six [More]
The 1960s were a very productive time for Willis “Gator” Jackson, whose Prestige output of 1959-1971 was impressively consistent. At the label the big-toned tenor [More]
Lee Konitz in Harvard Square is an album by saxophonist and bandleader Lee Konitz featuring performances recorded in Boston in 1954 which was originally released [More]
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