“Tenor saxophonist Carter Jefferson made somewhat of a name for himself when trumpeter Woody Shaw chose him as a member of his first working quintet. [More]
The Wes Montgomery Trio (a.k.a. A Dynamic New Sound) is an album by American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery that was released in 1959. It was [More]
Mustang! is an album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd featuring performances by Byrd with Sonny Red, Hank Mobley, McCoy Tyner, Walter Booker, and Freddie Waits [More]
Truth (That Hamilton Man) is an album by drummer and bandleader Chico Hamilton, recorded in 1959 and released on the SESAC label. An album released [More]
The Quintet is an album by V.S.O.P. It was compiled from two concert performances: one at the Greek Theatre, University of California, Berkeley, on July [More]
George Shearing in Dixieland is a 1988 album by jazz pianist George Shearing of music associated with Dixieland. “This promising effort is a major disappointment. [More]
1973 (Shirley’s powerful cover of this song from the musical, ‘On A Clear DAy You Can See Forever’ – All About Shirley TV Special) Shirley [More]
Keeper of the Flame is an album by saxophonist Richie Cole recorded in 1978 and released on the Muse label. The Allmusic review by Scott [More]
Xocia’s Dance is the thirteenth studio album by American hard bop tenor saxophonist Harold Land as bandleader. The album was initially released in 1981 via Muse Records label [More]
“For this compilation of small big-band performances, bassist Sam Jones – long recognized for his ability to anchor and swing a session – reliably grounds [More]