The Harlem Blues and Jazz Band is a jazz ensemble active since the 1970s. The band was initiated by Al Vollmer in 1973, noting that [More]
AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow: This CD reissue contains a sleepy trio session by guitarist Barney Kessel who teams up with bassist Kenny Napper and [More]
Full vinyl recording of the 1959 “Polynesian Paradise” LP as Stereo version by Phil Moore and his Orchestra (with typical cheesecake cover). It “is more [More]
“The music presented on We Are The Drum doesn’t come at the listener so much as it surrounds and envelops. This band gazes across vast [More]
Shearing Bossa Nova is a album by George Shearing accompanied by and arranged by Clare Fischer. AllMusic Review by Stephen Cook: Pianist George Shearing’s long [More]
Pressure Sensitive is the debut album by American saxophonist Ronnie Laws released in 1975 by Blue Note. The album reached No. 25 on the Billboard [More]
Bing ‘n’ Basie is a 1972 vinyl album recorded for Daybreak Records by Bing Crosby, accompanied by Count Basie and his Orchestra. The orchestral tracks [More]
With a collaborative history going back almost a decade, Milwaukee-based trumpeter Eric Jacobson looked to his friends in Chicago to form the core of his [More]
AllMusic Review by Richie Unterberger: When Louis Jordan signed to Mercury in 1956, he tried to revive his struggling record sales by re-recording some of [More]
Gilberto with Turrentine is an album by brazilian samba and bossa nova singer Astrud Gilberto and american saxophonist Stanley Turrentine featuring performances recorded in 1971 [More]