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Coltrane’s breakout year, when his mature sound first grabbed ears and his own recordings began to sell consistently, was 1958. This release chronicles the exciting [More]
Byrd in Hand is an album by American jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded on May 31, 1959 and released on Blue Note later that year. [More]
Track listing: 00:00 1. You’re My Ideal (F) (F. Waller-S. Williams) 03:16 2. The Sun Will Shine Tonight (F) (Rose-Fetter-Lehac) 06:29 3. Ring Dem Bells [More]
Basics is an album by saxophonist Houston Person recorded in 1987 and released on the Muse label in 1989. “Tenor saxophonist Houston Person has stuck [More]
“I Love Corny Music” (Don Raye and Gene de Paul). From the MGM musical, “Broadway Rhythm” (1944). Personnel: Charles Winninger – vocals Tommy Dorsey – [More]
“An album featuring electronic musician and DJ Floating Points (the nom de plume of Manchester, U.K. native Sam Shepherd), the intensity of jazz saxophone icon [More]
“With Tarantella (ACT, 2009)—his last studio recording excluding the career-spanning Signature Edition 3 (ACT, 2010) compilation— Lars Danielsson raised the bar on a string of [More]
That Ain’t Right (Nat King Cole & Irving Mills). Personnel: Fats Waller – piano Ada Brown – vocals Benny Carter – trumpet Slam Stewart – [More]
“Portico Quartet surpass their past selves and ascend to soaring heights. Memory Streams is without a shred of doubt their finest work to date, and [More]
In My Own Sweet Way is a live album led by trumpeter Woody Shaw which was recorded in Switzerland in 1987 and released on the [More]