This is a somewhat odd record. Manny Albam arranged 11 selections for an orchestra (16 strings, six brass, two reeds, guitar, bass and drums) plus [More]
Jazz Sahara is the debut album by double bassist and oud player Ahmed Abdul-Malik featuring performances recorded in late 1958 and originally released on the [More]
Basically Duke is an album by bassist/cellist and composer Oscar Pettiford which was recorded in 1954 and first issued on the Bethlehem label as a [More]
New Life is an album by drummer Antonio Sánchez which was released on the CAM Jazz label in 2013. Drummer/vocalist Antonio Sanchez’s third solo album [More]
Blue’s Moods is the third album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell recorded in 1960 and released on the Riverside label. AllMuѕіс Rеvіеw by Scott Yаnоw: [More]
Focus is an album by American jazz trumpeter Bill Hardman which was recorded in 1980 but not released on the Muse label until 1984. The [More]
Super-Sonic Jazz is an album by Sun Ra, recorded in 1956 at RCA Studios, Chicago. Track listing: All songs written by Sun Ra except “Soft [More]
Taru is an album  by American jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan, recorded in 1968, but not released on the Blue Note label until 1980. Scott Yanow [More]
Onе оf thе fіrѕt rеlеаѕеѕ оn thе rеѕurrесtеd Okеh Rесоrdѕ іmрrіnt, 2013’ѕ Quartette Humаіnе fеаturеѕ ріаnіѕt Bob James аnd ѕаxорhоnіѕt Dаvіd Sаnbоrn реrfоrmіng a ѕеt [More]
Shipp’s own presence on Sonic Fiction is limited as his democratic approach to the quartet puts Walerian and Bisio out front on many of the [More]