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Commissioned by bandleader Paul Whiteman, the composition was orchestrated by Ferde Grofé several times, including the original 1924 scoring, “theater orchestra” setting published in 1926, [More]
Passages (Vijay Iyer). From the album A Cosmic Rhythm with Each Stroke. Thom Jurek in his review for Allmusic says that “The instincts these players offer [More]
The New Miles Davis Quintet – Miles is an album by jazz musician Miles Davis released in 1956 on Prestige Records, catalogue 7014. It is [More]
Speak Like a Child is the sixth album by American jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, recorded and released by Blue Note Records in 1968. Featuring Hancock’s [More]
from the Album: Note Bleu (2006). Personnel: John Medeski – organ, keyboards Chris Wood – bass Billy Martin – drums, percussion
AllMusic Review by AllMusic: Guitarist Lee Ritenour has long been associated with Brazilian styles (especially after playing with Sergio Mendes’s Brasil ’77 in the ’70s), [More]
Steve Kuhn Trio – Trance  + Oceans In The Sky (Steve Kuhn). Personnel: Steve Kuhn – piano Steve Swallow –  bass Steve Swallow – drums [More]
AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow: Two unrelated session are combined on this CD reissue of an LP. Trombonist Bennie Green is heard on four ballads [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]
Sunday at the Village Vanguard is a 1961 album by jazz pianist and composer Bill Evans. The album is routinely ranked as one of the [More]