“Heavyweights is the realization of Bobby Shew‘s long-time dream of collaborating with the extraordinary trombonist Carl Fontana. The St. Louis Post Dispatch hailed Heavyweights as [More]
Personnel: Bass – Ray Brown Drums – Alvin Stoller Guitar – Herb Ellis Piano – Oscar Peterson Saxophone [Tenor] – Coleman Hawkins ____________________________ 1957 A [More]
Afro-Cuban is an album by American jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham. The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos stated: “A first-rate recording for the under-appreciated Dorham, [More]
John Kirby (December 31, 1908 – June 14, 1952), was an American jazz double-bassist and bandleader. In addition to sideman work (prominently with Benny Goodman), [More]
  Personnel: Bass – Luca Alemanno (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 8, 10, 12) Clarinet – Magnus Lindgren Congas – Abdissa Assefa Design – [More]
Good Move! is the third album by American organist Freddie Roach recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label. The Allmusic review by [More]
Songs for Hip Lovers is a 1957 vocal album by the jazz bandleader Woody Herman, arranged by Marty Paich. Ken Dryden reviewed the album for [More]
Happy Frame of Mind is an album by American jazz pianist Horace Parlan featuring performances recorded for Blue Note in 1963, but not released under [More]
The Magic Touch is a 1962 album by jazz pianist and arranger Tadd Dameron and His Orchestra, released on Riverside Records. It was also Dameron’s [More]
Members, Don’t Git Weary is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach recorded in 1968 and released on the Atlantic label. Allmusic awarded the [More]