5 by Monk by 5 is an album by the jazz pianist Thelonious Monk, recorded in 1959. It contains five of Monk’s original compositions performed by a quintet. “As the ’50s drew to a close, [More]
I Sing the Body Electric is the second album released by Weather Report from 1972. “Like the weather itself, this band would assume a new shape with virtually every release — and this album, half [More]
“The Man I Love” (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin). From the album “ETHAN IVERSON QUARTET W/ TOM HARRELL – COMMON PRACTICE”(2019). The latest ECM album to feature pianist Ethan Iverson – following last year’s duo recording [More]
Track listing: 1 Day By Day 2 The Very Thought Of You 3 Tuxedo Junction 4 Love For Sale 5 On A Clear Day 6 On Green Dolphin Street 7 No Moon At All 8 [More]
An amazing set in many ways. Never ever have you seen so many smiles on the faces of the members of this team of outstanding jazz performers – they were in the groove! And so [More]
Mann Alone is solo album by American jazz flutist Herbie Mann featuring tracks recorded in 1957 for the Savoy label. In the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Seth Markow called it “an audacious album of solo flute”. Track [More]
Dominic Miller – Saint Vincent from the album “Absinthe” (2019). “With Absinthe, his second release for ECM, guitarist Dominic Miller has created an album colored by a distinct atmosphere. “The first thing that came to [More]
The Return is a live album by guitarist Pat Martino which was recorded in 1987 and first released on the Muse label. “Pat Martino suffered a brain aneurysm in 1980, and after successful surgery, he [More]
Command Performance #37 October 21, 1942 James “Jimmy” Dorsey (February 29, 1904 – June 12, 1957) was a prominent American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, trumpeter, composer, and big band leader. “One O’Clock Jump” is a jazz [More]
