The Magnificent Thad Jones is an album by American jazz trumpeter Thad Jones featuring performances recorded in 1956 and released on the Blue Note label. “In 1956, trumpeter Thad Jones was making his way forward [More]
“Bebo Valdés, one of the giants of Cuban music of the 1950s and the father of pianist Chucho Valdés, has lived in Stockholm since the early ’60s, including 34 years on which he did not [More]
Track listing: 0:00 – Meeting Of The Spirits 11:35 – A Lotus On Irish Streams 21:00 – Noonward Race Personnel: John McLaughlin – guitar Jan Hammer – keyboards Jerry Goodman – violin Rick Laird – [More]
The Natural Soul is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label in 1962 and performed by Donaldson with Grant Green, Tommy Turrentine, Big John Patton, and Ben Dixon. “The [More]
Charles Joseph “Buddy” Bolden – (September 6, 1877 – November 4, 1931) was an African-American cornetist and is regarded by contemporaries as a key figure in the development of a New Orleans style of rag-timemusic, or [More]
Taken from Live Jazz à Vienne DVD Biréli Lagrène (born September 4, 1966) is a French jazz guitarist. He came to prominence in the 1980s for his Django Reinhardt-influenced style.
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]
New Improved Funk is an album by American jazz guitarist George Freeman recorded in 1973 and released on the Groove Merchant label. “The title says it all in three words, but New Improved Funk demands [More]
“Most of Eddie Harris’ recordings on the Dutch Timeless label in the mid-’80s saw some action in the States but not this one, which was only released in Europe. A shame, for this was mostly [More]
