“Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat” is a 1941 hit boogie-woogie popular song written by Don Raye. A bawdy, jazzy tune, the song describes [More]
“Cina, Cina” (“Chinatown My Chinatown”). The title was changed because jazz music was strictly forbidden in Italy, as in Germany, during the wartime. “Chinatown, My [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]
Roll ‘Em Bags is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Milt Jackson featuring performances recorded in 1949 and 1956 and released on the Savoy label. [More]
Oh Yeah is a studio album by the American jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus, released in April 1962 by Atlantic Records. It was recorded [More]
Live recording from the Jazz Open Stuttgart in 2002 featuring the jazz pianist Bill Charlap. “While We’re Young” by Alec Wilder Pianist Bill Charlap, son [More]
Far East Suite is a 1967 concept album by Duke Ellington, inspired by his group’s tour of Asia. Ellington and longtime collaborator Billy Strayhorn wrote [More]
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