Jazz Has a Sense of Humor is the last-recorded studio album by jazz pianist Horace Silver, released on the Verve label in 1998. “This is [More]
“Connelly’s performance on the album was very good, starting with the opening track “That Old Black Magic”. Although the dramatic signature Billy Daniels rendition had [More]
Four for Trane is a studio album by tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp released on Impulse! Records in 1965. Four of the five tracks were composed [More]
Ode to 52nd Street is an album by guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded in 1967 and released on the Cadet label. “Burrell plays quite well, as [More]
“An excellent swing clarinetist who was flexible enough to play hot on Dixieland records, Marsala’s six sessions reflect his versatile musical tastes. Among his more [More]
Bright Size Life is the debut album by Pat Metheny, recorded in December 1975 and released on ECM March the following year. The trio features [More]
Byrd Blows on Beacon Hill is an album by trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded at Steve Fassett’s Home on Beacon Hill in Boston in 1956 and [More]
Songs: The Art of the Trio Volume Three is an album by American pianist and composer Brad Mehldau released on the Warner Bros. label in [More]
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated: “By 1984, Steps Ahead’s personnel had stabilized with original keyboardist Warren Bernhardt [More]
“This is one of the last sessions by Walter Bishop, Jr. prior to his death in 1998. The veteran bop pianist is in great form [More]