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“After You’ve Gone” is a classic jazz and blues standard recorded by Bessie Smith on April 20, 1927. Known as the “Empress of the Blues,” Smith’s rendition is one [More]

In the Land of Hi-Fi is the fifth studio album by the blues, R&B and jazz singer Dinah Washington, released in 1956 on the Emarcy [More]

Kidney Stew Is Fine is an album by the American saxophonist/vocalist Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson recorded in France in 1969, and originally released by the French [More]

Genius + Soul = Jazz is a 1961 album by American musician Ray Charles, featuring big band arrangements by Quincy Jones and Ralph Burns. Charles [More]

Primitivo Soul! is an album by American saxophonist Sonny Stitt, recorded in 1963 and issued on Prestige Records in 1964. Track listing: All compositions by [More]

One of the great alto saxophonists to emerge from the swing era, Tab Smith had a few instrumental hit records for the United label in [More]

Track listing: A1 Special Delivery Blues 0:00 A2 Ain’t Nobody Got the Blues 5:07 A3 Trouble in Mind 8:34 A4 Misery Blues 11:36 A5 Mighty [More]

Screamin’ the Blues is an album by American saxophonist Oliver Nelson, originally released in 1961 on New Jazz Records. Track listing: All tracks are written [More]

Volcano Blues is an album by pianist Randy Weston and Melba Liston, who arranged and conducted most of the music. It was recorded on February [More]

This CD reissue, which is subtitled “Joe Turner Meets Jimmy Witherspoon,” does not quite deliver on its promise. Turner (who would pass away within a [More]