Merry Ole Soul is a Christmas album by American jazz pianist and arranger Duke Pearson, featuring performances recorded in 1969 and released on the Blue Note label. Track listing: “Sleigh Ride” (Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish) [More]
Now’s the Time is an album by organist Shirley Scott compiling several tracks recorded between 1958 and 1964 and released on the Prestige label in 1967. Track listing: All compositions by Shirley Scott except where [More]
Giblet Gravy is the fourth album by jazz/soul guitarist George Benson. AllMusic Review by Richard S. Ginell: No, you’re not in Creed Taylor country yet, but you might as well be, for many of the [More]
The Bridge is a studio album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, recorded in 1962. It was Rollins’ first release following a three-year sabbatical and was his first recording for Bluebird/RCA Victor. The saxophonist was joined [More]
Wahoo! is an album by American pianist and arranger Duke Pearson, featuring performances recorded in 1964 and released on the Blue Note label in 1964. AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine: A truly wonderful advanced [More]
Jazz for the Jet Set is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Dave Pike which was recorded in 1965 for the Atlantic label. AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow: This disc is a bit unusual in [More]
When Sal Nistico‘s name is mentioned, jazz fans tend to think of the tenor saxophonist as a sideman more than a leader. Nistico is best known for his associations with big-band leaders — primarily Woody [More]
Evolution is the first album by the American trombonist Grachan Moncur III, recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label. AllMusic Review by Steve Huey: One of the New Thing’s extremely few trombonists [More]
It Could Only Happen with You is the final album by American pianist and arranger Duke Pearson featuring performances recorded in 1970 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1974. AllMusic Review by [More]
Matador is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1964 but not released on the Japanese Blue Note label until 1979. The album was finally reissued in the U.S. on [More]
