• Jazz Genres

“Jack Teagarden started 1960 off with his first studio recording for Roulette Records, Jazz Maverick, in New York City on January 2 of that year [More]
George Shearing in Dixieland is a 1988 album by jazz pianist George Shearing of music associated with Dixieland. “This promising effort is a major disappointment. [More]
Track listing: Careless love 0:00 Please don’t talk about me when I’m gone 4:39 Bugle call rag 7:34 Black and blue 12:50 When a woman [More]
“Although this Laserlight release does list the correct personnel and songs (which puts it a cut above some of the other Laserlight budget sets), there [More]
Recorded with Punch Miller, this album offers a mixed bag featuring Paul Barbarin‘s Band/Punch Miller’s Bunch & George Lewis . It’s worth acquiring for the [More]
Bob Wilber (born 15 March 1928) is an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, and bandleader. Although his scope covers a wide range of jazz, Wilber has been [More]
Track listing: 0:00 Some Like It Hot 2:59 By The Beautiful Sea 5:21 Stairway To The Stars 8:52 Sweet Sue – Just You 10:42 Down [More]
This recording is a true gem in Charlie Byrd‘s extensive discography. What makes it special is that there is a de-emphasis on bossa nova (there [More]
Track listing: 00:00 A1 I’ve Been Working On The Railroad (Trad.) 02:51 A2 There Is A Tavern In The Town (Trad.) 05:24 A3 Waltzing Matilda [More]
Scott Yanow, writing for Allmusic, notes that “Trumpeter Harry James is in good form … but every song on this set would have benefited from being [More]