Xocia’s Dance is the thirteenth studio album by American hard bop tenor saxophonist Harold Land as bandleader. The album was initially released in 1981 via Muse Records label and re-released on CD in 1990. “Maybe best known for [More]
Black Is the Color is an album by American saxophonist Joe Henderson, released in 1972 on Milestone. The original idea for the album was “to approach it entirely from the standpoint of having no pre-conceived [More]
Keep Your Soul Together is an album recorded in 1973 by jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. It was his fifth studio album released on Creed Taylor’s CTI label and features performances by Hubbard, Junior Cook, George [More]
Saturday Night at the Village Vanguard is a live album by saxophonist Art Pepper, recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1977 and released on the Contemporary label. “The CD reissue of this release, the third [More]
Philly Mignon is an album by drummer Philly Joe Jones which was recorded in 1977 and released on the Galaxy label. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated:”… Everyone [More]
High Energy is an album recorded in 1974 by American jazz trumpeterFreddie Hubbard. It was first studio album released on the Columbia label and features performances by Hubbard, Joe Sample, George Cables, Junior Cook, Ernie [More]
Child’s Dance is an album by American drummer and bandleader Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers recorded in 1972 and released on the Prestige label. “After several years of few recordings, Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers [More]
Manhattan Symphonie was recorded just two days after Dexter Gordon‘s legendary gigs at the Village Vanguard with his working band of pianist George Cables, bassist Rufus Reid, and drummer Eddie Gladden. The Allmusic review by [More]
Capra Black is the debut album by American jazz saxophonist Billy Harper. It was recorded in 1973 and released on the Strata-East label. AllMusic Review by Jason Ankeny : Cарrа Black rеmаіnѕ one оf thе seminal [More]
In 1977, Eddіе Hеndеrѕоn ѕlірреd іntо the сlutсhеѕ оf Capitol Rесоrdѕ, whісh didn’t have muсh оf a jazz division and рrеdісtаblу dіdn’t know how to showcase іtѕ аdvеnturоuѕ new trumреtеr. First аnd foremost, they thоught [More]
