On Junе 7, 1956, ѕеvеn оf New York’s mоѕt рrоfісіеnt studio jаzz players аѕѕеmblеd: Urbіе Green (tb), Hаl McKusick (аѕ), Hеrbіе Mаnn (fl,tѕ), Eddіе Cоѕtа [More]
Another One (also released as Oscar Pettiford Volume 2) is an album by bassist/cellist and composer Oscar Pettiford which was recorded in 1955 and first [More]
The Kid and the Brute is an album by American jazz saxophonists Illinois Jacquet and Ben Webster recorded in late 1954 and released on the [More]
Tell It the Way It Is! is an album recorded in 1963 by Paul Gonsalves. Former Duke Ellington band members Gonsalves, Johnny Hodges and Ray [More]
Trombone For Two is a 1956 album by jazz trombonists J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding (“Jay and Kai”). It was the first of five [More]
Basically Duke is an album by bassist/cellist and composer Oscar Pettiford which was recorded in 1954 and first issued on the Bethlehem label as a [More]
Salt and Pepper is an album by Sonny Stitt and Paul Gonsalves released in 1964 on Impulse!. It was Stitt’s second and last effort for [More]
The Street Swingers is an album by jazz trombonist and pianist Bob Brookmeyer with guitarists Jim Hall and Jimmy Raney recorded in late 1957 for [More]
That Old Feeling is an album by saxophonis and arranger Al Cohn and His Orchestra featuring trumpeter Joe Newman recorded in 1955 for the RCA [More]
Billy Bauer never gained much prominence following his stint with Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz, and Warne Marsh in the late 40s and early 50s. In [More]