“Georgia on My Mind” is a 1930 song written by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell and first recorded that year. It has often been associated [More]
The Great Kai & J. J. is an album by American jazz trombonists Kai Winding and J. J. Johnson featuring performances recorded in 1960 as [More]
This session originally appeared as a Clef LP under a different title before it was reissued on Verve in 1957 as The Modernity of Bob [More]
Urbie Green is backed by an orchestra for this ballad-dominated album, recorded over three sessions in December 1957 and featuring arrangements by either Al Cohn [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 [More]
Shades of Night opened something of a new chapter in Jack Teagarden‘s career, involving him in a concept album whose existence and recording owed itself [More]
A killer lost album from the early days of Blue Note – the original 10″ LP! Urbie Green‘s normally a snoozer to us, but this [More]
AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow: Two unrelated session are combined on this CD reissue of an LP. Trombonist Bennie Green is heard on four ballads [More]
Bones for the King is an album by trombonist Dicky Wells which was recorded in 1958 and released on the Felsted label. AllMusic Review by [More]
Tracklist listing: 1 Neckbones (J.J. Johnson) 4:01 2 Dues Blues (J.J. Johnson) 6:57 3 Long Before I Knew You (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) 3:59 4 Soft Winds (Benny Goodman) 3:55 5 [More]