The Underground King of New York Bebop Piano, Tardo Hammer, is back with his third trio date for Sharp Nine. Joining him are bass stalwart Dennis Irwin and old-school drummer Jimmy Wormworth...
Only the smallest amount of medieval music survives: musicians and composers were largely anonymous and their work often went unrecorded. But thankfully a handful of manuscripts have come down to us,...
The "underground king of New York bebop piano" makes his return. Here, Hammer continues to spin out elegant, swinging lines on such bop classics as Bud Powell's "John's Abbey" & Sonny Clark's...
Beautifully realized piano trio in the Bud Powell, Barry Harris tradition - it's an outstanding Rudy Van Gelder recording of a very swinging, blues inflected date.1. Gnid 2. No Problem 3. Reflections...
George Frederick Bristow and William Henry Fry constituted the first generation of major, native-born composers of instrumental music in the United States. Both were fierce proponents for American...