Jazz

This is the last recording featuring member Malachi Favors maghostut before his death on Jan. 30, 2004. SIRIUS CALLING was recorded in early 2003 upon Joseph Jarman's return to the band after a decade-long hiatus. "The Art Ensemble has endured as long as...

This is the last of a five volume series featuring the happy sounds of the St. Louis Ragtimers. 20 tracks featuring Trebor Jay Tichenor, Al Sticker, Don Franz, Bill Mason, Eric Sager and Glenn Meyer.

This is the inaugural release in a new annual Sharp Nine series that captures the best young jazz musicians coming out of the New York City scene. The highlight of this CD is trumpet phenom Jeremy Delt, whose Freddie Hubbard-like chops are causing a stir...

This is the fourth Sharp Nine release by nationally acclaimed (Sunday New York Times, NPR Morning Edition) singer/pianist Dena DeRose. It finds her working her arranging magic on Great American Songbook standards in the company of New York's finest jazz...

This is the first time the old "Music of New Orleans" sessions have been issued in their entirety; the sessions were created to showcase the talents of Capt. John Handy's sax playing, backed up by George Guesnon, Louis James & Joe Watkins.1. Should I...

This is the first South American jazz band to be released on the GHB label - they play a wide variety of material with skill & dexterity, with a sound that will remind you of the 1920s or '30s; the music is played on trumpet, reeds, banjo, guitar,...

This is the first sampler CD on the Solo Art label of great piano jazz. On it you will find one selection from 20 different CDs that have been released on the Solo Art label from 1989-95. The selections are arranged in chronological order according to...

This is the first release from the guitar duo of Rebecca Shrimp ton and Eric Hofbauer. Shrimp ton is a bright new voice in jazz, and Hofbauer is from the Blueprint Project (in 2004, he released his solo CD "American Vanity," CNM #3). "At a time when alot...

This is the first recording of Ahmed Abdullah's Ebonic Tones, featuring trumpeter Abdullah, baritone saxophonist Alex Harding and violinist Billy Bang in an unusual, yet highly effective front line and bassist Alex Blake and drummer Andrei Strobert as...

This is the first recording from the Big Swing Trio and it offers aural evidence of a 20-year journey for Paul Romaine, Mark Diamond and Andy Weyl. Their name is somewhat misleading, in that people sometimes think the group is limited to playing "swing"...

This is the first piano/bass duo jazz recording by bassist David Friesen & pianist Jeff Gardner, and the duo shines through the sheer inventiveness & virtuosity of the playing in a wide range of original compositions. High points include the elegant,...

This is the first of their 4 early LPs being remastered for CD from the original tapes, feat. Dan Havens-cnt, Bob Shanahan-trmb, Joe Joder-clt, Mike Montgomery-pno, LaVerne Praeger-washboard +.1. Doctor Jazz 2. Kansas City Man Blues 3. Tiger Rag 4. How...