Jazz

This is the 6th album by Guitar. This album features the Japanese lyrics by the Japanese vocalist Ayako Akashiba for almost all tracks. Ayako wanted to express her gratitude to everything close to her, to her "friends". The German track maker Michael...

This is the 4th album from Jon Metzger, but he has performed as a sideman on about 35 others. Highlights include "The Spinner," "Elephant Walk," "I'll Always Be Loving You" and much more. This CD will be of special interest to jazz fans in the...

This is the 2nd meeting of Marlene's voice, the instruments of the French reeds & rhythm band Saxomania, & J. Billy VerPlanck's inventive arrangements.1. Nobody Else But Me 2. The Real Thing 3. Close Enough for Love 4. Beautiful Friendship 5. Star Eyes 6...

This is the 2nd Audio CD from the Peter Erskine New Trio, featuring jazz drumming legend Erskine with his nephew and bass phenom Damian Erskine, plus keyboard virtuoso and arranger Vardan Ovsepian (with guests Artyom Manukyan on cello & EVI master Judd...

This is the 2nd album by The Lounge Art Ensemble, a jazz trio with Peter Erskine on drums, Dave Carpenter on bass and Bob Sheppard on saxophones. Performing 11 exciting originals and one standard, the group redefines West Coast Jazz as being entirely...

This is the 13th release by the internationally acclaimed, gypsy jazz group, Pearl Django. As with recent releases, this CD features the composition skills of the group. All 13 tracks were penned by band members. We stretch the boundaries of the genre a...

This is Scott Amendola's second CD as a leader. Best known as the drummer for Charlie Hunter's Quartet, Amendola draws from influences such as African music, jazz, blues, spirituals, rock and the avant garde. Of special note is the moving version of Bob...

This is Russian trumpet star Alex Sipiagin's third outing on Criss Cross. This time, as before, in the company of a group of New York jazz greats: tourist Seamus Blake and guitarist Adam Rogers plus a rhythm section consisting of piano star David...

This is Ray Brown's Final Recording New York City, March 2002 featuring a bonus CD a retrospective of Ray Brown's Telarc recordings chosen by his producer.1. Django 2. Fly Me to the Moon 3. Blues for Junior 4. Honeysuckle Rose 5. Compassion 6. Dexter's...

This is pianist Michael Wolff's second recording as a leader of his innovative band Impure Thoughts. The darkly alluring vibe running throughout this well-named collection can truly intoxicate the listener, giving the second offering by his band a strong...

This is pianist David Kikoski's seventh and perhaps most ambitious recording for Criss Cross. Helping the leader navigate seven harmonically rich originals with melodies that stick are tenor saxophonist Seamus Blake, who performed on two previous Kikoski...

This is perhaps the most cohesive set Mingus ever made, recorded during a crisis of personnel in 1960. After many months with Mingus, Eric Dolphy and Ted Curson had decided to leave. These sessions and a few to follow for Mingus and the Jazz Artists...