Jazz

The Other One, the latest from Henry Threadgill, is the musical component of a large multimedia work performed and recorded live at Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn, New York in 2022. The recording is comprised of a three-movement composition entitled...

The Orion Saxophone Quartet is Jeff Benedict, Adrian Williams, Ken Foerch and Charlie Richard (soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones). The quartet is established as one of the premiere chamber music groups of it's type. They have recorded two...

The original tunes are all revelations... musical and lyrical sophistication of the highest order. If you attached a name like Bacharach or Richard Rodgers to them you would not be surprised. - Hobart Taylor, KUCI. Original songs propel Carrie Wicks'...

The original album Brubeck Plays Bernstein (Columbia CS8257), appearing here complete on a single CD for the first time ever. On the first half the Dave Brubeck Quartet performs a fourpart composition by Dave's older brother Howard.1. Dialogues for Jazz...

The origin of the Jazz Messengers goes back to 1954 or 1955, when the first recordings credited to the band appeared. The Jazz Messengers formed as a collective, nominally led by Horace Silver or Art Blakey on various studio dates. Blakey credits Silver...

The orchestra leader, composer, arranger and pianist of world renown recorded 13 of her own pieces with the SWR Big Band, covering a broad spectrum from bebop powerplay to soft yearning ballads. Akiyoshi's compositional style is unmistakable. She mixes...

The Optimystik Visionaries was born from the idea of Greg Morgan and Nick Steed back in 2012.1. 19 Ways to 16 2. Chicks Danza 3. Quiet Town 4. Pulsar 5. Dukey Sunrise 6. Optimistic Vision Return 7. Stay with Me 8. Positano 9. Me Lev de Volta 10. Chilli...

The only thing drummer Brandon Sanders has to prove on Compton's Finest, is his musicality. Here making his recording after being a successful, professional musician for nearly three decades, Sanders is past the youthful need for flashy pomp and...

The only 'group' on the Black Jazz roster, The Awakening today should be heralded as one of the great bands in early '70s jazz. That they're not is the result of the Black Jazz label's distribution woes; witness the fact that original copies of both of...

The only CD from this sweet band we've ever seen! And these 1939-1940 transcription and studio performances provide a fine introduction; includes in a Persian Market; March of the Toys; Pussy in the Corner; Flea on a Spree; Melancholy Mood; O Sole Mio;...

The only CD available from this popular California-based bandleader who first hit it big arranging for Gus Arnheim! Includes Bend Down Sister; Stardust; Just Temporarily Blue; I Promise You; the More You Hurt Me; You Could Have Been the One Baby; Two...

The one thing all but one of the works on this recording have in common is that they were used in a motion picture, though only six of the eleven songs were written for a specific movie. They cover a fairly long period of cinematic history with Charlie...