Jazz

The late jazz violinist Johnny Frigo is backed by pianist Larry Eanet and bassist Nicki Parrott on these sessions recorded on April 25-26, 2005. Tracks: Falling in Love with Love, I See Your Face Before Me, If I Love Again, in a Little Spanish Town, It's...

The late great composer/multi-reedist Dr. Makanda Ken McIntyre's musical visions combined Jazz, Caribbean, African and contemporary influences. In the Wind showcases his virtuosity on flutes, clarinets, saxophones and double reeds overdubbed into eleven...

The late Emery Thompson appears on trumpet with clarinetist Rudy Balliu and drummer Barry Martyn. Also joining them is Phillipe DeSmet, Walter DeTroch, Luc van Hoegeghem and Rudy Maeyaert.1. All Alone By the Telephone 2. Wild Man Blues [Take 1] 3. I...

The last years of pianist Teddy Wilson's career were productive, fruitful, energetic, and active ones. This 14-track 1980 live concert setting showcases Wilson playing standards written by Duke Ellington and the brothers Gershwin, and they give the...

The last years of his life marks a total renewal of the music of Django Reinhardt. The reopening of the Club Saint Germain, in February 1951, and the rapprochement with the new wave of French jazz (saxophonist Hubert Fol head) inaugurate a new creative...

The last recording of Charles Earland shows that Earland was in fine fettle and expanding his musical horizons right up until the end. Featuring Melvin Sparks, Buddy Williams and Gary Fritz.1. My Favorite Things 2. My Love 3. My Blues Is Funky 4. Keep...

The last performance of the lost quintet. The 'third great quintet' by itself was never documented in the recording studio. Their European tour of 1969, represented on this new CD, is one of only two existing recordings of the group; this is the final...

The landmark 1957 debut plus it's 1958 follow-up by the acrobatic trio who lifted the bar for jazz vocal groups to a whole new level! They imitate Basie's band brilliantly on the former, then actually join the band (including Joe Williams) on the latter;...

The La Buissonne recording studios have seen hundreds of albums emerge since they began their activity twenty-five years ago. Each album has been the occasion of intense moments and marvellous encounters. I've already recorded some ten sessions with Bill...

The Kody Norris Show is one of the busiest, hardest working, and most entertaining bands in bluegrass. The group combines musical virtuosity with humor and showmanship in a throwback to the glory days of the Grand Ole Opry. Their debut Rebel release All...

The Knife is pianist Ben Winkelman's fourth trio recording as a leader, but his first since moving to New York from Melbourne in 2010. Featuring thirteen of his original compositions, Winkelman, bassist Sam Anning, and drummer Eric Doob explore their...

The Kirby Stone Four had an exuberant, "feel-free" vocal style, that became known as the "Go" sound, a sophisticated combination of imaginative jazz vocalizing and humorous impressions that as the 1950s gave way to the '60s, can be seen as a significant...