Jazz

The genius of pianist and composer Thelonious Monk is unassailable. Since his death in 1982, he has become recognized as one of the greatest composers of jazz - and of the wider world of music. The year 2017 was the centennial of Monk's birth, and...

The genius of gypsy jazz guitar legend Django Reinhardt is well documented in the great "Memorial" series that were among the first American issues of albums that began to appear after the untimely death of Django in 1953. The records were wonderfully...

The genius of Duke, bandleader extraordinaire, pianist and greatest American composer of the 20th century is celebrated in the 93 docal masterpieces featured in this 4 CD box set. Ellington's achievements as composer, arranger, pianist and...

The genesis of this threesome coming together seemed to be a quite natural one. Liebman and Rudolph began playing duo in 2016 and Sorey and Rudolph began performing as a percussion duet in 2018. Sorey states "we seemed so in sync with each other, in...

The genesis of this recording is a wonderful story. While I have always loved straight-ahead jazz, with the sounds of swing and bebop comprising the bulk of my listening as a young musician, over the past few years I have felt increasingly, irresistibly...

The fulfillment The last meeting of the two masters of European jazz. The ultimate testimony Django on acoustic guitar. Undoubtedly the most beautiful guitar recital forever engraved by Django Reinhardt. Unit of time, place and action, for a unique...

The Friend Suite by The Ron Jolly Trio features Ron Jolly on piano, along with Ron Bland on bass and Don Newby on drums, showcasing Ron's original compositions in a superbly performed and recorded musical statement dedicated to friendship. Ron picked...

The Freemans have been the First Family of Chicago jazz for half of the 20th century, and here they move into the 21st Century with an offering from guitarist George & his brother Von on saxophone, surrounded by other Chicago stalwarts, including...

The Free Zen Society is a project dedicated to the hybridization of two interesting concepts: Ambient and Free Jazz. Featuring long time co-conspirators Matthew Shipp and William Parker, Zeena Parkins on Harpsichord and arranged by Peter Gordan, this...

The Francis Bay Big Band was a big seller in it's day, specializing in stereo recreations of big band classics. This is one of those but with souped up engineering to show off the new dimensional reality of stereo. It was chosen for release because of...

The fourth volume of the complete Bix Beiderbecke retrospective is finally here! This one includes over 60 tracks of both Bix solo and with Paul Whiteman, Frank Trumbauer, Hoagy Carmichael and Irving Mills. Great sound, great player!1. Paul Whiteman ;...

The fourth installment in an impressive series of big band recordings by this contemporary ensemble, "Flying High" combines fresh charts (by Kim Richmond, Phil DeGreg, Dave Pietro, Dick Lieb, Brett Stamps, and Rick Stitzel) and crisp performances. Jim...