Jazz

THE ESSENTIAL Benny Goodman chronicles many of historic moments during his most prolific period. Compiled into four stages, this essential collection gives the listener the pefect overview and development of an artist and his band continually striving...

The Erroll Garner Octave Remastered Series represents the heart of Erroll Garner's recorded catalog. Spanning 12 albums and the last 18 years of Garner's career, this collection of music is among the most important in the history of jazz. It represents...

The Erroll Garner Octave Remastered Series represents the heart of Erroll Garner's recorded catalog. Spanning 12 albums and last 18 years of Garner's career, this collection of music is among the most important in the history of jazz. It represents an...

The engaging and elegant, seventy-eight year old Savannah, Georgia-born, Harlem-raised drummer Ben Riley - a mainstay in Thelonious Monk's magnificent sixties combos and a founding member of the monk repertory ensemble Sphere - takes a giant step forward...

The Endless Way marks the new stage of the bassist Giuseppe Millaci. His trio had the opportunity to travel the world in it's first year of existence. This album reflects the travel experiences, and the trio has shed light for this opus on a series of...

The end of the 1960s - a time when the French seemed to be willing tolerate the total domination of their music by Anglo-Saxon influences - Christian VANDER founded Magma. In doing so he declared his intention to create a different type of music, with an...

The Emil Brandqvist Trio is meanwhile an established major on the European Jazz Circuit that chalks up ever-greater popularity with each album. For instance, this rising tide has led them to a No. 3 ranking on the German Jazz Charts. It's uncanny how...

The Emancipation Procrastination, the third and final chapter in the trilogy, deals directly with the social and political issues of the day. Rather than descend into identity politics, Adjuah sees in New Orleans many disparate cultures in one space...

The Ellington Suites is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington which collects three suites recorded in 1959, 1971 and 1972. The album won a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band. Interesting fact: Ellington...

The eleventh release by Pearl Django celebrates a broader scope in music styles and the fine composition skills of the newest members, Troy, Ryan and David. And, as a bonus, there is an appearance by renowned guitarist, Martin Taylor on 3 tracks. The...

The eleventh double-CD in this special D.E.T.S. (Duke Ellington Treasury Series) program continues the reissue of all of Ellington.1. (Theme) Take the 'A' Train 2. Mood Indigo 3. De Bond Promo 4. In a Jam 5. Everything But You 6. Pianistically Allied...

The eighth in Rivermont's popular Big Broadcast series this CD features a variety of excellent jazz dance band and vocal recordings of the 1920s and 1930s selected by Rich Conaty host of the long-running vintage music radio program the Big Broadcast...