DELMARK

Alabama barrelhouse blues pianist Robert McCoy, born in Aliceville in 1908, had two rare LPs in the early '60's on the Vulcan label. Delmark has acquired the masters & is now re-issuing the material...

Floyd McDaniel has been on the urban hipster's jump & jive scene for over 50 years, his guitar style has been described like T-Bone Walker & his vocals like Nat Cole with a whisky roughness, 17 tunes...

Live European performance from 1994, made not long before McDaniel's passing away in 1995, feat. guitarist Dave Specter & the Bluebirds, 11 tracks.1. St. Louis Blues 2. West Side Baby 3. Mean Old...

One of Dave McDonnell's biggest takeaways from putting time in with dozens of outfits is a desire for his own music to be immediate and reactive, mindful of pulse and the body's innate rhythm but...

In February 1957, Bob Koester wrote in his newsletter, the Jazz Report, that recent rediscoveries of legendary artists Big Joe Williams and Speckled Red gave information on other forgotten musicians...

Tenor saxophonist Kalaparush Maurice McIntyre recorded as sideman on the legendary first AACM recording, Roscoe Mitchell's "Sound" (DMK #408). He went on to record "Humility in the Light of Creator"...

Tenor saxophonist's second session from 1970 w. a group he called "The Light", feat. Sarnie Garrett-guitar, Fred Hopkins-bass, Wesley Tyus-drums, Rita Omolokun-vocals.1. Behold! God's Sunshine...

1969 album was tenor saxophonist's first as a leader; his originality lays precisely in his highly developed sensitivity to melody & linear relationships, whatever his medium - straight-ahead melodic...

Jack McVea's nickname was bestowed by Slim Gaillard at his recording session with Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker. On "Slim's Jam," when Bird doesn't have a reed, Gaillard says "McVoutie's got a...

The Memphis Nighthawks got together in Champaign-Urbana, IL, were members of the U. of I. Jazz Band and took their name from a 1932 recording though neither group came from Memphis Ron DeWar (soprano...

Memphis Slim's United recordings deserve special acknowledgement because, to put it bluntly, they're his best. "Memphis Slim U.S.A." (DMK #710) presented the last two of his four United sessions...

Slim is joined by His House Rockers, feat. Matt "Guitar" Murphy, feat. 2 instrumentals, 3 songs not available since the 78s & 4 never before released alternate takes.1. Memphis Slim U.S.A 2. Sassy...