DELMARK

It's been 50 years since the jazz pianist released his first album Larry Novak Plays! On Dot Records in 1964. Novak led his trio at Chicago's London House from 1961 to '63, then at Mr. Kelly's from...

Original compositions are an exploration of musical terrain first mapped out by Albert Ayler inc. Don Meckley (short wave radio), Daniel Scanlan (violin), Mars Williams & Ken Vandermark...

Kevin O'Donnell, Drums; Andrew Bird, violin, vocals; Chris Greene, alto and soprano sax; Josh Bell, tenor sax; Colin Bunn, guitar; Josh Hirsch, bass.1. She's Got the Apples (Le Jazz Sillon) 2. Man...

With grace, style, deftness & a knock-out punch, O'Donnell's band defies pigeonholing in a field of swingsters, hipsters & oldsters; they meld hot jazz, jump blues, early rock & swing into one cool...

Fleet facility on four horns and a pleasant voice equal a strongly swinging album by Betty O'Hara, a member of the all-woman big band Maiden Voyage and co-leader of the Jazz Birds female quintet. A...

United's gospel catalog was lean but prime. During the 1950s, Chicago was gospel's capital, home turf of it's pioneer exponents, Thomas A. Dorsey, Mahalia Jackson and Roberta Martin. Features...

This DVD shows footage of Mississippi Heat's live performance at Rosa' Lounge in Chicago. The group features bandleader and composer Pierre Lacocque, Inetta Visor, vocals; Lurrie Bell, vocal/guitar;...

This is the OSD's third Delmark outing - on the first, they supported Clancy Hays, and on the second, they joined Franz Jackson. The OSD are generally classified as a West Coast traditional revival...

Tenor saxophonist, who studied with the legendary Captain Walter Dyett at Chicago's DuSable High School, presents straight ahead bebop at it's best, backed by Jodie Christian, John Whitfield, Robert...

Two unique jazz guitarists collaborate on "Song Songs Song." Jeff Parker's previous Delmark CD, "Like-Coping" (DMK #543), his first as leader, was more rooted in the classic jazz tradition compared...

BRIGHT LIGHT IN WINTER is the long-awaited third album by Chicago guitarist Jeff Parker. With his associates Chris Lopes (bass) and Chad Taylor (drums), this trio continues their examination of our...

This is the debut recording from guitarist Jeff Parker, one of the most prolific and engaging improvisers and composers on the Chicago scene. He has made a name for himself as a member of the Chicago...