PURE PLEASURE

(2-LP set) the excellence of Louis' band is so high and so consistent that every man deserves commendation for his part in making this remarkably fine record. Trummy Young particularly should be...

Not many jazz saxophone players bring most of the landmark stages of the instrument's evolution together in an on-the-fly improvisational setting without it sounding like musical tourism. Sonny...

Linda Hill recorded this LP for Nimbus West in 1981 with fellow Arkestra members, including flautist Adele Sebastian. And it's Sebastian's vocal duet with Hill on the spiritual jazz epic "Leland's...

With the Buena Vista Stars, including Candido Fabre Based on a true story and filmed in the exotic countryside outside Havana, this remarkable and engaging film will move both your spirit and your...

Once fired from Lucky Millinder's band, it was the great Duke Ellington who recommended Ruth Brown to Herb Abramson and his fledgling Atlantic Records in 1949. Good thing, too, because it was Ruth...

Maimoun (From "Illusion Suite") 6:30

Recording with a sextet at the New York jazz club Sweet Basil in August 1977, McBee's band included Chico Freeman on reeds, Dennis Moorman on piano, Joe Gardner on trumpet, Steve McCall on drums, and...

Onto my short review. I have to admit that I'm biased in favor of Charles Tolliver. He plays with a combination of strength and sweetness that goes beyond mere language. The fact that he is...

Dirt and grit, sweetness and sorrow, this is "New York Tendaberry", Laura Nyro's masterpiece. This tapestry of great beauty and painful images is not for the pop-oriented crowd who only are familiar...

Duke Ellington orchestra plays it's take on Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite.

Nimbus West spirit jazz essential: the Creative Arts Ensemble's classic debut One Step Out. One of the most sought after and highly-regarded titles to have appeared on Tom Albach's celebrated Nimbus...