Jazz

This is a reissue of a now out-of-print album from live trio date by the legendary LA-based pianist, composer and multi-bandleader, Horace Tapscott. Pianist Horace Tapscott is always at his best when he is leading a trio. 'Sketches of Drunken Mary'...

This is a reissue of a now out-of-print album from live trio date by the legendary LA-based pianist, composer and multi-bandleader, Horace Tapscott. Pianist Horace Tapscott is always at his best when he is leading a trio. Born in 1934 in Houston, Texas,...

This is a live albumáperformed by a band of college students from the Governor's State University in Chicago under the direction of Warwick L. Carter.áAlthough thereáwere many college bands that existed at the time, this is one quite unlike any other and...

This is a document of a band that does not exist anymore. They once appeared at the Sonic Transmissions festival in Austin, TX, and left behind this live recording. It rips. There will be no further activities for this group and they are not available...

This instrumental R&B recording from 1955 features all of the hits by tenor saxophonist Plas Johnson that made the charts. Players are: Plas Johnson, Duke Harris, Ray Johnson and Sharky Hall. Includes "Last Call", "Plasma", "Jackpot" and others.

This homage to Charlie Parker was originally released in 1964. Alto saxophonist Sonny Stitt was joined by pianist John Lewis, guitarist Jim Hall, bassist Richard Davis and drummer Connie Kay.

This historic record happened when sax player Steve Marcus, upon visiting Japan alongside Herbie Mann and Woody Herman, accepted an invitation from Inagaki Jiro. It's an important historical marker not only for Japanese jazz but also for recording in...

This has to be the holy grail of Weldon's work, with his unique interstellar musical language. Back in the early 70s, Weldon Irvine was well ahead of his time both with his relatively radical, 'modern' jazz scores, and his overtly humanist lyrics. The...

This exciting collaboration between Vintskevich Project and Folk Choir Rostan fuses traditional Russian folk melodies with modern jazz interventions. Vintskevich Project features father and son, Leonid Vintskevich on piano and Nick Vintskevich on soprano...

This exciting collaboration between cellist Boris Andrianov and father and son, pianist Leonid Vintskevich and saxophonist Nick Vintskevich is a modern jazz interpretation of six movements from Bach's cello suites, including the famous G Major Prelude...

This excellent stereo recording was originally produced by Bill Holman and engineered by Bones Howe and Wally Heider. One of the original members of Harry Babasin's Jazzpickers, Dempsey Wright was an excellent string player doubling on guitar and violin...

This EP, 'Les Mouches', is their first release for First Word since the acclaimed beat-tape 'French Cassette' from early last year. Expanding on the original Normand-Parisian super-duo of Fulgeance and Soulist, the Souleance crew now includes Vincent...