Jazz

The Red Bahnik Trio came into existence in February 1962. The three musicians however already knew each other before: Red and Mani have played together since 1960 in various combos and met John in a jam session during the 1961 Jazz Festival in Zurich...

The Real Shoobeedoo (AKA Reggie Fields) has always been a consistent name on the Detroit jazz scene... Fields who played with Pharoah Sanders while he was living in Motor City, worked with Sun Ra in the late 1970s and early 80s and who was also a close...

The post-bop opus Blackstone Legacy is the seminal debut album by trumpeter Woody Shaw. Originally released in 1971 on Contemporary Records, the groundbreaking album was inspired by the sociopolitical ills of the '60s. In their review, Allmusic called...

The popular pianist Peter Nero made his debut on this Mode LP under his original name, Bernie Nerow. This is one of the pianist's better jazz dates, an exploration of seven standards and two of his originals including the rather cute "Scratch My Bach."...

The podcasts on the history of jazz offered in the Vinyl application (on IOS or Android) are fascinating. And if jazz is in you, you'll love to continue the experience with the Jazz Collection by Vinyl & Media suite.1. D-Natural Blues - Wes Montgomery 2...

The Plan of Paris is an album of eight new songs by guitarist and composer Anthony Wilson recorded during the first year of the pandemic. Side one features songs about loneliness and loss, binge-watching TV, doomed relationships, and disorientation...

The pieces recorded live in the Viennese Porgy & Bess and the Kassel Theaterst?bchen span Valle's repertoire of the past 25 years. There is his 'anthem' of his early years, "Levitando", which is an exuberant virtuoso piece as well as a tender one, a...

The PHJB made it their mission to combine their collective experiences and a fresh, exciting approach with the traditional sounds of the Big Easy on this 2013 album. Jim James of My Morning Jacket co-produced this: "Come with Me," "Sugar Plum," "Rattlin'...

The Paris-born, London-based singer, songwriter and harmonica player returns with her third offering, "Life Is Beautiful". Recorded straight to tape on analogue equipment and mixed in mono at Gizzard Recording Studios, the album exudes warmth and...

The original concepts of vocal and instrumental music are utterly different. The instrumental impulse is not melody in a 'melodious' sense but an agile movement of the hands which seem to be under the control of a brain center totally different from that...

The original 7-inch versions of these two tracks by the cult vibes man. The A-side is a long-time jazz dance favourite, whilst it's flip is a furious soul dancer.1. Spiderman - Freddie McCoy 2. Soul Yogi - Freddie McCoy

The Olympia Brass Band, formed in 1958 by alto saxophonist Harold Dejan soon became New Orleans top marching band. Many well-known New Orleans musicians were members of this brass band over it's long and successful career - Manuel Paul, Willie Humphrey,...