Jazz

Be With Records presents a reissue of Alan Hawkshaw/Brian Bennett/John Fiddy's Hot Wax, originally issued in 1976. Hot Wax is an assured KPM masterclass from a dream team line-up of Bennett, Hawkshaw and Fiddy. This is what happens when all three decide...

Be careful, the insolent Sacre du Tympan is coming! Under the miscontrol of bassist Fred Pallem. Here is a dusted BigBand which offers listeners a clever mess that mixes compositions and improvisations: a fluid writing that feeds on unbridled...

Bassist, composer, arranger, and film scorer Jorge L?pez Ruiz was the living embodiment of Argentine jazz history. This recording, which was done in 1967 with a big band led by L?pez Ruiz, represents a monumental work in Argentine jazz. The work is a...

Bassist Paul Warburton and guitarist Dale Bruning recorded together in a duo format. Bruning was a student of Dennis Sandole who was also John Coltrane's teacher. Warburton was self taught and learned to play practicing to the solos of Red Mitchell and...

Bassist Mike Watt, drummer/percussionist Mike Pride and guitarist/banjoist Brandon Seabrook have all built their careers on kicking down the barriers between genres, so why would they let a little pandemic-induced isolation and geographic distance stand...

Bassist and vocalist, Casey Abrams, will make his Chesky Records debut this Spring with a new album combining electrifying originals and compelling covers. "Let's Make Out" and "Robot Lovers", the first two singles from the album, showcase both the...

Baritone Saxophonist Gerry Mulligan was a true icon of jazz, being one of the prominent figures in the West Coast scene through the "50s all the way until his death in 1996. Voted number one musician in his instrument by Downbeat Magazine for 42 years in...

Baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan and pianist Thelonious Monk team up on this 1957 record with bassist Wilbur Ware and drummer Shadow Wilson. Tracks: 'Round Midnight, Rhythm-A-Ning, Sweet And Lovely, Decidedly, Straight, No Chaser, I Mean You.1. 'Round...

Band splits, abortive sessions, abandoned songs and a label under siege all contributed to the triumph that was Mother Earth's third LP, You Have Been Watching. Never the most cohesive of units, the 1994 classic People Tree had been hailed, but it's two...

Baiyina (The Clear Evidence) (subtitled A psychedelic excursion through the magical mysteries of the Koran) is the fourth album by guitarist Pat Martino originally recorded in 1968.1. Baiyina 2. Where Love's a Grown Up God 3. Israfel 4. Distant Land

Bad But Beautiful Verve By Request Series by Eartha Kitt - Kitt is in excellent form on this never-before-reissued 1962 album, swinging her way through Billy May arrangements on classics like "Love For Sale" and "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend." Verve...

Back in the 80s I became a big funk, jazz, and soul vinyl collector; which opened the incredible world of the late, great Mr. Weldon Johnathan Irvine. Back in the 90s I was lucky enough to meet him; Mr. Irvine was such a calm and gentle person; he just...