Jazz

An album of Brazilian-influenced original Scandinavian jazz ('Scandi-Bossa') tunes from trumpeter Jukka Eskola. Jussi Lampela arranged the strings, which play a big part on the album. The musicians are the cream of Finnish jazz classical players. The...

American trumpeter Chet Baker was a major innovator in cool jazz, leading him to be nicknamed 'the prince of cool'. He earned much attention and praise through the Fifties, particularly for albums featuring his vocals. This included his 1954 album Chet...

American record producer, conductor, arranger, and artist Quincy Jones teams up with Clifford Brown and Art Farmer, both on trumpet, along with Swedish musicians to perform 10 tracks originally recorded in 1953 in Stockholm, Sweden. The album 'Scuse...

American jazz with a beautiful Swedish accent: Legendary and highly sought after album for four saxes and rhythm section recorded in Stockholm 1960, originally released on the Swedish Barben and the British Tempo label only. High class ensemble led by...

American jazz bassist, composer, and producer Jaco Pastorius was a member of Weather Report during the Seventies and also recorded albums as a solo artist. As of 2017, he is the only electric bassist inducted into the Downbeat Jazz Hall of Fame and has...

Amateur Dramatics is Awkward Corners AKA Chris Menist's second LP in the space of a year. In 2020 - a time when the global pandemic gave artists more time and space to think about their music - Chris took his collaborations and compositions to a...

Altoist Marion Brown is perhaps best known for performances on albums by his contemporaries, such as Coltrane's Ascension, but Brown stands on his own as one of the most creative and important forces to come out of the 1960s avant-garde jazz movement...

Alto saxophonist Paul Desmond is backed by a string orchestra with guitarist Jim Hall also on board. Lush, reflective, thought-provoking, and soul-stirring.

Alto saxophonist Byron Herman Pope (born 1934) might be a rather unsung name on the bill despite being part of the avant-garde jazz circuit for more than half a century. Deeply committed to the ideas of John Coltrane, he has played with Alan Silva and...

Although best known as a member of the vocalese supergroup Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, the great jazz singer Annie Ross's solo albums are gems unto themselves and "A Gasser!" from 1959 is the finest of them all. Miss Ross is in peak vocal form here and is...

Alligator was Leslie West's fifth solo album. It was originally released in 1986 and is one of his most popular albums among his large and dedicated fan base. The recording also features the legendary bassist Stanley Clarke1. Sea of Fire 2. Waiting for...

All of Nina Simon's best tracks on one LP including 'Suzanne,' 'To Love Somebody,' 'My Baby Just Cares For Me' & more. Sony. 2020.1. Ain't Got No - I Got Life (Live) (From the Musical Hair) 2. To Love Somebody 3. Mr. Bojangles 4. Do What You Gotta Do 5...