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ANTHONY BRAXTON - The Complete Braxton (1971)
This album features the innovative multireedist in a variety of settings. Recorded while he was a member of the group Circle, Braxton is heard in two duets with pianist Chick Corea, three fairly...
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JOHNNY GRIFFIN - Live in Tokyo (1976)
Tracks01. All the Things You Are (Oscar Hammerstein/Jerome Kern)02. When We Were One (Johnny Griffin)03. Wee (Denzil Best)04. The Man I Love (George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin)JOHNNY GRIFFIN tenor...
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MARTIN TAYLOR - Spirit Of Django (1994)
In the 1990s, jazz tribute albums could be incredibly predictable, with young tenor saxophonists paying tribute to John Coltrane by emulating his tone and playing his best-known songs exactly like he...
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BILLY BANG - Big Bang Theory (2000)
Following up on his 1997 Justin Time release, "Bang On," Billy Bang seems to keep fiddling below the radar screen of many jazz enthusiasts, despite his individual style and the unpredictable directions...
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HARRY PEPL / HERBERT JOOS / JON CHRISTENSEN - Cracked Mirrors (1988)
Tracks01. WOLKENBILDER 1 (Herbert Roos)02. REFLECTIONS IN A CRACKED MIRROR (Harry Pepl)03. SCHIKANEDER DELIGHT (Harry Pepl)04. DIE ALTE MÄR UND DAS MANN (Harry Pepl)05. MORE FAR OUT THAN EAST06....
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PETER KOWALD / VINNY GOLIA - Mythology (2009)
Kowald and Golia have been valued players in the realms of the free for long enough to have established their musical identities, but what makes all the difference in this program is the extra-musical...
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KARL BERGER / DAVE HOLLAND - All Kind Of Time (2000)
Tracks1. Simplicity2. Perfect Love3. Fragments4. The Beginning5. Now Is/D'accord/All Kinds of Time/We Are6. D'Accord7. All Kinds of time8. We AreDAVE HOLLAND bassKARL BERGER piano, vibraphone,...
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GEORGE ADAMS QUARTET - Paradise Space Shuttle (1979)
Tenor saxophonist George Adams played with such verve and wit that virtually every solo he played was a delight. Unfortunately, as is the case here, he sometimes participated in contexts that didn't...
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QUINCY JONES - This Is How I Feel About Jazz (1957)
The music on this CD is from a period when arranger Quincy Jones was a major part of the jazz world, rather than being content just to take bows for it. Six high-quality selections from a 1956 album...
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CHARLIE HADEN / HANK JONES - Come Sunday (2010)
Nearly 16 years after issuing Steal Away, bassist Charlie Haden and pianist Hank Jones recorded a second set of spiritual folk songs, cut in 2010, only three months before Jones' passing. Many jazz...
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HANK JONES / DAVE HOLLAND / BILLY HIGGINS - The Oracle (1989)
One could excuse Hank Jones if, at the time of The Oracle, the 70-year-old pianist chose to stick to revivalist bop, but the biggest surprise of this very democratic date is how modern he plays. Jones...
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HANK JONES / JOHN PATITUCCI / OMAR HAKIM / with SADAO WATANABE - Stella by...
Tracks01. Sweet Georgia Brown (Ben Bernie/Kenneth Casey/Maceo Pinkard)02. Stella by Starlight (Victor Young)03. Old Folks (Dedette L. Hill/Willard Robinson)04. Song for My Father (Horace Silver/Ellen...
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TOMMY FLANAGAN / HANK JONES - Our Delights (1978)
Piano duets have the potential danger of getting overcrowded and a bit incoherent, but neither happens on this rather delightful set. Hank Jones and Tommy Flanagan, two of the four great jazz pianists...
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MARKUS STOCKHAUSEN / FERENC SNÉTBERGER / ARILD ANDERSEN / PATRICE HERAL -...
The sign of true artistry in music is the ability to transcend boundaries and be as broad as possible. While there are those who work endlessly to hone the finer points of a particular style, arguably...
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FERENC SNÉTBERGER / MARKUS STOCKHAUSEN - Stream (2007)
Hungarian born/German based guitarist Ferenc Snétberger and German trumpeter Markus Stockhausen have been making music together for many years, most recently on Joyosa (Enja, 2004), where they were...
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FERNC SNÉTBERGER - Balance (2002)
Tracks1. Autumn Leaves (Joseph Kosma)2. Fantasia Alla Tango (Ferenc Snétberger)3. Obsession (Ferenc Snétberger)4. My One And Only Love (Guy Wood/Robert Mellin)5. Song To The East (Ferenc Snétberger)6....
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BENNIE MAUPIN - The Jewell In The Lotus (1974)
Jazz -funk fans must have been taken aback when multi-instrumentalist and composer Bennie Maupin's Jewel in the Lotus was released by Manfred Eicher's ECM imprint in 1974. For starters, it sounded...
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JOHN ABERCROMBIE / EDDIE GOMEZ / GENE JACKSON - Structures (2006)
This inspired trio session was recorded with the musicians sharing a single microphone, making for a particularly intimate listening experience. Guitarist John Abercrombie has never sounded better,...
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DON CHERRY / DEWEY REDMAN / CHARLIE HADEN / ED BLACKWELL - Olad And New...
This fantastic set, recorded live in Austria, is the place to start for anyone wanting a glimpse into the attic of Old And New Dreams. The playing is on point, the crowd riled, and the stakes high....
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TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI / LEW TABACKIN BIG BAND - Road Time (1976)
Toshiko Akiyoshi is not only one of jazz’s finest pianists, but also one of jazz’s greatest living big band composers. It has also been said that she one of the most underrated musicians because she’s...
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