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The King of Swing -- HDCD Benny Goodman 1998 Sugo Music The King of Swing by Benny Goodman is a one-of-a-kind collection of unforgettable classics made popular by this legendary giant of the big band era. These memorable studio and concert performances were recorded during his peak years of...

The Complete Trios -- Remastered 24-Bit CD Benny Goodman 1999 Capitol Records The Complete Captiol Trios is a long-overdue reissue of the five trio sessions Benny Goodman led for Capitol Records. The five sessions are easily broken down into two categories -- recordings from 1947 and...

Today's work truck music... It Looks Like Snow -- CD Phoebe Snow 1976/1989 Columbia Records David Rubinson's production of Phoebe Snow on the 1976 release It Looks Like Snow is an overpowering collection of pop-jazz-funk-folk that puts this amazing vocalist's talents in a beautiful light...

Quartet -- Remastered CD Gerry Mulligan - Paul Desmond 1957/1993 Verve Records This is the first recorded collaboration of baritone saxophone great Gerry Mulligan and the witty alto saxophonist Paul Desmond. Despite hardly any preparation for these recording sessions, the two men complement...

Alone Together (Live) -- Remastered CD Jim Hall - Ron Carter Duo 1972/1990 Milestone/OJC Records ALONE TOGETHER is one of the great duet albums in instrumental jazz. Guitarist Jim Hall and bassist Ron Carter are renowned as both studio musicians and members of stellar outfits (Hall played...

Willow Creek & Other Ballads -- CD Marian McPartland 1985 Concord Jazz Marian McPartland is so well-known as a jazz educator and host of the long-running NPR series, Piano Jazz, that it is sometimes easy to overlook her own fine piano artistry, which is very much in evidence on the 1985 solo...

Today's work truck music... Abandoned Luncheonette -- CD Daryl Hall & John Oates 1973 Atlantic Records Best early Hall & Oates, September 11, 2000 By David Hugaert (Honolulu, HI United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME) This review is from: Abandoned Luncheonette (Audio CD)...

Live At The Lighthouse -- OMR CD The Modern Jazz Quartet 1967/???? MFSL This fairly obscure LP by the Modern Jazz Quartet features fresh material and improvisations that are both swinging and creative. Pianist John Lewis' "The Spiritual" and "Baseball," along with vibraphonist Milt Jackson's...

The Complete "Jazz Guitar" -- CD Jim Hall Trio 1957/2011 Pacific/EJC (EU Import) The Jim Hall Trio’s LP “Jazz Guitar” recorded in 1957 with pianist Carl Perkins and bassist Red Mitchell has appeared in various forms (including a re-issue with drums dubbed on) but this is the first time that...

The More I See You -- 20 Bit CD Oscar Peterson - Ray Brown - Benny Carter - Clark Terry 1995 Telarc Jazz A Successful Return For Oscar Peterson.......... April 25, 2008 By Robert J. Ament Format:Audio CD after a devastating stroke suffered two years earlier. On the opening track "In A Mellow...

Kaleidoscope -- CD Benny Green 1997 Blue Note Records Benny Green proves himself to be a seasoned composer on this collection of originals. "The Sexy Mexy" nods to Horace Silver with some crisp unison guitar from Russell Malone. The upbeat "Central Park South" features Stanley Turrentine...

Mostly Blues -- CD Lionel Hampton 1999 Jazz Heritage Lionel and Bobby Define "Deep Groove", December 18, 2005 By Samuel Chell (Kenosha,, WI United States) (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME) No doubt this unnoticed, out-of-print session is languishing in scattered CD cut-out bins. But if you find...

Echoes of A Note -- Remastered 20-Bit K2 XRCD Tiger Okoshi - A Tribute to Louis "Pops" Armstrong 1993 JVC Records Spellbinding August 2, 2009 By Karl W. Nehring Format:Audio CD Some readers might be familiar with New Orleans trumpeter Leroy Jones, whose Props for Pops is a delightful tribute...

The King James Version -- CD Harry James & His Big Band 1976 Sheffield Labs A Crowning Achievement, April 14, 2009 By Edward Abbott "American Audiophile" This review is from: the king james version LP (Vinyl) In late July 1976, trumpeter Harry James recorded enough music for two LPs. This...

Quietly There -- 20-bit K2 XRCD Zoot Sims plays Johnny Mandel 1984/1993 Pablo/JVC Records Norman Granz's idea to match Zoot Sims' lyrical, swinging tenor sax with Johnny Mandel's equally arresting compositions was a masterful one. Sims' tart, alternately lush and furious solos were...

The Sound of Love - The Ballads of Ellington and Strayhorn - SACD Tommy Smith featuring Kenny Barron 2000 Linn Records (Import - Austria) Albums made up of Ellington and Strayhorn compositions come about every 30 seconds or so. However, albums of such absolute grace and beauty as this one has...

The Legendary Big Band -- Remastered 20 Bit 2 CD Set Billy Eckstine 2002 Savoy Jazz The Legendary Big Band 1943-1947 features 42 of Billy Eckstine's most memorable songs as played by one of the most powerful bebop big bands in jazz history. A powerful singer with a resonant baritone voice...

Bags' Opus -- Remastered CD Milt Jackson 1958/1991 United Artists/Blue Note Records Jazz Heaven August 9, 2002 By Macjazz1 Format:Audio CD This is a great album! Between Benny Golson's tunes and Milt Jackson's playing this thing really achieves liftoff - it'll carry you right to jazz heaven...

Relazin' With The Miles Davis Quintet - 20 Bit K2 Mastering CD Miles Davis Quintet 1958/2001 Prestige Records One of the Best Ever, April 22, 2003 By Paul R. Thomas (Myrtle Beach, SC United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME) This review is from: Relaxin' With Miles (20 Bit Mastering)...

The Complete Gramercy Five Sessions -- Remastered CD Artie Shaw 1989 RCA/Bluebird Records Almost all the great big bands of the Swing Era had a small "band-within-the-band." Tommy Dorsey had The Clambake Seven, Benny Goodman had his trio (or quartet) and Duke Ellington and his orchestra...