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Shaw 'Nuff -- CD Dizzy Gillespie and his Sextets and Orchestra 1946/1992 Discovery/Musicraft Review by Scott Yanow This CD has Dizzy Gillespie's classic Musicraft sides (all except "A Handfulla Gimme"), some of the most famous recordings of his long career. These influential performances...

Sittin' In -- Remastered 24 Bit CD Dizzy Gillespie 1957/2005 Verve Records SITTIN' IN is a jazz lover's dream come true. On this historic session, recorded in the summer of 1957, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Coleman Hawkins, and Paul Gonsalves got together to create one of the most formidable...

Smokin' At The Half Note -- CD Wynton Kelly Trio & Wes Montgomery 1965/1989 Verve Records Product Description Smokin' at the Half Note by Wes Montgomery and Wynton Kelly, originally released by Verve in 1965, shouldn't need a build-up for anyone whose ears have been open for the last 40...

Happy Saturday everyone... :banana-rock: Big Bags -- Remastered CD Milt Jackson Orchestra 1962/1989 Riverside/OJC Records Vibraphonist Milt Jackson is backed by a big band for this change-of-pace release, reissued on CD along with two alternate takes. The Ernie Wilkins and Tadd Dameron...

Really Big! -- Remastered CD The Jimmy Heath Orchestra 1960/2007 Riverside/Concord Records Jimmy Heath's first chance to lead a fairly large group, an all-star ten-piece, found him well featured both on tenor and as an arranger/composer. With such colorful players as cornetist Nat Adderley...

Happy Friday everyone.... :banana-dance: Starduct -- CD Ron Carter 2001 Somethin'else/Blue Note Records Tad Hendrickson must be outta his mind!!! September 8, 2003 By Tubman Atnimara Format:Audio CD Tad, my boy, don't let the man Ron Carter ever hear you say that it is "ironic" that...

Duke's Big 4 -- CD Duke Ellington Quartet 1974/1988 Pablo/Fantasy Records One day (night? week?) in 1973, Duke Ellington and producer Norman Granz organized one of the Duke's rare small-group sessions, with, coincidentally, some of the finest players in jazz. The results, need one elaborate...

Listen Here! -- CD The Gene Harris Quartet 1989 Concord Records Although often associated with the blues, only one of the ten selections on this quartet set by pianist Gene Harris (who is joined by guitarist Ron Eschete, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Jeff Hamilton) is technically a blues. On...

On The Radio: Live 1956-57 The Dave Brubeck Quartet featuring Paul Desmond 2008 Acrobat Music (Made in England) Dave Brubeck is one of the legendary figures of post-war modern jazz, and was one of the leading figures in the so-called West Coast Cool Jazz style. In 1954 he was sufficiently...

B.G. & Big Tea in NYC -- CD Benny Goodman & Jack Teagarden 1992 MCA/GRP Records Amazon.com This collection culls 21 cuts from 1929 to 1934 featuring the clarinet master and trombone star as young, brash, and in-demand New York sidemen. The players who dot these exciting sessions are the...

New York Reunion -- CD McCoy Tyner 1991 Chesky Records Pianist McCoy Tyner and tenor-saxophonist Joe Henderson had not recorded together in over two decades when they finally met up for this Chesky CD. With strong assistance from bassist Ron Carter and drummer Al Foster, Tyner and Henderson...

Happy Sunday everyone... :banana-rock: Black, Brown and Beige -- Remastered CD Duke Ellington and his Orchestra Featuring Mahalia Jackson 1958/1999 Columbia/Legacy Amazon.com As a composer and bandleader associated indelibly with the nightclub scenes of pre-Swing Era jazz, Duke...

Good Vibes -- Remastered CD Red Norvo 1943-45/1997 Drive Records This budget CD gives listeners highlights from several V-Disc sessions headed by vibraphonist Red Norvo during the 1943-44 period. Most of the selections feature Norvo heading an octet that has a couple of lesser-known but...

West of 5th -- SACD Hank Jones - Christian McBride - Jimmy Cobb 2006 Chesky Records From the vigor and agility with which Hank Jones plays on WEST OF 5TH, one would never guess that the pianist was 88 years old at the time of this 2006 recording. Jones is joined by a fellow legendary jazz...

Autumn Leaves -- 2 CD Set Tal Farlow 1978 & 1985/2003 Concord Records Tal Farlow recorded a wonderful series of albums that established him as one of the premiere bop/cool guitarists. He recorded less frequently in the '60s, '70s, and '80s, preferring to stay out of the limelight. Autumn...

Midnight Blue -- RVG Edition 24bit CD Kenny Burrell 1963/1999 Blue Note Records Amazon.com Kenny Burrell's music is a wonderful blend of elegance and conviction, musical inventiveness and thoughtful restraint. On this 1967 session, the guitarist is joined by regular associates--tenorist...

Lester Young with The Oscar Peterson Trio -- Remastered 20bit CD 1953/1997 Verve Master Edition It could be argued that the modern saxophonist makes some musical allusion to Lester Young--no matter how remote or indirect--in every solo rendered. On this release (1952), we hear the legendary...

Happy Saturday everyone... :banana-dance: Jazz At The Philharmonic - Frankfurt 1952 -- CD Lester Young... 1997 Pablo Records This is a previously unreleased concert performance catching the J.A.T.P. troupe (this time featuring Lester Young, Flip Phillips, Roy Eldridge, Hank Jones, Ray...

Midnight Sugar -- SACD Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio 1974/2012 First Impressions Music One of the all time great Jazz Audiophile recordings of all time is once again available on FIM SACD! This Piano Trio will mesmerize you with this great collection of standards, superb musicianship and awesome...

Jazz In The Key Of Blue -- SACD Jimmy Cobb Quartet 2009 Chesky Records The veteran drummer Jimmy Cobb is partnered by trumpeter Roy Hargrove, guitarist Russell Malone and bassist John Webber for this collection of warm, laidback standards. A superb, mostly self-taught musician, Jimmy Cobb is...