This album is one of the alltime great jazz albums in the history of jazz music. Trane really came out of his shell and let the world know that he was a force to be reckone…
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The late great musician/bandleader Charles Mingus, along with his group of fine talented instrumentalists, made this hard hitting, mainstream be-bop contribution to the jaz…
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What can be said about Miles the great that has not already been said. This is the most brilliant CD top to bottom that I have ever experienced. Never have I heard a person…
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Jimmy Smith's phenomenal February 25, 1958 date, at Manhattan Towers is one of his greatest, and my all-time favorite record. With, Kenny Burrell, Eddie McFadden, Lou Donal…
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It was a habit among record companies: pair Monk with an unlikely partner and see what happens. Sometimes it worked (Mulligan Meets Monk), sometimes it didn't (a session wi…
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A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry is a classic recording that should not be overlooked. It was originally released in 1957 between the absolut…
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This 1957 Prestige date, finds guitarist Kenny Burrell with Donald Byrd, Frank Foster, Tommy Flanagan, Doug Watkins, and Arthur Taylor in a excellent jam session setting. T…
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As a prelude to his first undisputed classic "Saxophone Colossus," "Tenor Madness" was recorded in May ’56 during a hyper period of recording. Hoping to distance himself fr…
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He's in the pantheon of jazz greats and is arguably one of the finest tenor sax players ever. Alongside the likes of John Coltrane and Lester Young, Sonny Rollins is the…
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I recommend purchasing the CD, Blue Miles. The first song "Round Midnight" with Miles using his famous harmon mute, showcases the brilliance of one Miles Davis. Check out t…
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Sonny Rollins teams up with Doug Watkins, Max Roach and virtuoso pianist Tommy Flanagan in this excellent ground-breaking album from the colossus himself, Sonny Rollins. In…
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A gem from two of the coolest - in virtually every sense - sax fellows in jazz history is back in print thanks to the folks at Koch Jazz. Here these hepcats balance the oft…
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Monk. Jazz people react with reverence, some rock people with awe and respect, whilst others go "Huh?" The late Thelonious Sphere Monk was one of the most pure jazz musi…
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