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Jack Sheldon
On My Own [ Concord jazz / CD - released 22/Mar/2004 ] Recorded August 29 & September 12, 1991. |
Jelly Roll Morton
Doctor Jazz - His Greatest Recordings [ ASV Living Era / CD - released 2/Feb/1994 ] A classic compilation focusing on the legendary early jazz composer and pianist Jelly Roll Morton. It serves as a highly regarded, accessible introduction to his foundational 1920s sessions. |
Jimmie Shavers (trumpet), with John Kirby And His Orchestra, Herbie Haymer Quintet, and others
Young Shavers [ Topaz Jazz / CD - released 2/Feb/1997 ] From early small group jazz to later recordings with the great Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Shavers' trumpet could be both hot and cool. He had wonderful technique and control, as well as fire in his belly. Sometimes he could be bad. Here only the very,... |
Jo Jones Septet
Jo Jones - The Main Man [ Original Jazz Classics / CD - released 19/Apr/1995 ] This all-star date was led by the drummer universally regarded as the dean, the daddy, the main man. Jo Jones is the source of modern drumming. He was the man who imparted his celebrated ball-bearing smoothness to the All-American rhythm section. |
Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone) with Lawrence Brown (trombone) Al Williams (piano) Aaron Bell (bass) Sam Woodyard (drums)
Johnny Hodges at Sportpalast, Berlin [ Pablo / 2 CD - released 2/Feb/1993 ] Recorded at the Sportpalast, Berlin; March 1961 |
Quincy Jones, with Phil Woods, Lucky Thompson, Art Farmer, Milt Jackson, Herbie Mann & Charles Mingus
This Is How I Feel About Jazz [ Impulse! BMG / CD - released 14/Sep/2012 ] #1-6 were originally issued as "This Is How I Feel About Jazz" (ABC Paramount 149) and #7-12 were originally issued as part of "Go West, Man" (ABC Paramount 186). |
Judy Garland, Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, Jack Jones, Billie Holiday, Al Jolson, Peggy Lee
Crazy For Gershwin [ MCA / CD - released 15/May/1993 ] Probably the greatest modern composer of the 20th Century, was probably also the greatest loss to modern music when he died of a brain tumour at the age of 38 in 1937. |
Kenny Davern and his Jazz Band
East Side, West Side [ Arbors / CD - released 27/Jul/2009 ] Born Kenneth Davern in Huntington, New York, he began his professional career as a teenager, quickly immersing himself in the vibrant New York jazz scene and playing alongside legends like Jack Teagarden and Pee Wee Russell. |
Lee Morgan (trumpet), with Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner, Bob Cranshaw, Billy Higgins, and others
Delightfulee [ Blue Note / CD - released 17/Sep/1987 ] "As Lee Morgan's career moved from hard and post-bop to soul-jazz, Delightfulee serves as a further bridge in a half-and-half fashion. Four of the seven cuts feature his potent quintet with a young and emerging tenor saxophonist, Joe Henderson... |
Lee Morgan
Sonic Boom [ Blue Note Connoisseur Series / CD - released 8/Nov/2010 ] Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on April 14 and 28, 1967 (#1-6) and September 12 and October 10, 1969 (#7-13). |
Lee Morgan (trumpet), with Jackie McLean (alto sax), Curtis Fuller (trombone), McCoy Tyler (piano), Bob Cranshaw (bass) Art Blakey (drums)
Tom Cat [ Blue Note / CD - released 16/Aug/1990 ] "It seems strange that the music on this CD was not released initially until 1980. Trumpeter Lee Morgan had had an unexpected hit with "The Sidewinder," so his more challenging recordings were temporarily put aside. As it turns out, this was one of... |
Lester Young (tenor saxophone)
Lester Young & The Piano Giants [ Verve Compact Jazz / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] Featuring teddy Wilson, John Lewis, Oscar Peterson, Nat King Cole, Hank Jones & Buddy Rich. |
Louis Armstrong, Scott Joplin, Arthur Pryor, The Original Dixie Band, James P. Johnson, Willie 'The Lion' Smith, Fats Waller & more
The Spirit of Ragtime [ ASV Living Era / CD - released 2/Feb/1998 ] Original mono recordings from 1910 to 1947 |
Louis Armstrong, with Johnny Dodds (clarinet) Johnny St. Cyr (Banjo) Kid Ory (trombone) Lil Armstrong (piano)
The Hot Fives - Volume 1 [ CBS Jazz Masterworks / CD - released 6/Sep/1999 ] In 1925 Louis Armstrong's name meant little to the general public, even though his playing was revered by Countless jazz musicians. Only the initiated were aware that he had already eclipsed the work of pioneer cornetists like Freddy Keppard. |
Machito & His Afro-Cubans
Cuarteto Caney [ Tumbao Cuban Classis / CD - released 16/Nov/2000 ] The Afro-Cubans were a Latin jazz band founded by Machito in 1940; often billed as Machito and his Afro-Cubans. Their musical director was Mario Bauzá, Machito's brother-in-law. |
GEORGE ANTHEIL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Antheil: Fighting The Waves Martyn Hill (tenor) Jagdish Mistry (violin) Hermann Kretzschmar (piano) / Ensemble Modern, HK Gruber [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 24/May/1996 ] "It's always faintly depressed me how some concert-goers feel compelled to listen to music stony-faced, while some works abound with musical jokes. Antheil's musical pickpocketing is a riot." Gramophone |
Mel Powell (piano), with Benny Carter (saxophone), Howard Alden (guitar), Milt Hinton (bass), Louie Bellson (drums)
The Return Of Mel Powell (Live Aboard The S/S Norway) [ Chiaroscuro / CD - released 25/Jul/1994 ] The first jazz recording by pianist Mel Powell since 1955 (in the interim he gained a strong reputation as a modern classical composer), this CD also signalled the rebirth of Hank O'Neal's Chiaroscuro label in 1989. (AllMusic) |
Milt Hinton (bass, vocals), with Derek Smith (piano) Bob Rosengarden (drums) Clark terry (trumpet), Ralph Sutton (piano) & others
Milt Hinton - Old Man Time [ Chicaroscuro Records / 2 CD Box Set - released 2/Feb/1990 ] American jazz double bassist and photographer. Born June 23, 1910 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, died December 19, 2000 in Queens, New York. He was nicknamed "The Judge". (Wiki) |
Modern Jazz Quartet
For Ellington [ East / West Records / CD - released 2/Feb/1988 ] The Modern Jazz Quartet's For Ellington album is generally well-received as a charming, cool tribute that captures Duke Ellington's spirit through the MJQ's signature blend of jazz, blues, and classical styles (A.I.) |
JELLY ROLL MORTON / SCOTT JOPLIN / WILLIE 'LION' SMITH / JAMES SCOTT / EUBIE BLAKE / JOSEPH LAMB
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Fingerbreaker - classics of Ragtime and Early Jazz Piano Morten Gunnar Larsen (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 20/Jul/1999 ] "He's a fastidious, terrifically charismatic stage performer." New York Times |
