1990. Two time Grammy winning saxophonist Ernie Watts is joined by a stellar group of support musicians on "The Long Road Home" - pianist Kenny Barron, guitarist Mark Whitfield and bassist Reggie Workman, ..

2016. After spending the early '60s playing in groups with Cecil Taylor and Archie Shepp, trumpeter Bill Dixon recorded his singular and visionary masterpiece in 1967. 'Intents And Purposes' remains not only Dixon's..

2019. By the late '70s, Alice Coltrane had largely gravitated away from jazz, incorporating Hindu chants and hymns into her music to reflect a newfound sense of creative omnipotence. However, in April 1978, she wou..

2019. Drummer Art Blakey recorded Indestructible-his final album for Blue Note-in 1964 with a powerful sextet line-up of The Jazz Messengers featuring Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone), Lee Morgan (trumpet), Curtis Fu..

2018. This album features poetry by Imamu Amiri Baraka, one of the most respected writers of his generation, as well as an ensemble cast of musicians including Lonnie Smith, Gary Bartz, James Mtume, Gwendolyn Guthri..

2020. Now available on 180-GRAM VINYL, this '65 live recording showcases one of the few undocumented Blakey bands. The New Jazzmen featured Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Jaki Byard on piano, Reggie Workman on bass, Na..

2017. An intriguing experimental release from Oliver Lake (alto saxophone), Reggie Workman (bass) and drummer Andrew Cyrille.

2022. Recorded in 1986 in Paris and originally released only in France, 'Great Friends' mines John Coltrane's spiritual legacy with fervent incantatory playing and an ecstatic charge. Not that alto saxophonist Sonny..

2023. 'Karma' is Sanders' third recording as a leader, and is among a number of spiritually themed albums the Impulse! record label released in the late 1960s/early 1970s. Although it is followed by the brief 'Color..

2023. Jeane Lee (1939-2000) was an African American vocalist, poet, composer, improvisor, activist and educator. In her 40-year career she played with Archie Shepp, Marion Brown, Frank Lowe, William Parker, Andrew C..