MOODY JAMES
2013. James Moody, who had departed from the Gillespie reed section in 1947 and joined the Howard McGhee combo of which Milt Jackson was also a member, left the U.S. in '48 to investigate the European scene on his o..
CLAYTON BUCK
2013. Jazz trumpet stylist Buck Clayton was lauded as one of the most reliable and inventive players from his early career in the ‘30s through his death in 1991. Born in Parsons, Kansas, in 1911, Wilbur “Buck” Clayt..
HAIG AL
2013. There is a curious sense of history revisited, or rewritten, in the release of this album by Al Haig. More than three decades ago, in 1947, Haig was a member of the large orchestra (woodwings, strings, French ..
FLANAGAN TOMMY
2013. 48 at the time that he recorded his Harold Arlen tribute album in 1978, Tommy Flanagan had a successfully emerged from relative obscurity. Although an important graduate of the Detroit jazz scene of the 1950s ..
WILSON JOE LEE
2013. Having a deep baritone voice with a three-octave range and an adventurous spirit, Joe Lee Wilson performed with many notable jazz musicians during the 1960's including Sonny Rollins, Lee Morgan, Pharoah Sander..
KRIVDA ERNIE
2013. 'I personally feel that one of the most impressive aspects of this album is the unusual chemistry that exists among the members of this 'orchestra.' Without question, they have the capacity to command the spot..
WILLIAMS MARY LOU
2013. The standard sources on jazz list Mary Lou Williams’ birthplace as Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In her liner notes for My Mama Pinned A Rose On Me, Mary Lou sets the record straight: “I was born in Atlanta, Geo..
SUN RA
2013. Sun Ra has always been an explorer, venturing out among the cycles and frequencies of the musical cosmos like a wild astronaut, bent on rejoicing and celebrating the wonders of the universe. The extended metap..
GILLESPIE DIZZY
2013. Dizzy's musical intelligence is broad and his curiousity is intense. There is little of the world's musical forms which he has not examined and considered for its potential rhythmic integration with jazz; this..
DOROUGH BOB
2013. From the original liner notes: The Arrangements While the arrangements and conceptions should be credited chiefly to Bob Dorough, it is nevertheless to be stressed that a great deal of integrated creativ..
BECHET SIDNEY
2013. Bechet was at the peak of his September fame when, while waiting to record in a Paris studio, he happened to overhear a young French-Algerian pianist. Bechet was so taken with Martial Solal’s playing that he t..
KING TEDDI
2013. This rare Inner City recording, originally released in 1981, features jazz vocalist Teddi King with piano great Dave McKenna. King enjoyed a succesful career, having played with the likes of McKenna and George..
WOODS PHIL & HIS EUROPEA
2012. From the original liner notes: Question 4: And what the hell is a chromatic banana? Answer 4: I haven’t the faintest idea. Question 5: And a rhythm machine? Answer 5: Now you’ve gone too far! A rhythm m..
CHRISTOPHER EVAN / SMITH HAL
