Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Les McCann • Plays The Truth
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Terry Gibbs • Terry Gibbs Plays The Duke
Artist Biography
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Leroy Vinnegar • Jazz’s Great Walker
Review from AllMusic (by MacKenzie Wilson):
Bass man Leroy Vinnegar's Jazz's Great Walker captures some of Vinnegar's most cherished tracks. It's a solid mix of cool jazz and light tinges of swing. "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" shimmies with a crisp bass cut over piano grooves and xylophone drops, whereas "The Love Nest" swaggers with Vinnegar's signature heart-thumping musicianship. It's probably the slyest track on the album, taking on a life of its own. "Bee Sees" follows close behind, bursting with jazz flares and trumpeting excitement. Vinnegar and his troupe are a sharp bunch. Jazz's Great Walker reflects Vinnegar's warm personality inside some of his most personal work. It's an enjoyable listen.
Sunday, March 29, 2026
Friday, February 20, 2026
Shorty Rogers • Courts The Count
Courts The Count is a West Coast jazz album led by trumpeter and arranger Shorty Rogers. The record pays tribute to the music and spirit of Count Basie through cool jazz arrangements performed by a small ensemble of top Los Angeles session musicians. The album blends swing, blues, and modern jazz with Rogers’ distinctive arranging style. The 2014 edition presents the complete original album program.
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Courts The Count es un álbum de jazz de la Costa Oeste dirigido por el trompetista y arreglista Shorty Rogers. El disco rinde homenaje a la música y el espíritu de Count Basie a través de arreglos de jazz geniales interpretados por un pequeño conjunto de los mejores músicos de sesión de Los Ángeles. El álbum combina swing, blues y jazz moderno con el distintivo estilo de arreglos de Rogers. La edición de 2014 presenta el programa completo del álbum original.
Sunday, August 24, 2025
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Leroy Vinnegar • Leroy Walks!
Leroy Vinnegar (July 13, 1928 – August 3, 1999) was an American jazz bassist.
Saturday, May 31, 2025
Howard McGhee • The Classic 1960s Albums Vol 1
Among the first bebop jazz trumpeters (along with Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro and Idrees Sulieman), Howard McGhee was known for his fast fingers and very high notes, but is rarely credited for the influence he extended to younger trumpeters in an era when the instrument had come back into vogue among students of jazz. Despite a troubled life and career, Howard McGhee remains a huge inspiration for younger jazz musicians, students and fans alike. The collection here brings together eight of the very finest albums the great man ever released or played on, making it the ideal go-to- compilation for collectors and fans of this pioneering, albeit hugely underrated, musician.
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Entre los primeros trompetistas de bebop jazz (junto con Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro e Idrees Sulieman), Howard McGhee era conocido por sus dedos rápidos y sus notas muy agudas, pero rara vez se le reconoce la influencia que ejerció sobre los trompetistas más jóvenes en una época en la que el instrumento había vuelto a ponerse de moda entre los estudiantes de jazz. A pesar de una vida y una carrera problemáticas, Howard McGhee sigue siendo una gran inspiración para los músicos de jazz más jóvenes, los estudiantes y los aficionados. Esta colección reúne ocho de los mejores álbumes que el gran hombre publicó o en los que tocó, lo que la convierte en la compilación ideal para los coleccionistas y aficionados a este músico pionero, aunque enormemente infravalorado.
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Saturday, April 12, 2025
Friday, April 11, 2025
Buddy DeFranco • I Hear Benny Goodman & Artie Shaw
These two companion volumes include the complete LPs FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ON CD!: "I Hear Benny Goodman & Artie Shaw", "Buddy De Franco plays Benny Goodman", "Buddy De Franco plays Artie Shaw", "Wholly Cats" and "Closed Session".
Estos dos volúmenes complementarios incluyen los LPs completos POR PRIMERA VEZ EN CD: "I Hear Benny Goodman & Artie Shaw", "Buddy De Franco plays Benny Goodman", "Buddy De Franco plays Artie Shaw", "Wholly Cats" y "Closed Session".
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Sunday, March 30, 2025
Victor Feldman • A Taste Of Honey And A Taste Of Bossa Nova
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Monday, March 10, 2025
Sonny Stitt • Blows the Blues & The Hard Swing
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Les McCann • Live At The Village Vanguard
Biography
Les McCann reached the peak of his career at the 1969 Montreux Jazz
Festival, recording "Compared to What" and "Cold Duck Time" for Atlantic
(Swiss Movement) with Eddie Harris and Benny Bailey. Although he has
done some worthwhile work since then, much of it has been anticlimactic.