Originally tagged as a Bill Evans disciple by some writers early in his career, Fred Hersch has long since distinguished himself as a pianist with a distinctive sound of his own who constantly challenges himself as a performer, composer, and ...

When Wayman Tisdale died in 2009, the urban-influenced smooth jazz genre lost one of its most popular artists and vibrant personalities -- and the uniqueness of the melodic funk he brought to the electric bass, a rare lead instrument in ...

EU four CD set containing eight albums from the Jazz great. Dinah Jams, For Those In Love, In The Land Of Hi-fi, The Swinging Miss D, What A Difference A Day Makes, The Two Of Us ( With Brook Benton ) , I Concentrate On You and September In The Rain.

Albums: Tjader Plays Mambo, The Cal Tjader Stan Getz Sextet, San Francisco Moods, Cal Tjader Goes Latin, Concert By The Sea Vol 1, Concert By The Sea Vol 2, Concert On The Campus And Demasado Cadiente.

For Béla Fleck, what began as an informal sit-in jam with the Marcus Roberts Trio at the 2009 Savannah Music Festival has brought to fruition a completely conceived collaborative effort on Across the Imaginary Divide. This might have been a ...

The companion piece to Brad Mehldau's other 2012 album, the all-original Ode, Where Do You Start features the pianist's trio covering material by other artists. Included are cuts by such eclectic non-jazz artists as Sufjan Stevens, Chico Buarque, and Jimi ...

Digitally remastered two-fer containing a pair of albums (plus four bonus tracks) on one CD from the Country great. Includes both volumes of the Gunfighter Ballads & Trail songs LPs. The 16 page booklet includes rare photos, vintage memorabilia and ...

Arista/Legacy's 2012 compilation The Classic Christmas Album is not the first collection of Kenny G's holiday recordings -- he's had two prior, both compiling highlights from three albums -- but this set whittles down his seasonal tunes to a compact ...

Not long after going through a serious illness of his own, George Cables lost the love of his life, Helen Wray, to pancreatic cancer. His partner of 28 years inspired him over much of his career, as he wrote several ...

Despite the sometimes syrupy background vocals (courtesy of arranger Shorty Rogers), CHRISTMAS ALBUM is a fairly straightforward Herb Alpert outing, with plenty of uptempo numbers given the Brass's good ole Mexican cantina treatment. The rub here, naturally, is that the ...

Originally issued on CD without the song "Last Night When We Were Young." Digitally remastered by Larry Walsh (Capitol Recording Studios). Recorded in 1955, this superbly arranged and sung set of slow ballads can lay claim to being the world's first "concept ...

On June 25th, 1961, Bill Evans and his trio made jazz history over the course of five sets at the Village Vanguard. Selections from those performances were released on two full-length LPs, WALTZ FOR DEBBY and Sunday AT THE VILLAGE ...

This Enhanced-CD version of BLUE TRAIN features audio tracks from BLUE TRAIN, interviews with jazz musicians (including Curtis Fuller, who played trombone on BLUE TRAIN), still pictures and video clips from the period, and a multimedia biography of Coltrane. Digitally remastered ...

Track Listing: DISC 1: Stardust; Soon One Mornin' (Death Come A-Creepin' in My Room); Memphis Blues; Livery Stable Blues; Charleston (South Carolina); Chimes Blues; Backwater Blues; Pearls, The; Dead Man Blues; Wild Cat Blues; Cake Walking Babies from Home; Sugar ...

FEELS SO GOOD is the popular breakthrough album for flugelhorn player and composer Chuck Mangione. His early `70's style was melodic, bright, and engaging, but 1977's FEELS SO GOOD was the disc that brought Mangione to big-selling popular acceptance. This ...

This is one of Grover Washington, Jr.'s best-loved recordings and considered a classic of r&bish jazz. All four songs (which includes Billy Strayhorn's "Passion Flower") are quite enjoyable but it is "Mister Magic" that really caught on as a major ...

Personnel: Loreena McKennitt (vocals, harp, kanun, accordion, piano, keyboards); Brian Hughes (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, classical guitar, bouzouki, oud, guitar synthesizer); Robin Jeffrey (guitar); Aidan Brennan (acoustic guitar, mandola); Martin Brown (acoustic guitar); David Rhodes (electric guitar); Nigel Eaton ...

VERY BEST OF sparkles with 15 gems, including Krall's treatment of the classics "S'Wonderful," "Let's Fall In Love," and "Little Girl Blue." Also included are three previously unreleased tracks, and a bonus DVD featuring concert footage and videos. Naturally, it's ...

United by dalliances with purism as young men and an abiding love of classic blues and jazz, Eric Clapton and Wynton Marsalis are a more comfortable fit than it may initially seem. Both musicians are synthesists, not innovators, stitching together ...

In 2001, Collectables reissued two releases from crooner Mitch Miller on one disc. More Sing-Along With Mitch features even a larger portion of singalong goodness that made Miller so successful, and was originally released on Columbia in 1958. And for ...

A remarkably versatile singer, Lou Rawls distinguished himself in soul, but was also adept at performing pop, blues, and jazz. This excellent 21-track Capitol compilation forgoes the latter two styles and draws from his 1960s/'70s recordings, presenting listeners with the ...

For the past few decades, Al Jarreau has established himself as a truly modern jazz singer, one for the post-fusion generation--those who grew up with the sounds of the cordial contemporary jazz of George Benson, Spyro Gyra, and Herbie Hancock. ...

Jazz singer/songwriter Michael Franks is an artist most jazz fans feel strongly about one way or another. His unique, romantic poet-cum-laid-back hipster approach to jazz signing is breezy, light, and languid. It's also uniquely his own, though deeply influenced by ...

W/J.Butler,G.Albright,D. Sanborn,Jabba Recording information: Kar Studio; Knoop Studio; Westlake Studio. Photographer: Josef Astor. Unknown Contributor Roles: Charley Drayton; Ira Seigal; Michael White ; Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence. Arranger: Will Downing. Personnel: Will Downing (vocals, background vocals); Will Downing; Ira Siegel, Rohn Lawrence (guitar); Tollak Ollestad (harmonica); ...