Audio Mixer: Chris Standring. Liner Note Author: Chris Standring. Recording information: Barry Paul Recording, North Hollywood, CA; Rhodes Ave, Studio City, CA. Photographer: Tim Sabatino. Arranger: Chris Standring.

Jus' Sangin is 2011 solo album from Tower of Power singer, Larry Braggs, features interpretations of Curtis Mayfield's "People Get Ready", Marvin Gaye's "I Want You", Delfonic's "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)", Steve Miller's "Fly Like an Eagle", Stylistics' "You ...

2012 album from the Canadian Electric Jazz outfit. Off Duty is the sixth release from the Toronto-based groove-chill-jazz group, Four80East. Don t let the title of their latest album fool you after over 20 years, veteran composers and remix producers ...

Recording information: Avatar Studios, New York, NY (02/24/2012-02/25/2012); Avatar Studios, New York, NY (12/27/2011-12/28/2011). Editor: Brian Montgomery. Photographers: John Rogers ; Tom Kershaw. Personnel: Anat Cohen (clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Jason Lindner (piano); Daniel Freedman (drums). Audio Mixer: James Farber.

It's difficult to believe that in 1982, bandleader and conguero Poncho Sanchez signed a one-year record deal with Concord Picante, because 30 years later, he is still with the label. Who does that anymore? To celebrate that mighty anniversary, Sanchez ...

"The Chairman of the Board" died in May of 1998, yet his music sounds as vital and relevant today as ever. Released on the 10th anniversary of his death--in coordination with a slew of DVD releases commemorating the singer's acting ...

Any doubts about the incongruity of jazz icon Herbie Hancock covering singer-songwriter extraordinare Joni Mitchell will be obliterated on the first journey through RIVER: THE JONI LETTERS. For starters, the premise is not especially incongruous. Hancock has had a long, ...

Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass were rolling right down the middle of the American pop scene like a locomotive in 1966 -- and this album captures them at the peak of their exuberance. By now, there really was a ...

Although the most popular contemporary jazz tends to fall into the "lite" category, trumpeter Chris Botti avoids painting himself into this corner by sticking with an approach more reminiscent of Chet Baker. For his 2004 album, WHEN I FALL IN ...

Albums that sell vast quantities are not always to be recommended. This exceptional example of solo piano is the biggest selling record in the 25 year history of the pioneering jazz label ECM. It is an almost perfect recording of ...

It's hard not to hear Brenton Wood's biggest hit, "Gimme Little Sign," and not be convinced that it very well might be the greatest single ever cut. It relies on no one thing -- the song is slinky, surprising, and ...

Michael Buble's third major US release (including the mostly live COME FLY WITH ME) stays on message--this young Canadian loves the lush, swaying music of his parents' and grandparents' generations. Buble's albums, however, are much more than mere back-in-the-day exercises. ...

Recorded between 1977 & 1991. Includes liner notes by Clayton Riley. There have been numerous attempts at summarizing Phyllis Hyman's career on one disc. Most have been severely flawed, whether it has come down to missing hit singles or poor selection ...

All-Time Greatest Hits is a 12-track budget-priced collection that features some of Dean Martin's biggest hits on Capitol Records, including "That's Amore," "You Belong to Me," "Memories Are Made of This," "Volare," "Standing on the Corner," and "You're Nobody 'Til ...

Although the plaudits for Melody Gardot's debut album, WORRISOME HEART, were entirely justified, it sometimes seemed as if the young singer-songwriter's compelling personal story--hit by a car and severely injured at the age of 19, the aspiring fashion designer began ...

A three-disc grab-bag of tunes by country supergroup the Highwaymen, this self-titled collection actually consists ofsolo tracks by each of the quartet's famous members--Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Waylon Jennings. A number of the tracks are live versions. Triple ...

Boney James comes back from car accident injuries that jeopardized his embouchure and makes his label debut with Contact on Verve Forecast Records. But, really, it's just steady-as-she-goes musically, as the contemporary jazz saxophonist turns in a typical set of ...

While there's no shortage of Glenn Miller collections, there aren't many that rival Bluebird/Legacy's THE ESSENTIAL GLENN MILLER. This two-disc, 38-track compilation covers the peak years of the iconic bandleader/trombonist's career, and includes a welcome handful of numbers recorded with ...

The follow-up to his smash 2009 concert album Live in Boston, Chris Botti's studio album Impressions features more of the cool trumpeter's crossover jazz, pop, and classical stylings. Focusing on Botti's love of melody, Impressions is an aesthetically varied album ...

Track Listing: Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow; Santa Claus Is Coming To Town; Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas; I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm; Christmas Song, The; Little Drummer Boy, The; Frosty The ...

Rio, the double-disc solo concert recording by Keith Jarrett, marks his 40th anniversary as an ECM recording artist; coincidentally, Facing You, his debut for the label, was a solo piano recording, though cut in a studio. Many of Jarrett's improvised ...

Apparently, Etta James' musical career ends with The Dreamer. The legendary vocalist announced a few months back that this would be her final album; she's retiring from music in order to deal with serious medical issues. Co-produced by James, Josh ...

Richard Elliot's In the Zone picks up where 2009's Rock Steady left off. Where that album paid tribute to the saxophonist's R&B heroes, In the Zone, which marks Elliot's 25th anniversary as a recording artist, offers a thank-you to the ...

Liner Note Authors: Jack Jezzro; Beggie Adair. Recording information: Wildwood Recording. Personnel: Beggie Adair (piano); Chris Brown (drums). Audio Mixer: Brendan Harkin.

There's nothing particularly Appalachian about this set, other than the cover, really, but it is a graceful and balanced holiday album featuring Mark O'Connor's brilliant fiddle playing on several Christmas classics, along with friends and guests Renée Fleming, Alison Krauss, ...