This 34-track collection features a quality sampling of Herb Alpert's most sought-after tracks from the '60s to the '80s. Highlights include the original versions of "What Now My Love," "This Guys in Love with You," "Spanish Flea," and "Rise." Recommended ...

When guitarist Al DiMeola left Return to Forever (again) after their 2008 reunion tour, Chick Corea solicited the help of the band's original axeman, Bill Connors, to rejoin the band for another tour. He did. While he rehearsed with Corea, ...

Liner Note Author: Doug Ramsey. Recording information: Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (03/22/2012). Personnel: Joey DeFrancesco (organ); Larry Coryell (guitar); Jimmy Cobb (drums). Audio Mixer: Rudy Van Gelder.

Bria Skonberg is a young trumpeter//vocalist from Canada. She has toured the world, playing major festivals and venues, while basing in New York City. Bringing the tradition of Louis Armstrong into the 21st Century, she writes compelling original tunes, plays ...

Trumpeter Arturo Sandoval's 2012 tribute to legendary jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You) is a big-band Latin and Afro-Cuban jazz tour de force. Showcasing Sandoval's long-storied titan bop trumpet chops, Dear Diz frames the ...

Hot House is the seventh recording by the duo of pianist Chick Corea and vibraphonist Gary Burton. This time out, Corea and Burton picked pieces by some of their favorite composers -- mostly from the jazz world, of course -- ...

Digitally remastered four CD set containing eight albums from the Jazz greats: Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet, An Exceptional Encounter (with Ben Webster), Django, Concorde, Fontessa, Third Stream Music, Odds Against Tomorrow, and Pyramid.

The Ink Spots were the first modern black vocal group, and although chiefly known for their wonderful harmonies, which bridged the gap between 1940s pop styles and the street corner doo wop styles of the 1950s, they were also a ...

Her best work ever on one CD Track Listing: It Had to Be You; At Last; Sentimental Journey; As Time Goes By; Moon River; Kiss To Build A Dream On, A; Love Is A Many Splendored Thing; Laura; Moonlight Serenade; ...

Stepping away a bit from his signature rhumba flamenco guitar style on The Blue Guitar Sessions, his eighth studio album, new age guitarist Jesse Cook broadens his canvas with jazzy ballads, soft blues, and smooth, atmospheric instrumental pop to make ...

Recording information: Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA (04/02/2012-04/04/2012). Photographers: Bob Wolfenson; Alex Calleros. Personnel: Larry Koonse (guitar); David Piltch (acoustic bass); Jay Bellerose (drums, percussion). Audio Mixer: Helik Hadar.

Music for Lovers Only was first released in 1952 as a 10" LP with only eight songs. In 1953 it was released as an expanded 12" with eight more tracks. The Collectors Choice's Music for Lovers Only/Music to Make You ...

Audio Mixer: Marc Antoine . Recording information: Estudio Monteprincipe, Madrid; Frogland Studio, Madrid; London; Los Angeles; New York; Paris.

EU five CD anthology from the Smooth Jazz/Pop singer/songwriter. Together with Steely Dan, James Taylor and Christopher Cross, Michael Franks is one of the original sculptors of the West Coast/California sound. His musical alchemy is unique: Jazz, Pop, Funk, Bossa, ...

Track Listing: Sentimental Journey; Don't Get Around Much Anymore; Route 66; Georgia On My Mind; Come Fly With Me; Theme From New York, New York; On A Clear Day; Caravan; Road To Ponta Pora, The; Chicago; Take The A Train; What A Wonderful World;

Recording information: Ben-Jamin' Studios, Murfreesboro, TN. Arranger: Ben Tankard. Personnel: Ben Tankard (vocals, keyboards). Audio Mixer: Ben Tankard.

Leaving behind the downtempo electronic approach of 2010's Earthglow, pianist David Benoit returns to a more traditional contemporary jazz vibe on 2012's Conversation. Once again working with producer Clark Germain, Benoit has put together a more organic, swinging sound this ...

Digitally remastered by Phil De Lancie (1990, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California). Digitally remastered by JVC using XRCD (Extended Resolution Compact Disc) technology. This is a Hybrid Super Audio CD playable on Super Audio CD players and regular CD players. Bassist Scott LaFaro's death ...

As of this recording, three out of four members of Oregon have been playing together in the group for 42 years. Drummer and percussionist Mark Walker has been on board since 1996, making them among the longest-running small groups in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...