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Chris Hazelton - After Dark - On Chris Hazelton's new album he takes organ music back to it's traditional 'After Dark' setting, alongside a quintet of Kansas City's finest. Inspired by his late mentors Everette DeVan, Seleno Clarke, and the incomparable Dr. Lonnie Smith,...

Rising star Jalen Baker takes the helm for the 6th release in Cellar Music's black artist led series curated by Jeremy Pelt. 'Be Still' is an album about reflection and new beginnings that showcases Baker's exceptional skills as both a vibraphonist and composer. He...

BILL EVANS – BEHIND THE DIKES – THE 1969 NETHERLANDS RECORDINGS (LIMITED 3LP GATEFOLD EDITION) – FIRST OFFICIAL RELEASE OF HISTORIC CONCERTS IN HOLLAND!Behind The Dikes: The 1969 Netherlands Recordings is the first official release of pianist Bill Evans with Eddie Gomez and Marty...

Rob Tardik is celebrating his 15th year as a multi award winning artist, with the release of his 8th recording DIVERSITY Volume 2, the Best Of Rob Tardik, a 4 Volume set eclectic compilation of his various musical styles and features re-mastered songs from...

Something to Ride 2' from smooth urban jazz saxophonist Dee Lucas. This highly anticipated sophomore CD is a follow-up from the saxman's stunning debut CD 'Remembrance', the well-deserved tribute to the late great George Howard. Produced by Atlanta-based hidden secrets, Karey Davis and Jon...

We all know that Gershwin was a brilliant composer, but these rare 1924 piano rolls reveal a dazzling pianist as well! He plays Rhapsody in Blue; Swanee, and Walkin' the Dog, while other performers do Let's Call the Whole Thing Off; An American in...

Johnny Hodges was a jazz alto saxophonist, who enjoyed a performing and recording career that lasted from the 1920s through to his death in 1970. Best-known for his work with Duke Ellington, he had a pure tone and economy of melody on both the...

Gerry Mulligan, who was primarily known as a baritone saxophonist, but was an expert exponent of other saxophones, clarinet and piano as well as being a highly-respected arranger, was one of the giants of post-war modern jazz and was one of the leading lights...

THIS COLLECTION BRINGS TOGETHER EIGHT OF LEGENDARY SAXOPHONIST BENNY GOLSON'S FINEST ALBUMS RECORDED DURING THE 1960S.Legendary jazz saxophonist Benny Golson was a prolific player, composer, and arranger, renowned for his rich tenor sound and sophisticated compositions. A key figure in the hard bop era,...

Born in Buffalo, New York in 1930, James Stanley Hall was an American jazz guitarist, composer and arranger. Hall moved with his family to Cleveland, Ohio, during his childhood. Hall's mother played the piano, his grandfather the violin, and his uncle the guitar. Jim...

2022 release.

The definitive version of the iconic artist’s final studio album. • CD and double-LP contain 11 bonus tracks (4 previously unissued). • Packaging contains new liner notes from the British Ambassador of Soul, David Nathan. Nina Simone burst into the world with 1959’s Little...

Many people got to know Vince Guaraldi through his 1963 Grammy®-winning song, “Cast Your Fate To The Wind,” or via the group Sounds Orchestral’s Top-10 cover of it two years later. Lee Mendelson heard Guaraldi’s version when working on a Peanuts documentary, and contacted...

• 11 previously unissued tracks from the rediscovered, legendary Hasaan Ibn Ali • Available on CD, Digital, and double-LP • Packaging includes new essay from pianist, composer & writer, Ethan Iverson The Max Roach Trio Featuring The Legendary Hasaan arrived in early 1965, and...

On All the Way, Arioli's new CD release on Jazzheads through an exclusive arrangement with the Montreal-based Spectra/Musique, the Juno-nominated artist again puts her own distinctive stamp on standards by the likes of Rodgers & Hart, Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn, Jules Styne, Harold...

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If you want to decipher the secret of this legend, the two audio documents from the Swedish jazz club provide valuable insights. A late work full of maturity, natural authority of numerous surprises without subsequent corrections or edits.

Siouxsie Sioux's debut solo album 'Mantaray' is to be reissued with new artwork.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, longtime purveyors, custodians, and distillers of the modern big band swing sound are back and newly signed with Savoy Jazz. In celebration of twenty years bringing an irrepressible groove to the adoring masses, the band has recorded RATTLE THEM BONES,...

Larry Coryell & The 11th House

Taj Mahal can rightfully be called a living legend for his contributions to popular music. With a voice as instantly recognizable as Louis Armstrong, Ray Charles, or Dr John, Taj Mahal has throughout his career pushed the envelope of American music forward by incorporating...

JUNO-NOMINATED TRUMPET MASTER AL MUIRHEAD MARKS HIS 90TH BIRTHDAY WITH COLLECTION OF NEW COLLABORATIONS HONOURING HIS REMARKABLE DECADES-LONG CAREER.Al Muirhead is the embodiment of musical mastery, having achieved what many aspire to. Known as Canada's "Elder Statesman of Jazz Trumpet," Al has inspired generations...

MAMIKO WATANABE'S FIFTH ALBUM IS A LUMINOUS TRIO JOURNEY WITH BILLY HART AND SANTI DEBRIANO -- BOLD, GRACEFUL, AND LUMINOUS.BEING GUIDED BY THE LIGHT is the fifth album by pianist Mamiko Watanabe and the fifth album to be released by Jojo Records. It is...

Fred Hersch has long been acclaimed as an exploratory artist, an outspoken activist, an influential educator and a uniquely lyrical pianist. The 7 pieces on Open Book offer some of the finest, most unguardedly emotional solo music that Hersch has created in a career...

A genuine artist follows the strict demands of his muse rather than any set of conventional expectations. If, thirty-plus years into his celebrated career, the pianist and composer Frank Kimbrough decided to record his first album featuring the traditional jazz instrumentation of piano, horn,...

This CD features three compositions and one arrangement written in the late eighties; three arrangements of Chick Corea compositions and two new re-compositions based on famous standards. In other words three different periods are represented; late eighties, beginning of the 2000s (Chick Corea) and...

2025 release. Banjo. Drums. Harp. Huh? To be sure, the new all-star trio of Béla Fleck, harpist Edmar Castañeda and drummer Antonio Sánchez features instrumentation that might safely be called uncommon. Unless, of course, you're already familiar with 19-time Grammy-winner Fleck - the genre-blurring...

Rufus Wainwright's I'm a Stranger Here Myself - Wainwright Does Weill is a compelling tribute album that delves into the rich and complex songbook of German-American composer Kurt Weill. Known for his theatrical flair and vocal prowess, Wainwright brings a unique interpretation to Weill's...

Composed of three of the greatest guitarists alive, the Trio's first two recordings have sold more than 3.5 million units worldwide. John McLaughlin has been a respected guitar player since his days with Miles Davis and the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Al Di Meola gained worldwide...

With Maiden Voyage, Hancock fashioned a modern jazz milestone with extraordinary compositions, interplay and solos. The result: every single cut here - from the haunting "Maiden Voyage" to the gentle, swinging "Dolphin Dance" - has found it's way into the standard jazz repertoire. This...

BSX Records presents a reissue of the classic 1998 electro-jazz album by celebrated composer and keyboardist Dr. Patrick Gleeson and acclaimed wind instrumentalist Bernie Maupin. Take a hypnotic musical ride along the rhythm highway, your nighttime journey sparkled by street lights, traffic lights, rainfall...

2020 release. Adam Wakeman presents his unique interpretations of Black Sabbath classics. However, the project is shrouded in mystery. "Jazz Sabbath (1968) were considered to be at the forefront of the new English jazz movement. Their self-titled debut album would be released on 13...

Any list of the greatest jazz artists of all time includes the legendary Charles Mingus. Bassist, composer, outspoken jazz pioneer, Mingus was an innovator whose legacy continues to inspire us. Over a 100 years after his birth year, we still celebrate his genius.In conjunction...

One of the seminal works of jazz as protest, We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite, was first released in 1961 by Max Roach in collaboration with Abbey Lincoln and lyricist Oscar Brown, Jr. on Candid Records. Invoking both the historic pains and hopeful...

In 2020, Chick Corea—27-time GRAMMY® winner, National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, and one of the most iconic figures in jazz—hit the road with his powerhouse trio of Christian McBride and Brian Blade, and embarked on what would be his final tour. Candid...

Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul proved that Ray Charles didn’t so much ignore genres, but, by the ’60s, had become a genre unto himself. An academic might want to separate this stack of songs into neat little buckets—country, jazz, standards, blues, pop—but those...

Zorn’s compositions for classical soloists with rhythm section are among the most successful and powerful meetings of classical and jazz ever conceived—completely notated virtuosic scores for classical players augmented by improvisers who illuminate the music with surprise, support, and an imaginative unpredictability. Mining this...

With Suite for Piano in 2022, Zorn began exploring classical forms in the context of the jazz piano trio. The second CD in the series was a beautiful collection of Ballades, released in July 2024. This third project presents nine Impromptus—free-wheeling forms that unfold...

From 2015–2017, in the midst of an historic creative high, Zorn wrote and recorded no less than six CDs of music for Simulacrum, his most powerful and intense 21st century ensemble; the music then became a project for live performance. This con- cert from...

Time OutTakes features 7 tracks that have never been heard before. These newly discovered recordings feature wonderful performances that are every bit as compelling as those on the original Time Out. We discovered that during the original 1959 sessions the Quartet also recorded "I'm...

MIKE CLARK RETURNS WITH AN ALL STAR BAND FOR ITAI DOSHIN! EDDIE HENDERSON HENRY FRANKLIN CRAIG HANDY AND PATRICE RUSHEN ALL CONTRIBUTE GREATLY Mike Clark returns to Wide Hive with an amazing ensemble. Eddie Henderson on Trumpet, Henry Franklin on Bass, Craig Handy on...

2024 release, the 10th album from the acclaimed singer-songwriter. Let's Walk is her most assured, courageous work to date. Powered by the distinctive, honeyed croon that delivered her from the Paris streets to concert halls, these ten unabashedly personal songs, all co-written by the...

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In a world of targeted music and sanitized sound, songwriter producer and Tower of Power keyboardist Roger Smith continues to crash through categories with his unique musical talent, as illustrated by his #1 contemporary jazz hit, ''Off-The Hook''. His latest solo effort, Just Another...