Jazz - CD

Louis Sclavis's 13th ECM recording finds the French clarinetist drawing inspiration from two sources - the street art of Ernest Pignon-Ernest, and the interpretive originality of a splendid new quartet. In the Sclavis group, gifted bassist Murcia and expressive drummer Lavergne join pianist and...

Schuur,Diane ~ Midnight Recording now for a couple decades, Diane Schuur's singing has matured with age. She now fills out her middle and lower registers in ways that enhance her formidable beginnings. Over the years she's moved easily from small combos to large and...

Multi-instrumentalist / vocalist S. Carey (a core member of Bon Iver) collaborates with the sublime trumpeter John Raymond. Shadowlands intertwines songwriting and improvisation, the best of the indie world and jazz. In addition, Shadowlands features the Australian singer Gordi (recently also featured with Bon...

JOHN RUTTER SONGBO(2CD)

Discovered by Wynton Marsalis, Hargrove made his solo debut in 1990 on Novus/RCA; he made his Verve Records debut in 1994 and had recorded eight albums for the venerable label, including 2006's double release, DISTRACTIONS featuring the contemporary funk/jazz sounds of the RH Factor,...

Acclaimed vibraphonist Joel Ross returns with the release of his remarkable album nublues, a collection of ballads and blues as seen through the lens of one of the most creative modern jazz groups featuring Immanuel Wilkins, Jeremy Corren, Kanoa Mendenhall, and Jeremy Dutton, as...

Sonny Rollins -"Go West!: The Contemporary Records Albums" - Go West!: The Contemporary Records Albums combines legendary jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins' two studio albums for Lester Koenig's Contemporary Records (Way Out West, Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders) with a third disc, Contemporary Alternate...

A Night At The Village Vanguard (The Complete Masters / 2LP)

Supergroup members: guitarist Joe Bonamassa, drummer Tal Bergman (Billy Idol, Joe Bonamassa, LL Cool J, Rod Stewart), bassist Mike Merritt (The Basic Cable Band on Conan), guitarist Ron DeJesus (Planet Funk, Groove vol 1), and keyboardist Renato Neto (Prince) the sound of Rock Candy...

Buddy Rich

The Buddy Rich estate releases Birdland, a collection of never before released and exclusive tracks recorded by band member and engineer Alan Gauvin at the peak of Buddy's career in the mid 70s with his band Killer Force. Featured in the film Whiplash, this...

DRUMS OF AVILA

It's Always Now

The Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions of Ike Quebec collects a phenomenal body of work produced between 1959-62 by a key player in the Blue Note Story. The saxophonist had recorded for Blue Note and served as a talent scout in the 1940s before...

Revelator

I had an epiphany last night. I was offstage, listening to Michael Phillips take his solo. Here's one man breathing into an instrument, and the whole room feels alive. It made me want to rise up to that level when I came back onstage."...

Acclaimed saxophonist composer/bandleader Phil Dwyer terms Changing Seasons "my most ambitious project yet, without a doubt." That's saying something, given his resume and adventurous spirit. Changing Seasons is a compelling violin concerto, featuring internationally renowned violin virtuoso Mark Fewer that bridges the jazz and...

Joe Pass

Not just guitarists, but jazz lovers everywhere marveled at the feats of musicianship and musicality pulled off by Pass on the LP that made him famous ('73). These unaccompanied solos still stun and deeply satisfy: Night and Day; Stella by Starlight; Cherokee; How High...

Notes with Attachments is an instrumental collaboration between bassist Pino Palladino and guitarist/multi-instrumentalist/producer Blake Mills. Recorded in stages over two and a half years and initially conceived as a solo project for Palladino, the album brings together a shared cohort of musicians from jazz,...

The Cusp' is Roberto Occhipinti's second CD as a leader, featuring performances by Hilario Duran, Dafnis Prieto, Phil Dwyer, Hugh Marsh, John Johnson and members of the Boss Brass. ARTIST BIO: Imagination, versatility and technical excellence are all adjectives that describe Canadian bassist, Roberto...

Building upon the success of his 2005 Juno Nominated disc "Yemaya" and the critically acclaimed releases "The Cusp" and "Trinacria", Roberto Occhipinti?s new release A BEND IN THE RIVER features the talents of pianist David Virelles, Alto Saxophonist Luis Deniz and critically acclaimed drummer/composer...

Michael Occhipinti

Propelled by the prolonged period of reflection and practice during the pandemic, Keith O'Rourke began exploring the freedoms and boundaries of a smaller, chordless trio. 'Imperfect Perfectionist' is a collection of compositions and arrangements that shine in this new ensemble. Always the perfectionist, Keith...

Yannick N?zet-S?guin/The Philadelphia Orchestra -"Rachmaninoff: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3; Isle Of The Dead" Verve Label Group; Deutsche Grammophon; Classical - The culmination of Yannick N?zet-S?guin's Rachmaninoff orchestral cycle with his "Fabulous Philadelphians". Reviewing the previous issue with Symphony No.1 and the Symphonic Dances,...

Solace of the Mind is a profoundly lyrical solo album from pianist, organist, vocalist, and newly minted NEA Jazz Master Amina Claudine Myers. This extraordinary recording, a follow-up to her critically acclaimed duo with Wadada Leo Smith (Central Park's Mosaic of Reservoir, Lake, Paths...

The Xanadu Master Edition Series - all newly remastered recordings from the out-of-print jazz label of the 70s and 80s. There will be 25 albums in total over next 18 months. From the Attic of My Mind is the definitive Sam Most album, according...

Wes Montgomery - "The Complete Full House Recordings" Released to celebrate influential jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery's centennial, The Complete Full House Recordings brings together all the recordings from the Full House sessions with two previously unreleased performances. Featuring Johnny Griffin, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers...

The 24-bit remastered Thelonious Monk PLAYS DUKE ELLINGTON includes the classics "It Don't Mean a Thing (If it Ain't Got That Swing)", "Mood Indigo", "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" and many more.

With RENAISSANCE, Marcus Miller surveys the landscape of not just music but society as a whole. In the same profound way that anointed gospel-soul singer Sam Cooke prophesized 50 years before in 1963, Miller feels that a change is coming. And just as with...

With M2 (M-squared), his first studio album since, 1994, Marcus Miller deepens the groove of jazz in the new century. Featuring an all-star cast and Marcus Miller's distinctive, creative vision, M2 liberates crossover jazz from it's conventional form and tonality. If you have any...

Vagabond

Guitar wonder Metheny has made an astoundingly tasteful and free flowing record here the Massachusetts Valley Advocate declared. "Metheny's compositions are perfect vehicles for his guitar, which blends smoothly with the breathtaking ensemble work." The recording is the first of Pat's albums to feature...

Goin to Kansas City is McShanns third album for Stony Plain, and his most varied. The 19 tracks (including an interview with label head and producer Holger Petersen and a conversation with fellow pianist Johnnie Johnson) cover a wide range of songs and musical...

FACTORY SEALED CD - 1995 ALMA RECORDS - EAN 776127012720

Belfast musician Dom Martin took the UK Blues scene by storm in 2019. His jaw-dropping, natural sounding, and unschooled skill on acoustic guitar, matched with an authentic 'Belfast Blues' voice, drew comparisons to John Martyn and Rory Gallagher, with nods to Van Morrison and...

The Mario Romano Quartet features legendary sax man, Pat LaBarbera, bassist Roberto Occhipinti, drummer Mark Kelso and Mario Romano on piano. There's an elegantly understated quality in Romano's fluent playing that evokes the legendary McCoy Tyner. The quartet's recent tour included 4 sold-out shows...