Jazz

Pharoah Sanders' Izipho Zam (My Gifts) is a groundbreaking jazz masterpiece. Recorded in 1969, two years after John Coltrane's passing, and released in 1973 on Strata-East, the album features a 13-member ensemble, including Sonny Sharrock, Lonnie Liston Smith, Cecil McBee, and Leon Thomas. Blending...

Bloom," the highly anticipated second release from Anat Cohen’s endlessly colorful Quartetinho. This international ensemble, based in New York City, comprises multi-instrumentalist virtuosos who provide Cohen the freedom to explore, experiment, and express a full spectrum of emotions. The result is a mesmerizing blend...

GRAMMY-nominated multireedist and composer Anat Cohen shifts her focus to an intimate group sound on her newest release, the endlessly colorful Quartetinho (pronounced “quar-te-CHIN-yo,” i.e., little quartet). The group of New York-based international multi instrumentalist-virtuosos are all drawn from the ranks of her GRAMMY-nominated...

In this extraordinary concert project by the WDR Big Band, two musical genres are "married" which, despite their many similarities, have so far been an isolated existence: Bluegrass and large orchestral jazz.

Conducted and arranged by Quincy Jones in 1966, Sinatra At The Sands reached the top ten on the Billboard chart. This is Frank Sinatra's first commercially released concert album. Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the album will be reissued on 2LPs, on 180g...

Money Jungle (Vinyl)

National recording artist and saxophonist Dee Lucas has released his highly anticipated 9th CD 'The Time Is Now' on ODL Music. Key producers and special guests include Adam Hawley, Blake Aaron, Darryl Williams, & David P. Stevens. Hit songs include Billboard-charting 'Full Tilt', 'Love...

Cassandra Wilson

The first of two albums recorded at the legendary final appearance of the Bill Evans Trio at the Village Vanguard, these recordings have long been recognized as capturing the unique interaction that characterized the trio of Evans, LaFaro and Motian. This new edition of...

Millions love this pianist/composer for his Peanuts music, but his biggest solo triumph, easily, was this 1962 LP. His imaginative interpretations of songs from the film Black Orpheus join Guaraldi originals including his sole pop hit, the beautiful Cast Your Fate to the Wind,...

Vinyl LP pressing of this release from the jazz graet. Here are tracks from one of the truly classic sessions, in which a combination of jazz giants gathered in Rudy Van Gelder's studio on a chilly Christmas Eve in 1954. With Thelonious Monk and...

The 2LP Great Moments With documents the music of Pharoah Sanders from 1983 to 1990, showcasing both the raw energy and tender nature of his music. It contains 12 of his recordings, including 'Africa', 'Naima', 'You've Got To Have Freedom' and also the previously...

180 Gram Vinyl Audiophile edition of a true classic in both soul and blues. Some of the best tunes ever written are featured on this 1967 release with Ninas soulful voice and piano, and an amazing backing band, taking you to the very essence...

(2LP) Radiant 2018 album from renowned US saxophonist Charles Lloyd & his band The Marvels, featuring Bill Frisell in collaboration with ace singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams. Includes original tunes plus classics by Thelonious Monk & Jimi Hendrix.

For years, fans of Polands Marcin Wasilewski Trio have been asking for a live album. Here it is. Recorded at the Jazz Middelheim Festival in Antwerp, Belgium, in August 2016, it captures the trio in energetic, extroverted mode, fanning the flames of their Spark...

Vinyl LP pressing. Hard rock juggernaut Saint Asonia (featuring former Three Days Grace frontman Adam Gontier and Staind guitarist/founding member Mike Mushok) are back with an album combining their Introvert and Extrovert EPs with two bonus tracks. The quartet - rounded out by Cale...

Vinyl LP pressing. 1965's Maiden Voyage remains one of the pinnacle artistic achievements of the great pianist's career. Hancock is joined by Miles Davis Quintet bandmates Ron Carter on bass & Tony Williams on drums, along with Freddie Hubbard on trumpet & George Coleman...

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In 1995 The Roots burst onto the scene with their seminal debut album, Do You Want More?!!!?! that garnered critical acclaim and cemented them as a powerhouse group fusing elements of various genres with their signature live instrumentation. Thirty years later in March of...

Bitches Brew (Vinyl)

Over her 20-year career, JUDY WEXLER has earned the reputation as one of the most compelling jazz vocalists on the West Coast. Known for her warm voice and affective interpretation of lyrics, her repertoire has been replete with songs that are off-the-beaten path. As...

Chet Baker's trumpet and vocal approach is immediately recognizable and striking, especially in his prime. He was known for his clear tone, reflective and subdued style, soft volume and careful, restrained approach in his choices of notes for melodic sequences. He played in an...

Composer and trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire makes his Nonesuch Records debut with Owl Song on December 15, 2023. The album features a trio with two musicians Akinmusire has long admired, guitarist Bill Frisell and drummer Herlin Riley.“This is my reaction to being assaulted by information,”...

If there is a recording that is required listening for every blues fan, it's this one. Robert Johnson wasn't just King of the Delta blues; he was one of its founding fathers, and these re-mastered tunes are as timeless and important today as they...

Personnel: Milt Jackson (vibraphone); Wes Montgomery (guitar); Wynton Kelly (piano); Sam Jones (bass); Philly Joe Jones (drums). Recorded at Plaza Sound Studios, New York, New York on December 18 & 19, 1961. Originally released on Riverside (9407). Includes liner notes by Joe Goldberg. Digitally...

BLACK & LOUD:JAMES BROW(LP

ZAPPA 88: LAST U.S. SHOW - CD - The first posthumous archival release from the 1988 touring band focuses on the historical last show Frank Zappa ever played in the U.S. The live concert material is taken from Uniondale, NY; Providence, RI and Towson,...

My Songs (2LP Vinyl)

Ringer, Catherine

Van Morrison returns with his sixth album in just four years, Three Chords And The Truth. Fourteen new original compositions effortlessly encapsulate Van Morrison's sound and talents as one of our generation's most celebrated songwriters. Produced & written by Van Morrison (except If We...

Sophisticated musicianship, imaginative lyrics, and a flair for melody are signatures of the sound of Monkey House, a sound that has earned the group serious critical acclaim, peer respect, and a steadily expanding international following. Those characteristics are again evident on 'Friday', on ALMA...