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TRILOGY is a triple-CD set recorded live around the world with his spectacularly virtuosic trio featuring bassist Christian McBride and drummer Brian Blade, both star leaders in their own right (and previously the rhythmic backbone in Corea's Five Peace Band). a marvel of live...

Chick Corea - "The Musician" A true boxset, this beautiful package includes a full length Documentary film produced as a retrospective of Chick's amazing career, his life, and his musical collaborators. The 3 discs of audio cover all of Chick iconic bands, compositions and...

Two CDs. Live archive release. With his Elektric Band in full swing in the 80s, Chick created it's perfect complement: the Akoustic Band. With Elektric Band veterans John Patitucci on upright bass and Dave Weckl on drums, the group carved a totally new path...

Chick Corea attained iconic status in music. The late keyboardist, composer and bandleader was a DownBeat Hall of Famer and NEA Jazz Master, as well as one of the most nominated artists in GRAMMY Awards history with 68 nods – and 24 wins, in...

After his time with Miles Davis, Chick Corea was responsible for two iconic fusion ensembles: Return To Forever & the Chick Corea Elektric Band. This performance captures the second incarnation of the Elektric Band, touring in support of the album Light Years (1987) with...

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A chamber jazz jewel featuring drummer Chico Hamilton's quintet with Buddy Collette on woodwinds, Jim Hall on guitar, Fred Katz on cello, and Carson Smith on bass. This 1955 Pacific Jazz date captured a unique ensemble that created a singular sound with poised, impassioned...

The Dealer (Verve By Request Series) (Vinyl)

Chris Barber is an absolute iconic giant in the world of Jazz and Blues and 'Can't Stop Now', recorded Live during his European Tour in 2007 is ground-breaking in the evolution of a career that continues to expand over the past 53 years working...

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Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Chris Botti gets back to the jazz essence of his artistry on his upcoming album, Vol. 1. The album features beautiful new ballad renditions of standards including "My Funny Valentine," and "Someday My Prince Will Come," as well as a cover...

Metamorphosis is based on the 1939 work of that name by world-renowned Dutch graphic artist, MC Escher. Just as Escher's monumental graphic delights it's viewers with it's imaginative shape-shifting, Donnelly's composition takes the listener on a fascinating journey through a musical landscape that changes...

Chris Donnelly is a young jazz pianist, composer, and improviser known for his musicality, versatility and ability to captivate an audience."There's some real brilliance there? a healthy balance of lyricism, introspection, fire, swing, surprise, and virtuosity. There is a real sense of vision, a...

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,...

With "The Originals" 7-time Grammy nominee Christian Jacob returns to the jazz trio setting with a captivating collection of original compositions. Presented in a story-like fashion, each selection draws the listener deeper into the trio's musical wonderland. Playful, creative, grooving and performed with the...

From one of the most nominated, most in-demand artists and winner of the "Best New Artist" award at the 2010 American Contemporary Jazz Awards comes UNSCRIPTED. Painted with a broad musical brush, UNSCRIPTED doesn't play by the rules and captures the essence of the...

Catch a Corner", by "Cinque" (pronounced "Cheen-kwe") features a who's who of jazz and R&B/funk musicians - Steve Gadd on drums, Joey DeFrancesco on Hammond B3 organ, Peter Cardinali on bass, Robi Botos on piano and Fender Rhodes, and Johnny Johnson on tenor, alto,...

Under-recognized tenor Clifford Jordan blew in from Chicago with a trio of excellent Blue Note sessions in 1957, including this self-titled release featuring a septet with Lee Morgan (trumpet), Curtis Fuller (trombone), John Jenkins (alto sax), Ray Bryant (piano), Paul Chambers (bass) and Art...

Recorded in late 1954 and early 1955, this set marks the pinnacle of what some called the "most definitive bop group of the era" until Clifford Brown's fatal car accident in 1956. The second of four albums Brown and Max Roach made together, Clifford...

One of the most lauded (and brilliant) trumpet players in the history of jazz, Clifford Brown adds to his luster on this varied program of nine engaging tunes. Featuring the 1955 version of the Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet, a group also including tenor saxophonist...

The incomparable trumpeter Clifford Brown recorded two leader sessions for Blue Note in 1953 (a co-led quintet date with Lou Donaldson and his own sextet date) that were compiled on the Memorial Album shortly after his tragic death in 1956. Brownie's star burns bright...

Released in 1958 on Verve, Hawkins playing is particularly confident and eloquent throughout the set. His group of "confreres" on the session is fortified by the Oscar Peterson Trio along with sit-in guests, including Hank Jones (piano), Herb Ellis (guitar), and Roy Eldridge &...

Coleman Hawkins was a hugely influential exponent of the tenor saxophone in jazz, being widely regarded as the first artist to establish the instrument as an essential component of the genre's sound. Beginning his career in the early days of jazz in the late...

Two titans of the tenor collaborate on this landmark 1957 album, perfectly distilling their differing styles to produce a bona fide jazz classic.

This 1957 date, produced by Norman Granz, finds the two tenors matching wits with accompaniment from Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, and Alvin Stoller. From Hawkins' screaming solo on the opener "Blues for Yolanda" to the beautiful give-and-take on the ballads "It Never...

Like Parker, Ellington, Davis and Armstrong, Coltrane is a name that requires no forename prefix to identify its owner as one of the greatest of all jazz icons. It's also a names that instantly conjures a sound: spearing, questing, earnest, deep and intense, that...

The Comet Is Coming released sophomore album, Lifeforce, in March. Now, the English band will release The Afterlife. "The Afterlife has been a topic of deep consideration and one of the keys to spiritual mythology around the world for millennia," says Danalogue. "The two...

Product Description The music of the mysterious Dodo Marmarosa finds new life in this recording by jazz pianist, arranger, composer and educator Craig Davis. Joined by John Clayton on bass and Jeff Hamilton on drums and recorded in Los Angeles where Dodo found his...

The trio-debut of pianist, composer and 2025 MacArthur Fellow, Craig Taborn with Tomeka Reid and Ches Smith has been eagerly awaited. Their approach to Dream Archives is cerebral, yet as the title suggests, a wide musical spectrum is covered as multitudes of idioms seem...

Immerse yourself in the timeless magic of Christmas with Bing Crosby's Ultimate Christmas album. This exclusive limited candy cane color vinyl LP is a must-have for any music lover or collector. Featuring Crosby's iconic velvety voice and beloved holiday classics, this album captures the...