Phil Woods, alto saxophone. Ray Brown, bass. Snooky Young, trumpet. Earl Dumler, oboe, & many others. Jack Elliott, music director.
Label: GRP Records. Format: cutout CD.
Label Number: 9730. Daedalus Item Code: 27825
The American Jazz Philharmonic was Jack Elliott's baby. Elliott began in Broadway musicals before becoming a musical arranger on Judy Garland's TV show and musical director for Andy Williams. An ... (Read More)
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A key player in the 1970s salsa explosion in New York, Andrea Brachfeld performed with Charanga Típica, Tito Puente, Johnny Pacheco, Machito, Charanga América, Joe Quijano, Orchestra Broadway, and ... (Read More)
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Veteran American saxophonist Archie Shepp paired with German pianist Siegfried Kessler in France for this intimate live set, which includes Billy Strayhorn's "Lush Life," Duke Ellington's "Don't Get ... (Read More)
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Art Blakey, drums. Roy Eldridge, trumpet. Thelonious Monk, piano. Sonny Stitt, saxophone. Kai Winding, trombone, & others.
Label: MJF Records. Format: cutout CD.
Label Number: 30882. Daedalus Item Code: 27792
A group of all-stars brought together for the festival, the "Giants of Jazz" included all the players listed above, as well as Clark Terry on trumpet. Swing-infused boppers like "Perdido," "Blue 'n' ... (Read More)
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Combining folk songs and a piece from Gershwin's folk opera with blues, cabaret, French chansons, protest songs, and originals, these 12 tracks fully exemplify the multifaceted genius of Nina Simone. ... (Read More)
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Cal Tjader, vibes. Hank Jones, piano. Scott Hamilton, tenor saxophone. Poncho Sanchez, congas. Mundell Lowe, guitar, & others.
Label: Concord Picante. Format: 2 CDs.
Label Number: 4975. Daedalus Item Code: 27799
The artistry of vibraphonist Cal Tjader as Latin jazz pioneer and as rarely recorded, straight-ahead jazz player is reflected in two contrasting CDs. Gozame! Pero Ya from 1980 features Poncho ... (Read More)
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Charles Mingus, bass. Jimmy Knepper, trombone. Shafi Hadi, saxophone. Dannie Richmond, drums, & others.
Label: . Format: cutout CD.
Label Number: 37964. Daedalus Item Code: 07407
A superb bassist and bandleader, Charles Mingus has been increasingly appreciated as a composer since his death in 1979. As his wife Sue told NPR, “There is such a variety in Mingus’s music. You ... (Read More)
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Chick Corea, piano. Roy Haynes, drums. Christian McBride, bass. Joshua Redman, tenor saxophone. Wallace Roney, trumpet. Kenny Garrett, alto saxophone.
Label: Stretch. Format: CD.
Label Number: 9012. Daedalus Item Code: 27804
Post-bop tributes to the unique genius of Bud Powell (“Bouncin’ With Bud,” “Celia,” “Mediocre,” “Dusk in Sandi,” “Willow Grove,” “Oblivion”) are juxtaposed with an original composition honoring him ... (Read More)
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Karrin Allyson, Rosemary Clooney, Nnenna Freelon, Susannah McCorkle, Marian McPartland, Diane Schuur, Keely Smith & others.
Label: Concord Jazz. Format: CD.
Label Number: 4957. Daedalus Item Code: 27809
"Her voice is so inviting that the original joy of the music is revived," writes critic Scott Yanow of Susannah McCorkle's beguiling bossa version of Sammy Fain's "I Can Dream, Can't I?" Sadly, ... (Read More)
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David Benoit, Dave Brubeck & Vince Guaraldi, pianos. Wynton Marsalis, trumpet, & others.
Label: Concord. Format: cutout CD.
Label Number: 30454. Daedalus Item Code: 27957
Contemporary jazz pianist David Benoit’s career path was forged at age 10 when he fell in love with Vince Guaraldi’s music on the 1965 TV show A Charlie Brown Christmas. This disc is the ... (Read More)
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Including the title track, many of the songs on Glad Rag Doll—which Krall calls "a song and dance record"—were culled from her collection of old 78s, a lifelong pursuit. "We all just went in ... (Read More)
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Dick Cary, trumpet & piano. The Tuesday Night Friends.
Label: Arbors. Format: CD.
Label Number: 19132. Daedalus Item Code: 08108
A writer for Benny Goodman and trumpeter with Louis Armstrong's All-Stars in the late 1940s, Dick Cary stayed with traditional jazz when he became a leader himself. Along with the band he played with ... (Read More)
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