Gil Evans: The Golden Age
adminNew Bottle–Old Wine and Great Jazz Standards collected together in Complete Pacific Jazz Sessions
Read MoreYoko Ono: Approximately Infinite Universe & Feeling The Space
In 1972 and 1973 Yoko Ono released two of her most successful albums, Approximately Infinite Universe and Feeling the Space. Both of these albums are focused on issues of women’s…
Read MoreBlack Uhuru Gets Dubbie with Sly & Robbie
A look back at Sinsemilla, Red, and The Dub Factor Back in my college days I attended a Black Uhuru concert in St. Louis. I was interested in reggae largely…
Read MoreI Am Shelby Lynne: 20 Years After
Amazon | Spotify I Am Shelby Lynne turns 20 this year, and in the years since I first heard it shortly after its release it has rarely been far from…
Read MoreBennie Maupin: Early Reflections
The return of Bennie Maupin to somewhat regular recording, beginning with his first Cryptogramophone release Penumbra in 2006, is one of jazz music’s more welcome stories of the past few…
Read MoreBennie Maupin Ensemble: Penumbra
Bennie Maupin is a master of improvisational music and of the woodwind instruments. He has worked with some of the most creative musicians and most innovative ensembles of all time.
Read MoreSonny Rollins Volume One
At the end of 1956 Sonny Rollins ended his six-year period of recording at Prestige Records, and he proceeded to record prolifically for the next two years for a variety…
Read MoreSam Rivers: Fuchsia Swing Song
In the autumn of 1964 tenor saxophonist Sam Rivers spent two months on tour with the Miles Davis quintet. This was the group that, with the addition of Wayne Shorter,…
Read MoreCharlie Rouse: Bossa Nova Bacchanal
I love bossa jazz, but let’s face it, during the early 1960s there were so many instrumental boss nova albums cut that it’s sometimes hard to get enthusiastic when yet…
Read More10 Blue Note Records You May Not Know
by Marshall Bowden Many record collectors and jazz fans will tell you that there are really no obscure Blue Note records because, during its 80 year history, more ink has…
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