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Dave Tamkin Trio, Dave Tamkin …
This Dave Tamkin Trio show was recorded live at Schubas on 03/16/05. This… more »
The Heartaches, The Heartaches…
This The Heartaches show was recorded live at The Casbah on 03/11/05. Thi… more »
The Saturday Nights, The Satur…
This The Saturday Nights show was recorded live at Schubas on 01/30/05. T… more »
The Assault, The Assault Live …
This The Assault show was recorded live at Sin-e on 02/27/05. This record… more »
Thelonious Monk, 5 By Monk By …
Cut in 1959, this is one of pianist Thelonious Monk's better albums, … more »
Bill Evans Trio, Explorations…
Bill Evans was, from the mid '60s to his 1980 death, among the greate… more »
Charlie Christian, After Hours…
These privately made recordings were cut live at two legendary Harlem nig… more »
Duke Ellington, The Duke Ellin…
Still recognized as the greatest composer/arranger in jazz history, Duke … more »
Cannonball Adderley Quintet, P…
This is one the finest recordings by one of the greatest alto saxophonist… more »
Coleman Hawkins, Bean And The …
Another of the great pioneering saxophonists, tenorman Coleman Hawkins ca… more »
George Russell, Ezz-thetics…
George Russell, formulator of the Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organ… more »
Chet Baker, Chet Baker In New …
When star-crossed trumpeter Chet Baker cut In New York in 1958, his style… more »
Coleman Hawkins, Soul
During the '20s Coleman Hawkins became the first great jazz tenor sax… more »
Sonny Rollins, Tour De Force…
By December 1956, when Tour de Force was cut, Sonny Rollins had already m… more »
Charles Mingus, Town Hall Conc…
Recorded in April 1964, with woodwind player Eric Dolphy in the group, th… more »
Sonny Rollins, Plus Four [Rudy…
In 1956, Sonny Rollins was a member of the Clifford Brown-Max Roach group… more »
Charlie Parker, Bird At St. Ni…
Arguably the greatest improviser in jazz history, alto saxophonist Charli… more »
Miles Davis, Miles Davis …
The remainedr of the brilliant 1954 session documented on Bag's Groov… more »
John Coltrane, Soultrane…
Soultrane is one of legendary tenorman John Coltrane's early albums. … more »
Miles Davis, Collectors’…
Many of the great tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins' finest performance… more »
Thelonious Monk, Monk’s …
A Monk favorite of mine is Monk's Music, done by at most seven pieces… more »
12 of the Best
Below are cited a dozen of the best jazz albums I've ever heard, and … more »
Riverside Records
Riverside Records began in 1952 as a traditional jazz reissue label run i… more »