"Along with Louis, one of the main inf..." more

"Along with Louis, one of the main influences on B. Holiday. Great blues singing that goes straight to the truth about the pain of living." less

"Monumental pairing of two jazz origin..." more

"Monumental pairing of two jazz originals sees volume two slightly inferior to the first." less

"Originally issued on Mingus' own labe..." more

"Originally issued on Mingus' own label this one features Eric Dolphy along with Mingus' original compositions." less

"Radio recordings of some of the fines..." more

"Radio recordings of some of the finest of Christian, one of the originators of be-bop." less

"Famous for holding status as king and..." more

"Famous for holding status as king and house band at Harlem's Savoy ballroom during the heyday of swing, it' a shame that the recording techniques of the time didn't capture the energy and true drive of Chick's drumming." less

"Great early Basie with Young and Webs..." more

"Great early Basie with Young and Webster." less

"Some great and classic early composit..." more

"Some great and classic early compositions by one of jazz's Gods. America's greatest composer." less

"Eclipsed by most of his white counter..." more

"Eclipsed by most of his white counterparts, Henderson was a few decades and intellectually miles ahead of his peers. Most of his arrangements and songs were reproduced and made popular by subsequent performers and groups." less

"Promising and including Elvin Jones o..." more

"Promising and including Elvin Jones on drums from one of hard-bop's leading guitarist." less

"Mr. Morton claims he invented jazz in..." more

"Mr. Morton claims he invented jazz in a New Orleans bordello. Hard to argue after listening to these early and classic sides." less

"Mr. Smooth and always sophisticated, ..." more

"Mr. Smooth and always sophisticated, Lunceford's band contained some of the unsung heroes of early jazz." less

"Besides the great artwork cover, thes..." more

"Besides the great artwork cover, these tunes are funk funk - barbecue style." less

"An unknown classic similar to Coltran..." more

"An unknown classic similar to Coltrane's 'Bluetrain' (Bluenote)." less

"Cool indeed and very modern, taking b..." more

"Cool indeed and very modern, taking be-bop to the illogical extreme. You start to see how this cool school of sax playing influenced the great Anthony Braxton." less

"No one quite like or who can match Le..." more

"No one quite like or who can match Lester's smooth originality and effortless cool tenor sax sound." less

"Not only did Armstrong's trumpet play..." more

"Not only did Armstrong's trumpet playing put the jazz into jazz, he was probably the best and most influential singer of our time." less

"Not as well known as Bessie Smith, Ms..." more

"Not as well known as Bessie Smith, Ms. Rainey had a fierce reputation and was a force not to be reckoned with. Great early jazz and blues performances with sidemen including Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet and Coleman Hawkins." less

"As economical as jazz sax playing get..." more

"As economical as jazz sax playing gets without losing intelligence and as warm as a dry martini." less

"Bigger than life, the legend Bechet c..." more

"Bigger than life, the legend Bechet can make you cry just shaking one note on his soprano sax; one of the father's of jazz." less

"Almost the entire discography of this..." more

"Almost the entire discography of this jazz guitar giant, smooth and swinging backed on many cuts by THE rhythm section of Chambers and Cobb." less