"Practically Basie's swan song."

"The lendendary trio with Scott Lafaro..." more

"The lendendary trio with Scott Lafaro is featured here. This is a distillation of two albums recorded on June 25, 1961 at the Village Vanguard (Sunday at the Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debby)." less

"Proof that not all Monk sounds the sa..." more

"Proof that not all Monk sounds the same. A true highlight from his Riverside period." less

"Underated as a band leader."

"Dizzy's small group has plenty of fire."

"A late career highlight."

"Dolphy's best studio album of 1961. T..." more

"Dolphy's best studio album of 1961. This is a notable distinction because Dolphy's discography as leader was essentially assembled in 1961 and 1964." less

"From Young's last series of masterpie..." more

"From Young's last series of masterpieces. The five albums were recorded in Washington in 1956 but the first four only saw the day in 1980 and the final volume in the nineties." less

"Powell was still in fine form when De..." more

"Powell was still in fine form when Debut records founders Charles Mingus and Max Roach went to Toronto to perform and record a live trio session with him and a live quintet session with Powell, Parker and Gillespie. In ensuing years, Powell's playing would become much more erratic due to mental health issues." less

"Louis' only session for Pablo records."

"The most advanced jazz band of its time."

"Rollins' definitive studio masterpiece."

"Nobody wrote better blues based mater..." more

"Nobody wrote better blues based material in the sixties. The compositions on this album are all fine fine examples. This album is also notable for the great soloing from Nelson, Dolphy and trumpetist Richard Williams" less

"Truly outstanding West Coast style Ja..." more

"Truly outstanding West Coast style Jazz from a great five volume series." less

"Legendary encounter"

"This album features Russian Lullaby a..." more

"This album features Russian Lullaby and it's mold breaking sheets of sound solo." less

"Duke Ellington still on top of his ga..." more

"Duke Ellington still on top of his game in the early 70s." less

"A still forceful Hawk in the LP era."

"These sessions most notably yielded C..." more

"These sessions most notably yielded Cookin, Relaxin, Steamin and Workin." less

"Beginning of a grand adventure."

"A last hurrah for the original bebopp..." more

"A last hurrah for the original beboppers. Parker would die in less than two years and Powell was rarely this good again. This was the greatest bebop band ever assembled and thanks to Debut Records, it was captured just in the nick of time." less

"Tatum's best group session."

"The Curson/Dolphy front line was the ..." more

"The Curson/Dolphy front line was the best Mingus ever had." less

"The definitive Jazz Messengers lineup..." more

"The definitive Jazz Messengers lineup on what is possilbly the least known of their many great recordings." less