"7 fine post-bop tunes from these two ..." more

"7 fine post-bop tunes from these two fantastic musicians. Great stuff." less

"11 beautiful tracks with Donny McCasl..." more

"11 beautiful tracks with Donny McCaslin, Doug Yates, Jamie Baum, Ed Simon, Jeff Hirshfield, Kenny Wollesen, Daniel Sadownick, Adam Rogers, Scott Colley, Clark Gayton, and Alex Sipiagin." less

"Fantastic! 9 tunes/12 credits with Ch..." more

"Fantastic! 9 tunes/12 credits with Chris Potter, Brian Blade, Scott Colley, and Aaron Rogers. I *LOVE* David Binney!" less

"Got the 3 big hits, "And When I Die,"..." more

"Got the 3 big hits, "And When I Die," "Spinning Wheel," and "You've Made Me So Very Happy"." less

"Jeff Beck plays on 3 tracks. Others a..." more

"Jeff Beck plays on 3 tracks. Others are tasty, too, but not the whole thing. Listen and download the good 'uns." less

"11 French fusion ditties circa 1996. ..." more

"11 French fusion ditties circa 1996. Real." less

"6 tracks on this fusion classic from ..." more

"6 tracks on this fusion classic from 1976." less

"9 tracks of heavy sludge. Still, sinc..." more

"9 tracks of heavy sludge. Still, since JB is on it, I'm going to get it." less

"18 tracks for the price of 12. Jeff B..." more

"18 tracks for the price of 12. Jeff Beck paying tribute to Gene Vincent's guitarist Cliff Gallup. The rockabilly roots of a modern master." less

"7 tunes. Max Middleton joins the grou..." more

"7 tunes. Max Middleton joins the group and things get jazzier." less

"9 tracks from the days when Jeff was ..." more

"9 tracks from the days when Jeff was just a rocker. Includes "Going Down"" less

"While not quite up to the standards o..." more

"While not quite up to the standards of "Blow by Blow" or "Wired," these 7 songs are worth your while." less

"11 tracks. Far from his best, but his..." more

"11 tracks. Far from his best, but his lesser efforts are better than others' finest. Includes "People Get Ready" (and Donny Osmond)." less

"8 tracks from the best rock guitarist..." more

"8 tracks from the best rock guitarist EVER. Damn fine." less

"5 tracks from 1960 with Jaki Byard (w..." more

"5 tracks from 1960 with Jaki Byard (who doubles on piano and alto), Ron Carter and Charlie Persip." less

"5 diverse songs from 1963."

"14 tracks of real fusion 2009-style. ..." more

"14 tracks of real fusion 2009-style. Great lineup includes Scott Kinsey, Alex Machacek, Gary Husband, Hadrien Feraud, Steve Hunt, and Richard Hallebeek. (If you know who those guys are, this should be of interest to you.)" less

"Another great outing from Edward Simo..." more

"Another great outing from Edward Simon. 8 tunes with John Patittucci and Brian Blade." less

"10 tunes from Gary and a quartet of y..." more

"10 tunes from Gary and a quartet of young 'uns (including Julian Lage, James Williams, & Luques Curtis.) If you like Gary, you'll like this." less

"8 songs from 1993 with Dan Weiss and ..." more

"8 songs from 1993 with Dan Weiss and Al Foster. Very nice indeed." less

"Outstanding. 8 tracks from 1992 with ..." more

"Outstanding. 8 tracks from 1992 with Christian McBride, Lewis Nash, & others." less

"Man, this is good stuff. He was only ..." more

"Man, this is good stuff. He was only 21 when he recorded this, but it cooks. Great lineup, too, including Christian McBride and a host of other luminaries." less

"Wonderful! 10 tracks for big band/big..." more

"Wonderful! 10 tracks for big band/big trouble (including the likes of Adam Rogers and David Tronzo). What a delight!" less

"14 songs on this debut disc from this..." more

"14 songs on this debut disc from this young John McLaughlin protege. Hot fusion, y'all!" less

"A delightful piano trio outing with N..." more

"A delightful piano trio outing with Nasheet Waits & Scott Colley. 10 tasty songs." less

"I dig these guys and their modern ble..." more

"I dig these guys and their modern blend of Afrobeat, funk, and fusion. 9 songs definitely worth a download." less

"9 very tasty tracks with Adam Rogers ..." more

"9 very tasty tracks with Adam Rogers and others." less

"Fantastic! 8 tunes with Scott Colley,..." more

"Fantastic! 8 tunes with Scott Colley, Brian Blade, Adam Rogers, Luciana Souza, and others." less

"9 tunes with Chris Potter and others...." more

"9 tunes with Chris Potter and others. Tasty" less

"10 songs with Chris Potter, Edward Si..." more

"10 songs with Chris Potter, Edward Simon, Scott Colley, and Clarence Penn.Very tasty indeed." less

"Man, this is great stuff! 9 tracks wi..." more

"Man, this is great stuff! 9 tracks with Edward Simon, Scott Colley, and Clarence Penn. Highly diggable." less

"Holy cow! This is great! 8 tunes with..." more

"Holy cow! This is great! 8 tunes with Chris Potter, Edward Simon, Scott Colley, and Clarence Penn." less

"Post-bop Sco circa 1977 with Richie B..." more

"Post-bop Sco circa 1977 with Richie Beirach, George Mraz, and Joe LaBarbera. 6 long and tasty tunes." less

"A trio date from 1981 with Steve Swal..." more

"A trio date from 1981 with Steve Swallow & Adam Nussbaum. 6 quite tasty songs. The title track is an out and out rocker." less

"6 EARLY postbop tracks from 1978 with..." more

"6 EARLY postbop tracks from 1978 with Hal Galper, Stafford James and Adam Nussbaum." less

"Oh yeah! 11 tunes with the likes of M..." more

"Oh yeah! 11 tunes with the likes of Marc Johnson, Peter Erskine, Danny Gotlieb, Mino Cinelu, & others." less

"Nice! 10 songs spanning the spectrum ..." more

"Nice! 10 songs spanning the spectrum from bleep blorp to bop to angular funk. With Adam Rogers, Jimmy Haslip, & Greg Osby." less

"A dozen gems with Uri Caine, Donny Mc..." more

"A dozen gems with Uri Caine, Donny McCaslin, Jim Black and others. You owe it yourself to check out Mr. Binney." less

"Fantastic! 6 songs featuring Adam Rog..." more

"Fantastic! 6 songs featuring Adam Rogers, Alex Sipiagin, Chris Potter, David Binney, Gil Goldsetin, Kenny Wollsesn, & Scott Colley." less

"I *love* David Binney and what a mind..." more

"I *love* David Binney and what a mind-blowing lineup: Chris Potter), Scott Colley, Uri Caine, Adam Rogers, & Brian Blade! 11 songs." less

"Bizarre pairing: a knucklehead metal ..." more

"Bizarre pairing: a knucklehead metal take on the Deep Purple nugget with an over-the-top solo by Allan Holdsworth. Mostly for the ironic & completists, but that's what I am." less

"12 great songs! She writes beautiful ..." more

"12 great songs! She writes beautiful arrangements. I dig Amina." less

"7 mellow and beautiful songs with Dim..." more

"7 mellow and beautiful songs with Dimitri Matheny sitting in. Very pretty." less

"10 beautiful songs written in respons..." more

"10 beautiful songs written in response to 9/11. Get this, you fool!" less

"A dozen ditties of fine fusion guitar."

"Skip the 2 M.C. tracks and you have 4..." more

"Skip the 2 M.C. tracks and you have 4 live tracks with George Coleman. What's not to love?" less

"I really like this guy. 10 tracks wit..." more

"I really like this guy. 10 tracks with Ralph Alessi, Gary Versace, Drew Gress, & Tom Rainey. Jazz meets world music." less

"11 tracks of hard-bop goodness with W..." more

"11 tracks of hard-bop goodness with Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Art Blakey, Clifford Jordan, & Eddie Higgins. Recorded in 1960." less

"11 tracks of hard-bop goodness circa ..." more

"11 tracks of hard-bop goodness circa 1960 with Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Art Blakey, & Clifford Jordan." less

"8 songs with Walter Davis, Paul Chamb..." more

"8 songs with Walter Davis, Paul Chambers, and drummer Alan Dawson. "A perfect start to your Criss collection." -- AMG" less

"Special Quartet? I'll say! 6 tunes wi..." more

"Special Quartet? I'll say! 6 tunes with Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, & Fred Hopkins." less

"How did I miss this? 6 songs with Joe..." more

"How did I miss this? 6 songs with Joe Lovano, Danilo Perez, Cheryl Pyle, Charlie Haden, & Paul Motian. Fantastic!" less

"2 discs at 6 songs apiece taken from ..." more

"2 discs at 6 songs apiece taken from Joe's last tour. Beautiful. He will be missed." less

"9 tunes from this inventive combo. I ..." more

"9 tunes from this inventive combo. I just saw these guys tonight, and they were a lot of fun." less

"7 songs on this new disc from a very ..." more

"7 songs on this new disc from a very inventive percu - ssion - ist.Downbeat gave it 5 stars." less

"12 songs (in a remarkable array of se..." more

"12 songs (in a remarkable array of settings, with a veritable smorg - sabor - dof sidemen). Recorded live at the Blue Note in 2001." less

"Very nice! 8 songs on this quintet date."

"9 songs from 1963 with Freddie Hubbar..." more

"9 songs from 1963 with Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter, Curtis Fuller, Cedar Walton,and Reggie Workman." less

"11 tracks with Avishai Cohen on Bass ..." more

"11 tracks with Avishai Cohen on Bass and Jeff Ballard on Drums. "this release contains some of the freshest and finest compo - sitio - nsof Corea's career. A must have." -- AMG" less

"6 long songs in this live set featuri..." more

"6 long songs in this live set featuring two of the greatest tenor sax players ever." less

"14 funky songs with the Dirty Dozen B..." more

"14 funky songs with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and George Porter Jr. Did I mention funky?" less

"4 songs with John Scofield and Adam N..." more

"4 songs with John Scofield and Adam Nussbaum. 'nuff said." less

"8 songs. "UK funk, jazz fusion. Simon..." more

"8 songs. "UK funk, jazz fusion. Simon Golding leads this guitar based trio with Andy Tolman on bass and Martin "Magic" Johnson on drums. The music is influenced by Wayne Krantz, Allan Holdsworth and Jeff Beck." -- CDBaby" less

"11 tracks from Skerik, Matt Chamb - e..." more

"11 tracks from Skerik, Matt Chamb - erlin - ,& Co. "Extr - aordi - naril - ytight, creative and fluid, Stampede should be cherished by those into Miles Davis' electric period, Weather Report and similar demanding and boundary pushing outfits whose multi - -genr - esoun - dis difficult to pigeonhole as jazz, funk, or rock." -- AMG" less

""The Red Queen's Race" and "Calculate..." more

""The Red Queen's Race" and "Calculated Risk" are both definitely worth a listen. The others, not so much." less

"3 songs worth downloading in my estim..." more

"3 songs worth downloading in my estimation: "Vicodin," "Galactic Waterhole," and "Bad Luck Go Away"." less

"9 tracks with Jeremy Pelt, Richie Goo..." more

"9 tracks with Jeremy Pelt, Richie Goods, and EJ Strickland. "Hard bop fans will want to snap up this delightful CD without hesitation." -- AMG" less

"11 songs with a great backing band. T..." more

"11 songs with a great backing band. This guy won a MacArthur genius grant. "Zenón comes across as focused, imaginative, and highly articulate, tempering chops with tremendous sensitivity." -- AMG" less

"9 tunes in this excellent post bop re..." more

"9 tunes in this excellent post bop recording from 2007. "This is a highly recom - mende - dfirst set by an artist who enters the recording scene fully developed, with a fresh compo - sitio - nalvoice that's all his own. Songbook will delight and surprise anyone who encounters it." -- AMG" less

"12 songs. Debut recording as a leader..." more

"12 songs. Debut recording as a leader from this bassist who's played with John McLaughlin and others. He's joined by acoustic guitarist Nelson Veras and drummer Manhu Roche. Beautiful stuff." less

"10 songs, some with vocals, some with..." more

"10 songs, some with vocals, some without, but all intriguing." less

"6 songs with a cuban septet. "The col..." more

"6 songs with a cuban septet. "The colorful arrangements, three skillful horns, and Rubalcaba's creative playing make this a particularly delightful release." -- AMG" less

"Fantastic! A great lineup swinging th..." more

"Fantastic! A great lineup swinging their way through 8 tracks." less

"12 tracks from this fantastic underra..." more

"12 tracks from this fantastic underrated azerbaijani pianist. Check out the title track." less

"15 songs. I only got about half of th..." more

"15 songs. I only got about half of this excellent disc the first time around. I just downloaded the rest." less

""Leyenda," "Pajara," "Asamblea Vegeta..." more

""Leyenda," "Pajara," "Asamblea Vegetal," "Ut Supra," and "Persianas" are all quite charming. Especially "Ut supra"!" less

"8 tasty tracks from 1967 with Mike La..." more

"8 tasty tracks from 1967 with Mike Lawrence, Grachan Moncur III, Kenny Barron, Ron Carter and Louis Hayes." less

"An 8-song gem from 1962 with Wayne Sh..." more

"An 8-song gem from 1962 with Wayne Shorter and Freddie Hubbard, Curtis Fuller, Cedar Walton, & Reggie Workman." less

"7 tracks with Kenny Barron, Ron Carte..." more

"7 tracks with Kenny Barron, Ron Carter, and Jack DeJohnette among others. Tasty." less

"7 tunes from 1988 with Art Blakey, Lo..." more

"7 tunes from 1988 with Art Blakey, Lonnie Plaxico, Benny Green, Mulgrew Miller & Javon Jackson. Hot stuff." less

"This is what Leroy was playing when I..." more

"This is what Leroy was playing when I first heard him. Odd, beautiful, and real. 7 songs." less

"A great trio. Everyone holds their ow..." more

"A great trio. Everyone holds their own (and then some) on these 9 songs." less

"3 songs. I love this guy. Fantastic l..." more

"3 songs. I love this guy. Fantastic live date." less

"3 long live songs with Charlie Rouse,..." more

"3 long live songs with Charlie Rouse, Woody Shaw, Reggie Workman, & Ed Blackwell." less

"3 songs. His first solo record. Fanta..." more

"3 songs. His first solo record. Fantastic." less

"3 long tracks. Fantastic stuff, and s..." more

"3 long tracks. Fantastic stuff, and such a deal" less

"The subtitle is "Pharoah Sanders play..." more

"The subtitle is "Pharoah Sanders plays the Beautiful Ballads." There are 10 of them, they ARE beautiful, and Pharoah plays them beautifully. Exquisite." less

"10 songs. With Jim Beard, Leni Stern,..." more

"10 songs. With Jim Beard, Leni Stern, Anthony Jackson, Hiram Bullock, Dennis Chambers, and Don Alias.

Down Beat (4/91) - 4.5 Stars - Very Good Plus "...A very impressive debut from guitarist Wayne Krantz...it has shape, drive, and dynamics..."
Audio Magazine - Sound A / Performance A "...a solid debut...has a contemporary sound, but a closer listen reveals a remarkable complexity of rhythms and intelligent, melodic shapes..."" less

"The first 2 songs are hot, but then i..." more

"The first 2 songs are hot, but then it seems to taper off a bit." less

"6 more tracks by this very talented q..." more

"6 more tracks by this very talented quartet." less

"6 songs. Quartet date featuring Danni..." more

"6 songs. Quartet date featuring Dannie Richmond on drums. Fine stuff
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"4 songs featuring some of Eric Dolphy..." more

"4 songs featuring some of Eric Dolphy's best work. " The album accomplishes what the best of Mingus accomplishes: the perfect tension between jazz played as an ensemble and jazz played as totally free." -- AMG" less

"2 songs; 45 minutes; Mingus,Eric Dolp..." more

"2 songs; 45 minutes; Mingus,Eric Dolphy, Johnny Coles, Clifford Jordan, Jaki Byard, and Dannie Richmond: You do the math." less

"4 very long versions by an 11-piece b..." more

"4 very long versions by an 11-piece band including Randy Brecker, Jaki Byard, Jon Faddis, John Handy, Billy Hart, Clifford Jordan, and David Murray" less