"McCoy Tyner kept the acoustic flame b..." more

"McCoy Tyner kept the acoustic flame burning throughout the 70s and into the 80s a period during with most jazz keyboardists were plugging in. On this exceptional 1981 recording, Tyner goes so far as to record with a big band." less

"Standout late career set for Farmer."

"Track #1 is as smokin' as it gets. If..." more

"Track #1 is as smokin' as it gets. If the rest of the album where as exciting, I think this could supplant The Sidewinders as Morgan's greatest album." less

"Jazz and the Near East collide severa..." more

"Jazz and the Near East collide several years before the New Thing explored similar territory." less

"Simply the best soprano saxophonist s..." more

"Simply the best soprano saxophonist since Bechet." less

"Remember Anchorman's infamous flute s..." more

"Remember Anchorman's infamous flute scene? Well the sad truth is that Ron Burgundy's stylings owed more than a little to the influence of Herbie Mann. Check out the infamous cover of Herbie's Push Push album to reinforce the connection. To be fair to Herbie however, he was a fine flautist and at the point where he recorded this album, he was yet to resemble the object of parody he would become." less

"The great arranger's first CD as leader."

"Features Thelonious Monk as a sideman..." more

"Features Thelonious Monk as a sideman, a pretty rare occurance." less

"Features legendary saxist Sonny Rollins."

"Stitt's style owed a lot to Charlie P..." more

"Stitt's style owed a lot to Charlie Parker. Unlike his idol Charlie Parker, Stitt was able to really benefit from the advances in recording quality brought on by the LP era. This CD features him mostly on tenor and accompanied by other tenorists." less

"Known as the tough tenors."

"Pure magic. Deserves more attention."

"Dameron was an accomplished but under..." more

"Dameron was an accomplished but under-recorded pianist and composer." less

"Mobley's only album on emusic."

"Debut for the best known baritone pla..." more

"Debut for the best known baritone player in jazz." less

"A great band performing great materia..." more

"A great band performing great material. Outstanding concert." less

"Unites two of the greatest jazz pianist."

"Early Woods with Red as an added bonus."

"Hutcherson's importance is rarely rec..." more

"Hutcherson's importance is rarely recognized no doubt because his instrument, the vibes, is unpopular. He is however the best vibist in modern jazz and deserves a spot within the first rank of jazz instrumentalists." less

"Early album by legendary drummer."

"A very smooth mostly mid-tempo 1970 s..." more

"A very smooth mostly mid-tempo 1970 set. It features a great version of Monk's Rythm-A-Ning." less

"A truly outstanding album for Lee Kon..." more

"A truly outstanding album for Lee Konitz. Duet recordings can be a rather sleepy affair he really makes the format work. This is possibly the best duet album in all of jazz." less

"Three players that marked jazz histor..." more

"Three players that marked jazz history. Three young stars who as a rhythm section revitalized Miles Davis in the mid-sixties. On July 13 1977, just prior to recording a quintet session with Freddie Hubbard and fellow Miles alumni Wayne Shorter (VSOP: The Quintet), they recorded a trio session. One part of the session was issued on a rare japanese LP simply titled the Herbie Hancock Trio while the other part can be found here. Although, this album is not considered a classic on its own, it is an interesting document of a transitional period in jazz. Fusion was reaching its commercial peak with Heavy Weather and acoustic jazz was just starting its slow creep back into the mainstream." less