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We at Borders are proud of OUT deep selection of jazz titles. 50 we're very pleased to present the 2002 Borders Jazz Essentials, a wide-ranging list designed to help you start or enhance your jazz CD collection. Most of these discs are universally acknowledged, timeless masterpieces from legends like Louis Armstrong , Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, and John Coltrane; still others are present-day classics by supremely talented singers and musicians like Cassandra Wilson, Joshua Redman, and Diana Krall, who are dedicated to carrying on the rich jazz tradition. In selecting OUT Jazz Essentials, we attempted to cover the gamut from bebop and big band standards to the finest vocal and Latin jazz recordings, as well as fusion and smooth jazz. On many of these discs, you'll enjoy noticeably improved audio quality, extensive liner notes, and bonus tracks not available on the original vinyl releases. We've ordered our Jazz Essentials chronologically in an attempt to give you a sense of narrative that conveys the evolution of a quintessentially American form of expression. Enjoy our catalog, and keep an eye out for Jazz Essentials in Borders Stores.
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Louis Armstrong
The Hot Fives, Volume 1
A must-have for anyone interested in the beginnings of jazz, this is one of the most important albums from the 1920s. It was recorded after Louis Armstrong left King Oliver's famous Creole Jazz Band in Chicago. Among many standout tracks is "Heebie Jeebies," which features one of the fi rst Sat chmo scat solos ever recorded. BINe: 669557 UPC: 074644404920 .
Jelly Roll Morton
Greatest Hits
As grandiose as it sounds, Jelly Roll Morton can t ruly be called th e first jazz giant. The pianist was composing as early as 1902, and he was a major fo rce in the shift from ragtime to early jazz. This is a great overview of both his career and '20s jazz in general. Includes classics like "Black Bottom Stomp." BINC: 1611758 upc: 090266850020
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Sidney Bechet never got the recognition that Louis Armstrong garnered, despite actually beating Satchmo by a few months in terms of being the first recorded jazz soloist. This remarkable example of New Orleans jazz features piping hot clarinet and saxophone playing from a master's lips. Includes "The Sheik of Araby," on which Bechet played all the instruments himself. BINC: 681116 UPC: 078635659023
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It has been said that without Fletcher Henderson, there would never have been a Benny Goodman. This is a comprehensive collection of classic tracks by the legendary pianist and bandleader, who also served as a talent scout, producer, and arranger for the giants of the big-band era. These tracks, taken from sessions in the '30s, show Henderson to be an early jazz
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Count Basie
Benny Goodman
Django Reinhardt
The Best of Early Basie
Fats Waller
The Very Best of Fats Waller
The artistry and showmanship of Fats Waller made him one of the most popular entertainers of his day. His technical virtuosity, his prodigious composing skills, and his effervescent personality had a tremendous effect on the jazz world, and he continues to be a huge influence on pianists like George Winston. This set features some of hi s best-loved songs, including "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Honeysuckle Rose." BINC: 6424621 UPC: 090266373123
Presenting roughly one-third of the sides Count Basie made for Decca between 1937 and 1939, this disc offers pure, unadorned swing at its finest. Lester Young and his magic sax can be heard, and "One O'Clock Jump," the anthem of an entire era, makes this an essential pick for anyone interested in the beginnings of swing. BINC: 1619597 UPC: 011105065528
The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert
On January 16, 1938, big-band hero Benny Goodman brought jazz from the nightclub and the roadhouse to the concert hall, where it has enjoyed a residence ever since. Marking the first time all of the music from that fabled night has been available, this spectacular recording documents a rare moment when an art form met a wider audience. Highlights include Gene Krupa's propulsive drumming on the flag -waver "Sing Sing Sing." BINC: 6046814 UPC: 074646514320
All Star Sessions
Django Reinhardt was a master of the gypsy guitar. He was also the first major jazz innovator to come out of Europe. This disc features his 1939 sessions with Rex Stewart and his 1937 session with Coleman Hawkins and Benny Carter, as well as tracks on which Reinhardt appeared with the bands of Carter and Hawkins. BINC: 6602898 UPC: 724353157722
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At 92, Artie Shaw is one of the last living legends from the golden era of swing. At times, his personal life seemed to overshadow his musical career, with six highly publicized maniages (including unions with Lana Turner and Ava Gardner), but his contribution to the big-band era can't be overlooked This collection of tracks recorded between 1937 and 1954 covers the clarinetist and bandleader's entire career on the Bluebird label, as well as some extra live and rare material. Includes his smash hits "Frenesi" and "Begin the Beguine." BINC: 6711269 UPC: 090266384525
Frank Sinatra and Tommy Dorsey
Greatest Hits
It was big news at the end of 1939 when Frank Sinatra left Harry James's band to join Tommy Dorsey. More than 60 years later, it's fascinating to listen to Sinatra's musical development in the company of the trombonist and his swinging ensemble. This compilation features the chart-topping "I'll Never Smile Again" and 14 more top-10 hits. BINC: 1523299 UPC: 090266848720
Glenn Miller
Greatest Hits
Though Glenn Miller was at the height of his career nearly 60 years ago, his music is as beloved today as it ever was-if not more so. A perfect introduction to perhaps the biggest big -band leader of them all, this compilation includes classics like "In the Mood," "Tuxedo Junction" "When You Wish Upon a Star," an'd "Moon Love." BINC: 1523305 UPC: 090266849024
Billie Holiday
The Commodore Master Takes
To listen to Billie Holiday's voice is to drift in a beautiful twilight landscape of pure emotion. She was at her peak when this 1939 recording was made. The CD also includes songs from four sessions in 1944. Almost all of them are now classics, including the haunting "Strange Fruit " and "I'll Be Seeing You." BINC: 6162886 UPC: 731454327220
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Coleman Hawkins
Body and Soul
Coleman Hawkins's 1939 recording of "Body and Soul" helped establish the saxophone as a featured solo instrument and launched this groundbreaking tenor player into the jazz limelight. This compilation highlights his work from 1939 to 1956: from beautiful ballads and lively swing to the birth of bebop. BINC: 1532394 UPC: 090266851522 .
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Singer and bandleader Louis Jordan was one of the first artists to truly blend the worlds of jazz and blues on a grand scale, and he has even been credited with contributing to the birth of rock 'n' roll. This collection features 20 songs from the most fertile period in the 19405 and early '50s. Includes the raucous "Saturday Night Fish Fry" and the swinging "Five Guys Named Moe." BINC: 1522353 UPC: 076732407929
Django Reinhardt and 5tephane Grappe11i Souvenirs
Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt and swinging French-born violinist Stephane Grappelli enjoyed a long and fruitful partnership, creating music that helped shape jazz and had a huge impact on the development of Western swing. These sessions, recorded just before and just after World War II, capture the elegant swing and playful interplay that made this duo 50 great. BINC: 663168 UPC: 042282059123
Bi11ie Holiday Jazz at the Philharmonic
Billie Holiday was one of the first vocalists to take jazz songs and give t hem an intense personal touch, something that had been chiefly a characteristic of blues singers before then. This CD includes live takes from shows in the '405 in addition to some that were recorded near the end of Holiday's life, when her performances were at their most raw and the singer herself was at her most palpably vulnerable. BINC: 880107 UPC: 731452164223
Charlie Parker Bird's Best Bop on Verve
Saxophone high emperor Charlie Parker was one of the pioneers of bebop. This compilation, which is representative of Parker's recordings from 1948 until his death in 19S3, showcases his brilliant playing and compositional skills. The personnel include Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, and Buddy Rich among others. Features staples like "K.c. Blues" and "Confirmation." BINC: 995832 UPC: 731452745224
Thelonious Monk Genius of Modern Music, Volume 1
Thelonious Monk was viewed as an eccentric, albeit talented, composer when many of these 1947 recordings were first released. Eventually, they would be viewed as the early stages in a jazz giant's career. Art Blakey plays drums on all tracks, among which the unique "Ruby My Dear" and the legendary"'Round Midnight" are particularly n oteworthy. BINC: 6668472 UPC: 724353213824
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Bud Powell
The Amazing Bud Powell, Volume 1
Though a major piano innovator in his own right, Bud Powell was frequently overshadowed by close friend and fellow keyboard wizard Thelonious Monk. With a flair exemplified by"Un Poco Loco" and "Bouncing with Bud," Powell sculpted an incredible body of work over his career. This collection presents tracks laid down in 1949 and 1951, featuring Fats Navarro, Roy Haynes, Sonny Rollins, and others. Includes nine altemate takes.
Charlie Parker
Cha rlie Parker with Strings: The Master Takes Many purists prefer Charlie Parker's bolder, bop-oriented recordings, but this beautiful set of songs recorded in 1949 with a small string ensemble features some of the most soaring improvisational flights ever taken by the Bird. It also helped bring about the trend of jazz artists recording with large r orchestras. Includes superb versions of "Sum mertime" and "Laura."
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Ella Fitzgerald
Pure Ella Ella Fitzgerald was perhaps best known for her work with large combos and orchestras. On this gem from the early 1950s, however, Fitzgerald settles in for a much more intimate recording, teaming with pianist Ellis Larkins to caress 20 standards, including numerous Gershwin numbers. Both performers find plenty of room to show off their un ique gifts.
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Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie
Bird and Diz Years after the birth of bop, two masters of the sound reunited for their final recording together. It was the only time either player recorded with Thelonious Monk, and the disc also features Buddy Rich on drums. The dazzling interplay of trum pet and sax on "Leap Frog" is so amazing that t his reissue contains every take they did of the piece.
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Art Tatum
Art Tatum 's Finest Hour
With his lightning speed and crisp precision, Art Tatum was one of the 20th century's best piano players in any genre. This collection spans his career, from 1934 to 1955 (a year before his death). Most impressive are his solo pieces, from the swing of "Get Happy" to his sensitive rendition of Fats Waller's "Stormy Weather." BINC: 6390721 UPC: 731454376129
Miles Davis
Birth of the Cool With this groundbreaking album, Miles Davis staked his claim as a jazz giant, blending the bebop of the day with new musical themes and incorporating lesser-used instruments such as the tuba and French hom. Teaming with arranger Gil Evans, Davis assembled a remarkable nonet that featured Max Roach, Gerry Mulligan, J.J. Johnson, L Kanitz, and ee other luminaries.
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The Best of the Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Chet Baker
Gerry Mulligan was probably the greatest jazz baritone-sax player of all time, demonstrating the clarity and breathless speed of an alto-sax expert. His first triumph was on Miles Davis's Birth of the Cool. This is an overview of the brief but potent partnership Mulligan enjoyed in a piano-less quartet vvith trumpet maestro Chet Baker. BINC: 679944 UPC: Om79548125
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Bi1Iie's Best
Culled from the extensive The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve box set, t hese 16 tracks wonderfully document the contributions Lady Day made to American music and culture. "What a Little Moonlight Can DO,""Stars Fell on Alabama,""I've Got My L to Keep Me Warm," and the ove rest of the songs serve to remind us that there's never been another like Billie Holiday. BINC: 843516 UPC: 731451394324
J.J. Johnson
The Eminent, Volume 7
At once lush and invigorating, this is perh aps the finest document of trombonist J.J. Johnson's productive career. Laying down all nine tracks in New York City on June 22, 1953, Joh nson clearly enjoyed t he company of fellow hom players Clifford Brown an d Jimmy Heath, along vvith the fine rhythm section of John Levvis, Percy Heath, and Kenny Clarke. BINC: 6632099 UPC: 0724353214326
Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich
The Drum Battle
Backbeat master Gene Krupa was one of the fi rst percussionists to play solos, turning the drums into a much higher-profile instrument on the bandstand. Taken from a Jazz at the Philharmonic concert, this 19S2 release shows Krupa in top form, pounding the skins and inviting Buddy Rich to engage in a brisk duel on one track. Also featuring Flip Phillips, Hank Jones, and Will ie Smith. BINC: 5957929 UPC: 731455981025
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With the Oscar Peterson Trio
Billie Holiday dubbed Lester Young the "President of the Saxophone" (later shortened to "Prez"), and, although the sax player wasn't solely responsible for bebop, he had a definite hand in its origin. Young was always at his best when hosting guests, and this disc with Oscar Peterson hops. It starts off vvith the appropriately named ':o.d Lib Blues," and Peterson's crew gets to shin e on "Just You,Just Me." BI NC: 4873005 UPC: 731452145123
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Half a dozen years before releasing his landmark Time Out, Dave Brubeck was already solidifying himself as a singular jazz artist, both as a composer and a pianist. In tandem with his nim ble band, including extraordinary alto saxophonist Paul Desmond, Brubeck offers up gorgeous readings of "Stardust," "How High the Moon," and more, breathi ng fresh life into these standards. BINC: 655749 UPC: 025218604628
June Christy
Something Cool
Wh en June Christy and arrangerconductor Pete Rugolo first recorded Something Cool in mono in the 1950s, it became such a hit that they rerecorded all 11 tracks, including "It Could Happen to You," for a 1960 stereo release. This reissue features both complet e albums. Alto-sax guru Bud Shank was presentfor both recordings BINC: 6743796 UPC: 724353406929
The Quintet
Jazz at Massey Hall
There's a good reason this May 1953 event is often dubbed the greatest jazz concert ever. Actually, there are five good reasons: Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus, and Max Roach. Despit e Parker blowing throu gh a borrowed, white plastic alto sax, this quintessential quintet th rilled its Toronto au dience with sizzli ng takes on "A Night in Tunisia" and "Salt Peanuts," among others. BINC: 655747 UPC: 025218604420
Chet Baker
My Funny VaJentine
On one of the smokiest, most hypnotic albums in the jazz catalog , Chet Baker is clearly at his peak while blending his sensitive vocals and spare trumpet. Lush symphonic strings and Russ Freeman's tender piano playing further enhance many of these gorgeous numbers. Highlights include the title track,"Like Someone in Love," and "Someone to Watch Over Me." BINC: 860191 UPC: 0724382826224
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In the spring of 1954, trumpet pioneer Clifford Brown and bebop drummer Max Roach teamed up as co-leaders of a group that became one of the greatest jazz combos of their time. You can hear how much fun they had bringing their musical worlds together on this hard-bop classic. The superb solos of West Coast tenor saxopho·nist Harold Land are not to be overlooked either. This reissue features four bonus tracks. BINC: 6177913 UPC: 731454330626
Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown
If there were any jazz instrument that could emulate the virtuos ic nuances and cool beauty of Sarah Vaughan's voice, it would be the trumpet of Clifford Brown . Sadly, this was their only coll aboration. It includes two takes of the vibrant "Lull aby of Birdland," as well as romant ic favorites like "He's My Guy" and "Jim." BINC: 6177922 UPC: 731454330527
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Dinah Jams
This one-day jam session found Dinah Washington in the studio with trumpeter Clifford Brown and drummer Max Roach among her talented foils, trading licks and matching wits in front of a live studio audience that was clearly thrilled to witness the proceedings. "Come Rain or Come Shine" and "Crazy He Calls Me" are among the many highlights.
Sarah Vaughan
Swingin' Easy By the time Sarah Vaughan finished recording this album in 1957, her recording career was spotted with sessions marred by poor-quality pop tunes and heavy strings. Fortunately, this album showed her flexing some pure, unadomed jazz vocal mastery, especially on cuts like "Shulie a Bop," "Lover Man," and "Body and Sou!." Roy Haynes plays drums in both of the accompanying trios.
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Carmen McRae
Carmen McRae Sings Great American Songwriters While not as well-known as Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, or her mentor, Billie Holiday, Carmen McRae was considered by her peers to rank among the best jazz vocalists. This compilation draws from her beginnings at the Decca and Kapp labels in the 1950s, and it focuses on her extraordinary talent for interpreting a lyric. Her versions of the Rodgers and Hart standards "My Funny Valentine" and "My Romance" are not to be missed
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Count Basie and Joe Williams
Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings This 1955 meeting between blues singer Joe Williams and big-band guru Count Basie managed to give both artists a new burst of creative energy. The blues and ballads are rich and charged with a delidous, large-scale brashness. The fireworks begin at the outset with their version of Memphis Slim's "Every Day I Have the Blues."
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The Modern Jazz Quartet
Django Fresh from doing time with Dizzy Gillespie's band, pianist John Lewis, vibraphonist Milt Jackson, bassist Percy Heath, and drummer Kenny Clarke cut this delicate and radiant album. The title track is a tribute to guitarist Django Reinhardt, who died shortly before th is album was recorded. The disc also feature s a wonderfully gentle vibe-piano exchange on "One Bass Hit."
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Count 8asie
April in Paris One of the essential Count Basie albums, this version has been remastered from the original session tapes and includes six previously unreleased bonus tracks. You don't need to go any farther than ''''pril in Paris" to hear the sound of the Count's exuberant band performing at the peak of its powers. The jazz standard "Shiny Stockings" also made its debut here.
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Louis Prima Collectors Series
It's pUTe and simple: Loui s Prima made fun music. "Just a Gigolo," "Oh MaTie," and "Buona SeT aTe just a few of the 31 fingeTa" snapping, toe-tapping tunes in this compTehensive collection. With duet partneT Keely Smith and a swingin' band that included saxophonist Sam Butera, Prima was a jukebox favoTite in the 1950s and a majoT inspiT ation fo r the 1990s swing T evival.
Nat King Cole After Midnight: The Complete Session
As both a pianist and vocalist, Nat King Cole has inspired countless peT fOTmeTs through the yeaTs, including OscaT PeteTson and Diana KTal1. TrumpeteT Hany"Sweets" Edison and violinist Stuff Smith weTe amon g the guests on enchanting Tenditions of "Route 66," "CaTavan," and otheT tTacks on which Cole adroitly proved that he indeed was still jazz royalty.
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Chris Connor A Jazz Date with Chris Connor
AnotheT "cool-school" singeT, Chris CannoT took June Christy's place in the Stan Kenton band in the 1950s. Known faT heT Telaxed, wanm, and undeTstated sound, she is a staple in any vocal jazz libTary. This CD featuTes two diffeTent albums TecoTded in the '50s. Listen fOT Lucky Thompson on sax. Includes "Moon Ray." BINC: 1565238 UPC: 081227174729
Ella Fitzgerald The Best of the Song Books
When Norman GTam bought Ella Fitzgerald's contract from Decca in the early '50s, he saved heT from a decade of laboring through some of the worst material Tin Pan Alley had to offer and allowed her to showcase her glorious voice in the setting it deserved. Songs from Gershwin, PorteT, Ellington, and others com bined with arrangements from the likes of Nelson Riddle and Billy May make these some of the best-loved
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Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong Ella and Louis
Together, these two voices could make rocks smile. Ella FitzgeT and ald Louis Anmstrong had the whole of American popula r song to play with on this 1956 Tecording. The ensemble includes pian ist Oscar Peterson, guitarist Herb Ellis, bassist Ray Brown, and the mighty Buddy Rich on drums. The blen d of Satchmo's gravelly chanm and Ella's bell-like clarity on tu nes like "Can 't We Be Friends?" makes for one of the most beautiful albums ever made. BI NC: 6192246 UPC: 731454330428
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Miles Davis Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
In 1956, Miles Davis led the first of his classic quintets into the studio fOT epic sessions that would ultimately result in fo ur albums. The first to be released, Cookin' opens with an elegant turn on "My Fun ny Valentine." Miles spars playfully with John Coltrane, Red Garland, and the rest of a n ace band. BINC: 655802 UPC: 025218612821
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Ellington at Newport 1956 (Complete)
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Thelonious Monk
Brilliant Corners
This disc features the cantankerous, inimitable Thelonious Monk at his finest. Taking care to select a lineup that could keep up with his rapturous inventions, Monk engages Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, Oscar Pettiford, and Ernie Henry in friendly combat on an album brimming with original tunes. Frequently letting his talented friends take center stage, the piano wizard exhibits some of his most passionate playing on this 1956 release. BINC: 655732 UPC: 025218602624
Sonny Rollins
Saxophone Colossus
With the likes ofTommy Flanagan on piano and an incendiary Max Roach on drums, this was the album that propelled tenor-sax wizard Sonny Rollins from underground status to huge audiences and long-overdue critical acclaim. Encompassing a range of styles and material, this CD features the Rollins original "St. Thomas" and "Moritat," the theme from The Three-Penny Opera. BINC: 655883
Sonny Rollins
Tenor Madness
Just before the release of his Saxophone Colossus catapulted him to worldwide fame, Sonny Rollins was joined by the rhythm section of Miles Davis's quintet for this delightful outing. The classic title track features a rip-roari ng saxophone duel with John Coltrane, who counted Sonny as one of his primary influences. BINC: 655798
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Count Basie
The Complete Atomic Basie
Several elements of Count Basie's 19505 band echo the straight-ahead swing of his 19305 ensemble. The sound is still brassy and infectious, although this period from the famed pianist and bandleader is a bit more dynamiC, daring, and blues-inspired, from the up-tempo romp of 'The Kid from Red Bank" to the sultry, madefor-candlelit-dinners "Duet." BINC: 896234
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John Coltrane
Blue Train
John Coltrane laid down some of his most famous 50105 during these 1957 sessions, merging his unmistakable, potent tenor saxophone with Lee Morg an's trumpet and Curtis Fuller's trombone to create a lasting, multilayered sonic impression. Highlights include the unforgettable title track and the soaring "Lazy Bird." BINC: 677691
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audience can be heard being whipped into a frenzy by Paul Gonsalves's searing 27-chorus solo on "Diminuendo in Blue and Crescendo in Blue." Legend has it that audience member Jo Jones, Count Basie's original drummer, was 50 impressed with the band's fire that he beat time for them from his front-row seat with a rolled up copy of The Christian Science Monitor.
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Rarely has an album been more accurately titled. This hard-bop masterpiece features not one but two tenor titans (the other being John Coltrane). Fiery playing enlivens the entire disc, as hom stalwarts Hank Mobley and Lee Morgan also join in the action. Includes an altemate take of "Smoke Stack." BINC: 5868126 UPC: 0724349900929
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Among the best of the summits of jazz greats hosted by Dizzy Gillespie, this album shows the brass master feeding the fire between two of the era's mightiest sax players. The meeting begins with a bluesy "On the Sunny Side of the Street" and then moves to an all-time giant of whitehot, bop-sax improvisational fury: "The EtemaiTriangle." BINC: 4887412 UPC: 731452142627
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Sing a Song of Basie
Way before the art of jazz vocalese even had a name, Dave Lambert and Jon Hendricks were joined by Annie Ross in this bold experiment comprised of recordings made between 1955 and 1957. After a failed attempt to utilize a choir (Hendricks would later say, "They sounded like the moron tabernacle choir!"), the three singers multi tracked their voices into an epic tapestry of performances of Count Basie's best big-band numbers. SINC: 6513618 UPC: 731454382724
Anita O'Day
Anita Sings the Most
Anita O'Day first found fame as the swing in' singer in bands like Gene Krupa's superb ensemble. But this 1957 recording, made with Verve Records' "house-backing trio" led by Oscar Peterson, is her finest hour. Perhaps most remarkable are the breakneck medley of two Gershwin brothers' songs ("SWonderfullThey Can't Take That Away from Me") and the luminous "I 've Got the World on a String." BINC: 663651 UPC: 042282957726
Ben Webster
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In a league with the likes of Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young, Ben Webster is considered one of the most influential saxophonists in jazz history. His deep, breathy tone on the tenor is instantly identifiable, and, despite his brutish reputation, his sensitive touch on ballads h as never been equaled. This 1957 session is at turns vaporous and searing. You can almost taste the smoke-filled club on the title track. BINC: 663887 UPC: 042283355125
Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane
During the summer of 1957, Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane combined their signature styles during an extended, historic run at New York's celebrated Five Spot Cafe. They also aligned their extraordinary talents inside the studio, bringing out each other's best on memorable Monk compositions such as "Off Minor" and an incredible, alternate rendition of"Epistrophy." SINC: 655743 UPC: 025218603928
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Somethin' Else Recorded in March 1958, almost exactly one year before Kind of Blue, this pairing of Cannonball Adderley and Miles Davis gave us a taste of what was to come. Despite the apparent disparity between the hard-bop approach of Adderley and the somewhat cool background of Davis, the music proves that this was a match made in heaven. Standouts include the title track and 'Autumn Leaves."
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Art Blakey
Moanin'
A propulsive drummer, Art Blakey was also one of the most soughtafter teachers in all of jazz. Featuring the powerful playing of trumpeter L ee Morgan, tenor saxophonist Benny Golson, and pianist Bobby Timmons, this installment of the Jazz Messengers is sure to satisfy. Features the h a rd-bop standards "Blues March" and the title track. BINC: 5821704 UPC: 724349532427
Sonny Clark
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Tragically, pianist Sonny Clark died six months short of his 32nd birthday; fortunately, he left behind a legacy of Scintillating performances both as a valued sideman and as a skilled bandleader. On an album considered one of the hard-bop standards, Clark jammed with talented coh orts like Paul Chambers and Ph illy Joe Jones, in addition to a young Jackie McClean on alto sax. BINC: 5845487 UPC: 724349532724
Bill Evans
Everybody Digs Bill Evans After a stint with Miles Davis, Bill Evans began to make his own mark, as evidenced by his second release as a bandleader. While his soaring piano playing is a perfect complement to talented trio-mates Paul Chambers and Ph illy Joe Jones, Evans also goes solo on three tracks, including his own composition, the transfixi ng "Peace Piece."
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Tito Puente
Dance Mania
Long before Santana covered "Oye Como Va," Tito Puente had attained his status as one of the best-loved figures in Latin jazz history. This is his best-known album for many reasons: It was both his first all-dance album a nd his first one in stereo, and there's not a weak track on it. Mambo, guaguanco, bolero, a nd many other spicy sty-les all get the spotlight. BINC: 689218 UPC: 078635246728
Mongo Santamaria
Mongo's Greatest Hits Chick Corea and Hubert L aws are among the many musicians who were given their start by this relentlessly inventive and energetic Cuban bandleader. This set was culled from recordings made before "Watermelon Man" shot him to superstardom. It includes a spooky, stripped-down version of 'Afro Blue" and the percussive, hypnotic "Mazacote."
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It m ight seem gra ndiose t o call Kind of Blue the Citizen Kane of jazz al bum s. But when you consider its popula rity with critics, au diences, and fellow artist s, as well as its peerless m ix of accessibility a nd groundbreaking innovation, it's hard to a rgue. Miles Davis elicited sublime performan ces from a wildly talented grou p of playe rs th at included Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans. This 1959 marvel st ands as one of th e true masterpieces of American expression. BINC: 4843597 UPC: 074646493526
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Dave Bru beck
Ornette Coleman
Time Out
When t he English-born Dave Brubeck recorded Time Out in 1959 with his band (which included sax player Paul Desmond), little did he know that his experi mental mi x of classical struct ure' dramatic im provisation, a nd various folk textu res from across the sea would become the classic it is today. Includes the m ilestones "Blue Rondo a la Turk" and "Take Five." BINC: 4843607 UPC: 074646512227
The Shape of Jazz to Come
This is alto-sax master Omette Coleman's fi rst Atla ntic recording with his phenomenal quartet. With its lack of piano and almost no real hamnonic structure, this "free jazz" masterwork played a major role in sha ping the sound of '60 s jazz. Pieces li ke "L onely Wom a n" h ave becom e classic exam ples of beautiful order am idst chaos. BINC: 672555 UPC: 075678133923
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Charles M ingus Blues & Roots
On this spectacular recording, bassist and composer Charles Mingus dug deep into American roots music to produce a sonic gum bo of New Orl eans fl avors, gutbucket bl ues, a nd gospel. Backed by a nine-piece band that in cl udes saxophoni st s Pe pper Adams, Booker Ervin, and Joh n Ha ndy, Ming us shines on tracks such as "My Jelly Roll Soul." "Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting," and "Moanin'." BI NC: 672552 UPC: 075678133626
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Giant Steps Recorded just one month after John Coltrane played on Miles Davis's Kind of Blue, Giant Steps was Coltrane's first album comprised entirely of original tunes, and it's arguably just as important to the history of jazz as Davis's masterpiece. Many of t h e songs feature several members of the Kind of Blue lineup, and this reissue includes eight bonus tracks with alternate takes and versions of nearly every piece on the original release.
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Sketches of Spain Although not as well-known outside the jazz community as Kind of Blue, t his collaboration between Miles Davis and Gil Evans was just as significant. It was the first recording to bring the music of Spain to jazz audiences far and wide, and it's highlighted by the u ltimate jazz interpretation of a classical piece, Davis's haunting t ake on Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez."
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Work Song Althoug h Nat Adderley was n ever as famous as his brother, Cannonball, his abilities as a composer, trumpet and cornet player, and gifted hard-bop improvisationalist earned him his place in jazz history. He plays memorable solos on his take on his brother's "Sack 0' Woe" and on the title track, which has since become a jazz standard.
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Bill Evans
Portrait in Jazz Pianist Bill Evans had already established himself on Kind of Blue and Everybody Digs Bill Evans when he took bassist Scott La Faro and drummer Paul Motian int o the studio to record this classic gem. The disc closes with two versions of "Blue in Green," one of Evans's own compositions.
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Billy Eckstine
No Cover, No M inim um Silly Eckstine's groundbreaking 1940s big band has been credited with launching the bebop craze. His vocal stylings had a profound influence on Sarah Vaughan , John ny Hartman, and countless other singers. He was a sex symbol who m ade women swoon. Discover th e magic of Billy Eckstine on th is fabulous 1960 live recording .
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John Coltrane
My Favorite Things John Coltrane's albu m of standard ballads is among his most accessible for the jazz novice. The balance between soloist and ensemble has rarely been more poised. In addition to the title track, the disc includes "Everytime We Say Goodbye" and "Summertime."
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The Complete Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife Ella Fitzgerald couldn't remem ber all the words to "Mack the Knife" and "How High the Moon?" during this 1960 concert, but you'll never forget the high-spirited live recording. Her hilarious recovery on the title tune is just one of many winning moments as Fitzgerald joins forces onstage with the Paul Smith's quartet, featuring Jim Hall on guitar. Includes fou r cuts not on the original LP
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Etta Jones
Don't Go to Strangers With this artistic breakthrough, Etta Jones staked her claim in the jazz world. Having performed and recorded extenSively over the previous decade,Jones truly hit her stride during these 1960 sessions. Her expressive voice lit up well-known numbers such as "Yes Sir, That's My Baby,""Fine and Mellow," and "Bye Bye Blackbird."
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Hank Mobley
Soul Station Join tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley for a thrilling ride. Hopping onboard for these sensational tracks are pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Art Blakey, as Mobley sinks his chops into four original tunes and adroitly handles a pair of standards, "Remember" and "If I Should Lose You."
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Wes Montgomery
The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery Wes Montgomery was the most significant jazz guitarist to emerge since Charlie Christian in the 1930s. This CD shows him keeping his solos gentle and fluid wh ile producing a sound that is eminently bluesy. His understated style is especially obvious on his covers of songs by Dave Brubeck and Sonny Rollins.
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Jimmy Smith
Back at the Chicken Shack "The Incredible" Jimmy Smith once more lives up to his billing on this stellar 1960 recording, one of a string of sensational efforts during an amazingly productive period for the Hammond organ virtuoso. Vigorously pounding his keyboard, Smith squeezes every last drop out of each note, with Stanley Turrentine, Kenny Burrell , a n d Donald Bailey joining in on the fun . .
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Stanley Turrentine
Blue Hour: The Complete Sessions Although perhaps not as well known as other big-name combos like the Modem Jazz Quartet or the Ramsey Lewis Trio, Stanley Turrentine and the Three Sounds were instrumental in bridging the gap between the bebop years and modem jazz ideas. Gene Harris's gentle piano caresses Turrentine's slow, assured sax narra· tives on gorgeous tracks like "Since I Fell for You" and "Willow Weep for Me."
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Roland Kirk was famous for the multitude of sa xes, fiutes, and other instruments draped around his neck when he performed. And he used every last one of them, qUite often simultaneously, as he does on the rip-roaring opener of this album, "Three for the Festival," wh ich is jumping with fiute acrobatics. BI NC: 663481 UPC: 042282645524
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Satchmo and the Duke together in the studio )! It happened only once. In April 1961, Armstrong and his ace band covered 17 Ell in gton tu nes, including spirited renditions of "Mood Indigo," "In a Mellow Tone," and "Cottontail." Featuring Armstrong's signature vocals and trumpet in tandem with Ellington's jaunty piano, this is a sheer delight from two jazz legends. BINC: 6472275 UPC: 0724352454723
Bill Evans Waltz for Debby
Bill Evans, Paul Motian, and Scott L aFaro comprised one of the most simpatico trios in jazz, and th is live date from the Village Vanguard catches them at the height of their brilliance. Sadly, bassist LaFaro died just days after Waltz for Debby was recorded, making this highly recommended set even more historic. BINC: 655854 UPC: 025218621021
Dexter Gordon Ballads
Wh ile he could make his saxophone breathe fire at will, Dexter Gordon was blessed with an equal talent for blowing beautiful ballad phrases. Its famous cover photog raph a good indicator of the smoky sounds that abound within, this compilation features Gordon's lovely readings of "Body and Soul," "Willow Weep For Me," and six other soulful classics. BINC: 680090 UPC: 0TTT79657926
Stan Kenton Adventures in Jazz
Kenton's name has long been synonymous with the best in cutting-edge American music. This album, which features his fabulous 1960s orchestra, is among his best, and it could almost be called "progressive big band." Includes "Stairway t o the Stars," featuring a supercharged sax solo by alto magician Gabe Baltazar, as well as the modem standard "Malagueiia." BINC: 5967299 UPC: 0724352122226
Oliver Nelson The Blues and the Abstract Truth
This album, recorded in 1961, is perfectly named. Sax player and arranger Oliver Nelson's expertise manifests itself in the form of six dreamy hard-bop tracks that, although stemming from blues ideas, range from ballads to swing and after-h ours darkness. The moody "Stolen Moments" bums with magnificent brass work by Nelson, Eric Dolphy, and Freddie Hubbard. SINC: 1442697 UPC: 011105015424
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With five top-20 hits between 1962 and 1968, trumpeter Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Band enjoyed commercial success unusual for accomplished jazz instrumentalists. This is the first Si ngle-disc retrospective of Alpert's work, from his first hit, "The Lonely Bull," to his complete mastery of contemporary jazz on later hits like "Keep Your Eye on Me."
Pete Fountain
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The Best of Pete Fountain
A Dixieland favorite, New clarinetist Orleans-born Pete Fountain is known for his animated performances and for adding extra flavors to every tune he plays. This 25track collection covers the gamut of Fountain's prolific career, from the opening "While We Danced at the Mardi Gras" to "Indiana (Back Home in Indiana)." BINC: 1534761 UPC: 011105066525
Quincy Jones
Big Band Bossa Nova
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Stan Getz
Jazz Samba
In the 1960s, when Americans went giddy for samba music, this effervescent 1962 album was one of the prime reasons for all the excitement. Taking wing with guitarist Charlie Byrd, Stan Getz plays a smooth, sexy tenor sound that resonates with catchy L atin rhythms. Filled with earcatchi ng highlights, including "Desafinado," "Samba Triste," and many others. BINC: 4859741 UPC: 731452141323
Jazz Impressions of BTack Orpheus
This was the true breakthrough from Charlie Brown's favorite composer, with Vince Gu araldi's eccentric piano style emerging fully formed. The first half is a performance of Antonio Carlos Jobim's score to the film Black Orpheus. The second is a mellow trio date that includes "Cast Your Fate to the Wind." BINC: 656008 UPC: 025218643726
Riding the wave of L n music surgati ing through America at the time, pianist, composer, and arranger Quincy Jones peppered this 1962 recording with exciting themes for a big band that featured the talents of dynamic players like Clark Terry and Lalo Sch ifrin . Features "Soul Bossa Nova" (as heard in the Austin Powers soundtrack) and a previously unreleased bonus track, "ATaste of Honey." BI NC: 5TI7463 UPC: 731455791327
Money JungTe
Already deep into his second golden age, Duke Ellington was joined by hot new stars Charles Mingus and Max Roach for this unlikely yet brilliant 1962 trio date. In addition to new version s of favorites like "Solitude" and "Caravan," this re issue features four new tunes a nd four alternate takes. BINC: 69n636 UPC: 724353822729
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Bopping through half a dozen tunes, including the opulent "Cheese Cake," tenor-sax titan Dexter Gordon riffs brilliantly on energetic tracks and gorgeous ballads alike. Pianist Sonny Clark, bassist Butch Warren, and drummer Billy Higgins round out a top-fl ight quartet, blending their immense talents on spirited studio sessions still considered among the finest of Gordon's prolific career. BINC: 5821713 UPC: 724349879423
Freddie Hubbard
Hub-Tones
Though still a valued member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers at the time of this release, Freddie Hubbard was pure dynamite as a bandleader in his own right. Merging elements of the then-exploding free jazz with his fervent bop playing, Hubbard laid down some of his finest sides here as saxophonist and flautist James Spaulding and pianist Herbie Hancock made key contributions. BINC: 5868125 UPC: 724349900820
Sheila Jordan
Portrait of Sheila
In 1962, Sheila Jordan's unconventional and brilliant vocal improvisations brought her to the attention of Blue Note head Alfred Lion, who promptly signed her as the first vocalist in the label's history. Portrait of Sheila is by tums delicate, intense, intimate, and adventurous. Includes classic takes on "Dat Dere" and "Hum Drum Blues." SINC: 679425 UPC: 077778900221
Wes Montgomery
Fu ll House
If it's true that none of guitarist Wes Mo ntgomery's studio albums captured the warmth and grace of his live sets, then this 1962 concert album is even more of a treasure. His pure, t extured playing style (which has influenced many rock guitarists, as well) comes through perfectly. Miles Davis's rhythm section backs him up on his first live recording. SI NC: 655793 UPC: 025218610629
Oscar Peterson
Donald Byrd
A New Perspective
Combining the talents of the Coleridge Perkinson Choir and a septet that featured guitarist Kenny Burrell, saxophonist Hank Mobley, and pianist and arranger Duke Pearson, trumpeter Donald Byrd blended a healthy dose of gospel and blues into the jazz mix on this innovative recording. Byrd's soaring take on Pearson's "Cristo Redentor" is but one of many shining moments. SINC: 5868121 UPC: 0724349900622
Night Train
Few pianists swing as hard as Canadian jazz giant Oscar Peterson, and few records capture him as well as this 1962 trio set. Longtime collaborator Ray Brown joins Peterson on the bass for a program of mostly blues and Ellington pieces, including "C-Jam Blues" and "The Honeydripper." This reissue features six bonus tracks. SINC: 4859742 UPC: 0731452144027
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This is the album that launched the bossa nova craze in the '60s, and it went on to become one of the bestselling jazz albums in history. Stan Getz's melodic tenor sax and Joao Gilberto's beautiful guitar combine with the timeless songs of Antonio Carlos Jobim for a relaxing Brazilian jazz portrait. Includes "Desafinado" and "The Girl from Ipanema."
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman
The pairing of smooth crooner Johnny Hartman with the firebreathing innovator John Coltrane for this 1963 date initially seemed illogical to the critics. What emerged from these sessions, h owever, are some of the most haunting Iy beautiful rendit ions of ballads and love songs in jazz, including "My One and Only L ove" and "Lu sh Life." BINC: 1007181 UPC: 011105015721
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Joe Henderson
Page One
This 1963 session was tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson's first recording as a leader for the Blue Note label. Featuring the compelling piano of McCoy Tyner and the assured trumpet of Kenny Dorham, Page One helped to solidify Henderson's reputation as one of the shining lights in the new generation of jazz musicians. Includes "Blue Bossa" and the Latinflavored "Recorda Me." BINC: 5845473 UPC: 724349879522
Charles Mingus
Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
Charles Mingus will always be remembered for his stormy playing and stormier lifestyle, but this 1963 opus is perhaps his most memorable release. Few other albums contain such an astonishing diversity of mood and style. Mingus ranges from the noir "II B.S." (aka "Haitian Fight Song") to a delightful take on Ellington's "Mood Indigo" and the fiery "Hora Decubitus." BINC: 1442702 UPC: 011105017022
Lee Morgan
The Sidewinder
Blowing fiercely for more than 10 minutes on the funky title track (and continuing to impress throughout these remarkable sessions). L ee Morgan was merely 25 years old when he recorded this gem for Blue Note. With saxophonist Joe Henderson providing the other half of a dynamiC twin-horn attack, Morgan solidified his position among the trumpet legends of jazz. Includes an alternate take of'Totem Pole." BINC: 5845479 UPC: 724349533226
Grant Green
Idle Moments
With his fluid, sophisticated guitar technique, Grant Green had an uncanny ability to draw listeners deep inside his records from the very first note. On these 1963 sessions, Green once again bends his strings beautifully with vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, saxophonist Joe Henderson, and the rest of his allstar band. BINC: 5845590 UPC: 724349900325
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Song for My Father
With this rousing release, pianist Horace Silver added to a legacy al ready packed with memorable efforts. With its instantly identifiable melody, the title track is perhaps the best-known tune from these classic Blue Note sessions,on which Silver makes the keys positively sparkle. In later years, Steely Dan adapted the song's melody as the underpinning for the pop smash "Rikki Don't Lose That Number."
Nancy Wilson
Yesterday's Love Songs, Today's Blues
Splitting time between st andards and pop songs of the day, Nancy Wilson joyfully shows off her versatile voice on this 1963 release. Playing off the cool gUitar of Joe Pass, trumpeters Carmell Jones and AI PorCino, lush string arrangements, and a host of top-flight players, Wilson is clearly in her element, as is evidenced by "My Sweet Thing" and "Satin Doll." BINC: 680046 UPC: 077779626526
Eric Dolphy Out to Lunch!
Playful and edgy, this landmark 1964 recording was the high-water mark for one of the greatest free-jazz players in history: multi-instrumentalist Eric Dolphy. Whether on flute, bass clarinet, or alto saxophone, Dolphy enlivens each track. Drummer Tony Williams, bassist Richa rd Davis trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, and vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson also flex their muscles on these exhilarating sessions. BINC: 5821714 UPC: 724349879324
Andrew Hill
Wayne Shorter
Point of Departure
With a septet comprised of established stars, Andrew Hill brilliantly molded the talents of his amazing musicians into an album that's still recognized as his shining hour. With a three-horn attack-including the inimitable Eric Dolphy-and a rhythm section led by a spirited, 18year-old Tony Williams, the music spins merrily around Hill's vigorous piano riffing . Features three altemate takes. BINC: 5868123 UPC: 724349900721
Speak No Evil
Showing off his compoSitional abilit ies on songs such as the lovely "Infant Eyes" and displaying on every track the finely honed saxophone skills that continue to thrill jazz lovers, Wayne Shorter jams as part of a vibrant quintet on this recording. Shorter's Miles Davi s bandmates Herbie Hancock and Ron Carter join Freddie Hubbard and E Jones for a lvin world-class ensemble. Includes an altemate take of "Dance Cadaverous." BINC: 5821710 UPC: 724349900127
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Whereas Billie Holiday emphasized the jazz part of her jazz-blues sound, Simone's raw, often dark songs of protest and lost romance were definitely rooted in pure blues. Includes her version of "Strange Fruit" and a spell binding take on ''Little Gi rl Blue," on which her piano playing a nd singing make for an intriguing contrast. BINC: 885866 UPC: 731451819827
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Astrud Gilberto
Astrud Gilberto's Finest Hour
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Maiden Voyage
Herbie Hancock enjoyed the limelight as part of Miles Davis's classic 1960s quintet. At the same time, he was also recording his own sterling albums. Featuring drummer Tony Williams and bassist Ron Carter from Davis's group, as well as saxophonist George Coleman and trum peter Freddie Hubbard, these five original compositions gleam with Hancock's distinctive piano-playing style. BINC: 5845568 UPC: 724349533127
Ramsey Lewis
The In Crowd Ramsey Lewis became famous for his prodigious contributions to jazz education, his constant search for new musicians, and his experiments with jazz fusion. This funky, smooth 1965 live album put the pianist on the map, and it's rife with moments of warm crowd interaction (especially on the groovin' title track).
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Lee Morgan
Cornbread This hard-bop masterwork came out in 1965, while trumpet adventurer Lee Morgan was still riding high on the success of his legendary Sidewinder album. This is an excellent example of experimentalism gone right, performed with a group of like-m inded and fearless innovators like Herbie Hancock and Hank Mobley. Includes the beautiful ballad "Ceora."
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Larry Young
Unity As the 1960s progressed, t h e Hammond organ became a more prevalent feature on the jazz landscape. In the hands of an exceptional player like Larry Young, this versatile, attention-grabbing instrument spoke volumes. For this 1965 recording-only his second as a leader-Young assembled a strapping quartet with saxophonist Joe Henderson, dru mm er Elvin Jones, and trumpeter Woody Shaw. Features three a lternat e takes.
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the best of he r work with Getz, as well as with her husband, Joao Gilberto, this 20-track collection reaffirms her importance in both the jazz and world-music genres. BINC: 6586360 UPC: 731452079022
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More than most other 20th-century composers, Duke Ellington was uncannily skilled at translating exotic locales into dynamic music. This extensively remastered album was conceived by Ellington and Billy Strayhorn during a State Department tour in 1963. Highlights include an inspired Johnny Hodges on the lush ballad "Isfahan" and the ensemble work from Ellington stalwarts Paul Gonsalves and Cootie Williams.
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Featuring keyboardist Joe Zawinul's inspirational title track, these sessions boast alto-sax great Cannonball Adderley in top form. Adderley shows offhis exuberant, soul-drenched playing in front of a live audience, with his younger brother, Nat, on comet. The quintet swings through half a dozen tunes, including "Sack O'Woe." BINC: 1008427 UPC: 724382991526
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M cCoy Tyner The Real McCoy
Demonstrating the sophisticated, flexible piano technique that made hi m an integral part of John Coltrane's classic 1960s quartet, McCoy Tyner led off these sessions with the jaunty "Passion Dance," one of five original compositions that make up what is considered by many to be his fin est solo work. Ron Carter and Elvin Jones lock down a steady rhythm, and Joe Henderson provides succulent tenor saxophone. BINC: 5803265 UPC: 724349780729
Louis Armstrong What a Wonderful World
Originally released in 1968, this was a landmark release for Louis Armstrong and remains one of the most enjoyable excursions one can take into the land of jazz. It's also a great snapshot of Satchmo's later career. The title track hasn't lost a shred of power in the past three decades. BINC: 1505857 UPC: 011105065627
Vince Guaraldi
Oh Good Grief!
The playful soundtrack that accompanied Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Lucy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang features some of pianist Vince Guaraldi's most nimble playing. Includes ''Linus and Lucy," "You're in Love, Charlie Brown,""Great Pumpkin Waltz," and many other favorites. BINC: 674096 UPC: 075992717229
Cecil Taylor Unit Structures
Taylor was a classically trained pianist before entering the jazz world. Thelonious Monk and Duke Ellington were the main inspirations for his frenzied, if controversial, flights to the outer limits of the jazz universe. Percussive song structures and free-form explorations a re the orders of the day on this groundb reaking-and still quite underground-1966 album. BINC: 679155 UPC: 077778423720
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Head Hunters With Herbie Hancock a lready a familiar name in jazz households, this funky masterpiece, with its unfolding layers of invigorating percussion, made the rest of the world stand up, take notice, and dance. Includes new liner notes by Hancock himself. Features the familiar"Chameleon" and early echoes of trip-hop on "Watermelon Man."
Les McCann and Eddie Harris
Swiss Movement In the summer 1969, pianist Les McCann was joined by two horn players he'd never met before (tenor saxophonist Eddie Harris and trumpeter Benny Bailey) for a live performance of completely unrehearsed music at Switzerland's Montreux Jazz Festival. The m iraculous result includes the fie ry "Compared to What," on which McCann sings in his inimitable fashion.
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Karma Saxophonist Pharoah Sanders first made a name for himself as a protege of John Coltrane, and although his music is possessed of the same
sense of cosmic innovation, there is an element of peace that is not often found in his mentor's music. This epic release features the half-hour octet piece, "The Creator Has a Master Plan."
Miles Davis
Bitches Brew For many jazz fans, the 21st century began in 1969 with the release of Davis's mind-blowing integration of funk and electric elements into his already experimental landscape. He and cohorts like Chick Corea and Dave Holland practically redefined improvisation with this fiery and fascinating progressive masterpiece. Includes a bonus track.
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Virtuoso Joe Pass was almost a veteran when he released this 1973 classic. But it was this album of dazzling unaccompanied guitar pieces that brought him to the attention of a much wider audience, and it was the first of many recordings featuring Pass alone. He played all the rhythms, solos, and harmonies himself, and they are especially noteworthy on faves like "How High the Moon?"
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When the MJQ took Avery Fisher Hall's stage in 1974 fo r what was billed as t heir final perfo rmance together, it was viewed as th e end of an era. John Lewis, Milt Jackson, and crew played like they've never played before, and the result is captured on this two-CD set. The a lbum opens with a wonderfully complex version of "Softly, As in a Moming Sunrise." BINC: 672998 UPC: 075678197628
Chick Corea
Return to Forever
Not released in the u.s. until 1975, these sessions mark the earlier recording debut of the fi rst installment of keyboardist Chick Corea's celebrated Retum to Forever band. Intenmingling his electric piano with Latin rhythms, Corea fashioned a high ly appealing mix, showcasing the percussion talents of Brazilian husband-and-wife duo Airto Moreira and Flora Pu ri m , as well as Joe Farrell on soprano sax and Stanley Clarke on bass. BINC: 884596 UPC: 042281197826
Keith Jarrett
The Kaln Concert
It's not every solo piano album that remains a classic more than 25 years after its release. From the very first notes of this 1975 concert in Genmany, Keith Jarrett cast a spell over his audience and didn't snap his fingers until almost an hour later. This is a nearly flawless example of the art of piano dynamics. BINC: 6068321 UPC: 042281006722
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The Very Best of Jean-Luc Ponty
French violinist Jean-Luc Ponty merged t he old jazz style of Stephane Grappelli with more contemporary sounds. He played with everyone from Frank Zappa to the jazz-rock pioneers of the Mahavishnu Orchestra. As this collection shows, though, his sensibilities were TOoted in pure jazz and classical sounds. Includes the Philip Glass-like "Mirage." BINC: 6257926 UPC: 081227986223
David Sanborn
The Essentials
David Sanborn is one of the most widely known saxophonists in the smooth-jazz world, thanks to more than 20 years of hit songs and countless television appearances (including his own early '90s show, Night Music). This disc compiles his finest recordings, including "Chicago Song" and "Love & Happiness." BINC: 6963464 UPC: 081227606725
Finest Hour
Chuck Mangione got his start in the hard-bop school of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in the 1960s, but his greatest success came a decade later when he pioneered the smooth-jazz fonmat with his hits "Feels So Good" a nd "Land of Make Believe." This set features the flilgelhom maestro at his mid-70s peak. BINC: 6586362 UPC: 606949067021
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It might be strange to apply the phrase "pop superstar" to a smooth-jazz wizard like George Benson. However, his 1976 Breezin' not only hit No.1 on the Billboard jazz list, but also topped the R&B and pop charts at the same time. This 25th-anniversary edition features bonus material, including a soulful rendition of "Down Here on the Ground" from the movie Cool Hand Luke. BINC: 6484828 UPC: 081227671327
Gato Barbieri Caliente!
Gato Barbieri has one of the most recognizable sax accents in the history of the instrument. Originally released in 1976, this album showcases a great mix of Barbieri's smoothjazz tendencies with his trademark Latin sax explosiveness. It features a number of his more famous pieces, including "Firefl ies," "Don't Cry Rochelle," and the cover of Marvin Gaye's "I Want You." BINC: 671793 UPC: 075021324725
Michael Franks The Art of Tea
Striking gold on just his second recording, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Michael Franks found success by blending jazz and pop sounds and appealing to a wide audience. Calling on saxophonists David Sanborn and Michael Brecker, Franks keeps the music carefree and sexy. His pleasant vocals carry such memorable tunes as "Eggplant" and "Popsicle Toes." BINC: 674130 UPC: 075992722421
The Manhattan Transfer The Very Best of the Manhattan Transfer
Whe n the group formed in 1972, its members' original intention was to emulate the sound of the Count Basie saxophone section. In the 30 years that have followed, the Manhattan Transfer has branched out into the worlds of pop, doo-wop, jazz, Brazilian music, and much more. This disc catalogs some of their finest moments, including "Boy from New York City," "Birdland," and "Tuxedo Junction." SINC: 863281 UPC: 0081227156022
Spyro Gyra The Best of Spyro Gyra: The First Ten Years
This collection covers what is probably the most exciting part of Spyro Gyra's career, when they were blazing new ground in the late '70s and '80s, years before the phrase "smooth jazz" entered the public vocabulary. Includes early hits like "Shaker Song" and "Morning Dance," as well as the joyous "Summer Strut." SINC: 5015898 UPC: 051617550129
Al Jarreau
Best of AI Jarreau
Silky-voiced AI Jarreau has covered a lot of ground over an enormously successful career, and he's the only Singer to have snagged Grammys in jazz, pop, and R&B. Released in 1996, this collection features two previously unreleased tunes and two decades of hits, highlighted by "We're in This Love Together," "Momin'," and "Moonlighting." SINC: 4786516 UPC: 093624645429
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Bobby McFerrin exploded onto the music scene with his groundbreaking debut, The Voice, and the vocal-jazz innovator brilliantly followed it up with this rousing release. Pianist Herbie Hancock plays accompaniment on "Turtle Sh oes," while th e Manhattan Transfer and Jo n Hendri cks stop by fo r 'Another Night in Tunisia." McFerrin also performs solo on several numbers.
Weather Report
Heavy Weather
Wayne Shorter and Joe Zawinul were both a part of Miles Davis's jazz-rock experiments in the late 1960s. so ifs ha rdly su rprising that they were responsible for one of the first jazzfusion groups. This. their most popular release. features bassist Jaco Pastorius and includes the hit "Birdland" and the dreamy tone poem"A Remark You Made." BINC: 4926557 UPC: 074646510827
Earl Klugh
Late Night Guitar
One of the coolest cats ever to strap on a six-string. Earl K lugh has entertained listeners for more than three decades with a lovely acoustic tone. His career is packed with outstanding recordings. and these 1980 sessions reinforced Klugh's place in jazz. Featuring an orchestra and multiple hom players, "Mona Lisa" a nd "Two for the Road" a re among the standout tracks. BINC: 5791684 UPC: 724349857322
Grover Washington, Jr.
Winelight
This was the perfect title for an early milestone in the burgeoning smooth-jazz genre. Washington's silky sax Iines..and rhythmic grooves would set a dreamy mood for any night, and his sound is both accessible to mainstream pop fans and musically compelling for followers of jazz. Includes the Grammy-winning collaboration with Bill Wit hers on "Just the Two of Us." BINC: 672138 UPC: 075596055529
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Double Vision
Keyboardist Bob James a nd saxophonist David Sanborn joined forces on this mid-1980s effort packed with stylish tunes. Sharing top billing, both of these high-profile performers contribute ori ginal material t hat beautifully showcases t hei r indi vidual abilities. AI Jarreau checks in for a soulful rendition of "Since I Fell for You." BINC: 674626 UPC: 075992539326
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With elegant, inventive takes on "Caravan," "April in Paris," and "Memories of You," Wynton Marsalis solidified his stature as a jazz scholar and assured his position at the van~ guard of the 1980s' "Young Lions" movement. Backed by a superb quar~ tet that includes Marcus Roberts, Robert Hurst, and Jeff "Tain" Watts, Marsalis blows magnificent trumpet notes on this first of three Standard Time volumes. BINC: 669147 UPC: 074644046120
Still Life (Talking)
With a technique like no other and a skill for playing an incredible range of musical styles, gUitarist Pat Metheny has deservedly earned 14 Grarnmy Awards (including one for this 1987 release) while performing and recording with a variety of musi~ cians. Here, Metheny demon strates his love for Brazilian mUSic, laying down sophisticated originals such as "Minuano (Six Eight)" and ''Third Wind." BINC: 652651 UPC: 720642414521
The Best of the Rippingtons
When Russ Freeman first formed the Rippingtons, he began making waves whose effects are still being felt in the jazz community. Their mix of intricate jazz soloing and easy grooves is one of the most imitated sounds in mod~ ern jazz. This comprehe nsive overview includes favorites like "She Likes to Watch" with Kenny G. BINC: 4953010 UPC: 011105989121
Greatest Hits
Take 6 took the world by storm in 1988 with the release of their G rammy~vvinning debut album. They continue their joyful sound today vvith a focus on tight, mostly a cappel~ la harmonies, and a unique blend of gospel, soul, and jazz. This compila~ tion looks back on their first 10 years, and it includes favorites like "Spread love" and "Biggest Part of Me" BI NC: 5934235 UPC: 093624737520
Naked City
There is eclectic, and then there is avant~garde. And then there is John Zorn, the darling of New York's down~ town scene. From freakish experi~ ments with noise to scoring Japanese adult films, there is no frontier unexplored by this saxo~ phonist and composer. The focus of this album is on Zomified versions of classic movie themes, including those for Chinatown, Batman, and the James Bond m ovies. BINC: 689108 UPC: 075597923827
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
Greatest Hits of the 20th Century
Combining elements of bluegrass, jazz, and whatever else he can get his banjo strings around, Bela Fleck has been carving out a unique niche in music since the late 1970s. With his equally fl exible bandmates proving spirited foils, this terrific compilation includes 11 classic Fleck tunes, includ ~ ing the Grammy~winning "The Sinister Minister," as well as "Flight of the Cosmic Hi ppo" and more. BINC: 6050451 UPC: 093624730125
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Packed with classic ballads. this 1991 release from versatile vocalist Shirley Hom focuses on love. Featuring "Don't let the Sun Catch You Crying." "It Had to Be You ..... You Stepped Out of a Dream." and more. the album also boasts a wide range of guest performers. including Miles Davis and Wynton and Branford Marsalis. BINC: 664716 UPC: 042284748223
Fourplay Best of Fourplay
It's been more than a decade since these smooth-jazz stars first joined forces on Bob James's Grand Piano Canyon album. James and cohorts lee Ritenour. Nathan East. and Harvey Mason continued to record together under the Fourplay moniker. issuing numerous dazzling efforts. Gathering hits from their first three albums. this 12-track collection incl udes guest vocals by Chaka Khan and Take 6. BINC: 4864414 UPC: 093624666127
Rick Braun Best of Rick Braun Dianne Reeves
I Remember
Detroit-born vocalist Dianne Reeves has had an interesting career. rotating among pop. African music. and jazz before settling in at the Blue Note label to make some of the better jazz records of the past 10 years. This set of standards includes "Afro Blue" and a lush take on the underappreciated "Softly. As in a Morning Sunrise." BINC: 679440 UPC: 077779026425 E since his entrance on the scene. ver tru mpet master Rick Braun has had a profound effect on contemporary smooth jazz. This CD features recordings sprinkled with funk. R&B. and catchy pop grooves that date back to 1993. Boney James is a featured guest on tenor sax. and the disc includes "Hollywood & Vine." BI NC: 6015664 UPC: 0075678323829
Cassandra Wilson Blue Light 'Til Dawn
With h er sensual contral to. Cassandra Wilson has earned the full attention of the jazz community. A talented songwriter and bandleader. Wilson also dips into the deep well of Delta blues on haunting renditions of Robert Johnson's "Come on in My Kitchen" and "Hellhound on My Trail" on this mesmerizing release. BINC: 838620 UPC: 077778135722
Joshua Redman MoodSwing
An hei r to the hard-bop masters. saxophonist Joshua R edman has proven himself deserving of all the praise he has garnered since he emerged in the early 1990s. His music is both challenging and an enormous amount of fun . Bassist Christian McBride and pianist Brad Mehldau are more than up to the challenge of blending past with future. BINC: 930n3 UPC: 093624564324
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Diana Krall
All fo r You: A Dedication to the Nat King Cole Trio
Vocalist and pianist Diana Krall has become one of the most celebrated jazz artists of the past decade. This tribute to Nat King Cole includes cool versions of "Frim Fram Sauce," "Hit That Jive, Jack!", the haunting "You're L ooking at Me," and "A Blossom Fell." An excellent companion piece to any Nat K Cole collection. ing BINC: 1513657 UPC: 011105018227
Brad Mehldau
Introducing Brad Mehldau
Heavily infiuenced by keyboard greats Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett, pianist Brad Mehldau first attracted national attention while performing with saxophonist Joshua Redman's group. On this fi rst outing as a leader, Mehldau tackles several time-honored classics, giving tender, wise-beyond-his-years treatment to standards such as "It Might As Well Be Spring,""Preludeto a Kiss," and others, in addition to four catchy originals. BINC: 1455081 UPC: 093624599722
KennyG
Greatest Hits
Call him instrumental pop or the king of smooth-sax silkiness. Either way, all of Kenny G's hits are collected on this disc, which prOvides a wonderful retrospective of his vast catalog of work. Includes his cover of Sam Cooke's "You Send Me" (with Michael Bolton) and the breakout hit "Song bird." BINC: 4949550 UPC: 078221899123
Pat Metheny
Im aginary Day
Pat Metheny creates some of the most beautiful guitar work heard in any fiel d. His songs are at once pensive and packed with stunningly dexterous guitar melodies. His arsenal here includes a 42-string Pikasso guitar and an acoustic sitar-guitar, which is a natural fit for the world of colors he explores on this disc. BI NC: 4931014 UPC: 093624679127
Boney James
Body Language
One of the smoothest sax players on the jazz scene, Boney James moves through soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones with seductive grace on this 1999 disc. On such tracks as "Into th e Blue," "I'll Always L You" (featurove ing Shai), and a take on Janet Jackson's "I Get Lonely," James creates perfect mood music. BINC: 5797091 UPC: 093624728320
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Discusses Nat King Cole~ influence on her singing and playing style Though her beautiful voice and melodic piano playing seem effortless, Diana Krall has worked intensely at developing her abilities. Through childhood lessons and her father's extensive record collection, she developed a love for stars like Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, and Fats Waller.
Keith Jarrett
The Melody at Night, with You
One of the greatest living jazz pianists presents a collection of his personal favorites. Stripping down his virtuosic tendendes, Keith Jarrett performs songs like "Someone to Watch Over Me" and "Shenandoah" with pure, simple, and sometimes stark beauty. Included with the 10 standards is the very pretty original "Meditation." BINC: 6032101 UPC: 731454794923
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John Medeski, Billy Martin, and Chris Wood have been straddling the fine line between avant-garde surrealism and groovy accessibility since they started. They also almost singlehandedly brought the worlds of jazz and jam-band together. This is an excellent collection of work from one of the most innovative trios in modem music BINC: 6021241 Up(: 798387952028
Cole's style sounds easy and natural and relaxed, but when you really listen to it, it's very complex. He appealed to me as a great jazz pianist who influenced other people, like Oscar Peterson. His artistry as a pianist is almost separate from his artistry as a singer. He had beautiful, impeccable taste as an interpreter of American popular song .
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Cassandra Wilson
On learning from her elders Blessed with a sensual contralto voice and a gift for seamlessly blending jazz, blues, pop, and other styles, Cassandra Wilson says songs choose her. not the other way around. Wilson achieved a breakthrough with the 1993 release of her exhilarating Blue Light 'Til Dawn.
than a quarter centwy forging an instantly identifiable sound. His nearly boundless energy and passion for sonic experimentation are frequently augmented by acoustic and electric instruments ofhis own design.
The methods that are used to quantify music-jazz, rock, pop, black, white, American, folk, European, avant-garde, etc.-have all failed dismally as terms that have any value whatsoever for me as a listener or a player. Ilove music and see it, like humanity itself, as one big thing. I can get goose bumps listening to just about anyone playing just about anything if they're doing it at their very best. When they're finding something unique and important and special about that particular musical endeavor at that particular moment as musicians and would suffer greatly unless they could make that thing happen in just that way at just that time, that's when I love music the most.
When I was in Mississippi, l was searching for older musicians that I could work with, older musicians that I could learn from . And I heard a lot about Boogaloo Ames while I was there. One thing led to another, and I called and asked him if he might like to play on the recording. I was especially fascinated with him because he symbolized a missing link, so to speak, between jazz and blues. He was equally facile in both, and you hear it in what he's playing. In Mississippi, there is sometimes a gray area where jazz and blues meet.
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On what's next in jazz What began for Joshua Redman as a one-year break before law school culminated in his winning first prize in the saxophone category at the 7997 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition Since then, he has focused on music and drawn rave reviews from criticsJans, and peers.
We have to stop seeing the development of jazz-<>r the development of any art-in this kind of linear progression. You know, each step is a little bit higher than the one before; there's always a next obvious step, which represents obvious progress and linear evolution from what came before. That's a very modernist conception, and it's worked for a long time. But I think this is more of a postmodem age. It's less about the next big thing or the next logical extension of what's happening. It's more about all these different possible creative avenues that are being explored.
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Mulligan, Gerry . . .. . . ..... . . .. . .. . ....15 Nelson, Oliver ............. . . . .... ... .35 O' Day, Anita . . ....... . .. . ... . ........ .25 Parker, Charlie .. . ....... . . . . . .11,12,13, 16 Pass, Joe . . . . .. . .... . .. . . . .. ... . ...... .49 Peterson, Oscar ... . ............ . ...15, 39 Ponty, Jean-Luc . . . . . . .. . .. . . . ......... .51 Powell, Bud .......... . ... . .. ........ . .12 Prima, Louis .. . . ... ... ... .. ... .. .. .... 21 Puente, Tito ..... . . . .. .. . . . . . . ... ... . .27 Quintet .......... . .... . . . .... ... . . . . .16 Redman, Joshua . . ....... . ... . ....... .59 Reeves, Dianne . . ... ... . . ............ .58 Reinhardt, Django .............. .. ..7,10 Rich, Buddy .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .... .. 15 Rippingtons ............ .. .... ... .. .. .56 Roach, Max ... . . . ... .. .. . . . . . . ..16,17, 37 Rollins, Sonny . .. . .......... . ... 22, 23, 24 Sanborn, David .. .. ... .. .. .. ....... 51, 55 Sanders, PhaTOah ......... . . ... . . .... .48 Santamaria, Mongo . . . . . ...... .... . . .27 Shaw, Artie ... . .. .. .......... ... .. .. . .. 8 Shorter, Wayne ..... .... .. .. .. . ..... . .43 Silver, Horace .... ... . .. ........ .. ... . .43 Simone, Nina ..... ... . .. ....... .... .. .43 Sinatra, Frank . . . ............ ... ....... 8 Smith, Jimmy ..... . . . .. ....... . ..... .33 Spyro Gyra . .. .. ........... ........... 53 Stitt, Sonny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Take 6 .... . .. ... ... ...... Tatum,Art .. ..... ..... . Taylor, Cecil . . ..... . . Three Sounds .. . Turrentine, Stanl(oy 24 Tyner, McCoy . .. . . .. .. . ..... . ... .... . .47 Vaughan, Sarah ... . .. .. . ... . ... . . . .17, 18 Waller, Fats ... .. ..... . ... ...... ... .. . . .6 Washin gton , Dinah .. . .. ... . . . ........18 Washington , Jr., Grove r ....... ...... .. 54 Weather Rep ort ....... . . .. . . ... ...... 54 Webster, Ben . .................... .... 25 Whalum, Kirk ... ......... ... ......... .61 Williams, Joe . .... ................ .. . .19 Wilson, Cassandra .... .... . ......... . .59 Wilson, Nancy .. . . . . .. . . . ........... . .42 Young, Larry ..... .... ... . .... ...... . . .45 Young, Lester .. . .. ..... . ...... . . ... ... 15 Zorn, John ..... . .. .... .... . . .. . .. . .... 57
Lewis, Ramsey ............... .. ......45 Mangione, Chuck .............. . ... . .. 51 Manhattan Transfer ................. .53 Marsalis, Wynton .. .. . . . . .. .... . . . .. . .56 McCann, Les ... . .... . ... . ......... . .. .48 McFerrin, Bobby ... . . . . ........ . . .... .55 McRae, Carmen .. . . ... . . . .. . .. .. .. ....18 Medeski Martin & Wood . ... ... . .. . . .. 62 Mehldau, Brad . .................. . .. .60 Metheny, Pat .... . . . .. .. ... .. ... . . . ... 56 Miller, Glenn ...... . .. .. .. . ..... . . . .... 8 Mingus, Charles ... . . . . . ... . .16, 29, 37, 41 Mobley, Hank ...... ... .. . . ........... .32 Modem Jazz Quartet . .. ... . . .. . . ..19, 50 Monk, Thelonious .. .... . . .. . .... 11, 22, 25 Morgan, Lee ....... . ... ... ... .. ... .41,45 Morton, Jelly Roll .. . ... . . ..... . . . . . ... .5
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