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The Crusaders (auch: Jazz Crusaders)

Freedom Sound / Lookin' Ahead

Product Information Historically, The Jazz Crusaders were a nucleus of four in search of a bass player. Wayne Henderson, Wilton Felder, Joe Sample and Stix Hooper, were working together in various bands…

Paul Chambers (1935-1969)

A Jazz Delegation From The East

When these two sessions took place, Paul Chambers was still a young musician whose work with the Miles Davis Quintet had stirred much excitement. Both sessions are very special because they were not even …

Kent Harian & Ted McNabb

Echoes Of Joy / Big Band Swing

AST COAST SERIES · Jazz & Swing Orchestras Rare & Collectible Albums by Unsung Bandleaders When the dust from the collapse of the Swing Era settled, there were few big bands left that had survived. Ye…

Etta Jones (1928-2001)

So Warm / From The Heart

Product Information Etta Jones came to the public attention in the 1940s, but after she was revealed as a potentially important artist, nothing much happened commercially with her records. So, after a l…

Les McCann (1935-2023)

On Time

Product Information Les McCann’s “On Time” was the eighth album of this talented and popular jazz pianist’s leader career. Always a consummately swinging and distinctively soulful communicator, he displ…

Gary Peacock (1935-2020)

The Beginnings: West Coast Years 1959 - 1962

Personnel: Gary Peacock (b), Carmell Jones, Don Ellis (tp), Bud Shank, Jimmy Woods (as), Harold Land (ts), Forrest Westbrook, Clare Fischer, Frank Strazzeri, Dick Whittington, Paul Bley (p), Billy Bean, …

Nat Radley

The Big Eyes

Product Information Nate Radley is Brooklyn-based guitarist and composer who leads his own group, can be heard with a variety of collaborative projects, and works as a sideman in numerous bands both i…

Larry Young (1940-1978)

Testifying/Young Blues/Groove Street/Forrest Fire

Pepper Adams (1930-1986)

Complete Regent Sessions 1957

Featuring: Sonny Redd (as), Bernard McKinney (euphonium), Pepper Adams (bars), Wynton Kelly, Hank Jones (p), Doug Watkins, George Duvivier (b), Elvin Jones (d). A self-styled pre-bop era player, …

Ambros Akinmusire

Prelude

Featuring: Ambrose Akinmusire (tp), Aaron Parks (p), Joe Sanders (b), Justin Brown (d), Chris Dingman (vb) and Walter Smith (ts). Special Guests: Junko Watanabe (vcl), Logan Richardson (as) Recentl…

Toshiko Akiyoshi (geb. 1929)

Toshiko's Blues / Quartet & Trios 1953 - 1958

Paulo Alencar & Joao Meirelles

Presenting Rare And Obscure Jazz Albums

Jazz Nova Dies ist Jazza Nova, aufgenommen von Paulo Alencar und seinen Brazilian All Stars in Rio de Janeiro im Jahr 1962 und ursprünglich in Brasilien von Odeon als "Bossa Nova Jazz" veröffentlicht. Di…

Van Alexander

Home Of Happy Feet + 8

Product Information In 1959, when “Savoy Stomp” was recorded, bandleader Van Alexander was a top TV and recording studio arranger in Hollywood. Despite that professional recognition at the top of the We…

Tommy Alexander & Keith Williams

Alexander The Great / The Dazzling Sound

When the dust from the collapse of the Swing Era settled, there were few big bands left that had survived. Yet, because they loved the swinging drive of a full-on jazz orchestra, a series of adventurous a…

Lorez Alexandria (1929-2001)

Lorez Alexandria On King 1957 - 1959 Plus...

Dave Allen (Guitar Jazz)

The Sky Above Her

Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt

Boss Tenors / Dig Him!

Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt were co-leaders of their own group in the early '50s, but though it took them almost ten years to get back together again, they were as incendiary a pair as ever. Stitt's legen…

Louis Armstrong (1901-1971)

The Complete Town Hall Concert 1947

Featuring: Jack Teagarden, Bobby Hackett, Sidney Catlett, Peanuts Hucko, Dick Cary, Bob Haggart, George Wettling. The concert that gave birth to what would become THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG ALL STARS, p…

Georges Arvanatis

Soul Jazz - George Arvanatis Quintet Sessions 1960 - 1961

Despite its short history, the 1960 - 1961 Georges Arvanitas Quintet has remained one of the best examples of a specially vibrant and fruitful moment in the history of French jazz. Not unlike many other g…