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Tribute to Duke - The Newport All Stars Live in Basel (Remastered)
Best known as the world’s “most famous jazz impresario”, George Wein founded the iconic Newport Jazz Festival in 1954. An avid jazz pianist, Wein fronted a series of groups under the title The Newport All ...
Genre: Jazz
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Transistory (feat. Charlie Mariano)
One of Europe’s most dynamic players, Dutch Keyboardist Jasper Van’t Hof made his name playing with the likes of Jean Luc Ponty, George Gruntz, and Archie Shepp. Formed in 1974, the band boasts a lineup of jazz ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Fusion
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American pianist Steve Kuhn’s playing credentials are as impressive as they are lengthy. Starting out in 1959 with trumpeter Kenny Durham, he went on to work with John Coltrane, Stan Getz, ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
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Known as Clare Fischer & Salsa Picante Present “2 + 2” in the States, this special album earned keyboardist/composer/arranger Clare Fischer his first Emmy. It combines the American’s lauded Latin ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
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New Orleans Street Parade (Remastered)
The New Orleans brass band continuum stretches from the 19th century through to the present in a tradition passed on from father to son through the generations. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Ragtime
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German trumpeter/composer Frederic Rabold is at home with the jazz idioms of Dixieland and swing, the modernisms of Gil Evans and the Avantegarde explorations of Gunter Hampel.
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
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Turk Murphy's Frisco Jazz Band
American trombonist Turk Murphy counts as one of the prime movers in the West Coast resurgence of Dixieland jazz in the late 1930’s; Murphy’s brand of traditional jazz ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Big Band
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In Europe - Swing Low Sweet Chariot
One of America’s greatest gospel groups, The Stars of Faith was founded in 1958 by five members of the legendary Clara Ward Singers. Faith performed at the Apollo Theater, Carnegie ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Soul
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The World's Oldest Jazz Orchestra Founded In 1896
This legendary ensemble was born in 1910 when ‘Papa’ Oscar Celestin took over the band at the Tuxedo Dance Hall in Storyville, New Orleans’ notorious Red Light district. After Celestin’s death in 1954, ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Trad Jazz
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This album is quite a surprise! The 25-strong mixed Afro-American gospel group from the San Francisco Bay area expands the traditional black gospel/spiritual lexicon with rich modern harmonies and sophisticated counterpoint. ...
Genre: Jazz
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Power by Pauer (Live At The Domicile - Remastered)
Power stands out as a gem of a live trio recording. Fritz Pauer, alongside Joe Zawinul, is the most important Austrian jazz pianist of the last half century. Besides fronting his own ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Modern Jazz
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Nicknamed "The Boss of the Blues", Joe Turner was a big man (6 feet 4, 300+ lbs), with a voice to match. He recorded a wealth of blues, ballads, boogie woogie, ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Jazz Blues
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Here Comes the Sun (Remastered)
This 1971 recording signals the beginning of Jamaican pianist Monty Alexander’s fruitful relationship with MPS, lasting over a decade and encompassing some dozen albums. Originally touted ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Latin Jazz
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Requiem for Che Guevara (Remastered)
This live 1968 Berlin Jazz Days recording of “Jazz in the Church” arose from the festival’s desire to shine a light on the music’s religious aspects. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Free Jazz
