Stripping the music to its essentials, saxophonist Todd DelGiudice explores the remarkable freedom and intimacy of the saxophone trio on this program of compelling originals and modern jazz standards. The title, Mas Alto, carries a playful double meaning, "higher" in Spanish, reflecting DelGiudice's continual pursuit of artistic growth, and "more alto," a fitting ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Tony Lakatos has been considered a profound, original and bustling voice of the jazz scene for almost half a century. In addition to countless recordings as a sideman, the Frankfurter has also recorded a total of seven albums under his own name for SKIP Records, which deal with his roots ("Gypsy Colours" and "Gypsy Tenors") on the one hand, but also with his great American role models. Together with Kevin Mahogany, he paid homage to John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman, paid ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Cookin' at the Queens (Live in Las Vegas 1984 & 1988) (Remastered)
Cookin’ at the Queens: Live in Las Vegas (1984 & 1988) is the first release in 33 years from the unsung jazz guitar great Emily Remler, and it’s a previously unreleased collection of performances that were broadcast on KNPR Las Vegas as part of Alan Grant's "4 Queens Jazz Night from Las Vegas” weekly radio program in 1984 and 1988. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Bebop
"In Harmony" is a stunning set of live performances by Roy Hargrove on trumpet and Mulgrew Miller on piano. In Harmony provides a rare glimpse of these two now departed and dearly missed greats, united in song and improvisational mastery in front of audiences at Merkin Hall in New York City (January 15, 2006) and Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania (November 9, 2007). ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Miles '56 (Mono Remastered 2026)
Released to celebrate Miles Davis’ centennial, Miles ’56: The Prestige Recordings brings together recordings from 1956, the year Davis recorded his most influential work on Prestige. With cuts from the four albums recorded with Rudy Van Gelder, “Cookin,” “Relaxin,” “Workin” and “Steamin”, this collection includes the first great quintet of Davis, Coltrane, Garland, Chambers, & Jones. Remastered from the original analog tapes by GRAMMY-winning engineer Paul Blakemore. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Hard Bop
Immanuel Wilkins Quartet: Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. 3 (Live)
The alto saxophonist reflects on his first live release, the three-volume Live at the Village Vanguard, and the dazzling chemistry of his forward-thinking quartet. GRAMMY-nominated alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins has announced his first-ever live album, Immanuel Wilkins Quartet: Live At The Village Vanguard, a searing 3-volume document of his acclaimed quartet in action at the hallowed NYC jazz shrine. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Immanuel Wilkins Quartet: Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. 2 (Live)
Vol. 2 - Live at the Village Vanguard, NY 2025: GRAMMY-nominated alto saxophonist & composer Immanuel Wilkins is set to release his first-ever live album, a searing 3-volume document of his acclaimed quartet in action at a hallowed NYC jazz shrine: Immanuel Wilkins Quartet: Live At The Village Vanguard. Wilkins’ quartet featuring ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
That's Him! (Mono Remastered 2026)
That's Him! is the second album by American jazz vocalist Abbey Lincoln featuring tracks recorded in 1957 for the Riverside label. A vocalist, composer, actor and activist, Abbey Lincoln will forever be remembered for her punchy, expressive style as well as her outspoken personality - both on and off the bandstand. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
For his third Mack Avenue Records release, Pushing the World Away, alto/soprano saxophonist, composer/bandleader Kenny Garrett literally had to “push away” a steady flow of distractions to get to the inner core of the album, shifting priorities in his schedule and diving deep into the essence of the music. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Immanuel Wilkins Quartet: Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. 1 (Live)
GRAMMY-nominated alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins releases his first-ever live album with Immanuel Wilkins Quartet: Live At The Village Vanguard, a searing 3-volume document of his acclaimed quartet in action at the hallowed NYC jazz shrine. The album captures Wilkins’ quartet featuring Micah Thomas on piano, Ryoma Takenaga on bass, and Kweku Sumbry on drums ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Walter Smith III ranks among the most impressive tenor saxophonists of our time, equally powerful and articulate, with a room-filling depth of sound that’s unforgettable. As an improviser, he suggests how jazz can continue to evolve in the most organic, authentic way possible; he’s thoroughly of this moment but steeped in the wisdom he’s gained through working with giants like Terence Blanchard and Roy Haynes. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
NEA Jazz Master, composer, activist, and educator Terri Lyne Carrington unveils a remarkable musical treasure to the world. TLC & Friends, Carrington's debut album recorded in October 1981 when she was just 16 years old, finally gets a wide release via Candid Records today, June 16, providing a rare glimpse into the early talents of this extraordinary multi-faceted artist. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Bebop
"Out Front" is probably the greatest realization on record of trumpeter Booker Little's scope as a musician and composer. It is also one of only five sessions led by Little as a band leader before his premature death at the age of 23 in 1961. The fact that this is only Little's third outing as a leader is further testament to the talents of this young artist. Arguably, the seven original compositions here might be more widely ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Hard Bop
Full House - Live At Tsubo, 1962 (Remastered 2026)
Pianist Wynton Kelly (1931–1971) once said that his trio with bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Jimmy Cobb never played as well as they did with Wes Montgomery. Considering that this phenomenal trio had performed on stage or in the studio with every jazz great, this is more than just a nice compliment. Full House, a live recording from 1962, gives an idea of why ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Hard Bop
Bill Frisell releases his fifth Blue Note album "In My Dreams". A family reunion of sorts that brings some of the acclaimed guitarist’s closest friends together into a unique sextet featuring Jenny Scheinman on violin, Eyvind Kang on viola, Hank Roberts on cello, Thomas Morgan on bass, and Rudy Royston on drums. Though their deep musical history goes back decades, the musicians ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
The New Sounds (Mono Remastered 2026)
This 75th anniversary reissue of Davis' first album as a bandleader was originally released on Prestige Records in 1951. The New Sounds is the debut solo studio album by Miles Davis. The New Sounds, recorded in October of 1951, was Miles first true album session of his career. It delivered a heated and confident version of pianist George Shearing’s “Conception,” ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Cool
Bumpin’ was a career milestone for Montgomery: his first album to reach the Billboard charts, as well as the first to be nominated for Grammys. At the 8th Annual Grammys in 1966, Bumpin’ had Montgomery in the running for Best Original Jazz Composition and Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Large Group or Soloist with Large Group. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Hard Bop
Coleman Hawkins And Confrères (2025 Remaster)
Hawkins’ tenor saxophone playing is particularly confident and eloquent throughout the set. His group of “confreres” on the session is fortified by the Oscar Peterson Trio along with sit-in guests including Hank Jones (piano), Herb Ellis (guitar), Roy Eldridge and Buck Clayton (both on trumpet), and others. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Free Jazz
Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith (2025 Remaster)
Roland Kirk was a glorious one-off. His live shows – often a curious blend of stand-up comedy, political preaching, and cutting-edge jazz – were legendary; so was his ability to play three saxophones simultaneously. But the man who brought chaos to The Ed Sullivan Show in 1971 is also the same man that produced the one-off Verve gem ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Avantgarde Jazz
The fantastic Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet with Sonny Rollins was destined to end in tragedy, for in the early hours of June 26, 1956, Clifford Brown died in a car accident along with pianist Richie Powell. In the short time between Rollins' arrival and Brownie's death, the group had entered the recording studio on just three occasions. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Hard Bop
