2024. 'Jazz In Silhouette' is the quintessential record of Sun Ra's late 1950s Chicago period. Recorded and issued in 1959, it marks a coda for the bandleader's bebop/hard-bop stage, as his interstellar traveler per..

2024. 'Jazz In Silhouette' is the quintessential record of Sun Ra's late 1950s Chicago period. Recorded and issued in 1959, it marks a coda for the bandleader's bebop/hard-bop stage, as his interstellar traveler per..

1981. The second part of our two-volume salute to the godfather of Rhythm & Blues picks up from where "Midnight In the Barrelhouse" left off, covering the years 1959-1976. Johnny found that he was figh..

2002. Lonnie Listion Smith is a jazz legend whose career has lasted over 50 years. He has worked with many greats including Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Roland Kirk and Pharoah Sanders. Best known for the track Expansio..

1975. Freddie Hubbard is a giant of jazz trumpet. He appeared on many important sessions of the 60s as well as making solo albums for Blue Note, Atlantic, CTI and Colombia. In 1980 he won a Grammy for his CTI album ..

1979. Dust Yourself Off" is the debut album by Pleasure - an 8-piece that hailed from Portland, Oregon, and whose records such as the fantastic "Joyous" are essential items in any jazz funk collection..

2021. In 1982, Bukky's path led him to London, where he became one of the forerunners in the acid jazz scene. A young A&R man named Gilles Peterson signed him to the newly formed Acid Jazz label and his first re..

2021. Hans Dulfer is a Dutch jazz musician famous for playing the tenor saxophone. With his band Ritmo-Natural he released his second album 'Candy Clouds' in 1970. The album consists of six songs, with its title tra..

2018. Noted for their hypnotic melodies, visceral bass-lines and tidal rhythm, Manchester-based leftfield piano trio GoGo Penguin are pianist Chris Illingworth, bassist Nick Blacka and drummer Rob Turner. Their musi..

2013. On 180-gram vinyl, coming in a gatefold sleeve. 'Court And Spark' is often regarded as the most accessible and commercially appealing album from legendary Canadian singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell. A fusion of ..

2014. Louis Armstrong was one of jazz's greatest names, long recognised as a great innovator as well as a populariser. His recordings with his Hot 7s and Hot 5s in the '20s and '30s are regarded as some of the most ..

2010. 'Bossa Nova And The Rise Of Brazilian Music In The 1960s'. In 1964, as bossa nova reached its pinnacle internationally with the worldwide pop success of Antonîo Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes compos..