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A bold odyssey from Steve Reid -- his Odyssey Of The Oblong Square -- a jawdropping session recorded in 1977 for a NYC radio show that's as rhythmically feverish and avant garde funky as the legendary drummer's other underground soul jazz classics of the 70s! If anything, the percussion is even ...

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A full LP issue of material that Navarro recorded for Blue Note during the 78 and 10" LP eras -- compiled here with master and alternate takes of tunes that were some of the few that Navarro ever recorded for the label! Some of the work was recorded under groups led by Tadd Dameron and Budd ...

An album that probably stands as one of Teddy Edward's best! The session has Teddy playing in a few different quartets, with a range of interesting piano players that includes Joe Castro, Ronnie Ball, and the great Amos Trice. The real star, though, is Teddy -- and his rich soulful tenor sounds ...

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Kenny Dorham in Scandinavia -- playing on a set of extended live numbers that are all a fair bit different than his studio work in the US at the time! The date features twin trumpets, too -- those of Dorham and Rolf Ericson, blowing together in a bold frontline, then breaking out for beautiful ...

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Probably the greatest album ever by the Art Ensemble of Chicago -- and also one of their rarest! The album was cut for Pathe Marconi in Paris in 1970, and was the soundtrack to a film that was as obscure as the album. The group's never been finer -- and plays with a creative tightness that you'll ...

A lost classic of the spiritual soulful Detroit/Tribe jazz scene! Initially issued on the Gem Eye label in 1974, in a pressing of only 1000, the record's done nothing but increase in legend since -- and for good reason too! The groove picks up in the same domain as the better Art Ensemble Of ...

An underground soul jazz classic -- massive grooves from drummer Steve Reid, and exactly the kind of set that's gotten him so much attention in recent years! There's a mixture of freedom and tightness here that's really wonderful -- some of the looser elements of the loft jazz generation, mixed ...

Weird instrumental grooves from composer Sandro Brugnolini -- played by a small combo that almost has a sound library feel! We know Brugnolini most from his soundtrack work, and this set's got a similar flair for odd sounds and weird rhythms -- played here by a group that features organ, two ...

One of the few cases in jazz where an oft-played classic still resonates with power! The record itself is a key cap to Miles Davis' already-groundbreaking years of the 60s -- a bold step forward, not just for his nascent electric sound, but also for jazz in general -- and the benchmark by which so ...

There's nothing "silent" here -- as the album's a bold entry in the electric years of Miles Davis -- one that still features contributions from Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and Tony Williams -- but which also expands the lineup considerably -- really reaching out towards the sound of ...

A rare 1970 set from Italian tenorist Gianni Basso -- a set that's easily one of the greatest examples of his talents we've ever heard! Basso's tone on tenor is amazing -- blown with a sense of freedom that's breathtaking, with odd phrasings and voicings that are extremely personal -- almost in ...

A previously-unissued gem from pianist Chris McGregor -- recorded at the tail end of the 60s, when McGregor and some of his South African compatriots were really helping to change the sound of the British jazz scene! The album is one of McGregor's strongest ever -- an incredibly bold statement in ...

A great quartet date from guitarist Larry Coryell -- quite laidback at times, but pretty darn soulful too -- thanks to a rhythm section that features Kenny Barron on piano, Buster Williams on bass, and Marvin Smitty Smith on drums! Coryell's not as dynamic with his guitar lines as in years back, ...

One of Hubert Laws' funkiest records for CTI -- recorded with a full group funky style that's plenty darn great, and a lot harder-hitting than some of Hubert's more laidback sessions for the label! Arrangements are by Bob James and Laws -- working here with a large batch of players who come ...

A great session from John Klemmer -- a real giant on the tenor, with a sound that long deserves to be revived! Klemmer's blowing here on straight tenor and with some electronic effects on the horn -- and he's working with a hip Chicago soul jazz combo that includes Phil Upchurch on bass, Morris ...

Live Monty Alexander set from the mid 70s, featuring his groovy group with Ernest Ranglin on guitar, Eberhard Weber on bass, and Kenny Clare on drums. The bass playing's especially good, and there's lots of nice round funky moments in some of the best tracks. Titles include "Feel Like Making ...

A great early CTI session by George Benson, and one of the most stripped-down, straight-ahead funky records he did for the label! There's a version of "So What" on here that completely cuts down the version that Ronnie Jordan released a few years ago, with a nice funky groove and a good ...

Monk's alone in San Francisco -- playing solo piano throughout, with that thoughtful, introspective approach to his work that we really love! Most of the tunes here are Monk originals or standards that Thelonious has played before at least a few times on record -- but the solo setting almost has ...

A full LP issue of material that Navarro recorded for Blue Note during the 78 and 10" LP eras -- compiled here with master and alternate takes of tunes that were some of the few that Navarro ever recorded for the label! Some of the work was recorded under groups led by Tadd Dameron and Budd ...

One of the self-released LPs by a largely unkown Chicago tenor player, who follows along in the great tradition of players like Von Freeman, Cozy Eggleston or Vandy Harris. They may not be a household name, even to jazz fans, but on the south side here they're well know, plugging away on cold ...

A great collection of work by Lee -- mostly from the mid 60s, packaged together here as a Memorial Album issued by Blue Note as part of a long tradition of such albums for jazz labels (more famous examples include those released for Wardell Gray or Clifford Brown by Prestige). Titles include " ...

A great album, and unlike anything else Donald Byrd ever recorded -- almost mad hodgepodge of the styles Byrd used at Blue Note, as the session brings together funky soul jazz with vocal backings -- linking the groove of At The Races with the choral stylings of A New Perspective! The session's the ...

A great collection of Monk's 10" recordings for Blue Note -- seminal not only for the label's commitment to a modernist bop ideal, but also for Monk's integration in the growing collection of top-level jazz players on the New York scene. The work's notable also for the fact that Monk's ...

Quincy turns his soul jazz arranging style to a band filled with West Coast players, and he gets them to groove a lot more than you'd expect! Players include Herb Geller, Art Pepper, Charlie Mariano, Bill Perkins, and Walter Benton. The tracks are short, with tight solo space, and most of them ...

A beautiful live representation of the energy of the Bitches Brew years -- one that has Miles Davis and the group really letting loose with free-flowing, modally-inspired lines -- cooking up an incredible blend of acoustic and electric sounds at once! There's a bit of funk here, but not much -- ...

Roland plays moody jazz versions of some of the biggest soul hits of the early 70's -- including tracks like "What's Going On", "Mercy Mercy Me", and "Ain't No Sunshine" -- plus some other nice originals which sum up his take on "blacknuss". Titles include ...

A motherlode of great jazz tracks -- 3LPs worth of material pulled from the catalog of the legendary Impulse Records, and laid out back to back, as kind of a progression of the modern throughout the label's history. Titles include "New Blue" by Marion Brown, "Bulbs" by Cecil ...

An incredible record that was one of the highest points of Donald Byrd's career! The album's the third one he cut with producer/arranger Larry Mizell -- and of all Byrd's work with Mizell, this one's the funkiest, the tightest, the most soulful, and the most perfectly realized vision of the smooth ...

One of Sonny Phillips' hardest hitting albums ever -- an all-Hammond set that really cooks hard from start to finish! Sonny's working here in a lean, mean combo with plenty of Prestige jazz funk touches -- heavy drums from Bernard Purdie, hard tenor solos from Rusty Bryant, rumbling Fender bass ...

A lyrical masterpiece from the mid-60's. Freddie Hubbard and Herbie trade lines on extended compositions, as Herbie shows the world that he's more than just a soul jazz player by coming up with soqme of the most spiritual work of his career. Of course, that doesn't displace the treasure that is ...

The stuff of legends, and one of the best sides that Webster cut for Verve in the 50s. The group's a quintet -- with the usual suspects (Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Herb Ellis, Stan Levey), and a rolling easy groove that's a perfect platform for Webster's gutsy tenor. Norman Granz's formula of ...

A killer set of hardbop from the legendary Hank Mobley -- recorded during the initial Mobley run at Blue Note, and a keen document of his amazing power on the tenor sax! The album's got a tightness that's almost impossible to believe -- a summation of all the best bop trends of the 50s, rolled ...

An incredible collective of musicians -- all recording here under the mighty leadership of Archie Shepp! The feel of the session is a highly collaborative one -- far more so than even Shepp's other Paris work for the BYG/Actuel label -- as a richly varied lineup that includes Leroy Jenkins, Sonny ...

One of the greatest albums ever by pianist Kenny Drew -- a super-rare Blue Note session from 1960! The album's got a sock-solid soul jazz frontline -- with Hank Mobley on tenor and Freddie Hubbard on trumpet -- and working here with Drew, the trio of players craft a set of tunes that are ...

One of the most righteous Horace Silver albums for Blue Note -- and a far-reaching, politically-bent batch of tracks that feature vocals by Andy Bey, in a similar style to the work he did on the Gary Bartz records from the time -- very hip, and quite different than other jazz vocal work from other ...

A great Crusaders album -- and one that's a perfect bridge between their earlier soul jazz styles, and their tighter funkier electric one. The record was recorded live at the Roxy, and the group is augmented by Larry Carlton on guitar, who gives the tracks a nice razor edge at his best moments. ...

An obscure set by Lockjaw -- a recording that features his tenor backed by the Shirley Scott organ trio -- with George Duvivier on bass and Art Edgehill on drums. Tracks are short, and mostly standards, but they're played with that gutbuckety sound that Davis and Scott had when working together -- ...

The legendary pianist is caught on his home turf -- at his (then) newly-opened Alhambra night club, a pretty cool Eastern-themed place on Chicago's classy Michigan Ave. The material's standard Jamal for the time -- played with his trio that included Israel Crosby on bass and Vernell Fournier on ...

An odd little session for Blue Note -- odd in that it features a host of players who weren't normally part of the label's off-used roster of big-name sidemen, and odd in that it features a swinging style that's a bit of a nod to earlier jazz days than the early 60s. Baritonist Leo Parker cut some ...

Jazzy violin tracks by this famous Chicagoan, including a number of early compositions by Johnny Pate, like "Currant Jelly", "Assurance", and "1166". Pate plays bass, Eddie Higgins plays piano, and John Gray plays guitar. ...