30 tracks over 3 CDs. CD

Includes 34 tracks on 3 CDs. Notable sidemen include Frank Wess, Thad Jones, Al Grey, Frank Foster, and Freddie Green CD

Landmark pre-bop recordings – with early small combo work from Charlie Christian, and some great Dizzy Gillespie tracks recorded with Don Byas on tenor, Thelonious Monk on piano, and Kenny Clarke on drums! CD

With 78 tracks on 5 CDs including "Little Joe From Chicago", "Sweet Lorraine", "Rhythm Sam", "Besame Mucho", "Boogie A La King", "The Man I Love", "Wild Goose Chase", "Mexico Joe", and "A Pile O'Cole". (Vocalists, Jazz) CD

With Wallace Davenport on trumpet, Charles McLinden on tenor saxophone, Billy Mackel on guitar, Kenneth Bolds on drums, Pete Yellin on alto saxophone, Kohn Spruill Jr on piano & Lawrence Burgen on bass. CD

Earl Hines on solo piano. CD

With Mel Lewis on drums. CD

A great Paris live set from Gerry Mulligan – with his Concert Jazz Band at L'Olympia in 1960 – a tight affair with great solo work from a larger group of players that includes Don Ferrara and Conte Candoli on trumpet, Bob Brookmeyer on valve trombone, Zoot Sims on tenor, Buddy Clark on bass, and Mel Lewis on drums. A real triumph! Titles include "You Took Advantage Of Me", "Black Nightgown", "Body And Soul", "Barbara's Theme", "Apple Core", and "Spring Is Sprung". CD

Featuring Carl Burnett, George Cables, Milcho Leviev, Bob Magnusson, and David Williams. CD

Tracks include "Three Day Sucker", "Playhouse", "Time Check", "Pieces Of Dreams", "Nik-Nik", "Tommy Medley", and "Big Mac" – 13 tracks total. CD

A tasty CD that brings together some cuts from Lonnie's legendary Afro-desia album for Groove Merchant from 1975, plus other tracks from later Groove Merchant sessions. The Afro-desia material is great – with Lonnie playing in a very stretched out, Larry Young-ish kind of way, and a young Joe Lovano laying down some sweet hard tenor solos. The other material features players like George Benson, Ben Riley, and Bob Cranshaw – and although the sound's a bit smoother, the groove's still pretty nice. Titles include "Apex", "Flavors", "Afrodesia", "All In My Mind", and "When Night Is Right". 7 cuts in all! CD

Wonderfully soulful grooves from the amazing Lucky Thompson! Despite the stupid title, this is a very nice set that brings together some of Lucky Thompson's excellent soulful recordings for the Groove Merchant label during the early 70s. Thompson started out his career as a more traditional tenorist, with a definite post-swing bias – but by the time of these sessions, he'd emerged (after a long stay in Europe) as a more spiritual, more soulful player, capable of deep emotion, and warm flowing introspective solos. He's caught in good company here – as both sessions feature Cedar Walton on keyboards – and the CD features Thompson on both tenor and soprano, which he plays in a delightful way. Titles include "Fillet Of Soul", "Then Soul Walked In", "Home Come'n", "Soul Lullaby", and "Sun Out". CD

With Terje Rypdal on guitar and David Darling on cello – on titles that include "Eos", "Bedtime Story", "Laser", "Light Years", and "Melody". LP, Vinyl record album