Jay Leonhart on bass and vocals, Joe Cohn on guitar, and Ted Rosenthal on piano. CD

Jay Leonhart on bass and vocals, Joe Beck and Mark Elf on guitar, Ted Rosenthal on piano, and Michael Leonhart on trumpet. CD

Joe Beck on electric guitar, Michael Brecker on tenor saxophone, Don Grolnick on piano and Fender Rhodes, Jay Leonhart on acoustic bass, Mark Egan on four and eight-string fretted and fretless basses, and Steve Gadd on drums. CD

With Jay Leonhart on bass and Joe Cocuzzo on drums. CD

Warm, late nite work from the Eddie Higgins trio – that great 90s lineup that features Eddie on piano, Jay Leonhart on bass, and Joe Ascione on drums! It's hard to adequately get at the genius of these guys together in words – as their power is somewhat subtle, but damn effective – a way better sound than we might have ever expected from Eddie many years back, and the kind of a record that's really got us renewing our look at his talents! Higgins is both bold and sensitive on the set – masterful on the keys, yet quite unassuming as well – hard to peg adequately, but just the sort of strength that more than justifies all the tape the Venus Records label have spun on him in recent years. Titles include "If Dreams Come True", "Summertime", "Shinjuku Twilight", "Caravan", "Nightingale", "Frenesi", "Into The Memory", and "Minor Swing". CD

Joe Wilder on trumpet and flugelhorn, James Williams on piano, Remo Palmieri on guitar, Jay Leonhart on bass, and Sherman Ferguson on drums. CD

A really lovely album from pianist Michel Sardaby – an artist who's best known for his work on the scene in Paris, but who's had a universal sense of appeal to anyone who digs a hip, soulful player on the keys! This set is maybe one of Sardaby's best known – one of the few to get true worldwide circulation – and it's also one of his best, too – with a slightly different vibe than some of his Parisian records, thanks to work from Tootie Heath on drums and Jay Leonhart on bass. Michel's a master of lyrical fluidity throughout – and the set features some great originals that include "Farewell Tokyo", "Madrugada", "Way Farer", "Maelstrom", and "Night Blossom". LP, Vinyl record album

With Jay Leonhart on bass and Dennis Mackrel on drums. CD

With Jay Leonhart on bass and Ralph Peterson on drums. CD

The music of Antonio Carlos Jobim – performed by Eddie Higgins on piano, Jay Leonhart on bass, and Terry Clarke on drums! CD

A lot nicer than you might think – very well-conceived, with some originals by Mulligan, too! With Mulligan on baritone, Hamilton on tenor, Mike Renzi on piano, Jay Leonhart on bass, and Grady Tate on drums. Titles include "Gone", "Soft Lights & Sweet Music", "Noblesse", and "Ghosts". LP, Vinyl record album

Mellow magic from pianist Eddie Higgins – one of those players whose work seems to get even better with age – deepened a lot more in feeling than on his earlier records, and recorded beautifully by the folks at Venus Records! The album's heavy on ballads, but also features a few subtle swingers too – all the kind of gentle numbers that really let Eddie hit his stride on the piano – working this simple magic that's really won us over in recent years. Jay Leonhart plays bass, Joe Ascione plays drums, and titles include "More Than You Know", "Nardis", "Witchcraft", "Again", "I Remember Clifford", "Dear Old Stockholm", and "Stella By Starlight". CD

Bill Charlap on piano, Jay Leonhart on bass, and Bill Stewart on drums – performing an all-Ellington program that includes "Jump For Joy", "In A Sentimental Mood", "C Jam Blues", "Prelude To A Kiss", and "Love You Madly". CD