African Cookbook is the 1973 commercial release of an album Randy Weston recorded in 1964 that he originally had to release on his own due to a lack of interest from any record labels. It's an excellent advanced hard bop LP that shows off the full range of Weston's musicianship, compositional skills, and talent as a bandleader.
Read MoreThe jazz world lost one of the last living legends from the golden age of jazz when Bobby Hutcherson left us at the age of 75. Here are four live performances that I've been going back to this past week as a reminder of what a giant talent Hutcherson was as both a composer and a performer.
Read MoreThe cool jazz maestro Gerry Mulligan and the legendary tenor Ben Webster team up for an album that ranks as a highlight of both of their long and distinguished discographies.
Read MoreRoy Haynes steps out of his usual role as a master sideman to lead an exciting and adventurous session that features the outsized talents of Roland Kirk. It's an under-appreciated gem of a record from jazz's golden age that also showcases the playing of Tommy Flanagan and Henry Grimes.
Read MoreOne of the creators and masters of bossa nova teams up with Creed Taylor and Deodato to produce a creative masterpiece a decade after the genre's original burst of popularity.
Read MoreA quick and easy nine step guide on how to record vinyl LPs to your computer, edit the file and convert that file to a digital format.
Read MoreTwo jazz masters meet up for their yearly gig at Shelly's Manne-Hole where they explore the modern jazz styles that they helped to popularize.
Read MoreMontgomery takes the listener on a fuzzy bass journey into the esoteric world of early 1970s jazz albums, with an assist from The Crusaders' Joe Sample and Wayne Henderson.
Read MoreConcorde was not only the Modern Jazz Quartet's debut on the new long-player format, but it was also their first classic album in a long and distinguished career that would produce many more.
Read MoreAn excellent album that often gets overlooked in Cannonball Adderley's long and varied career of producing sophisticated crowd-pleasing jazz music.
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