Exploring vintage jazz vinyl with a focus on label and pressing details, discographical information and critical musings on the music found within the grooves.
The great Cannonball Adderley teams up with the legendary Bill Evans on this 1962 classic, a relaxed affair that shows off the immens skills of the two jazz giants.
Read MoreTen albums that represent the very best of what made Blue Note the premier jazz label during the golden age of jazz music (a period running roughly 1856 to 1968). They showcase the finest jazz music and artists that emerged during a time when jazz music was at it's commercial and creative peak.
Read MoreA re-release of an LP from 1959, Cannonball & Coltrane finds the two legendary players teaming up at a time when they were both part of the Miles Davis Sextet. The result is an exciting and historical example of late '50s hard bop at it's very best.
Read MoreAn excellent album that often gets overlooked in Cannonball Adderley's long and varied career of producing sophisticated crowd-pleasing jazz music.
Read MoreSarah Vaughan's EmArcy sides are exciting and vibrant, and show off her talents while she was making the kind of music she enjoyed the most. In The Land Of Hi-Fi adds a nice twist to the usual high-standards of her EmArcy recordings, in that one of the featured players is a young Cannonball Adderley. According to the liner notes (where he is still referred to as the Florida Flash), he "flew north with alto under arm especially to take part on these sides."
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