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 MoreLonely Woman is the last of a string of classic studio records from The Modern Jazz Quartet, a record that shows off the group's talents as both composers and outstanding musical talents.
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 MoreThe innovative and adventurous Modern Jazz Quartet team up with the like-minded Jimmy Guiffre to create an original album that remains under-appreciated even today.
Read MoreBorn To Be Blue! was Bobby Timmons' final album released during his fruitful tenure with Riverside and it sums up his funky and bluesy approach to the piano, a sound that was so important to the development of the hard bop sound. He was joined by some top-shelf talent with either Sam Jones or Ron Carter in the bassist's chair and the MJQ's Connie Kay performing his magic on the drums.
Read MoreMilt Jackson Quartet features Milt Jackson leading a group that includes two of his cohorts in the Modern Jazz Quartet, with the great Horace Silver sitting in on the piano. Jackson was clearly skilled in this brass-less setting, and the group decided to lay down some cool jazz tracks that epitomize the sound of that movement in the mid-1950s. The tunes are mellow and fluid, with everyone falling into an easy groove that will move even the most uptight jazz fan.
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