Exploring vintage jazz vinyl with a focus on label and pressing details, discographical information and critical musings on the music found within the grooves.
Milt Jackson teams up with Ray Brown once again in the late-1960s, this time in a big band setting led by Brown to create an underrated album of funky and soulful jazz that will appeal to both fans of modern jazz and rare groove collectors alike.
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 MoreIn 1954 J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding started a fruitful partnership that would run for the next two years, first on Savoy, then Bethlehem and finally ending with a few records for Columbia. The pairing would result in a run of quality albums that brought the two trombonists both critical praise as well as commercial fame. For most of this time they operated as a quintet, with the two trombone front-line joined by piano, bass and drums. Jay & Kai + 6 is rightfully billed to "The Jay and Kai Trombone Octet," as for this outing they are joined by six trombone players in addition to the regular rhythm section. The twelve tunes are arranged by either Johnson or Winding, who manage to not only find space for all the players, but to keep the music exciting and fresh as well.
Read MoreI normally don't take a second glance at Lionel Hampton records when I come across them, but this cover caught my eye for a couple of obvious reasons, first off it appeared to be a vintage Verve pressing and the sidemen he was playing with were all jazz legends. This session is excitingly different from any notion I had of Hampton's work, a quartet session with three amazing improvisers who made an exciting record that fits in great with the direction the jazz world in 1956.
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