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Guitarist Wes Montgomery's string of brilliant straight-ahead jazz recordings for the Riverside label was near its [more]

While even label executive Orrin Keepnews admits that The Wes Montgomery Trio may have fallen short of [more]

Altoist Phil Woods' second recording finds him accompanied by a quiet but swinging rhythm section (pianist John Williams, [more]

Miles Davis was in the process of forming his first classic quintet when he recorded this date, a Prestige set reissued by the [more]

Since this set (reissued on CD) was originally recorded for the Prestige subsidiary Moodsville, most of the [more]

Label: Prestige/OJC

Altoist Jackie McLean's second session as a leader is reissued on this CD. The music that he makes with trumpeter Donald Byrd, pianist [more]

Many straight-ahead bop musicians would never consider recording traditional folk songs from the British [more]

Label: Prestige/OJC

This set lives up to its title by including such interesting sessions as the 1953 date on which Miles Davis welcomed the two tenors [more]

Of trumpeter Blue Mitchell's seven Riverside recordings (all of which have been reissued as CDs in the Original Jazz Classics [more]

Werner "Vana" Gierig is a fine pianist who in 2003 toured as a member of violinist Regina Carter's group. This set mostly features his trio with [more]