Post-Bop: Best Sellers

Stan Getz had such a beautiful tone on his tenor that in the 1950s he was sometimes called "The Sound." While Getz did not spend all that much time on the [more]

It was always a major goal of Stan Kenton's to lead a concert jazz orchestra as opposed to a swinging dance band. He wanted to perform for audiences that sat [more]

Gerald Clayton is the piano playing son of veteran bassist John Clayton, and this is his debut recording as a leader with a trio. For such a young man, Clayton is not afraid to dive [more]

Much like Eric Dolphy transformed the bass clarinet from its primary role in providing orchestral color, bassoonist Daniel Smith also seeks to turn his instrument into a legitimate [more]

Although throughout much of his career Rolf Kuhn has been a swing-based clarinetist, he also has had an open mind toward much more adventurous jazz, possibly inspired a bit by [more]

Jesse Elder is a young pianist who's won several awards and performs regularly in New York. This, his debut CD, features saxophonists Logan Richardson, Gary Thomas, Chris Cheek, and [more]

Likely to be termed by many as a super group, Garage a Trois certainly is seen by youth-oriented jazz listeners as their prime-time all-star combo of the 2000s. Saxophonist Skerik, [more]

Darcy James Argue is a fledgling modern jazz composer and conductor whose debut effort with his Secret Society is as impressive as any of his influences and [more]

Pianist Joanne Brackeen's fourth recording as a leader was her first to include a horn, but she made a strong choice. Tenor great Michael Brecker is on three of Brackeen's [more]

Not all mellow, Houston Person's tribute to the softer side of jazz has its moments based on the laid-back timbre of his soul rather than a program consisting of only ballads. The tenor [more]

Joe Morris has been working with the three musicians heard on this disc for a long time. Saxophonist Jim Hobbs, bassist Timo Shanko, and drummer Luther Gray are friends, kindred [more]