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As part of the Fantasy Definitive series, pianist and composer Vince Guaraldi is spotlighted on 31 tracks recorded for the label between 1955 and 1966. This noteworthy [more]
It's the music of the great Baden Powell given full-band treatments (not just his work, but also compositions he wrote with {Vinícius de Moraes} and {Paulo [more]
While it's true that the first chapter in Gato Barbieri's musical life -- at least on records -- had been that of an explorer, from his vanguard outings on ESP with Don Cherry and Dollar [more]
In his early days, Gato Barbieri was a fiery improviser who rarely held back his emotional intent to play music that was less interested in formal structure. While [more]
As part of the Essential Standards series from OJC, pianist and composer Vince Guaraldi is spotlighted on 12 tracks recorded for Fantasy in the '50s and '60s. While this [more]
It's no secret that calypso has been a major influence on Andy Narell, whose main instrument, the steel pan, originated in Trinidad. Narell isn't the only jazz [more]
Chapter Three: Viva Emiliano Zapata is the third of the four excellent "chapters" in saxophonist and composer Gato Barbieri's four-part "Latin America" series [more]
Jazz concerts that pay tribute to the overall repertoire of a particular artist are not uncommon, but jazz concerts that pay tribute to one album specifically aren't very [more]
The second entry in Gato Barbieri's series of Impulse albums dealing with Latin America picks up where the first one left off, and in its way, follows its format closely [more]
German-born Hammond B-3 organist Jermaine Landsberger has assembled a strong ensemble for this recording of covers and original material, including pieces borrowed from some [more]
{Claudia Acuña}'s first effort for Marsalis Music and fourth CD overall -- the previous on Max Jazz and two for the Verve label -- is a subdued recording, much more introspective [more]
Though being of Dutch-German descent, Hendrik Meurkens has become a professional Brazilian flavored music maker whose spirited sounds are channeled through his most evident [more]