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Bassist Dave Holland has always brought top-shelf bands to the stage, and the quintet on Prime Directive is no exception. Saxophonist Chris Potter is on board, replacing Steve Wilson and linking arms with trombonist Robin Eubanks, vibraphonist Steve Nelson, and drummer Billy Kilson. Together, the qu...

The Solo Sessions, Vol. 2...

McCoy Tyner's two-fisted approach to the piano is so full and expansive that he almost sounds like a one-man jazz orchestra by himself. So it's no surprise, really, that he's turned out to be such an excellent big-band leader. The seven brasses, four reeds, and one percussionist who supplement Tyner...

The View...

Far Cry...

This CD combines two Jackie McLean quintet sessions from the early '60s that capture the alto saxophonist in a significant period of transition. First up is a 1963 session with trumpeter Donald Byrd and two significant protégés. Byrd had been working for a while with pianist Herbie Hancock, but it...

The Messenger...

Skylife...

Listening to the high-energy, florid runs, quirky twists, and trademark whines that tattoo "Bouncin' with Bud," the opening track of Whisper Not, it's hard to believe that Keith Jarrett was still in the throes of chronic fatigue syndrome when his trio recorded this date in Paris in July 1999. This i...

Cobbled from two sessions in 1963, this is one of Charles Mingus's stormiest recordings. From the blues-painted bass moaning that opens "II BS," a faster vamp on "Haitian Fight Song," to the blazing fire of "Hora Decubitis," these tunes come furiously barreling out one after another. Speed and densi...