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Mercurial bassist and bandleader Charles Mingus was signed to Columbia Records for the briefest of time during 1959. His Columbia recordings, however, remain some of the most inspired, mood-jumping jazz in history. The flowing sadness of "Goodbye Porkpie Hat" (unedited here for the first time on CD!...

Underground was recorded in 1967, about 20 years into the career of this wholly distinctive and unorthodox pianist-composer. Whenever the understated saxophone talents of Charlie Rouse accompany Thelonious Monk, one is assured of an invigorating set of music--and this collection is no exception. Sup...

No Description AvailableNo Track Information AvailableMedia Type: CDArtist: FLECK,BELATitle: VOL. 2-TALES FROM THE ACOUSTICStreet Release Date: 06/22/1999...

The biggest artists with their biggest hits as heard on Smooth Jazz Radio Stations around the country is now available with Volume 3...

Hidden Beach Recordings is back with Unwrapped Vol. 6: Give The Drummer Some! The acclaimed "Unwrapped" series continues its legacy and returns after last years blazing Vol. 5.0 release produced by Collipark Studios. Vol. 6 to be produced by its latest partnership with drummer extraordinaire- Tony R...

The Bridges Of Madison County: Music From The Motion Picture...

With his inexhaustible technique, trademark sound, and limitless imagination, tenor and soprano saxophonist John Coltrane was one of jazz's most dominant musicians. This collection covers his important Atlantic Records sessions recorded from 1959 to 1960 (chronicled in their entirety on Heavyweight ...

They may have rationed meat, milk, canned goods, and gasoline, but there was no limit to the musical talent during World War II. Morale-boosting sounds on the home front and "over there" were one of the Allies' most potent weapons. WWII gave birth to many of the 1940s' most popular artists and songs...

Guitar greats of two continents, Ry Cooder and Ali Farka Toure, collaborate on this session that crosses cultural boundaries from delta blues to Malian dialects.No Track Information AvailableMedia Type: CDArtist: TOURE/COODERTitle: TALKING TIMBUKTUStreet Release Date: 03/29/1994...

A compilation of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band's Columbia recordings from 1976 to 1988, this 76-minute CD is an excellent introduction to the work of these senior New Orleans musicians. It also testifies to the band's durability as well as that of the music, with only a single change in personnel ...