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Sacred Music of Duke Ellington...

1920's Flapper Party...

Both Albums Feature the Unique Kenton Mellophonium, a Cross Between a Trumpet and a Trombone. On "The Romantic Approach" the Music is Slow Paced and as the Title Suggests Has a Romantic Mood. Considered by Many as One of Kenton's Best Albums. Features Kenton's Unique Arrangements of Classic Songs In...

This 75-track, three-CD set from Duke Ellington's RCA dates from 1940 to 1942, was culled from the massive, 1999 Bluebird mega-set. It's named for bassist Jimmy Blanton and tenor saxophonist Ben Webster. Blanton's astonishing technique made him one of the greatest bass players of all time, and Webst...

Adventures in Jazz...

Thunderstorm. Experience the rapture of nature's own symphony, the celestial sounds of the thunderstorm. The night sky lights up, the rain begins to fall, and you slowly drift into a sense of peace, sell-bing and total relaxation....

The Stage Door Swings...

Band leader/pianist Stan Kenton is known for his superheated, shouting brass sections and eccentric conceptualizations for big bands, and this 1952 recording shows why. The set opens with "Prologue (This Is an Orchestra!)," in which Kenton delivers a spoken-word explanation of the unit's purpose and...

Journey into Capricorn...

Pat Metheny's most ambitious solo project is also his most emotionally rich work as composer. A conceptual song cycle inspired by a tumultuous relationship frames the CD's alternately intense and introspective motifs with sweeping orchestrations and a shifting array of global musics spanning Asia, E...