Could there be any more confrontational sound in Miles Davis' vast catalog than the distorted guitars and tinny double-timing drums reacting to a two-note bass riff funking it up on the first track from On the Corner?
Monk's Dream is an album by jazz pianist Thelonious Monk that was released by Columbia Records in March 1963. It was Monk's first album for Columbia following his five-year recording period with Riverside Records.
Easily one of the most important records ever made, John Coltrane's A Love Supreme was his pinnacle studio outing that at once compiled all of his innovations from his past, spoke of his current deep spirituality. Recorded at the end of 1964, Trane's clas
While containing elements of jazz throughout, this release leans further into heavy dancehall themes, providing hypnotic, electronic soundscapes to dance to while keeping you intellectually stimulated.
Unforgettable... with Love was legendary singer and songwriter Natalie Cole's biggest selling album. Since it's initial release in 1991, it has sold over seven million copies and also won Cole seven Grammy Awards.
This record, discovered in the private collection of Norman Granz, will make the first time a live Songbook has been released from the First Lady of Song.
The greatest bassist leader jazz has ever known, Charles Mingus, with his spirited playing and spontaneity, always kept his ears and fingers on the pulse. “Mingus was something else, man,” Miles Davis wrote in his own book. “A pure genius, I loved him.”
Originally released on the Japanese Blue Note label in 1984. It was recorded on August 18, 1957 and features Mobley, trumpeter Kenny Dorham, bassist Jimmy Rowser, pianist Sonny Clark, and drummer Art Taylor.
This set combines some fiery instrumentals along with some of Chet Baker's best vocals- among them the Rodgers & Hart song "My Funny Valentine", which would become a theme song for Baker over the course of his extended career.
"Moonbeams was the first album Bill Evans made after the death of his musical right arm, bassist Scott LaFaro. An album of ballads, it was a startling return to the recording sphere and a major advancement in Evans' development as a leader." -Thom Jurek
Pithecanthropus Erectus was Mingus' breakthrough as a leader, the album where he established himself as a composer of boundless imagination and a fresh new voice that, despite his ambitiously modern concepts, was firmly grounded in jazz tradition.
1964 was momentous for saxophonist Wayne Shorter, starting the year in Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers before making his own debut (Night Dreamer/JuJu). He joined the Miles Davis Quintet that summer, cementing a seminal lineup in jazz history.
The grandson of the late trumpeter Doc Cheatham and former student of legendary jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd- Theo Croker is an artist steeped in jazz tradition. Croker's own music reveals a love of organic funk, soul, and gooey, groove-oriented hip-hop.
In Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud, Miles Davis worked on a soundtrack that served the dark atmosphere of the film, the subtleties of the story, and internal thoughts of the characters. Amazingly, the entire jazz soundtrack was improvised.
Bitches Brew is a studio album by Miles Davis, originally released in 1970. It marked his continuing experimentation with electric instruments such as the electric piano and guitar in order to reject traditional jazz rhythms.
WaxTime Reissue. Arguably Coleman's most concise statement. Pushing the boundaries of bop and ushering in elements of the avant garde. Backed by a masterful band, Coleman made himself a commanding presence with "The Shape of Jazz To Come."
Blue Note Audiophile Reissue. Morgan's technical prowess on the horn matched by the emotional depth of his playing, and a composer who could conjure different moods and styles with his writing.
Not Now Music Reissue. The Incredible jazz guitar of Wes Montgomery, recorded in 1960, was Wes’s first solo recording on the Riverside label and is regarded as one of his best.
A star-studded cast of the finest 1966 Jazz Musicians. Includes "The Girl From Ipanema" & hot after hit after hit. Special deluxe package includes: Olive Green Opaque Vinyl, OBI strip, single cardboard jacket with one pocket and printed inner sleeve.
The result of letting Miles do his own thing, and Miles letting his best crew of musicians do their own thing, was an instant classic. One of the best selling albums in the world.
This RSD Black Friday exclusive single features two never-before-heard B-sides from the same sessions as the globally acclaimed new Sons of Kemet record, Black To The Future. “Rites of Passage” is an 11-minute exploratory, contemplative composition led by
