Jazz CD Reviews Articles

Bill Evans Trio – Haunted Heart: The Legendary Riverside Studio Recordings – Craft Recordings

This excellent vinyl box is an expansive look into classic Bill Evans.

An Earth music legend finds much to celebrate on his new CD…

This is an auspicious debut for Gammaut Recordings!

Chet Baker, a true survivor, performs on perhaps his final unreleased recordings…

Time traveling back to 1970s classic jazz continues... Double Review – Joe Chambers Double Exposure; Woody Shaw Love...

Something for Jazzheads and Deadheads. Muriel Grossmann – Plays the Music of McCoy Tyner and Grateful Dead –...

This is the epitome of vibrant acoustic guitar jazz! Jack West/Walter Strauss – Guitars On Life – Otá Records OTA 1037...

A mid-60’s John Lee Hooker album gets a welcome re-master on 180-gram vinyl. John Lee Hooker – It Serve You Right To...

A feast for Hammond organ lovers... Matthew Whitaker – On Their Shoulders: An Organ Tribute – Mocat Records #0004 -...

Craft Recordings releases a re-mastered vinyl of a legendary jazz guitarist. Joe Pass: Virtuoso – Pablo Records...

Finding beauty in Jazz ballads... Noah Preminger – Ballads – Chill Tone Records #CT0003CD - CD - 37:31 - **** (Noah...

A late-career Oscar Peterson performance is nothing short of a triumphant comeback. Oscar Peterson – City Lights: The...

This 50th anniversary vinyl edition of a Charlie Brown soundtrack is a definite crowd-pleaser! Vince Guaraldi – Be My...

Dave Stryker "strikes it rich" with movie theme CD... Dave Stryker – Stryker With Strings, Goes to the Movies –...

A well placed single microphone can still produce magical swing sessions... Classic Vanguard Small Group Swing...

Post-modern jazz band The Bad Plus keep changing the jazz landscape. The Bad Plus – Complex Emotions – Mack Avenue...