Jazz CD Reviews Articles

Joe Pass: Virtuoso – Craft Recordings

Craft Recordings releases a re-mastered vinyl of a legendary jazz guitarist.

Finding beauty in Jazz ballads…

A late-career Oscar Peterson performance is nothing short of a triumphant comeback.

This 50th anniversary vinyl edition of a Charlie Brown soundtrack is a definite crowd-pleaser!

Craft Recordings releases an audiophile vinyl of a classic Bill Evans album! Bill Evans Trio – Moon Beams – Riverside...

A rare solo Thelonious Monk recording gets a sonic upgrade. Thelonious Monk – Thelonious Himself – Riverside Records...

Another superior audiophile vinyl has jazz icons at their finest! Side By Side: Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges Plus...

Craft Recordings releases a sparkling re-mastered vinyl of a classic Bill Evans Trio album. Bill Evans Trio – Waltz...

This is an inspired performance from Nina Simone. Nina Simone – Emergency Ward – RCA Records LSP-4757 (1972)/Speakers...

This is a terrific vinyl boxed set of a legendary jazz saxophonist. Sonny Rollins Go West! – The Contemporary Records...

Something special from Orrin Evans... Orrin Evans – The Red Door – Smoke Sessions Records #SSR-2305 - 62:21 - ****1/2...

A major "find" for fans of rare Stax soul music... Written in their Soul (The Stax Songwriter Demos) - Omnivore/Craft...

The Queen Of Soul shines on this updated live vinyl! Aretha – Live At Fillmore West – Atlantic Records SD 7205...

A brilliant tribute to a founding studio of 1920s jazz... The Gennett Suite – Buselli/Wallarab Jazz Orchestra – Patois...

Craft Recordings releases a vinyl update of “Leroy Walks!”. The Leroy Vinnegar Sextet - Leroy Walks! - Contemporary...

André Previn’s 1960 jazz tribute to West Side Story gets a fresh vinyl upgrade. André Previn And His Pals, Shelly...