Not many people knew about jazz improvisation until these historic numbers were recorded in the late 1920s! Hear the brilliant horn and scat singing that made Armstrong a star on West End Blues;... more

A Miles masterpiece as the artist transitions from old to new! Frelon Brun; Tout de Suite; Petits Machins; Mademoiselle Mabry, and Filles de Kilimanjaro.

Sextant is the eleventh studio album by Herbie Hancock, released in 1973 by Columbia. It is his last album with his early '70s Mwandishi-era Band.

Taj put a raw, rockin' spin on classic blues on his absolutely killer 1968 debut. Jesse Ed Davis and Ry Cooder join in on Statesboro Blues; Checkin' Up on My Baby; Diving Duck Blues; Dust My Blues;... more

Billie's Columbia years are considered her finest, as demonstrated on this collection of her best-known performances. Body and Soul; The Way You Look Tonight; Easy Living and My Man all showcase the... more

Alternate takes on a Monk solo LP are a revelation, and this reissue of his 1965 Columbia solo LP is packed with seven of 'em plus an additional bonus track!

Miles' quintet (with George Coleman, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Tony Williams) was a band for the ages, one that performed with an incandescent beauty remarkable even for them on February 12,... more

An electrifying experience as Davis moves away from his traditional quintet sound toward a more jazz/rock feel later to be known as fusion. Illuminated by Herbie Hancock's Fender Rhodes, along with a... more

Eastern folk melodies and Western impressionistic jazz make for a magnificent combination on this 1964 classic, one of the shining moments for Brubeck and his sax man Paul Desmond: Tokyo Traffic;... more

Expanding on the concepts of the surprise hit Time Out, this album is all at once darkly ruminative, melodic, dissonant and engaging! Includes Bluette; Unsquare Dance; Bru's Boogie Woogie; Blue... more

From 1968, Taj's second LP is one the freshest blues albums of the era with great backing from Jesse Ed Davis on lead guitar and the rhythm section of Gary Glimore and Chuck Blackwell. This edition... more

Taj Mahal ‎- Blues With A Feeling The Very Best Of Taj Mahal Released: 2003 - Unlike virtually any musician of the last forty years, Taj Mahal has staked out a unique musical world-view that has... more

On his first "Standards" album, Wynton and his quartet present unique arrangements of some classics while also introducing some beautifully crafted original compositions. "In the Afterglow" and "Soon... more

Sophistication + joy = Erroll Garner, never more so than on this milestone live LP from '55. His trio swings and he manages to make that piano sing on "I'll Remember April," "Teach Me Tonight,"... more

This fantastic live album from 1979 includes Brown Street; Slang; their hit Birdland and more!