As beautiful as she is talented, this live performance at the famed Blues Alley in Washington, DC was produced in 1993 and originally intended to air on A&E's Biography" but was never released. It's... more

Callen Radcliffe Tjader, Jr., the master of Latin rhythms, was born of Swedish descent in St. Louis on July 16, 1925. He first attracted national attention when he joined the Lionel Hampton band. Cal... more

Un Sung Stories, is a collection of old blues, jazz, country, and pop songs originally written and recorded between 1925-1953. What makes Un Sung Stories a unique, thoroughly engaging document of old... more

Jazz and blues pianist/vocalist/composer Mose Allison has been described as "one of the finest songwriters of 20th century blues". This 1978 live recording features pianist/vocalist/composer Mose... more

Eldee Young and Redd Holt were former members of the Ramsey Lewis Trio. In 1966 they started up the Young-Holt Unlimited establishing themselves as one of the best-known instrumental groups mixing... more

Chet Baker is highly regarded as one of jazz's greatest trumpet players recording numerous albums over his 35-year recording career. Recorded in in 1969, Albert's House features 11 instrumental... more

This 1993 live performance at New York's intimate jazz club The Blue Note, finds Chaka in the musical environment where she has always felt most creative. In great voice and surrounded by five great... more

A contemporary of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Ken Kesey as well as an influence on Bob Dylan, David Meltzer began his literary career during "the Beat" heyday in San Francisco, reading poetry to... more

A memorable evening with captivating jazz singer Sarah Vaughn was taped in 1985 and offers a rare recorded "in person" performance of Sarah Vaughan. It has never been seen before and provides us a... more