In a Blue Mood

Samoa Wilson with the Jim Kweskin Band I Just Want to be Horizontal Kingswood Records, LLC Vocalist Samoa Wilson has had a decade long...

Ben Webster Valentine's Day 1964! Live Dot Time Records " Valentine's Day 1964! Live " is one of Ben Webster's last ...

Jonathan Ng The Sphynx Self-Produced " The Sphynx " is the sophomore by Seattle-based jazz violinist, vocalist, and bandleader J...

Fleur Seule Standards and Sweet Things Self-Produced Fleur Seule describes itself on its website as playing "Swing Era hits, Jazz...

Prior to the arrival of Charlie Parker, there were three acknowledged masters of the alto sax, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith, and Benny Carte...

Today's edition of Take 5 is a short playlist of Fletcher Henderson's Big Band. There are so many excellent tunes one might select, ...

John Colianni I Never Knew Patuxent Music Renowned for his work as accompanist for Mel Tormé and Les Paul among others, pianist Colia...

Flip Phillips Your Place Or Mine Jump/Delmark Records Best remembered for his stint on the Jazz at the Philharmonic tours with his barn-bu...

Delmark has another re-release on CD taken from the Sackville label, Humphrey Lyttelton's "In Canada." This was recorded in ...

George Gee has been leading the George Gee Swing Orchestra since 1980, inspired by Count Basie who mentored him. While leading the big lit...

Duke Robillard has been fairly prolific on recordings recently and Stony Plain has issued his latest, " The Acoustic Blues & Root...

Buddy Tate was both a band mate of, and successor to, fellow Texas tenor saxophonist Herschel Evans. Both had played together in Troy Floy...

The emergence of Catherine Russell on the music stage in the past few years has provided lenity of magical listening. Daughter of legendar...

Mandolin is not a common instrument in jazz ensembles and outside of the world of bluegrass or a Brazilian Choro Ensemble, it is not a co...

Fans of swing guitar (including for my blues loving friends some of Duke Robillard’s recent swing guitar efforts) will be delighted with...

Veteran tenor saxophonist Scott Hamilton’s new album Remembering Billie  (Blue Duchess) is a delightful set of ten performances of songs...