New thing meets funk on this rare session from 1967 with Grachan Moncur III.The title track ‘Hipnosis” is a snake charmer kind of vamp that is an excellent showcase for both the rhythm section and …
One of the greatest modern moments on Blue Note – ever! From the cover, to the compositions, to the playing on the set – the whole album crackles with an unbelievable fire that was hardly ever matc…
Insanely Blue Note debut album from Andrew Hill – edgey brilliance at its best, a lean, stripped-down session that has Hill playing with Joe Henderson, Richard Davis, and Roy Haynes….
A classic set from Horace Silver – one in which his quintet is expanded by some great guest work from trombonist JJ Johnson! Johnson’s at the height of his 60s powers here – blowing with that lean,…
Killer work from Joe Henderson – back when he was blowing with a fire that kind of died out in later years, working with a fierce young group that featured Kenny Dorham, McCoy Tyner, Richard Davis, a…
A fantastic mid-60s album from Grant Green, but one that never got its due originally, because it was unreleased at the time – and didn’t come out until a Japanese issue during the 70s….
A wonderful Elvin Jones session for Blue Note from 1970. On this one he deploys a double sax frontline of George Coleman and Frank Foster supported by Wilber Little on bass, Elvin on drums and the grea…
The 3rd album by Trinadian poet Anthony joseph backed by the Spasm band – Produced by Malcolm Catto (The Heliocentrics) & Jerry Dammers (Specials / special AKA)….
Pivotal work from Freddie Hubbard – a tight, edgey quintet side with a sound that approaches the Blue Note “new thing” sound, but which stays just this side of the fence to keep in line with Freddie’…
“Moon Rappin” is one of Brother Jack Mcduff’s most ambitious efforts, a loose concept album that finds the organist exploring funky and spacy soundscapes.
The title of A New Conception refers to Sam Rivers’ ingenious interpretations of standards on this record. Rivers treats the songs — such familiar items as “When I Fall in Love,” "I’ll Never Smile Aga…
Rarely are such “meeting of the minds” sessions worth any fuss at all – but in this case, the masterful talents of the players turn what should be a snoozy “common denominator” session into a moderni…
Kenny Dorham’s Matador can safely claim the all too common distinction of being a classic among jazz connoisseurs while virtually unknown to the casual listener.
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First every reissue of this rare and forgotten album from Don Cherry, recorded in 1977 with Indian percussionist Latif Kahn. The result is a mind-blowing mix of jazz & Indian music!…
Wahoo ! is right — as Duke Pearson sets up one of his hippest sessions of the 60s, a lyrical batch of soul jazz tracks, with that slight edge of darkness that he was putting into his best work as the …
“Stick-Up!” stands out as one of the hardest-swinging albums that Bobby Hutcherson made for Blue Note, due in no small part to the presence of Billy Higgins on drums. This 1966 recording, which also fe…
