Alice Coltrane: Journey In Satchidananda
Ranked among Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Alice Coltrane’s fourth Impulse! album showcases her talents on piano and harp, accompanied by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders.
Stanley Turrentine: Mr. Natural Blue Note Tone Poet Series
Mr. Natural, Stanley Turrentine’s groundbreaking 1964 album, showcases the soulful tenor saxophonist leading an innovative modern jazz group.
Chet Baker: Chet Baker Sings & Plays Blue Note Tone Poet Series
After the triumph of his vocal debut, Chet Baker Sings, in 1954, Pacific Jazz invited the up-and-coming trumpet virtuoso back to the studio for a follow-up, Chet Baker Sings and Plays.
Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra: Plays Well With Others
Jeff Goldblum together with his long-time band, The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, returns to deliver sheer joy with his idiosyncratic take on a collection of standards that, for Jeff, are amongst the best songs ever written.
Wes Montgomery: Smokin’ At The Half Note (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series)
In celebration of Wes Montgomery’s centennial on March 6, experience essential listening for anyone eager to understand why his live performances were regarded as the apex of his brilliant and incredibly influential guitar playing.
Medeski Martin & Wood: Shack-Man
Shack-Man, the groundbreaking 1996 album by the acclaimed trio of John Medeski, Billy Martin, and Chris Wood, took the jazz genre to new heights and won over a whole new audience in the “jam band” scene.
Freddie Hubbard: Blue Spirits Blue Note Tone Poet Series
Blue Spirits, the final 1960s studio album from trumpeter Freddie Hubbard for Blue Note, is a bluesy and spirited collection featuring five captivating Hubbard originals such as “Soul Surge,” “Outer Forces,” and “Jodo.”
Gil Evans: Great Jazz Standards Blue Note Tone Poet Series
Gil Evans, the brilliant arranger who had previously collaborated with Miles Davis on Birth of the Cool and Miles Ahead, created two exceptional albums for World Pacific: New Bottle Old Wine (1958) and Great Jazz Standards (1959).
Miles Davis Quintet: Workin’ With The Miles Davis Quintet
Unquestionably among the finest small ensembles in jazz history, the mid-1950s Miles Davis Quintet boasted an exceptional lineup of Miles Davis (trumpet), John Coltrane (tenor sax), Red Garland (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), and Philly Joe Jones (drums).
Miles Davis: Volume 1 Blue Note Classic Series
Renowned trumpeter Miles Davis was in the early stages of his illustrious career when he recorded the three sessions that make up his Blue Note recordings in 1952, 1953, and 1954.
Fats Navarro: The Fabulous Fats Navarro, Vol. 1
Fats Navarro, the extraordinarily gifted trumpeter and bebop innovator, had a tragically short career, passing away in 1950 at the age of 26.
Thelonious Monk / John Coltrane: Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane Original Jazz Classics Series
Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane’s 1961 album is regarded as one of the greatest jazz collaborations of all time.