LOL....that stellar poll that had albums by Kanye West and Adele rated ahead of anything by Hendrix, Paul Simon, or Pink Floyd! I'm kinda surprised the author didn't have the Wiggles album in the top 10 :-O

  Nice to see some Ragtime promotion!!

Picked up this double LP for $4 at a used record store. I don't believe either record has ever been played. Ahmad Jamal is outstanding on this live recording - faster paced and harder hitting than what he is normally known for.     Recorded live at the Montreal International Jazz...

  #BAM Live at Bohemian Caverns, Payton’s latest release, is the first for his own imprint, BMF Records ™. Recorded at the historic Washington, D.C. club, Bohemian Caverns, on November 3, 2012, the album features a blistering set that captures Payton’s now renowned prowess on the trumpet –...

I prefer "Haitian Fight Song" off of Charles Mingus' "The Clown" album. It opens with a bass solo which should test the low end, has enough crazyness to test how well congested parts are handled, and the horns will reveal any problems with the highs. I dig a lot of the other jazz...

  I jumped on this deal and got the Epos Epic 2's in yesterday afternoon. Wow - they are everything they are cracked up to be, and for $400 an incredible steal. Epos recommends 24-36 hours of burn in, but after just a few hours they really started to sing. The bass is still a little cloudy, but...

I've found myself turning to this recording a lot lately: Mostly Other People Do the Killing - Slippery Rock   The goofiness of the cover aside, some really hard grooving jazz.  

Quote:   Awesome Horace Silver album!! Going to be picking this up on vinyl in the near future.

Quote:   Going to have to get my hands on a copy of that. Haven't heard it yet, but it looks good and I'm always interested in hearing what Hargrove is up to. Thanks!!!

  Third World Love was founded in 2003 in Barcelona for a tour. Three of its four members (all but the American drummer Daniel Freedman) were born in Israel and the group has since become very popular in Israel and Europe. While their music has accurately been described as a mixture of Middle...

From Greenleaf Music: Acclaimed saxophonist Donny McCaslin takes a bold leap forward with his tenth album as a leader, Casting for Gravity. McCaslin’s gargantuan tenor sound finds an ideal setting to rampage through in the ferocious grooves and electronic textures of keyboardist Jason Lindner...

Quote:   Yeah, BEG was one of my favorite albums last year. I got introduced to Anders a year or two ago when he opened for Karl Denson. Really enjoyed Denson, but man, Anders blew me away and I've been a big fan ever since.   Anyway - enjoy!!! I'm really looking forward to picking up...

New Andres Osborne "Three Free Amigos" dropped yesterday!  

  Edison Award winning trumpeter-composer-producer-bandleader Christian Scott stands tall among a handful of talented young jazz artists who are expanding their artistic vision beyond the strict confines of the genre’s tradition. Throughout his career, Scott has been an intrepid explorer, from...

Originally picked this up because MacArthur Fellowship winner Dafnis Prieto is on drums. Nice piano trio!!!     After 20 years of developing his chops as a trio player, pianist Michel Camilo took a few years off to do other things -- a solo album titled Solo and a lovely orchestral...

Some good early morning "wake up" music.   Singer-songwriter Amber Rubarth, cellist Dave Eggar, violinist Tim Snider and percussionist Chuck Palmer join forces, and combine their unique musical vocabulary to create 'Sessions from the 17th Ward'. Together, this innovative team fuse classic...

Quote:   Glad to see another Dave Douglas fan here!!! "Be Still" is a great album and I'm really glad they decided to release it on vinyl.

Quote:   Not really, but I couldn't resist....

Quote:   Can't wait for the new pre-order on 180g vinyl from Mobile Fidelity. Here's some info for those interested:   Part of Mobile Fidelity’s Miles Davis catalog restoration series, the genre-defying 1960 classic has been given the ultimate white-gloves treatment. Mastered from the...

Quote:   Nice! I'm looking forward to getting ahold of that Harper/Musselwhite album. Love Galactic...not a huge fan of their studio work, but live they are incredible. I'm going to see them again in April!!

I'm looking forward to this one which is dropping tomorrow. Here's a link which includes all of the songs streaming:   http://www.npr.org/2013/01/20/169520467/first-listen-rudresh-mahanthappa-gamak     When alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa was considered a "rising star" among...

Quote:   Yes, definitely worth picking up!!! If you like EST's stuff, 301 will not disappoint.   I'm a big Monk fan so I definitely want to check out that album. For more contemporary artists re-visioning Monk tunes, check out Eric Reed "The Baddest Monk" and "The Dancing Monk"

Quote: Going to have to check that one out - I spun EST's 301 on vinyl yesterday morning :-)

Ode is the first original songs from the Brad Mehldau Trio since 2008’s live Village Vanguard disc and the first studio trio recording since 2005’s Day is Done, features 11 previously unreleased songs composed by Mehldau. The Brad Mehldau Trio comprises Mehldau on piano, Jeff Ballard on drums...