An electrifying experience as Davis moves away from his traditional quintet sound toward a more jazz/rock feel later to be known as fusion. Illuminated by Herbie Hancock's Fender Rhodes, along with a... more

A jazz lover's dream come true! The tenor saxophonist and vocalist compliment each other in these 16 recordings of their very best vintage sides! Includes Me, Myself and I, Mean to Me, This Year's... more

Sextant is the eleventh studio album by Herbie Hancock, released in 1973 by Columbia. It is his last album with his early '70s Mwandishi-era Band.

Miles' quintet (with George Coleman, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Tony Williams) was a band for the ages, one that performed with an incandescent beauty remarkable even for them on February 12,... more

The fourth studio album by the second great Miles Davis quintet (and the second recorded in 1967), Nefertiti marked yet another metamorphosis in Miles' career. Includes Fall; Hand Jive; Madness;... more

Not many people knew about jazz improvisation until these historic numbers were recorded in the late 1920s! Hear the brilliant horn and scat singing that made Armstrong a star on West End Blues;... more

A Miles masterpiece as the artist transitions from old to new! Frelon Brun; Tout de Suite; Petits Machins; Mademoiselle Mabry, and Filles de Kilimanjaro.

Taj put a raw, rockin' spin on classic blues on his absolutely killer 1968 debut. Jesse Ed Davis and Ry Cooder join in on Statesboro Blues; Checkin' Up on My Baby; Diving Duck Blues; Dust My Blues;... more

Seven Steps to Heaven is the product of two separate sessions recorded during Miles' search for a new sound in early 1963. Victor Feldman, a young Herbie Hancock and an even younger Tony Williams... more

From the warm notes of the opening "The Joy of Life" you know you are in a tranquil, meditative territory. Whether he is "Forever in Love" or walking "In the Rain," whether he is feeling... more

Alternate takes on a Monk solo LP are a revelation, and this reissue of his 1965 Columbia solo LP is packed with seven of 'em plus an additional bonus track!

Buddy's 1991 comeback album after a lengthy break from studio recording didn't just put him back in front of mainstream blues audiences, it earned him a Grammy for best contemporary blues album! It... more

Paul's 1965 rejoinder to the bossa nova craze of the early '60s. Includes the title cut plus Samba Cantina; The Night Has a Thousand Eyes, and three bonus tracks!