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The enigmatic Little Richard burst on the rock & roll scene with a succession of high-energy recordings in the mid 1950s. Fueled by an unfettered New Orleans backbeat, he combined gospel fervor and... more

This all-star 1954 session with Monk, Percy Heath, Milt Jackson and Kenny Clarke is the same one that produced Miles' post-bop classic Bags Groove. One of '50s jazz's most rewarding marriages of... more

1951 release by Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins, Jackie McLean, Art Blakey, Charles Mingus, Walter Bishop and Tommy Potter. This record finds Miles moving away from his "cool" sound of the late 1940s... more

Millions love this pianist/composer for his Peanuts music, but his biggest solo triumph, easily, was this 1962 LP. His imaginative interpretations of songs from the film Black Orpheus join Guaraldi... more

Red Garland's third session as a leader finds the distinctive pianist gliding deftly through eight standards (including 'Please Send Me Someone to Love,' 'Stompin' at the Savoy,' 'If I Were a Bell,'... more

Lucius - "Wildewoman (The New Recordings)" / Produced and mixed by Dan Molad, Wildewoman (The New Recordings) re-imagines and expands Lucius' sparkling debut album, enhancing it's instrumentation and... more

Here are the hits and key cuts with which this crucial Stax songwriter/producer rose to fame as a solo star—starting with his 1971 big bang, "Theme from Shaft." That indelible classic joins the... more