This is a recording made at a Pianodisc session. The Pianodisc system converts an ordinary piano into a 21st century version of a player piano. Pianodisc recordings are made from digital information... more

A solo concert in which Dave McKenna plays four extended piano medleys and one other track recorded in 1981. Saxophonist Bud Freeman provides the introduction and plays on "Don't Blame Me" which was... more

Hard-swingin pianist Dave McKenna is backed by a truly compatible strong all-star group of players, including Warren Vache, Scott Hamilton, Al Cohn, Milt Hinton & Butch Miles.

Recorded at Farley's House of Pianos in Madison, Wisconsin. Using a restored fantastic Model C Steinway Dave McKenna puts his unique stamp on 8 great compositions and medleys. Dave McKenna (May... more

Dave is one of the most gifted & popular mainstream pianists, who has played and recorded with Woody Herman, Charlie Ventura, Gene Krupa, Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Buddy Rich, Ruby Braff and... more

Dave McKenna shows his wonderful way of phrasing, his incredible medleys ranging from single notes through chords and stride and everything else in between.

Dave McKenna is undisputably one of the most innovative, respected, and under-recognized pianists in jazz music. He can take a song, and turn it into a masterpiece, with endless variations that he... more

Japanese CD pressing. 2014.

Prior to his longtime association with the Concord label, pianist Dave McKenna's four Chiaroscuro albums (of which this CD brings back the second) did a great deal to make the veteran mainstream... more

Through the composer, pianist and big band leader Claude Bolling, American music represented by Duke Ellington and Count Basie, became known and respected in Europe. Bolling, the pupil who became... more

Two CD release. The long-running series of Jazz at the Philharmonic concerts began in 1944 at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Auditorium. This previously unreleased recording is a classic example of the... more

This 15 track CD contains classic never before released recordings from 1961-81 by Ruby Braff & His Musical Friends featuring Bobby Hackett and Ralph Sutton. Track listing: Valse Bleue, June, Ah! So... more

Many of the selections that make up this album and the subsequent issues were selected on the spot. The large A&R staff knew the special performances instantly; there was no question about "Sugar" or... more

The Lonehill Jazz Collection was established for the sole purpose of recovering lost jazz treasures previously unavailable on any other edition worldwide. 19 tracks from John Coltrane, Manny Albam,... more

63 minutes of music chosen from Baldwin Street's first 9 releases, feat. 5 songs by Maxine Sullivan, 5 by Kay Starr, 3 by Dinah Washington, 3 by Lee Wiley, 2 each by Anita O'Day, Nancy Harrow & Daryl... more

For a few months in 1970, cornetist Bobby Hackett led one of the finest working groups of his career, a quintet with co-leader Vic Dickenson on trombone, pianist Dave McKenna, bassist Jack Lesberg... more

Unreleased 1944 and 1946 radio material from the greatest swing drummer of all time, with vocals by Buddy Stewart, Carolyn Grey and the G-Noters! Includes "Starburst (Opening Theme)," "Sweet... more

This Ruby Braff album was selected as the best jazz record of 1995 by the combined critics of Jazz Journal International; in it Ruby puts everything he can muster up into his horn.