Featuring: Donald Lambert, pno, March 1961. Track Listing: Trolley Song, Sophisticated Lady, There Will Never Be Another You, Spain, Rio Grande, One Hour Tonight, Linger Awhile, Liza, We're in Love, Your Lover Has Gone, My Eggs in One Basket, Misty, Swinging Down the Lane, My Sweetie Went Away, 50:32.

This is the first commercial issue of the complete Lang-Worth Recordings of the legendary Fats Waller, and the sessions took place on Nov. 20, 1939 under the supervision of Cy Langloi, co-owner of Lang-Worth. Fats recorded the 20 selections included here, performing nearly one hour of music at one sitting, playing solo piano, organ & vocals.

22 track collection featuring six pianists playing solo - Pete Johnson, Jimmy Yancey, Art Hodes, Cripple Clarence Lofton, Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis. Pete's tracks: Shuffle Boogie, Pete's Blues #2, How Long, How Long, Let 'Em Jump, Buss Robinson Blues, Untitled. Jimmy's tracks: The Fives, Beezum Blues, Yancey Limited. Art track: South Side Shuffle, Clarence's tracks: House Rent Struggle, Juice Joint, Salty Woman Blues, Pine Top's Boogie Woogie, I Don't Know, Sweet Tooth, Clarence's Blues. Albert's tracks: Monday Struggle, St. Louis Blues, Bass Goin' Crazy. Meade's tracks: Far Ago Blues, Closing Hour Blues.

A collection of solo piano by some of the prewar giants of boogie woogie. Artist and track listing: Pete Johnson - Climbin' and Screamin', Pete's Blues, B&O Blues, Buss Robinson Blues, Lone Star Blues. Art Hodes - South Side Shuffle, Ross Tavern Boogie. Albert Ammons - Mecca Flat Blues, Boogie Woogie. Meade Lux Lewis - Messin' Around, Blue de Lux, Deep Fives. Jimmy Yancey - How Long Blues #1, How Long Blues #2. Cripple Clarence Lofton - Blue Boogie, Streamline Train, Had a Dream, Sixes and Sevens, Lofty Blues, More Motion.

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Junior Mance (piano); Martin Rivera (bass); Walter Bolden (drums). Recorded June, 1980 includes 3 bonus track alternate takes.

Reissue of drummer Butch Miles and his sextet swing album recorded in 1977.

Originally released in 1982. Joining trombonist Bill Watrous are keyboardist Jim Cox, bassist Tom Child, drummer Chad Wackerman and percussionist and vibist Dave Levine.

Originally released on the Famous Door label, this album was recorded in 1964 & 1975 and features special guest Ben Webster on tenor sax & piano. The sextet tracks were made in 1975 in New York, with trumpeter Jon Faddis showing his powerful style to advantage. Also featured is tenor/baritone saxophonist Budd Johnson, pianist John Bunch, tenor saxophonist Frank Wess & drummer Jo Jones.

This classic album originally released on the Famous Door label was vibraphonist Red Norvo's first date as a leader in five years (since an Affinity session with the Newport All-Stars). Although largely neglected in the 1960s, Norvo was still in prime form as he shows on such numbers as "The One I Love," "Tea for Two," and "Runnin' Wild." He is heard either with a quartet, also including pianist Hank Jones, bassist Milt Hinton, and drummer Jo Jones, or a quintet with pianist Jimmie Rowles, bassist Gene Cherico, drummer Donald Bailey, and guitarist Lloyd Ellis. It's high quality swing from one of the great vibraphonists.

This album demonstrates a major segment of Grey's talent as a composer, instrumentalist & leader; he wrote 3 of the tunes & performs standards like "St. James Infirmary" & "Basin Street Blues" - he's backed by Rick Trolsen, Tony Dagradi, Victor Atkins & others.

The Judge w. Jane Jarvis, Louie Bellson 1984.

CD reissue of this 1981 album. Flip Phillips was an American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player. He is best remembered for his work with Norman Granz's Jazz at the Philharmonic concerts from 1946 to 1957. Phillips performed in a variety of genres, including mainstream jazz, swing, and jump blues.

Violinist w. Jimmy Jones-piano, John Levy-bass.

Pianist Don Friedman (1935-2016) was picked by Down Beat in the 1960s as a Talent Deserving Wider Recognition and he gathered a handful of their five-star reviews during that period. He had a fulfilling career, working regularly until shortly before his death. His discography includes a blinding number of recordings, but he was never as widely respected as he should have been. The session at hand (recorded 9/12/78 in New York) is a beautiful trio session and the tune selection is outstanding - classics like Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, Fine and Dandy, and Easy Living. Friedman has beautiful command of the keyboard, and enough imagination to wring the maximum effect from each performance.

Drummer Billy Hart is joined by pianist Walter Bishop and bassist George Mraz on this 1978 recording.

Ashby appeared on the scene as if by magic when Jimmy Hamilton retired from the Ellington Orchestra in 1968 - he was in his 40s and had been around for years but much of his early discography was with rhythm-and-blues bands. He went on his own after Duke's death and made European tours with all-star packages. This was his first session as leader for a US-based label, and he takes good advantage of the opportunity.

Pianist Walter Noriss, bassist George Mraz and drummger Ronnie Bedford are in fine form on this session from 1978. Nine tracks including Giant Steps, Cherokee, A Child Is Born.

Bassist George Mraz and pianist Tom Garvin and drummer Peter Donald are featured on Plucking and Bowing which was recorded in 1978.

Originally released in 1983 with pianist Roland Hanna joined by bassist George Mraz and drummer Ben Riley.

Originally recorded in 1978 guitarist Chuck Wayne is joined by vibist Warren Chiasson, bassist Jay Leonhart and drummer Ronnie Bedford. 10 tracks including two alternate takes of The Summer Knows and When The Lights Are Low.

W. Richard Davis, bass, Ronnie Bedford, drums + 1976.

From 1944, w. Oran "Hot Lips" Page, Clyde Hart, Charlie Drayton, and Denzil Best, 14+ cuts from February 8, 1944.

2-CD set contains 4 programs from 4 dates: Aug. 23rd & 30th, Sept. 6th & 13th, 1947. Features Wild Bill Davison, Albert Nicholas, Baby Dodd's, Ralph Sutton, Jimmy Archey, Danny Barker, Pops Foster and others.