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Mono vs. Stereo Jazz Records: When Is It Worth ...

Compare mono and stereo jazz editions without assuming either is superior, using Kind of Blue and Porgy and Bess from the Ken Wiley Collection.

Mono vs. Stereo Jazz Records: When Is It Worth ...

Compare mono and stereo jazz editions without assuming either is superior, using Kind of Blue and Porgy and Bess from the Ken Wiley Collection.

Promo Copies, White Labels, and Cutouts: What A...

A white label. A “Demonstration Not for Sale” notice. A clipped jacket corner. For a record collector, those details can make an ordinary afternoon of browsing suddenly interesting. They suggest...

Promo Copies, White Labels, and Cutouts: What A...

A white label. A “Demonstration Not for Sale” notice. A clipped jacket corner. For a record collector, those details can make an ordinary afternoon of browsing suddenly interesting. They suggest...

One Jazz Session, Several Album Titles: How to ...

You find an unfamiliar jazz album. The cover is new to you, the title looks promising, and the personnel include several of your favorite musicians. Then you turn it over...

One Jazz Session, Several Album Titles: How to ...

You find an unfamiliar jazz album. The cover is new to you, the title looks promising, and the personnel include several of your favorite musicians. Then you turn it over...

Dexter Gordon’s Doin’ Allright: A Comeback, Not a Reinvention

Dexter Gordon’s Doin’ Allright: A Comeback, Not...

Dexter Gordon’s 1961 Blue Note comeback paired his unmistakable tenor voice with Freddie Hubbard and Horace Parlan. Compare Doin’ Allright with Daddy Plays the Horn to hear what changed, and...

Dexter Gordon’s Doin’ Allright: A Comeback, Not...

Dexter Gordon’s 1961 Blue Note comeback paired his unmistakable tenor voice with Freddie Hubbard and Horace Parlan. Compare Doin’ Allright with Daddy Plays the Horn to hear what changed, and...

The Sideman Trail: Finding Your Next Favorite J...

Discover your next jazz record by following the rhythm section. Trace Bobby Timmons, Herbie Hancock, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones through connected sessions, with links to matching records in...

The Sideman Trail: Finding Your Next Favorite J...

Discover your next jazz record by following the rhythm section. Trace Bobby Timmons, Herbie Hancock, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones through connected sessions, with links to matching records in...

Gigi Gryce: The Brilliant Composer More Jazz Collectors Should Know

Gigi Gryce: The Brilliant Composer More Jazz Co...

Discover Gigi Gryce’s distinctive compositions and arrangements through recordings with Art Farmer, Donald Byrd, and Mal Waldron, plus his own quintet, with links to matching records in our collection.

Gigi Gryce: The Brilliant Composer More Jazz Co...

Discover Gigi Gryce’s distinctive compositions and arrangements through recordings with Art Farmer, Donald Byrd, and Mal Waldron, plus his own quintet, with links to matching records in our collection.