Medeski Martin & Wood discography [1992-2018]

 

Medeski Martin & Wood (or MMW) is an American jazz trio formed in 1991.

The band draws on influences from a number of musical traditions, from funk to Hip Hop, and is known for an unconventional style sometimes described as "avant-groove".

MMW has found moderate mainstream success—often working with noted guitarist John Scofield—and touring on the jam band circuit.

Shelly Manne & His Men — At The Black Hawk (5 CD, 1991/FLAC)

 Deluxe five CD set containing all known recordings by Shelly Mann & His Men at the Black Hawk. This edition presents - for the first time ever on a single collection and in chronological order - all known recordings by the legendary Shelly Manne quintet with Joe Gordon and Richie Kamuca made at the Black Hawk, in San Francisco during 1959. This was the first time Shelly Manne and His Men recorded in a live setting and the results were so astonishing that both the original producers and the members of the group felt the need to issue most of the music recorded during the three days of sessions on a four volume collection. All known music from the gig is contained on this set. 

Archie Shepp Quartet feat. Annette Lowman - Lover Man (1988/FLAC)

 Shepp has been criticized for his more commercial ventures such as this, but many will enjoy its accessibly light charm. Most of the numbers are standards, including "My Funny Valentine," "Lover Man," and "Lush Life," and are performed by the saxophonist backed by a solid rhythm section. Dave Burrell is wonderfully deft on piano, and he is given ample opportunity to interact with Shepp. Annette Lowman sings on several numbers, and she adds just the right touch and phrasing. Shepp is in somewhat less than perfect form, but he is clearly enjoying himself. There is a touch of a blues and R&B feel that adds to the ambiance. Unlike some of Shepp's other ventures, there are no attempted serious statements made -- only relaxing, good, swinging jazz that lifts the spirits or touches the soul, if only just a bit. 

• Archie Shepp - saxophone
• Annette Lowman - vocals
• Dave Burrell - piano
• Herman Wright - bass
• Steve McCraven - drums

Blue Mitchell collection [1958-1998]

Richard Allen "Blue" Mitchell (March 13, 1930 – May 21, 1979) was an American jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, rock, and funk trumpeter, known for many albums recorded as leader and sideman for Riverside, Blue Note and then Mainstream Records.

Count Basie - The Chronological Classics [1936-1954] (15 CD/FLAC)

 

Count Basie (born August 21, 1904, Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S.—died April 26, 1984, Hollywood, Florida), American jazz musician noted for his spare, economical piano style and for his leadership of influential and widely heralded big bands.

VA - Interpretations of Monk (w/ Muhal Richard Abrams, Barry Harris, Anthony Davis, Mal Waldron, Don Cherry, Steve Lacy) - 1981 (4 CD, 1994/FLAC)

 Three and a half months before Thelonious Monk died, two memorable tribute concerts took place at Columbia University. The lineup of musicians was perfect: soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy (long an expert on Monk's music), Thelonious' longtime tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse, trombonist Roswell Rudd, trumpeter Don Cherry, bassist Richard Davis, either Ben Riley or Ed Blackwell on drums, and four different pianists. This legendary event was fortunately recorded, and the afternoon concert has been released in full on this 1997 double-CD set. 

Thelonious Monk - Original Album Classics (5 CD, 2007/FLAC)

 

CD1 - Straight, No Chaser (1967)

CD2 - Underground (1968)

CD3 - Criss-Cross (1963)

CD4 - Monk's Dream (1962)

CD5 - Solo Monk (1965)

Shorty Rogers And His Orchestra - West Coast Sound: featuring The Giants 1950-1956 (2 CD, 2006/FLAC)

 Contains 5 albums and 1 EP on 2 CDs:

• "Modern Sounds" (Capitol)
• "Shorty Rogers and his Giants" (RCA)
• "Cool and Crazy" (RCA)
• "Hot Blood EP" (RCA)
• "Shorty Rogers Courts the Count" (RCA)
• "The Big Shorty Rogers Express" (RCA)

Don Byas - Complete American Small Group Recordings (4 CD, 2001/FLAC)

 Oklahoma born tenor saxophonist Don Byas moved easily between swing and bebop with an earthy, blues sound that brings to mind Coleman Hawkins but with a lightness of touch and rhythmic agility reminiscent of Lester Young. He successfully synthesized these two influences, in many ways updating them into the bebop era. Byas mastered the breathtaking tempos associated with Parker and Gillespie but avoided the angular, sharp phrasing- with the result that his up-tempo approach had a more rounded, swing solo sound. Byas reminds us that bebop arose out of the world of swing, and that many of the most significant jazz musicians of the forties were at home in both worlds.

Brad Mehldau - 10 Years Solo Live (4 CD, 2015)

 

10 Years Solo Live is a recording by jazz pianist Brad Mehldau. It contains solo piano tracks from 19 concerts in Europe during the period 2004–2014.