Compositions that Sonny Rollins wrote for the great Michael Caine movie "Alfie" and played in the studio with arrangements for small band by Oliver Nelson. Sonny Rollins on tenor saxophone with Kenny Burrell(guitar),Roger Kellaway(piano),Walter Booker(bass) and Frankie Dunlop(drums).Classic Rollins!!!!

A full summary of this year's Jazz Festival with Gavin Walker and co-host John Orysik who is Media Director for The Coastal Jazz and Blues Society....the producers of the Jazz Festival.

Gene Ammons live in concert in Sweden. The great tenor saxophonist a year before his passing with an amazing pick-up band with ex-pat Horace Parlan(piano),Red Mitchell(bass) and a swinging unknown Ed Jones(drums). Ammons with his huge sound and bluesy concept is still an influence today and was much admired by Sonny Stitt,Sonny Rollins and all the greats."Jug" forever!

A cooking set recorded live in Baltimore for the Left Bank Jazz Society. Superb Freddie Hubbard and Jimmy Heath on tenor saxophone proving that he is one of the masters.

A real concert big band led by one of the finest big band drummers;Mel Lewis. The band contains such stellar players and soloists like Joe Lovano(tenor saxophone),Dennis Irwin(bass),Dick Oatts(lead alto saxophone),Kenny Werner(piano)and as they say many more. A truly GREAT band!!

The final recording by this group co-led by trumpeter Donald Byrd and baritone saxophone master Pepper Adams. This is this band's finest outing and it's made even better because of the dynamic drumming of "Philly Joe" Jones.Nice tunes by Byrd and pianist Duke Pearson and Neal Hefti make this album the group's finest recording.

Duke Jordan's only album for Blue Note is a great one with Duke's original compositions played by a swinging quintet with Duke on piano,Jamaican born Dizzy Reece(trumpet),the incomparable Stanley Turrentine(tenor saxophone), Reginald(Reggie)Workman(bass)and A.T.aka Art Taylor(drums).Worthy of re-issue!!.

This album called "The Total J.J.Johnson" presents all the facets of his musical personality,Modern Jazz pioneer J.J.Johnson was to the trombone what Charlie Parker was to the alto saxophone but also J.J. was a major writer and arranger.You hear it all tonight!!!!

Joey DeFrancesco on Hammond organ with his working trio with Paul Bollenback(guitar)and Byron Lanham(drums)playing music associated with the great late master of the organ.....Don Patterson.

Blakey's favourite edition of the Jazz Messengers sounding at their very best. Lee Morgan on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone, Bobby Tommons on piano, Jymie Merritt on bass and of course, Art Blakey stoking the fires on drums. Some of the very best of this edition, live and in concert.