A live recording from Yoshi's in Oakland with Joey DeFrancesco and his working trio with Canadian Jake Langley on guitar and Byron Landham on drums and guest artist on tenor saxophone George Coleman.

A rare albums for Blue Note only issued in Japan is a minor classic by Bobby Hutcherson with some tracks augmented by a horn section that includes the great Harold Land on tenor saxophone and flute and other tracks with a quartet with Bobby on vibes and marimba with piano,bass and drums.

A great little band of Chicago based musicians co led by bassist Bob Cranshaw and drummer Walter Perkins(The MJT)the plus 3 were Willie Thomas(trumpet),Frank Strozier(alto saxophone)and Harold Mabern(piano)recorded in 1960 on an album called "Make Everybody Happy".

The Mingus Big Band commemorating and playing the music of the great Charles Mingus. Happy New Year!!!!

Some great examples of classic Charlie Parker with his working band recorded in the Savoy studios in the mid to late 1940's. Bird with pianist Bud Powell, trumpeter Miles Davis, drummer Max Roach and others performing inspired tunes that laid the groundwork for Modern Jazz. Bird lives!!!!

The one and only meeting on record with Roy "Little Jazz" Eldridge and the great alto saxophonist Sonny Stitt brought out the best in both on four long tunes. Stitt and Eldridge are backed by Oscar Peterson on piano, Herb Ellis, guitar, Ray Brown on bass and Stan Levey on drums. Fire and swing,,,,Roy and Sonny!!!

Pianist Les McCann and his trio called "Les McCann Ltd." with Herbie Lewis on bass and Ron Jefferson on drums augmented by three boss horns:Blue Mitchell(trumpet),Stanley Turrentine and the underrated Frank Haynes on tenor saxophones and recorded at the Village Gate in New York. One of McCann's best! Les McCann in New York.

The Magic Triangle was a great band that played melody,harmony and rhythm hence the name.Clifford Jordan on tenor saxophone,Cedar Walton on piano,Sam Jones on bass and Billy Higgins on drums was one of the finest Jazz groups of all time. The Magic Triangle tonight!!!!

Opposites attract with Oliver Nelson(tenor and alto) and Eric Dolphy(alto\flute and bass clarinet) with compositions and arrangements by Nelson. "Straight Ahead" is on the same level as the more famous "Blues and The Abstract Truth" Proof? Check it out!!!!

One of the great piano stylists in Jazz was Erroll Garner. His bassist, Wyatt "Bull" Ruther has passed on but always maintained that his association with Garner was the happiest in his long career. Today, February 5 would have been Wyatt's birthday so tonight we pay tribute to Mr. Ruther and Mr. Garner all backed very swingingly by Eugene "Fats" Heard on drums.