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Artist: Colin Stetson Colin Stetson is an American saxophonist and multireedist. He is best known as a regular collaborator of the indie rock acts, Arcade Fire, Bon Iver and Bell Orchestre. In addition to saxophone, he plays clarinet, bass clarinet, french horn, flute, and cornet. |
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Artist: Cannonball Adderley Alto saxophonist whose blues-soaked tone and swinging delivery made him one of the most successful proponents of soul jazz. |
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Artist: Manhattan Jazz Quintet The Manhattan Jazz Quintet are an unusual group in that they very rarely perform as a unit in the United States (much less Manhattan) but have been a major hit in Japan, both for their recordings and occasional tours. |
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Artist: Monty Alexander Monty Alexander's virtuosity was apparent from an early age, learning to play by ear at four. Seventy years on, Alexander's talents have continued to grow and evolve, resulting in three of the most inspiring recordings in the Chesky catalog - The Good Life: The Music of Tony Bennett, Calypso Blues: The Music of Nat King Cole |
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Artist: Dominic Miller Miller’s ECM debut has an international feel: the Latin influence of his heritage strong in such pieces as “Baden”, an early 20th-century Parisian air on “Le Pont” and the evocation of Celtic tunes on “Valium”. Miller has long been known as Sting’s right-hand man on guitar and a hushed instrumental take on “Fields of Gold” appears here. |
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Artist: Arnett Cobb Funky Butt is Arnett Cobb’s final recording. Grammy Award winning Jazz Legend Arnett Cobb is an American music pioneer. His larger than life playing style separates him as a master saxophonist & icon. He was sometimes known as the “Wild Man of the Tenor Sax” because of his uninhibited stomping style. |
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Artist: Ornette Coleman Miles Davis had publicly called him a madman. Leonard Bernstein found him, for his part, completely awesome. Few were those that didn’t have a definitive opinion on Ornette Coleman. Some kind of outlaw who preferred playing his own compositions rather than jazz classics, the American saxophonist also developed harmolodic |
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Artist: Richard Galliano French accordionist, composer, and arranger who adds exotic touches to his main love, jazz. Award-winning French accordionist Richard Galliano did for European folk -- specifically, the early 20th century French ballroom dance form known as musette -- what his mentor Astor Piazzolla did for the Argentinian tango |
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Artist: Bud Powell Pioneering jazz pianist whose innovative style was one of the cornerstones of the bebop revolution. |
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Artist: John Coltrane |
