United

Waving goodbye to 2019 with a swinging six pack of fine jazz tracks I've been grooving to of late. Just dig in and dig.

Archie Shepp - Naima
Ahmed Abdul-Malik - Summertime
Kenny Drew - Weird-O
Sonny Clark - Blues Blue
Charles Mingus - Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
Larry Young - The Moontrane

All That Jazz

Just got the sad news that Rudy Van Gelder passed away last week. The brilliant recording engineer was 91. RvG helped shape a ton of legendary jazz albums for illustrious labels as Blue Note, Prestige, and Impulse. Here's a swinging six pack in his honour. Miss him.

Miles Davis - If I Were A Bell
John Coltrane - Witches Pit
Kenny Drew - Groovin' The Blues
Dexter Gordon - I Was Doing All Right
Eric Dolphy - Something Sweet, Something Tender
Sonny Clark - Eric Walks

From The Lion's Mouth

"And love's the best endeavor, waiting in the lion's mane..." Presenting a roaring six pack for your listening pleasure, straight from the lion's mouth. Hic sunt leones.

Big Chief - Lion's Mouth

Iron & Wine - Lion's Mane

Duke Mitchell - The Lion

Lonnie McIntorsh - The Lion And The Tribes Of Judah

Yabby You - Conquering Lion

Kenny Drew - Lion's Den