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Regarded by many as Konitz's greatest album, Motion shows of the alto saxophonist versatility as a jazz improviser. Tracks such as 'Foolin' Myself' features role reversal where Konitz provides harmonic...

Released in 2008, alto saxophonist David Sanborn's 'here & gone' features guest artists Eric Clapton, Derek Trucks, Joss Stone, and Sam Moore. This album has connotations of Sanborn, who is more known for...

Album by Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Wynton Marcalis. Masterpiece by Duke Ellington, debuted in Carnegie Hall, New York, in 1943 is brought to life by jazz artist Wynton Marcalis together with the...

Coined "a diamond of recorded jazz history" by Becky Byrkit of The All Music Guide, 'Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section' beckoned many raving responses such as "a classic east meets west, cool plus hot but...

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The single 'Take Five' was entered into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1996 after becoming a hit in 1961 and being biggest selling jazz single of all time. Written by alto saxophonist Paul Desmond, the track is...

Debut album by American saxophonist Michael Brecker, released on Impulse record label in 1987. The Allmusic review stated "Although he had been a major tenor saxophonist in the studios for nearly 20 years and...

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Recorded live in Capitol Records' Hollywood studio, Mercy, Mercy, Mercy Live at 'The Club" title track 'Mercy,Mercy, Mercy' reached No.2 on the Billboards charts and later on lyrics added to it by Curtis...

Nickname "red" for his reddish hair, the green eyed American saxophonist, Lester Young, remains one of the most influential jazz artists of all time. Unlike his hard driving contemporaries, Young was the...