Jazz

Oscar Pettiford’s place in jazz music is secure because of his bass innovations and his making the cello a viable jazz instrument. For any fan of jazz and its history, "Lost Tapes..." is a must-have release.

After a quarter of a century, Sanborn and James join on a new album.

Jutta Hipp walked away from the music scene at the height of her commercial success. Now her early German recordings have been issued on CD.

This new compilation may not make The Colorplates champs, but if it evokes for others the same nostalgia for lost youth that it evoked for this reviewer, it will make for a lot of happy campers.

New albums from Samantha Carlson and Marlene VerPlanck are both collections of tunes that deserve some attention.

Recorded at a time when Brubeck and Bennett were at the top of their game, the album not only highlights their individual talents, but demonstrates the kind of electric performances you can get when truly great artists get together and feed off each other.

The German Recordings 1952-1955 resurrects the piano jazz of Jutta Hipp.

Bob Wilber and Bechet Legacy pay tribute to the great soprano sax master in Birch Hall Concerts Live.

We Remember Helen is great straight ahead jazz from the Roger Davidson Trio.

Exploring the depths of her Korean-American heritage, Lola Danza merges musical tradition and improvisation with the all-female quartet Janya.