George Benson's two-disc Anthology from Rhino ultimately manages to encapsulate Benson's career. These 32 tracks not only highlight the obligatory vocal pop hits "Turn Your [more]
Blue Note Plays the Beatles contains 11 previously released performances by jazz artists dipping into the Lennon/McCartney songbook. When deciding to cover such [more]
The Best of Lee Ritenour selects eight highlights from the records the guitarist made for Epic in the '80s. It's a nice sampler, featuring such songs as "Sun Song," "Little Bit of This Land and a Little Bit of That, " "Fly by Night" and
Wynton Marsalis is, in every way of considering the title, the Compleat Musician. Whether caught in a jazz club or concert hall or on Sesame Street, there is no musician out there whose merest flourish of sound speaks more eloquently or purposefully or deeply. -The New York Times
For this CD, Wynton and Ellis Marsalis perform music both old and new that is heard on the {#Peanuts} television specials. Wynton's septet (altoist Wessell [more]
Home for Christmas has nine performances, none of which are famous but all of which are enjoyable. Diahann Carroll does her interpretation of [more]
As the Manhattan Transfer went on, so did the legacy of the jazz vocal ensemble. In that regard, though the competition was scarce, this group did elevate the [more]