Friday, August 28, 2026
John Rae • Opus De Jazz
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Eddie Costa • Eddie Costa Quintet
Review by Ken Dryden
Eddie Costa made only a few dates as a leader prior to his sudden death as a result of an automobile accident at the age of 31; this 1957 session is the best of them. Alternating between piano and vibes, Costa leads a quintet that includes Phil Woods, Art Farmer, Teddy Kotick, and Paul Motian, featuring enjoyable interpretations of "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" and Dave Brubeck's still fairly new "In Your Own Sweet Way," the latter of which focuses on Costa's vibes and Farmer's muted trumpet, with Woods switching to the piano. Each of the originals by Costa, Woods, and Farmer is stimulating, although they have undeservedly languished in obscurity. Recorded for the long-defunct Mode label, V.S.O.P. reissued this forgotten treasure on CD in 1992.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/eddie-costa-quintet-mw0000102990
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Reseña de Ken Dryden
Eddie Costa tuvo sólo unas pocas citas como líder antes de su repentina muerte como resultado de un accidente automovilístico a la edad de 31 años; esta sesión de 1957 es la mejor de ellas. Alternando entre el piano y el vibráfono, Costa lidera un quinteto que incluye a Phil Woods, Art Farmer, Teddy Kotick y Paul Motian, con agradables interpretaciones de "I Didn't Know What Time It Was Was" y el todavía bastante nuevo "In Your Own Sweet Way" de Dave Brubeck, este último se centra en el vibráfono de Costa y en la trompeta silenciada de Farmer, con Woods cambiando al piano. Cada uno de los originales de Costa, Woods y Farmer es estimulante, aunque han languidecido inmerecidamente en la oscuridad. Grabado para el desaparecido sello Mode, V.S.O.P. reeditó este tesoro olvidado en un CD en 1992.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/eddie-costa-quintet-mw0000102990
Saturday, February 22, 2025
Ray Charles & Milt Jackson • Soul Brothers-Soul Meeting
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Lionel Hampton & Oscar Peterson • Verve Jazz Masters 26
Vibraphonist Lionel Hampton and pianist Oscar Peterson are the stars of this delightful collection of jazz recordings supervised by producer Norman Granz over an almost exactly 12-month period extending from 1953 to 1954. Granz's marvelous knack for bringing together excellent musicians resulted in the combined presence of trumpeters Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie, trombonist Bill Harris, clarinetist Buddy DeFranco, tenor saxophonists Ben Webster and Flip Phillips, guitarist Herb Ellis, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Buddy Rich. The combination of musical minds is extraordinary, and Hamp's amazing wavelength is dependably positive and uplifting.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/jazz-masters-26-lionel-hampton-with-oscar-peterson-mw0000122273
El vibrafonista Lionel Hampton y el pianista Oscar Peterson son las estrellas de esta deliciosa colección de grabaciones de jazz supervisadas por el productor Norman Granz a lo largo de un periodo casi exacto de 12 meses, entre 1953 y 1954. La maravillosa habilidad de Granz para reunir a excelentes músicos dio como resultado la presencia conjunta de los trompetistas Roy Eldridge y Dizzy Gillespie, el trombonista Bill Harris, el clarinetista Buddy DeFranco, los saxofonistas tenores Ben Webster y Flip Phillips, el guitarrista Herb Ellis, el bajista Ray Brown y el batería Buddy Rich. La combinación de mentes musicales es extraordinaria, y la asombrosa longitud de onda de Hamp es siempre positiva y edificante.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/jazz-masters-26-lionel-hampton-with-oscar-peterson-mw0000122273




