Xanadu's premier artist in a stunning piano recital recently recorded in honor of Barry Harris Day in New York City. The album features Barry's debut as a vocalist on the title track and is quite beautiful!
XCD1221 Dexter Gordon w/Al True Blue
Cohn, Blue Mitchell,
Sam Noto, Barry Harris,
Sam Jones & Louis Hayes
The first of two volumes of an historical summit meeting of Jazz Giants. The list of names speaks for itself!
XCD1222 Bud Powell Bud in Paris
Previously unissued 1959-60 recordings when Bud was still playing. The album contains two duet tracks with Johnny Griffin which rank with the greatest classic recordings of all time!
XCD1223 Shorty Rogers & Art Pepper POPO
Live! From the Lighthouse, and recorded in 1951 after they both left Stan Kenton's Band. The album features Shelley Manne on drums.
XCD1224 Wynton Kelly w/Paul Blues on Purpose
Chambers & Jimmy Cobb
Previously unissued Live recordings from 1965 by one of the Greatest Rhythm Sections in Jazz History. They helped inspire both Miles Davis and Wes Montgomery to play at their highest creative level.
Previously unissued Live Recordings from 1977, with Red on Piano, Leroy Vinnegar on bass and Philly Joe Jones on drums. An historic once in a lifetime summit meeting.
XCD1226 Georgie Auld Homage
Auld and his colleagues pay Homage to Benny Goodman with a program of BG Sextet tunes recorded in 1959 with Lou Levy, Leroy Vinnegar, Mel Lewis and others.
XCD1227 Joe Farrell w/Chick Skate Board Park
Corea, Bob Magnusson
& Lawrence Marable
Commented Farrell: "This is the best album I have ever done."
XCD1228 Jimmy Raney & Sonny Clark Together!
Raney and Clark with Red Mitchell recorded in France and Sweden in 1954. Need we say more!
XCD1229 Dolo Coker w/Art Keystones
Pepper, Blue Mitchell,
Leroy Vinnegar &
Frank Butler
A rare moment as the great Art Pepper appears as a sideman.