James Brown With The Louie Bellson Orchestra – Soul On Top
Papa sure enough has a brand new bag. It is a bag of unique distinction, an Afro-American art form that might be called a first cousin to his own sack of soul. In a word, it’s jazz—the setting for a bold experiment by James Brown, [...]

Carmen McRae – November Girl  
Agli inizi degli anni sessanta una delle principali case discografiche pubblicô su alcune riviste specializzate americane ii Seguente annuncio: <<L’unica cantante di jazz che poteva riuscirvi nel modo piü giusto - Carmen McRae – registra una dozzina di classici legati alla vita e all’epoca della leggendaria Billie Holiday>>. 
II soggetto di questo [...]

Jimmy Smith – Any Number Can Win
Jimmy Smith, hailed as king of the Hammond electric organ, has a plenitude of enthusiasts. He is loved and hated for his incomparable musical ability. He has enjoyed the many fruits of fame here and abroad (his recent trip to Brussels proved the latter). Exciting. . .exciting is the [...]

 
Frank Sinatra – Count Basie – It Might As Well Be Swing

A CONVERSATION WITH MR. JONES
 

Prior to the recording of this album, arranger and conductor Quincy Jones set up a temporary private studio within the Sinatra offices at Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank, Calif ornia. At the studio Jones wrote his arrangements; at the same time, [...]