Jazz

John Pizzarelli - My Blue Heaven (One Step Pres...

Recorded in 1990 for the noted New York audiophile label Chesky Records, My Blue Heaven was John ...

Recorded in 1990 for the noted New York audiophile label Chesky Records, My Blue Heaven was John Pizzarelli’s first significant album release, heralding the arrival of a major talent and future Grammy®-winning star. Supported by a dream team line-up of veteran jazz stars - including Pizzarelli’s guitar-playing father, Bucky, together with trumpeter Clark Terry, bass supremo Milt Hinton, and drummer extraordinaire Connie Kay - the New Jersey-born singer and virtuoso of the seven-string guitar ...

Clark Terry - Portraits (SACD) Pre-order June 2025

Released in 1989 by the noted audiophile label Chesky Records, Portraits is a testament to the pr...

Released in 1989 by the noted audiophile label Chesky Records, Portraits is a testament to the prodigious talent of the legendary trumpeter, flugelhornist, and jazz educator Clark Terry. The first of four albums for the Chesky label, Portraits was recorded when the St. Louis-born hornblower, then 68 years old, was a much-venerated jazz elder. By then, he had 35 albums under his belt and boasted a resume that included stellar collaborations with Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Quincy Jones, an...

Clark Terry - Portraits (One Step Pressing Viny...

Released in 1989 by the noted audiophile label Chesky Records, Portraits is a testament to the pr...

Released in 1989 by the noted audiophile label Chesky Records, Portraits is a testament to the prodigious talent of the legendary trumpeter, flugelhornist, and jazz educator Clark Terry. The first of four albums for the Chesky label, Portraits was recorded when the St. Louis-born hornblower, then 68 years old, was a much-venerated jazz elder. By then, he had 35 albums under his belt and boasted a resume that included stellar collaborations with Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Quincy Jones, an...

Fred Hersch / The Fred - Dancing In The Dark (O...

Released in 1993 by the noted audiophile label Chesky Records, Dancing In The Dark is a remarkabl...

Released in 1993 by the noted audiophile label Chesky Records, Dancing In The Dark is a remarkable exploration of the Great American Songbook by the Fred Hersch Trio. Originally a classically trained pianist from Cincinnati, Ohio, Hersch made his mark in New York City in the 1980s when he played with jazz legends Chris Connor and Joe Henderson. After debuting for Chesky Records in 1991 with a quintet record called Forward Motion, he downsized his band to a trio for Dancing In The Dark. Teamin...

Anna Caram - Blue Bossa (SACD) Pre-order June 2025

Signing to Chesky Records in 1989, São Paulo-born Ana Caram soon proved to be one of the audiophi...

Signing to Chesky Records in 1989, São Paulo-born Ana Caram soon proved to be one of the audiophile label’s most valuable acquisitions. Beginning with her acclaimed debut, Rio After Dark, which featured a cameo by the legendary Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim, she went on to record seven albums for the label, including the highly regarded Blue Bossa, an impeccable 2001 project featuring noted drummer Paulo Braga and saxophonist Paulo Levi. With the album’s repertoire consisting of cla...

Anna Nalick - The Blackest Crow (CD)

2019 release. The Blackest Crow explores the passage of time and the music of the past hundre...

2019 release. The Blackest Crow explores the passage of time and the music of the past hundred years. Travel back in time and hear Anna Nalick perform your favorite 1940s Jazz ballad or iconic '60s Folk song. Whether you grew up on the music of the 1940s big band era, or the 1990s alternative rock scene, Anna revisits material from your childhood and makes those songs her own. Recorded in a single day in a decommissioned Brooklyn church, The Blackest Crow pairs Anna with Jack Morer (guita...