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“While Mosaic never does wrong, this set is absolutely perfect. Three CDs of Andrew Hill, almost all of it previously unheard by the public. While these sessions probably sat in the vaults to lack of commercial viability at the time, they are every bit as good as Hill's contemporary Blue Note releases that have been released. Some of the lineups are chock full of heavy hitter sidemen- Sam Rivers, Lee Morgan, Woody Shaw, etc. Overall the set is a good indicator of the diversity of Hill's compositonal ideas in the late 60s. He is heard in large group settings, trio settings, and most amazingly working with a string quartet. I find the string quartet sessions to be the most remarkable on the set.” - Customer Review


Mosaic Select: Andrew Hill


"A remarkable burst of creativity over a two week span. Of course the Chet Baker reunion is marvelous. The Vinnie Burke strings are a great complement to Mulligan. I have to admit I was a bit worried about it. To be honest, while I love Gerry, I really bought this set for the Annie Ross session. Just fantastic! Her version of "I Feel Pretty" was worth the price for me. Transcendent.” - Customer Review


Mosaic Select: Gerry Mulligan


“ I've been purchasing Mosaic sets since the 90s and this is among my top five. Tyner's vision comes into focus on these sessions--powerful piano, extended modal songs, Eastern influences, and beautiful melodies. Remastering is top-notch as are the sidemen throughout.” - Customer Review


Mosaic Select: McCoy Tyner

Mosaic Singles
Neglected Gems
Running Low


“This is such a great session. It is still so surprising that this lineup of the Messengers is overlooked and underrated. This lineup deserves to be heralded as one of Blakey's best alongside the Golson/Morgan/Timmons/Merritt '58 and the Shorter/Hubbard/Fuller/Walton/Merritt or Workman '61-'64 lineups. And, of course, this set has all of Mosaic's usual exemplary production hallmarks.” - Customer Review


Art Blakey - Hard Bop


“ The mastering on this disc is fantastic. Excellent sonic clarity all around. That, combined with Lloyd's great sense of melody and forward-thinking songwriting make for a satifsying listening experience. Lloyd's cool and progressive style is a joy, and the interplay between all the band members is superb. Tony Williams was one of the funkiest jazz drummers around, too! Buy this and you will find yourself seeking out more Charles Lloyd. Not to be missed! ” - Customer Review


Charles Lloyd - Of Course, Of Course

Post with Tag: Lester Young

Elsewhere On the Great Day in Harlem

Marian McPartland posted this wonderful photo on Facebook. She writes: “I believe this photo was taken by Dizzy the day of the ‘A Great Day in Harlem’ Photo shoot. With Ronnie Free, Mose Allison, Lester Young, Mary Lou Williams, Charlie Rouse and Oscar Pettiford.” Thanks for sharing this, Marian.

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Lester Young , Mary Lou Williams , jazz , photography , Marian McPartland

Wayne Shorter Talks Saxophone and Saxophonists

This 1992 interview of Wayne Shorter by fellow saxophonist Mel Martin is wonderfully in-depth and revealing. Wayne talks about horns, meeting John Coltrane and Lester Young, joining Blakey and Miles and other early career highlights.

-Michael Cuscuna

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Wayne Shorter , jazz , saxophone , Miles Davis , John Coltrane , Art Blakey , Lester Young , music

Lester Young and His Followers: Flip Phillips and Don Byas

From a website dedicated to the Berklee High School Jazz Festival comes an interesting piece written by Nik Rodewald as he takes a view of Lester Young and a couple of his disciples: Flip Phillips and Don Byas. There’s an incredible amount of great music of both Byas and Flip and I’m glad to see this site give some space to these giants.

-Scott Wenzel

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Flip Phillips , Don Byas , saxophone , jazz , music , Lester Young

George Russell on the Future of Jazz

In this excerpt from a 1958 television interview by Gilbert Seldes on the television series “The Subject is Jazz,” 55 years ago, composer and arranger George Russell speculates on the future of jazz from his perspective of exploring tonality. Russell enlists Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young to assist in his explanation.

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George Russell , composition , Coleman Hawkins , Lester Young

The Human Voice of Lester Young

Only two of the four posted audio clips from Lester Young’s February 6. 1959 interview in Paris with Francois Postif les than 6 weeks before his death are still up here. The clips center on his early influence, his childhood experiences in his family band and some thoughts on a future that would never come. It is interesting how closely his human speaking voice resembles his tone on tenor sax.

-Michael Cuscuna

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Lester Young , jazz , saxophone

George, Abe and Lester: It’s President’s Day

If you guessed Bush, Beame and Maddox,step away from your computer and join the 400 Club. If you got Washington, Lincoln and Young, proceed to Doug Ramsey’s post and revel in the sounds of Prez playing “Sometimes I’m Happy.”

-Michael Cuscuna

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President's Day , Lester Young , jazz , George Washington , Abraham Lincoln

Ahmad Jamal on Jazz and the American Song

Pianist Ahmad Jamal, no shrinking violet, and still raising eyebrows with his 2012 release, “Blue Moon,” holds court on his prodigious beginnings, the great jazz interpreters of American song, from Ellington to Parker to Coltrane — “Lester Young, Polka Dots and Moonbeams, when he played that — come on!” — his relationship with Miles Davis, and the virtues of the mute button.

-Nick Moy

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jazz , piano , Ahmad Jamal , John Coltrane , Miles Davis , Lester Young , Charlie Parker

Lester said he never wanted to be a “repeater pencil.”

Well, well, well. The internet may be the enabler of plagiarism on thousands of levels but the fact that a Lester Young term paper is available through Term Paper Warehouse may mean that jazz has hit the cultural mainstream. It might also mean that jazz education has grown beyond any rational, pragmatic size. Either way, this article delves into the irony of a total original being cloned in any way!

-Michael Cuscuna

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” He expanded chords with 6ths and 9ths too, but didn’t really need more than that. “

A brilliant conversation between Ethan Iverson and Lee Konitz about Lester Young with wonderful musical examples to back it up.

-Michael Cuscuna

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A Time Capsule Of History

Billie Holiday’s version of “Fine And Mellow” from “The Sound Of Jazz” is one of the highlights of that amazing 1957 CBS television show. The all-star band includes three tenor giants: Ben Webster, Lester Young and Coleman Hawkins. The camera wisely moves to Billie’s face for much of Lester’s solo.

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Billie Holiday , Lester Young , Jazz

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John Coltrane (3 LPs)

No Other Complete Session By The Classic Quartet Has Survived


Complete Sun Ship Sessions (#3005)
3 LP Limited Edition Collection

New Releases

Earl Hines (7 CDs)
Classic Earl Hines Sessions 1928-1945 (#254)

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Charles Mingus (7 CDs)
Charles Mingus - The Jazz Workshop Concerts 1964-65 (#253)

One Of Our Most Significant Releases Ever From One Of The Few, True Geniuses - Charles Mingus

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Clifford Brown &
Max Roach (4 LPs)
The Clifford Brown & Max Roach Emarcy Albums (4 LPs)(#3004)

"Brown’s solos, which marry the technical mastery of Dizzy Gillespie, the melodic flow and big sound of Fats Navarro, and a determined optimism all Brown’s own, became touchstones for a generation of young trumpeters; but Roach’s contributions are equally important and made a similar impact." - Bob Blumenthal, liner notes

Recent Releases

Coleman Hawkins

The man whose innovations elevated saxophone to its rightful place in jazz is finally getting the retrospective he deserves.

Classic Coleman Hawkins Sessions 1922-1947 (#251)


Jimmie Lunceford


The Complete Jimmie Lunceford Decca Sessions (#250)

Neglected Swing Giant Lunceford Gets His Ultimate Tribute.

Modern Jazz Quartet


Complete Atlantic Studio Recordings: The Modern Jazz Quartet 1956-1965 (#249)

That sound. One group conceived it. Defined it. Perfected it. The Modern Jazz Quartet was certainly one of the most distinctive voices in the history of jazz.

Jazz Icons (DVDs)



Jazz Icons 6 DVD Box Set: $99.98
Six Stunning Historically Significant Performances

Last Chance

Sonny Stitt:
Last Chance


The Complete Roost Sonny Stitt Studio Sessions (#208)

Pure, Swinging, No-Frills Modern Jazz

Francis Wolff

Limited Edition Photographs


Selected images became the album cover shots for Blue Note's brilliant designer Reid Miles, and are instantly recognized by millions. Now, museum-quality prints in limited editions can be owned forever... But only by a few.

Each image will be made available for one month only. At the end of that month, only the images ordered will be printed and that will be the end of the Limited Edition. The Clifford Brown and the Dexter Gordon photographs have sold out and the next print in this series will be available in June.

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