Ghost Herd, The Lion + New Releases

This week, recordings associated with bandleader Woody Herman (Ralph Bures, Ella Fitzgerald, Anita O’Day, Jimmy Giuffre) but not playing any Herman (a ghost set). Then, Emmet Cohen’s Uptown in Orbit and his influences–Ellington, Monk, Willy “The Lion” Smith. We’ve got new releases from Eri Yamamoto, Patricia Brennan and Dezron Douglas and a whole lot more! Travel the Jazz Continuum… [ read more ]