Straight Ahead is a 1994 album by Hungarian jazz pianist Szakcsi Lakatos Béla, commonly known as Szakcsi, a prominent figure in the Hungarian jazz scene. The album features a blend of straight-ahead jazz with influences of both Hungarian folk music and contemporary jazz, reflecting Szakcsi's unique style and approach to the genre. As a highly skilled and versatile pianist, Szakcsi incorporates rich harmonic structures and intricate rhythms into his compositions and improvisations.

The Crossing is an album released in 2001 by The Dave Brubeck Quartet, led by the legendary jazz pianist Dave Brubeck. This album represents a later stage in Brubeck's prolific career, showcasing his continued innovation in jazz, particularly in the realms of rhythm and harmony. The quartet features a blend of Brubeck's distinctive jazz piano stylings and his groundbreaking approach to time signatures, making the album both a continuation of his earlier work and a reflection of his evolving artistry.

Mantle is a 2020 album by an exceptional trio featuring Natsuki Tamura (trumpet), Satoko Fujii (piano), and Ramon Lopez (drums). The album showcases the creative synergy between these three highly regarded improvisers, blending avant-garde jazz with elements of free improvisation and experimental music. The trio’s music is characterized by intense, explorative soundscapes, with all three musicians contributing equally to the spontaneous creation of a dynamic and engaging listening experience.

The Happy Horns of Clark Terry / It's What's Happenin' is a compilation album released in 2011 that combines two of the legendary American trumpeter Clark Terry's classic albums: The Happy Horns of Clark Terry (1961) and It’s What’s Happenin’ (1968). Clark Terry was a key figure in jazz, known for his skillful trumpet playing, distinctive sound, and his long career as a bandleader, sideman, and educator. This release offers a look back at two distinct periods of his musical journey, showcasing his ability to blend swing, bebop, and more modern jazz influences.

Vegetables is an album by Canadian trumpeter and composer Lina Allemano, released in 2021. Allemano is known for her adventurous approach to jazz, combining elements of free jazz, contemporary jazz, and improvisation. Vegetables is a reflection of her unique style, featuring intricate compositions and experimental soundscapes that challenge traditional boundaries.

I Love Being Here With You: A Jazz Piano Tribute To Peggy Lee is a 2011 album by the acclaimed jazz pianist Beegie Adair. Known for her smooth, expressive playing style, Beegie Adair creates a warm and intimate atmosphere with this tribute album, celebrating the music of legendary singer and songwriter Peggy Lee. The album focuses on jazz piano renditions of some of Lee's most famous songs, paying homage to her unique vocal style and contributions to jazz and pop music.

No Filters is an album released in 1991 by Wolfgang Schmid, a renowned German bassist and composer, known for his work in the jazz fusion genre. Schmid was a member of the famous German jazz fusion band Passport, but with this album, he led his own project, Wolfgang Schmid’s Kick, a group focused on creating energetic and innovative fusion music.

Samson François He travelled across the world of music like a meteor, a shooting star. Excessive in all things, he burned his candle at both ends. The cigarette forever on his lips was a symbol of the fire that burned within this man who had a passion for jazz and the shadowy world of the night. Born in 1924 in Frankfurt, to a French father and a glamorous Alsatian mother, he spent his childhood and adolescence being taken from town to town, this artistic soul was profoundly sensitive, a romantic with a fanciful streak, often unpredictable. An admirer of Arthur Rimbaud and André Breton, he shared a little of their fire. Samson François was a real performer: one for whom the phrase "inspiration" was more than a cliché. Whether in poetic mood or in a frenzy, he never left his listeners indifferent. He could even throw them off balance at concerts where nothing special happened: that is what a real creator can do, and François was one. Hemmed in within the limits of his keyboard, he had the imaginative range to be a composer, and he wrote the music for a film a Piano Concerto (which he also recorded), pieces for the piano and… lots of aborted projects. His favourite repertoire? Ravel, Debussy, Schumann, Chopin, Liszt and Prokofiev, a choice which allowed him to express the extremes of his unstable and fascinating spirit.

Barry White: A Collection of Great Songs is a compilation album by the legendary American soul and R&B singer Barry White, released in 2001. This collection brings together some of the best and most iconic tracks from White’s extensive career. Known for his deep, rich voice and romantic, smooth style, Barry White became one of the most influential figures in soul and R&B music, particularly during the 1970s

Overdrive is an instrumental jazz fusion album by American keyboardist and composer Adam Holzman, released in 1994. Adam Holzman is known for his work in jazz, especially his contributions to the progressive and fusion subgenres. Prior to Overdrive, he gained recognition for his work with Miles Davis, performing on Davis’s album Amandla (1989), and with Chick Corea Elektric Band. Holzman’s background in jazz and fusion brings a unique flavor to his solo work.

Saint Etienne's previous album, 2021's I've Been Trying To Tell You, was a master class in vibes. The band's ingenious use of layered, reconfigured samples and hazy, gloriously imprecise sonics evoked a warm sense of nostalgia for the post-rave chillout rooms of a pre-Internet dreamworld. That album's ethereality also had a sort of closing-reel drama in its cinematic approach to tone and mood; it would have been for a movie that left you wistful but happy.

John Surman's debut as a leader for ECM is an atmospheric solo set that utilizes overdubbing (although leaving space for unaccompanied solo sections). Surman performs eight of his moody and often-introspective originals, playing soprano, baritone, bass clarinet and synthesizers. Fortunately there is enough variety in this generally quiet music to hold one's interest.

When Made In Germany published their eponymous album on Metronome in 1971, this was the reward for their committed practising in grumpy rehearsal rooms for many years. All this began at Beethoven Gymnasium (College) in West Berlin. The West Berliners had started as a schoolboy band in order to play the hits of their protagonists. Under the name of "Cosmics" they still considered the "making of music" a hobby. In 1968 they won the first prize in an international beat festival together with the Chechen band "Atlantis". The bands became friends and saw each others. When the musicians of "Atlantis" split up, their guitarist (Stan Regal) stayed in Berlin, married and started to work in Audio recording studio. This was a favourable combination for the band to fulfil their dream to record their music material in a proper recording studio and to get a recording contract as they were technically well-experienced and sufficiently self-confident, too…

Formed in 1969 in the lace city of Nottingham, England - Paper Lace were just one of hundreds of bands looking for the big time. Their big break came in 1974, when after winning the nationwide talent show "Opportunity Knocks", they were spotted by the songwriting team of Mitch Murray & Peter Callander. The first single "Billy - Don't Be A Hero" topped the U.K. charts for 3 weeks in March 1974. The follow up single,"The Night Chicago Died" hit the number one slot on both the U.S.& Canadian charts [#3 in the U.K]. An album - " Paper Lace and Other Bits of Material" followed. The 3rd. single release "The Black Eyed Boys" narrowly missed the U.K. top 10 [#11]. In 1978 Paper Lace had a top 20 version of "We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands" in conjunction with local football team Nottingham Forest F.C.

Ice Pickin' is the album that brought Albert Collins directly back into the limelight, and for good reason, too. The record captures the wild, unrestrained side of his playing that had never quite been documented before. Though his singing doesn't quite have the fire or power of his playing, the album doesn't suffer at all because of that - he simply burns throughout the album. Ice Pickin' was his first release for Alligator Records and it set the pace for all the albums that followed. No matter how much he tried, Collins never completely regained the pure energy that made Ice Pickin' such a revelation.