Red Garland and Ray Bryant display their ability and good taste exploring a selection of ballads, blues, standards and originals. Despite their different styles, both pianists deliver, in their respective ways, a moving experience. The incredibly tasteful Garland s discerning touch, phrasing and innately melodic sense make his playing a constant joy and show why Miles Davis hired him for his first great quintet. Where the Ray Bryant session is concerned, the blues take over from the first dark, rolling figure that opens the date. The result is a multi-faceted, happy, dolorous, impish, whimsical blues outing played by an interpreter steeped in the genre, a set that gives full rein to Bryant to express his soul.

Recorded：March 22, 1957 (#1-4, 7-8) December 14, 1956 (#5-6)
Red Garland - piano
Paul Chambers - bass
Art Taylor - drums

*集結鋼琴巨匠奧斯卡‧彼德生生涯顛峰時期之兩張經典逸作，盡顯酣暢淋漓的舒適快意及渾然天成的舒緩妙韻
*奧斯卡‧彼德生領軍低音提琴手雷‧布朗及鼓手艾德‧提格潘聯演三重奏，技巧及情感兼備的精采典範
★ AMG 4星評價
1949年因獲名製作人諾曼‧葛蘭茲邀請參加「爵士走進愛樂廳」音樂會而一舉成名的加拿大籍奧斯卡‧彼德生，其演奏風格承襲自一代宗師亞特‧泰坦的瑰麗斑斕語彙，明快觸鍵裡總是充滿著勁道能量且始終閃耀著繽紛華麗光譜，而鋪陳之際如泉湧般的靈妙樂思盡是滿溢搖擺風情的典藏精粹，也因此由他領軍的三重奏作品始終是餘韻無窮的美饌佳釀，令人反覆聆聽、回味再三！本輯集結彼德生於五０年代末期至六０年代初期與長年合作夥伴低音提琴手雷‧布朗及鼓手艾德‧提格潘攜手聯演的「夜行列車」及「爵士精神」兩張作品，可謂他在彈奏技巧及即興創意上臻至顛峰的極致經典錄音，在早期藍調爵士經典曲的詮釋裡，無論是“Night Train”或“C Jam Blues”，其演奏宛若飛瀑傾瀉而下的滑順琴音，暢快而沁涼；在慢版抒情曲的演繹裡，無論是“Georgia On My Mind”或“My Heart Stood Still”，其所細膩勾勒撩動心弦的抒情感懷，泱然而典雅！

BILL EVANS - piano
SCOTT LAFARO - bass
PAUL MOTIAN - drums
Recorded live at the Village Vanguard New York; June 25, 1961.

Herbert Jay Solomon, known professionally by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flautist and important early practitioner of world music. Early in his career, he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet, but Mann was among the first jazz musicians to specialize on the flute.

'The Shakedown' is the debut album from Tenderlonious and features a new band - the dream team of top talent he named the 22archestra, who he leads seamlessly throughout. Listeners are exposed to the full breadth of Tender's technical and compositional skills, ranging from subtly meandering jazz, to hip-hop, afrobeat, latin and exhilarating free form jazz.
'SV Disco,' a nod to the mighty Slum Village, is a chunk of sensually-contorted disco vibes that brings on full party mode instantaneously, with the slinky bass licks and pitch-bent synthesiser recalling Roy Ayres’s blissed-out funk, blended with flute flurries reminiscent of mind Max Cilla’s La Flûte des Mornes.
'Maria' showcases Ed’s roots as sample-based producer, pulling influence from around the globe to create an undulating piece of flute-led Brazilian fusion that fans of Ruby Rushton will find familiar. The eastern-inspired embellishments raise the temperature further, whilst former Yussef Kamaal member Yussef Dayes’ sizzling cymbals and shuffling snare work propel the track onwards, locking down a signature 22a groove.
Latin and African influence can be heard across many of the tracks. 'Togo' is a smokey afrobeat jam that leaves space for Tenderlonious’ flute to soar above, his playing mimicking old school styles you might catch from MF Doom or J Dilla.
'Yussef’s Groove' kicks off with driving drums, and each of the 22archestra enter steadily, fully utilising their virtuosic power, switching between low-slung bass, chic open piano solos and hazy electric piano.
'The Shakedown' exercises more restraint, with Bitches Brew style ambience providing a palpable sense of anticipation and passion, whilst still retaining that stomping, low-riding 70s swing they do so well.
The 22archestra was conceived after Tenderlonious was invited to record at Abbey Road Studios. The whole crew was rounded-up and the album was recorded during a single 8 hour session – a testament to their musicianship and ability to nail a take, which has been honed on stage.

2009年「この漫画がすごい オンナ編」1位の「坂道のアポロン」。
今年小学館漫画賞を受賞。「のだめカンタービレ」以来の本格音楽アニメとしてノイタミナに登場。
監督：渡辺信一郎×音楽：菅野よう子（カウボーイ・ビバップ）という黄金タッグで制作。
青春STORYにのるJAZZの名曲たちには否が応でも期待が高まります。
劇中曲には、STORYを意識したJAZZとしての側面も抜かりはなく、
Pfに松永貴志、Drsには若干18歳の石若駿を起用。菅野よう子による緊迫感あふれるセッションで収録。
※ゲストヴォーカルに手嶌葵を起用も話題に。
＜収録予定曲目＞
●劇中登場楽曲「モーニン」「バードランド」「いつか王子様が」「マイフェイバリットシングス」「バット ノット フォー ミー」「フォー」「マイルストーン」
など、数々のJAZZ名曲
●菅野よう子書き下ろしによる、オリジナル・サウンドトラック
・プロデュース：菅野よう子
・ピアノ：松永貴志
・ドラム：石若駿
ほか
※ゲストヴォーカル：手島（島は異なります）葵、古川昌義、南里侑香
（メーカー資料より）

主人公・井の頭五郎（主演：松重 豊）が立ち寄る美味しい“お店”を食事シーンと心理描写で絶妙に描く！TV東京深夜ドラマ「孤独のグルメ」のサントラ盤である。
“聴きながら街を歩けば、気分は井之頭五郎！”

(Wikipedia)

Two of a Mind is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonists Paul Desmond and Gerry Mulligan featuring performances recorded in 1962 which were released on the RCA Victor label. The album is the second of two albums Mulligan and Desmond recorded in a pianoless quartet setting. The first, recorded in 1957, was Blues in Time (originally titled Gerry Mulligan - Paul Desmond Quartet).

The album's title track is a contrafact based on "Look for the Silver Lining".