Jazz

Marc Cary is one of the finest jazz pianists working today. Abbey Lincoln's music brings out the best in him.

Sea Level had a short career, but was a competent and professional band that had a unique blend of sounds, and seemed to have had some fun along the way.

Deborah Shulman breathes new life into the music of Bobby Troup.

Global Noize puts a contemporary spin on the music of Sly and the Family Stone, alive with the excitement of innovation.

Perry Beekman sings Cole Porter as the composer meant his songs to be sung. It's a debut album long overdue.

Oscar Pettiford’s place in jazz music is secure because of his bass innovations and his making the cello a viable jazz instrument. For any fan of jazz and its history, "Lost Tapes..." is a must-have release.

After a quarter of a century, Sanborn and James join on a new album.

Jutta Hipp walked away from the music scene at the height of her commercial success. Now her early German recordings have been issued on CD.

This new compilation may not make The Colorplates champs, but if it evokes for others the same nostalgia for lost youth that it evoked for this reviewer, it will make for a lot of happy campers.

New albums from Samantha Carlson and Marlene VerPlanck are both collections of tunes that deserve some attention.