A pop-up exhibition celebrating the life and legacy of guitarist Gábor Szabó, during what would have been his 90th year, opened on September 10, at the Magyar Zene Háza (House of Music Hungary) in Budapest, Hungary. The exhibition – called Gabor Szabo: The Jazz Visionary – The Guitar Legend’s Journey from Budapest to Los Angeles…
Stanley Turrentine – “The Man with the Sad Face” (1976)
“Lookout Salsoul Orchestra!,” wrote DownBeat in its one-and-a-half-star review of the 1976 album The Man with the Sad Face (March 10, 1977), “Stanley Turrentine’s comin’ ta getcha! Yes folks, this may well be the most distinguished cast that ever bothered to lend its class to trash, spelled c-a-s-h. (…) As dubious consolation it must be…
Art Farmer with the Quincy Jones Orchestra – “Last Night When We Were Young” (1957)
Art Farmer (1928-99) was one of a number of great trumpeters who emerged in jazz during the 1950s. By the time he switched exclusively to flugelhorn in the early sixties, he had already become known for what journalist Leonard Feather described as “a style of rare lyricism” and a player whose “solos invariably show[ed] a…
“The Lalo Schifrin Collection Volume 2” (2026)
In the second volume of its Lalo Schifrin Collection series, the Dragon’s Domain label has paired two of the composer’s lesser-known outings, the soundtrack to “Escape to Athena” (1979) and the never-before-issued score to the 1984 film “Tank.” Aside from both boasting the talents of composer Lalo Schifrin (1932-2025), the two films would seem to…
Tip of the Iceberg (1975)
We believe that the musicians involved in this new group, TIP OF THE ICEBERG, are outstanding performers possessing fabulous talent. The preparation for this album extended over a period of seven months. Musical supervision and arrangements are by Jeff Hest. The album has a dynamic inner force and drive which could contribute greatly to the…
The Marina Strings Play the Neil Diamond Solid Gold Songbook (1972)
Legendary record executive Russ Regan (1928-2018), in one of his first moves as president of the 20th Century Records label in the fall of 1972, decided to deliver an instrumental tribute album to the music of Neil Diamond – just in time for the holidays. Regan had been significant in developing Diamond’s career at Uni…