Author: S. Shyam Sundar

CHARLIE CHRISTIAN—Air Mail Special—Media Pix DAVID “FATHEAD” NEWMAN—Blisters—Media Pix CHARLIE PARKER—A Night in Tunisia— Media Pix CUBAN MASTERS—Danzon Para Los—Media Pix JOE HENDERSON—Soulville—Media Pix OLIVIA MAISEL—Easy To Love—A Moment in Time—Olivia Maisel–2023 PAUL MARINARO—(In My) Solitude—Mood Ellington—Origin Records—2025 STELLA COLE—Stairway to Stars—Till There Was You—Decca Records—2025 KEN PEPLOWSKI—Who Knows—Live at Mezzrow—Cellar Music—2024 HERLIN RILEY—Wings and […]

CHET BAKER—I’m Glad There Is You—Media Pix JACKI MCLEAN—Riff Raff—Media Pix DJANGO REINHARDT—I Wonder Where My Baby is Tonight— Media Pix CHARLIE HUNTER—Dop-a-licious—Media Pix MILES DAVIS—Milestones—The Best of Miles Davis & John Coltrane (1955-1961)—Columbia—2000 JOE LOVANO—Little Willie Leaps—Quartets: Live at the Village Vanguard—Blue Note—1995 DAVE STRYKER—Code Blue—Groove Street—Strikezone Records—2024 MIKI YAMANAKA—Trinke Twinkle—Chance—Cellar Music—2024 AROOJ AFTAB—Autumn […]

CHET BAKER—Let’s Get Lost—Media Pix JACKI MCLEAN—Kahlil The Propher—Media Pix CYRUS CHESTNUT TRIO—Lover—Journeys—Jazz Legacy Productions—2010 PETE MALINVERNI—New York New York—On the Town—Planet Arts—2024 ERIC ALEXANDER & MIKE LEDONNE—For Mabes—Together—Cellar Music—2024 YELLOWJACKETS—Up from New Orleans—Club Nocturne—1998 ARTEMIS—The Fool on the Hill—Artemis—Blue Note—2020 PETE ZIMMER—Judgment—Dust Settles—Tippin’ Records—2023 NATASCHA & THE SPY BOYS—I Want You–…That’s The Hardest Part—Natascha […]

DAVE DOUGLAS—Multiples—Media Pix JOE HENDERSON—The Bead Game—Media Pix JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS—2/3’s Adventure—Live in Cuba—Blue Engine Records—2015 STEVE TURRE—Wee Dot—One4J: Paying Homage to J.J.Johnson—Telarc—2003 SCOTT ROBINSON—Morning Star—Arbors Jazz—2018 RON CARTER—Receipt, Please—Finding the Right Notes—IN+OUT Records—2022 ANTHONY WONSEY—Blacker Black’s Revenge—Lorraine’s Lullabye—Cellar 20 Music Group—2021 RICK HIRSCH’S BIG OL’ BAND—Giddyup!—Pocono Git-Down—Eric Andrew Hirsch—2016 […]

CHARLIE CHRISTIAN—Breakfst Feud—Media Pix HERBIE HANCOCK—Alone and I—Media Pix SONNY ROLLINS—Autumn Nocturne—Media Pix RON CARTER—My Man’s Gone Now—Finding the Right Notes—IN+OUT Records—2022 TATUM LANGLEY—Smooth Sailing—Swingin’ Session!!!—UFO Records—2025 ROGER HUMPHRIES BIG BAND—Milestones—Don’t Give Up—Roger Humphries—2003 ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY—Swingin’ Away the Blues—Blues in the Night—Telarc—2006 MIKE LEDONNE’S GROOVER QUARTET—Mary Lou’s Blues—Turn It Up? Live at the Sidedoor—Cellar […]

CHARLIE CHRISTIAN—Seven Come Eleven—Media Pix GRANT GREEN—Talkin’ About J.C.—Media Pix BILL CHARLAP TRIO—The Duke—Street of Dreams—Blue Note—2021 JOE LOVANO—Reflections—Quartets (Live at the Village Vanguard)—Blue Note—1995 ERIC ALEXANDER—Is It You—Like Sugar—Cellar Music—2025 DONALD HARRISON, RON CARTER, BILLY COBHAM—Third Plane—New York Cool: Live at the Blue Note—Half Note Records—2005 ALICE COLTRANE—Crescent—Translinear Light—Verve—2004 MIKE POPE—Giant Steps—The Parts You […]

DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET—For All We Know—Media Pix BOBBY MCFERRIN & CHICK COREA—Blue Bossa—Media Pix ZOOT SIMS—Memories of You—Media Pix LOUIS ARMSTRONG & ELLA FITZGERALD—You Won’t Be Satisfied—Media Pix RODNEY JONES—Tears of a Forgotten Child—Media Pix THE JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS—Inaki’s Decision—Live in Cuba—Blue Engine Records—2015 MONTY ALEXANDER—Well You Needn’t—Wareika Hill—MACD Records—2019 […]

ANTHONY BRAXTON—Half Nelson—Media Pix THELONIOUS MONK—Straight No Chaser—Media Pix DJANGO REINHARDT—Swing 39—Media Pix JOE HENDERSON—All The Things You Are—Media Pix JAMES MOODY—Bebop—80 Years Young: Live at the Blue Note—Origin Records—2025 JOHNATHAN BLAKE—A Slight Taste—Passage—Blue Note—2023 GEOFFREY KEEZER—Her Sanctuary—Via—Origin Records—2011 YELLOWJACKETS—Timeline—Raising Our Voice—Mack Avenue Records—2018 CHRISTIAN SANDS—Samba De Vela—Facing Dragons—Mack Avenue Records—2018 DIEGO FIGUEIREDO—Brazilian Batucada—Arbors Records—2024 […]

CHARLIE CHRISTIAN—Royal Garden Blues—Media Pix WES MONTGOMERY—Airegin—Media Pix JON MENGES—The Spirit Within—Spirit of 3, Spirit of 4—Menges Music—2023 NNENNA FREELON—Changes—Beneath the Skin—Origin Records—2025 BILL CHARLAP TRIO—Satellite—Uptown Downtown—Impulse!—2017 CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE TRIO—Fried Pies—Live at the Village Vanguard—Mack Avenue Records—2021 ULYSSES OWENS, JR. & GENERATION Y—Soulful—A New Beat—Cellar Music—2024 JOE FARNSWORTH—Bud-Like—City of Sounds—Smoke Sessions Records—2021 ART OVRUTSKI—Our Delight—Bass […]

JOHN COLTRANE—Brazilia—Media Pix BOBBY HUTCHERSON—Catta—Media Pix CHARLIE PARKER—Salt Peanuts—Media Pix DJANGO REINHARDT—Hungaria—Media Pix WOODY HERMAN—Blues for J.P.—Media Pix DAVID MURRAY & DOC CHEATHAM—Copyin’ Louis—Mental Strain at Dawn—Random Chance—2006 KEN PEPLOWSKI—Who Knows—Live at Mezzrow—Cellar Music—2024 ARTURO SANDOVAL—The Real McBop—Live at The Blue Note—Half Note Records—2005 RICK HIRSCH BIG OL’ BAND—Pocono Git-Down—Pocono Git-Down—Eric Andrew Hirsch—2016 JOE LOVANO—I’ve […]