Various Artists - Jazz Kaleidoscope - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Originally released on the Catalyst jazz tag in 1976, this jam session record features performances by 2 great American jazz saxophonists - Sonny Stitt and Red Holloway. Stitt and Holloway were play-ing together on and off since at least 1967. On this record, Stitt sticks to tenor sax while Holloway alternates between tenor and alto. Stitt and Holloway share many great moment in this record including a ballad medley and a combative performance on the title cut InchForecast Sonny & RedInch. Album personnel features Sonny Stitt (tenor sax), Red Holloway (tenor and alto sax), Art Hillery (piano), Larry Gales (bass) and Clarence Johnston (drums).

60 originals feat. T. Bennett, B. Holiday, N. Simone, E. Fitzgerald & many others! Jazz has always placed a premium on instrumental virtuosity but after sampling 3 discs' worth of great jazz vocalists, you will have seen how the human voice stands up as a Jazz instrument in it's own right. Whatever the conclusion, we guarantee you'll have been entertained, as well as educated, along the way.

Influential DJ, producer, radio-presentator and founder of the Acid Jazz and Talkin' Loud labels Gilles Peterson has handpicked 11 of his jazz favourites from the immense catalog of the Dutch jazz Timeless tag. Included are Pharaoh Sanders' cosmic jazz InchMoonchildInch, vocal-jazz from Carter Jefferson's InchWhyInch, danceable-jazz from Tom Grant InchNo Me EsquecaInch, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers' InchIn Case You Missed It.Inch