Jamie Cullum - Live at Blenheim Palace DVD

The sensational performance at Blenheim Palace on July 1, 2004, with exclusive on-the-road footage from the U.S.A. and U.K., interviews, behind the scenes action and much more...

Diana Krall - Live in Paris DVD

Recorded live at the Paris Olympia to a sold out audience, the captivating voice of Diana Krall delivers a sensual collection of romantic ballads and bossa novas.

Benny Carter - Jazz in Montreux '77 DVD

This DVD celebrates Granz' pioneering legacy with a live performance by saxophonist Benny Carter at the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival in 1977. Backed by pianist Ray Bryant, drummer Jimmie Smith, and bassist Niels Pedersen, Carter performs classic numbers such as "Body and Soul" and "Here's That Rainy Day Again."

Nat King Cole - When I Fall In Love: The One and Only Nat King Cole DVD

This DVD celebrates Nat's immense humanity and incomparable talent. Fans, both past and present, will be amazed and gratified by these sixty minutes of musical magic. The live performances clearly demonstrate why he ranks as one of the most admired artists of all time.

Ray Charles - Live in Concert with the Edmonton Symphony DVD

A Ray Charles concert was always a special event, but this show, filmed in Canada in 1981, where he is accompanied by the Edmonton Symphony will surely go down as one of his finest performances. As ever, throughout his long and illustrious career, Ray Charles defines the true meaning of soul.

Mary Lou Williams - Jazz in Montreux '78 DVD

Considered by many to be jazz's greatest female musician, Mary Lou Williams shines in this historic performance from 1978. The spiritual dimension of her music and life is powerfully evident in such classics as "The Lord is Heavy" and "Offertory Meditation."

Count Basie - Jazz in Montreux '75 DVD

In this DVD, recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1975, the great Count Basie is in charge of the proceedings from behind the piano. Joining him in this performance are Niels Pedersen on bass, Louis Bellson on drums, Milt Jackson on vibraphone and Roy Eldridge on trumpet and sax.

Roy Eldridge - Live at Montreux 1977 DVD

This program celebrates Norman Granz' pioneering legacy with a live performance by legendary trumpeter Roy Eldridge at the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival in 1977, backed by Oscar Peterson on piano, Niels Pedersen on bass, and Bobby Durham on drums.

Ray Bryant - Live at Montreux 1977 DVD

Ray Bryant brought to modern jazz not only the deep roots of the blues but also the sounds and passion of gospel. This 1977 solo concert captures him at his very best and features classics such as Take the "A" Train, Django, and St. Louis Blues.

Bill Charlap Plays George Gershin - The American Soul CD

The septet that appears on The American Soul is built upon the trio, with three tracks featuring the threesome, including the opener "Who Cares," "Liza," and the rarity "I Was So Young (You Were So Beautiful)." (Charlap also renders the closer, "Soon," unaccompanied putting his signature on the end of the recording.)

Greg Osby - Channel Three CD

On Channel Three, Osby unveils his latest discovery, 21-year-old Matthew Brewer, his bassist of choice since 2002. On drums is Jeff "Tain" Watts, one of this era's most prominent drummers, and Osby's friend since both attended Berklee School of Music a quarter century ago.

Jimmy Giuffre/Paul Bley/Steve Swallow - Fly Away Little Bird CD

One of the most intriguing groups that Jimmy Giuffre led was the trio that he had with Paul Bley and Steve Swallow. Giuffre sought to free up his music with subtlety, a use of space and quiet volume. Thirty years later, in 1992, the trio re-united for the first of three OWL sessions.

Jerry Gonzalez - Y Los Piratas Del Flamenco CD

Backed by a cadre of Flamenco musicians, Gonzalez explores the interlocking inventions and dimensions of these Spanish and American musical genres.

Harry Edison - Sweets CD

Here is the essence of the muscular relaxation, the flowing swing, and the natural spontaneous expression of emotion that is the mainstream of jazz... An essential LP.

Taylor Eigsti - Lucky to Be Me CD

Taylor Eigsti delivers an expansive stylistic set list on Lucky to Be Me–from originals and jazz standards, to a fresh take on a classical composition. Eigsti’s sound is rooted in jazz history, but it also incorporates the progressive jazz sound of the 21st century.

Erik Truffaz - Saloua CD

While still waving the flag for electric Miles Davis (heard most prominently on the hard-hitting "Tantrik," and on the dynamic electronica offering "Spirale"), Truffaz also investigates the easy bond between jazz and world music on several powerfully atmospheric pieces.

Louis Armstrong - I've Got the World on a String/Louis Under the Stars* CD

A two-CD collection highlighting Satchmo's vocal chops (plus his shining trumpet) on songbook classics. These LPs have been somewhat overlooked because they were made at the same time Armstrong cut his classic recordings with Ella Fitzgerald, but these albums are not to be missed.

*only available with a two year subscription to JazzTimes

Gil Evans/Steve Lacy - Paris Blues CD

Gil Evans and Steve Lacy return to the past, and give new performances of standards with some magnificent improvisations. The recording took place in Paris in December, 1987. Gil Evans died of pneumonia on March 20, 1988 in Cuernavaca, Mexico, where Charles Mingus also died, in 1979.

Spyro Gyra - Retrospective* CD

Jay Beckensteins crew is one of the most popular groups in contemporary jazz, and this double-disc limited-edition collection features highlights from the bands first 20 years of recording (1977-1997).

*only available with a two year subscription to JazzTimes