Sam Taylor - Sam 'the Man' Taylor - Sax Supreme: The Singles & Albums Collection 1949-58Sam 'the Man' Taylor Sax Supreme: The Singles & Albums Collection 1949 58 \This album marks him out as a master of one of the most notable saxophonists of his era. Sam 'The Man' Taylor was a renowned tenor saxophonist whose work spanned the R&B, jazz, blues and pop arenas, and was famed both for his work as a ubiquitous session man on hit recordings by major artists, but also for his own work leading his own bands. He was best known for his sax solo

captured these shows on his "Sonic Journals" -his working diary recordings that are known for their uncanny ability to recreate the sonic landscape of the venue

It's a window onto a vibrant and exciting musical environment and includes a number of unfamiliar names and recordings of which even pop enthusiasts may not be too aware

David Ford

Coming on the heels of last year's breakout album

the trumpet sometimes plays in keys in which not all the notes are contained in the trumpet's natural tone row and the trumpeter has to resort to special techniques to produce these "fake" notes

John Coltrane

6 hit "Look In My Eyes" plus their other pop and R&B chart entries from these years "He's Gone"

10 are previously unissued in any shape or form while another is a previously-unheard alternate take

Mozart/ Horak/ Fuchs - Boni Pueri's Wonderful World

This great-value 78-track 3-CD set covers her time with Decca from her 1936 debut through to 1948

6 hit "Detour" along with the Top 20 hits "Anytime" and "Brush Those Tears From Your Eyes"

Cornelissen's playing combines a sharp sense of empathy and staggering technique with impressive improvisational grace and intensity