Nights at the Turntable May 2023

Luis Russell • At The Swing Cats Ball

Scott Yanow April 28, 2023

Luis Russell (1902-63), who was born in Panama and came to New Orleans with his family after winning $3,000 in a lottery, moved to Chicago

John Pizzarelli • Stage and Screen

John Pizzarelli • Stage and Screen

Scott Yanow April 28, 2023

40 years ago, guitarist-singer John Pizzarelli led his first album, I’m Hip (Please Don’t Tell My Father). The still-youthful performer (the son of guitarist Bucky

Jerome Etcheberry • Satchmocracy Volume II

Jerome Etcheberry • Satchmocracy Volume II

Scott Yanow April 28, 2023

For Satchmocracy Volume II, trumpeter-arranger Jerome Etcheberry put together a rather unusual tribute to Louis Armstrong. He utilizes an eight-piece group consisting of himself and

Ann Hampton Callaway • Fever: A Peggy Lee Celebration

Ann Hampton Callaway • Fever: A Peggy Lee Celebration

Scott Yanow April 28, 2023

At first glance, the idea of Ann Hampton Callaway paying tribute to Peggy Lee may seem a little odd. Callaway is a powerhouse singer with

The Good Time Jazz Story (4 CD Box Set)

Scott Yanow April 28, 2023

JAZZ CLASSIC OF THE MONTH Between 1949-69, Lester Koenig ran the Good Time Jazz label, a company that released some of the best New Orleans

Scott Yanow

Since 1975 Scott Yanow has been a regular reviewer of albums in many jazz styles. He has written for many jazz and arts magazines, including JazzTimes, Jazziz, Down Beat, Cadence, CODA, and the Los Angeles Jazz Scene, and was the jazz editor for Record Review. He has written an in-depth biography on Dizzy Gillespie for AllMusic.com. He has authored 11 books on jazz, over 900 liner notes for CDs and over 20,000 reviews of jazz recordings.

Yanow was a contributor to and co-editor of the third edition of the All Music Guide to Jazz. He continues to write for Downbeat, Jazziz, the Los Angeles Jazz Scene, the Jazz Rag, the New York City Jazz Record and other publications.

November 2024