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Jerry Weldon
Internationally renowned veteran sax man Jerry Weldon, has been a player on the jazz scene for more than 35 years. With eight CD’s as a leader and more sideman sides than even he can count…or remember, this native New Yorker’s performance/recording résumé reflects his venerable tenor tenure and reads like a virtual "Who's Who of Jazz." After graduating from Rutgers University Jazz Studies Program in 1981, Jerry joined the legendary Lionel Hampton Orchestra and continued his association with Hamp into the new millennium. Next came a long, rewarding stint with master organist Jack McDuff & his "Heatin' System." Additionally Jerry has worked with organists Jimmy McGriff, Joey DeFrancesco, Bobby Forrester, Dr
Organ Monk Sings
Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: North of the Sunset; Pannonica; Ugly Beauty; I Mean You; Let's Call This; Well You Needn't; Lets
Cool One; Ask Me Now; Friday the 13Th; Something in Blue; Round Midnight; Ruby My Dear;
Blue Monk; Off Minor; Monk'S Dream; Straight No Chaser; Reflections; Rhythm-A-Thing.
Gregory Lewis: Organ Monk Sings
by Pierre Giroux
There have been many tributes to Thelonious Monk, but few have truly captured his world as theatre. Organ Monk Sings does just that. Designed as a sonic play in four acts, complete with an overture, scenes, interludes, and a closing tableau, the album approaches Monk's Songbook not as a mere repertoire but as dramatic literature. Over ...
Dave Schumacher & Cubeye: Agua con Gas
by Jack Bowers
As the name Agua Con Gas suggests, Chicago-born, New York-based baritone saxophonist Dave Schumacher and his Cubeye ensemble favor jazz with an unmistakable Latin accent. Schumacher's fourth album with the ensemble leans south of the border all the way, harbored in a sharp and buoyant rhythmic groove that suits them like the proverbial glove.
Jerry Weldon: The Summit
by Pierre Giroux
Recorded live before an attentive audience at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center in New Jersey, in November 2024, The Summit features tenor saxophonist Jerry Weldon consistently giving his best in honour of the hard-swinging values of mid-century hard bop while keeping the music vibrantly alive in the moment. In addition to Weldon, the front line ...
Aaron Parks, Nat Adderley Jr., Houston Person, Jerry Weldon and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Brandon Sanders, Aaron Parks, James Suggs, Kenny Barron, Scott Silbert, Enoch Smith Jr., Lafayette Harris Jr., Angela Verbrugge, Baltimore Jazz Collective, Andy Nevala, Sean Mason, Nat Adderley Jr., Anthony Stanco, David Sneider, Thom Rotella, Christian McBride, Birdland Big Band, Steven Oquendo, Caelan Cardello, Susan Krebs, Jamile, George Coleman, Jerry Weldon, ...
Straight Ahead into the New Year: Woody Shaw, Alexa Tarantino, Mike Clark with Mike Zilber and More
by Hobart Taylor
Starting the new year like an OG. Playlist Julie Benko “Ma Belle Evangeline" from Euphonic Gumbo (Club 44) 00:23 Mike Boone “Hymn" from Confirmation (Self-Produced) 3:41 Nnenna Freelon “Changed" from Beneath the Skin (Origin) 8:05 Host Speaks 13:40 Woody Shaw “Obsequious" from Love Dance (Time Traveler) 14:53 Alexa Tarantino “The Roar and The Whisper" ...
Be Cool
By Nancy Kelly
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Devil May Care; Besame Mucho; Now at Last; Can't Take My Eyes Off You; As Time Goes By; Be Cool; Let It Be
Me; Be Bop Lives (Boplicity); What a Difference a Day Makes; You Don't Know Me; Shakin' Out My Blues.
The Summit
By Jerry Weldon
Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2025
Track listing: Minority; Sunny V; Calling Miss Khadija; Good Morning Heartache; Damon’s Day; The
Summit;
You Go to My Head; On the Sunny Side of the Street.
Cory Weeds Meets Jerry Weldon
By Cory Weeds
Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2025
Track listing: Hey Lock !; Princess; Toyh; Olé; Just As Though You Were Here; Lady Be Good; I
Had The Craziest Dream; One Flight Down; 323 Shuter.
