Relaxed Vigilence

Hazel Scott - Relaxed Piano Moods (1955) {Debut Japan VICJ-23059 rel 1992} (with Charles Mingus & Max Roach}
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© 1955, 1992 Debut Records / Victor Japan | VICJ-23059
Jazz / Cool / Bop / Piano

Hazel Scott's impressive bop piano was just one facet of talents that extended to playing classical music on the concert stage, singing and acting on-stage and onscreen, and hosting her own radio and television shows. A child prodigy, Scott entered Juilliard at the age of eight and made extensive concert tours of Europe, Africa, and the Near East before recording this date for Debut Records in 1955. For the set, she is accompanied by Debut's founders bassist Charles Mingus and drummer Max Roach.

The Greyboy Allstars - Live (1999) {Relaxed RRCD0001 rec 1998}
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© 1999 Relaxed Records | RRCD0001
Jazz / Jazz Funk / Soul Jazz / Groove

It's hard to know how to categorize the San Diego-based Greyboy Allstars. They tend to get thrown in with the acid jazz crowd, but while they do play jazz, their music is influenced at least as heavily by James Brown and Curtis Mayfield; the herky-jerky drums and funky, melodic basslines all come straight out of 1960s and '70s soul. This live album documents their 1998 tour and prominently features sax player Karl Denson, particularly on the Lou Donaldson number "Hot Dog" and on Denson's own "Tenor Man."