* Twelve top tracks from the best Reference Recordings jazz titles! * Jazz covers a lot of musical territory, and many of its varied styles are represented here. Stride piano from the 1920s rubs shoulders with swing from the 1940s, classic combo sounds from the 1950s, salsa-flavored dance music, and recently created pieces that stretch the very boundaries of jazz. * All were recorded by "Prof." Keith O. Johnson--some live, some in studios, some in concert halls--always with his own microphones, cables, and electronics. The earliest was done with his first hand-built analog tape recorder sporting three channels; the most recent with cutting-edge high-resolution digital technology.
