Dave Hunt Books
JUST RELEASED: Jazz Treasures Unearthed:Sax, Trumpet and Drum Artists and Recordings. FREE publisher downloads 
Jazz Bass Artists of the 1950sIt's the ultimate resource on 1950s jazz bass artistry. FREE publisher downloads For jazz listeners who want to hear the very best jazz from the most creative years of the music, Dave Hunt, jazz writer, educator, musician and passionate listener, shares his love and knowledge of jazz. These pages will help fans of all ages discover, learn about and enjoy jazz even more. It’s all about the music and how listeners can get more from the recordings they hear.
What's new on this site...
The Top Tracks and Best Recordings sections have both been expanded and now feature many more offerings. For a quick look at all of them, see the site map.
Coming soon: Best Recordings pages for John Coltane, Miles Davis and Bill Evans.
• Which CDs should you purchase? Oscar Peterson played on hundreds of albums, but which ones to buy? For those whose pockets are not as deep as they’d like, Dave sorts the most valuable works of Peterson and numerous other artists into 3 categories – Top Picks, Superior, and Excellent, – and lists them under Best Recordings.
• Read a review of “Stompin’ at the Savoy,” among others, and find out why this version by Tal Farlow, Ray Brown and Hank Jones made it to Dave’s list of Top Tracks.
• Dave shares a number of books and other materials for those who wish to learn more about jazz on his Recommended Reading page.
JAZZ QUICK FACT:
The Philadelphia Connection
Drummer Philly Joe Jones obviously was a product of the City of Brotherly Love, but what other big-name players grew up and developed in the same town?
Alto and tenor saxist Jimmy Heath
Tenor saxists John Coltrane, Stan Getz, Benny Golson, Richie Kamuca and Charlie Ventura
Trumpeters Clifford Brown, Lee Morgan and Red Rodney
Trombonists Willie Dennis and Bill Harris
Pianists Ray Bryant, Shirley Scott, Jimmy Smith, Bobby Timmons and McCoy Tyner
Bassists Percy Heath, Tommy Potter and Jimmy Woode
Drummers Albert Heath, Stan Levey and Mickey Roker.
• What was it like to attend a live performance of the Miles Davis Sextet back in 1958? Dave shares his memories of such occasions hearing several Miles ensembles and many more in Live Sightings.