Jeff Sipe - Jeff Sipe Trio AEC Video Starting with the band of

Starting with the band of Jay McShann

This release continues the series which we re-established last year with a 4-CD set of "The Greatest Country Hits of 1958" and which comprises selected annual collections of the biggest US country hits of each year

it's not only a fine musical tribute to the Casa Loma orchestra but an evocative window on the music of the era

Schoenberg's "Song of the Wood Dove

Unlike most compilations from this period

Jeff Sipe - Jeff Sipe Trio AEC Video Starting with the band of"That the power of the melody comes through matters more than anything to me," reflects drummer, composer, and bandleader Jeff Sipe. His selfless dedication to the song at hand to elevating it, enriching it, and propelling it is why Sipe has long been considered a leading light in a vital, unique musical landscape that expands to encompass elements of jazz, rock, country, and funk. It's a landscape he helped to create, over a career now spanning more