Description: PO Recordings is a small, independent label focused mainly on musicians with roots in the first generation of classic modern jazz, including iconic players like James Moody, Hank Jones, Frank Wess, Benny Golson, Roland Hanna, Richard Davis, Kenny Barron and others who came up during the golden age that followed World War II. While great musicians from that period were sometimes marginalized by the recording industry in later years, IPO continued to provide a forum for them to perform on their own terms, col
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About IPO Recordings
IPO Recordings is a small, independent label focused mainly on musicians with roots in the first generation of classic modern jazz, including iconic players like James Moody, Hank Jones, Frank Wess, Benny Golson, Roland Hanna, Richard Davis, Kenny Barron and others who came up during the golden age that followed World War II. While great musicians from that period were sometimes marginalized by the recording industry in later years, IPO continued to provide a forum for them to perform on their own terms, co
The IPO catalog includes highlights like the first - and only - recordings together by James Moody and Hank Jones; Moody and Kenny Barron revisiting their historic quartet collaborations, including the Grammy winning “Moody 4B” album; the final sessions by Frank Wess, featuring some extraordinarily beautiful duets with Barron; stunning solo piano recitals by Sir Roland Hanna; masterclasses in the art of improvisation by Roger Kellaway and Eddie Daniels; and group sessions featuring those musicians along wit