Jazz Articles about Gail Wynters

Gail Wynters: My Shining Hour

by C. Michael Bailey
March 1, 1999

Where to Begin?. In late 1997, Naxos, the innovative budget classical label, branched out into the jazz marketplace with the release of six compact discs. In keeping with their classical recording practice, Naxos Jazz approached lesser exposed working jazz musicians and studio players to record as leaders and sidemen. Twenty-seven releases later, the talent springs from the typical venues (NYC) to atypical (New Zealand) locales. The brands of jazz are all over the map: Bebop, Hard Bop, Post Bop, and ...