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This unique session contains five selections from a date featuring the great tenor Coleman Hawkins, pianist Hank Jones, bassist George Duvivier and drummer Shelly Manne. Both "Take the 'A' Train" and "Cherokee" find the group at times playing two tempos at once and showing that they had heard some of the avant-garde players. The most swinging piece, "Avalon," was previously available only on a sampler while "Me and Some Drums" features Hawkins and Manne in a very effective duet with the veteran tenor making his only recorded appearance on piano during the first half. The set is rounded out by a pair of trio features for Eddie Costa (with Duvivier and Manne); one song apiece on vibes and drums. A very interesting set with more than its share of surprises.

Shelly Manne 2, 3, 4 Track Listing

1. Take the "A" Train
2. The Sicks of Us
3. Slowly
4. Lean on Me
5. Cherokee
6. Me and Some Drums

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Track Listing

1. Jump Monk
2. Serenade In Blue
3. Percussion Discussion
4. Work Song
5.Septemberly
6. All The Things You C Sharp minor

Track Listing

Side One

1. State Trooper
2. Blue Leo
3. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
4. Soul Talk

Side Two

1. Poopsie's Minor
2. Skylark
3. Blues Fanfare

Track Listing

1. Sweet Honey Bee
2. Sudel
3. After The Rain
4. Gaslight
5. Big Bertha
6. Empathy
7. Ready Rudy?

Ben Webster's final American recording was one of his greatest. At 55, the tenor saxophonist was still very much in his prime but considered out of style in the U.S. and would soon permanently move to Europe. Joining Webster on this fine quartet set is Hank Jones and Roger Kellaway on piano, bassist Richard Davis and drummer Osie Johnson. Webster's tone has rarely sounded more beautiful than on "Someone to Watch Over Me" and "Our Love Is Here to Stay."

Ben Webster See You At The Fair Track Listing

1. Someone to Watch Over Me
2. In a Mellow Tone
3. Over the Rainbow
4. Our Love Is Here to Stay
5. The Single Petal of a Rose
6. See You at the Fair
7. Stardust
8. Fall of Love
9. While We're Dancing
10. Lullaby of Jazzland

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Art Blakey discovered and championed young talented musicians such as Clifford Brown, Lou Donaldson, Keith Jarrett and Wynton Marsalis to name but a few. But he also delivered the "message" of hard bop through thousands of performances at festivals right down to the smallest club. Lively, joyous performances, the very highest technical standards and somnambulistic music-making characterize this recording. Right from the very start it is clear that these jazz ambassadors have a new message for us. The hard-beat recordings win in lyricism thanks to the gentle sound of Curtis Fuller's trombone, something that was often missing in the powerful Blue Note sound. Four jazz evergreens give the musicians the time and opportunity to display their soloistic talents. The real climax, however, is to be found in the harmonic layering of the three winds which lend the themes new appeal. The message was broadcasted many times until the death of Art Blakey, but the history of jazz would have been a great deal poorer without these milestone recordings on the Impulse label. Art Blakey certainly knew how to delight his audience with fire, originality, a wealth of ideas and great humor. All these attributes are applicable to the six titles on this album.

Art Blakey !!!!!Art Blakey!!!!!Jazz Messengers!!!!! Track Listing

1. À la Mode
2. Invitation
3. Circus
4. You Don't Know What Love Is
5. I Hear a Rhapsody
6. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You

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Track Listing

1. It's You or No One
2. My Funny Valentine
3. Ornithology
4. Moment's Notice
5. We'll Be Together Again
6. Solar

Coleman Hawkins recorded three sessions for Impulse Records in the early to mid '60's. Of the three, Today And Now is the most compelling and the unusual choice of repertoire is what sets the album apart. The Hawk plays with an abandon that is altogether effortless throughout and his versions of the traditional song "Go Li'l Liza" and the fairly obscure Quincy Jones ballad "Quintessence" are creatively rendered. His band consisting of pianist Tommy Flanagan, bass player Major Holley and drummer Eddie Locke, back the tenor king here with a similar imaginative approach. A largely impromptu session, each song develops and evolves with each chorus, and it would serve as one of Hawkins' last great records.

Coleman Hawkins Today And Now Track Listing

1. Go Li'l Liza
2. Quintessence
3. Don't Love Me
4. Love Song From 'Apache'
5. Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet
6. Swingin' Scotch
7. Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree

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Coleman Hawkins' last strong recording finds the veteran, 43 years after his recording debut with Mamie Smith's Jazz Hounds, improvising creatively on a wide variety of material ranging from adventurous versions of "Out of Nowhere" and "Wrapped Tight" to "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" and "Indian Summer."

Coleman Hawkins Wrapped Tight Track Listing

1. Wrapped Tight
2. Intermezzo
3. Out Of Nowhere
4. Indian Summer
5. Red Roses For A Blue Lady
6. Marcheta
7. Beautiful Girl
8. She's Fit
9. And I Still Love You
10. Bean's Place

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In 1955, Louis Armstrong, along with vocalist Velma Middleton, got into the studio to pay tribute to the late Fats Waller. All the standards are here: "Honeysuckle Rose," "Squeeze Me," "Ain't Misbehavin," rendered in fine and mellow but gently, genially swinging fashion. Armstrong's trumpet is superb and his voice carries the good-time spirit of Waller's music.

Louis Armstrong Satch Plays Fats Track Listing

1. Honeysuckle Rose
2. Blue Turning Grey Over You
3. I'm Crazy "Bout My Baby
4. Squeeze Me
5. Keepin' Out of Mischief
6. All That Meat and No Patatoes
7. I've got a feeling I'm Falling
8. Black and Blue
9. Ain't Misbehavin'
10. (What Did I Do To Be So) Black and Blue
11. I'm Crazy 'Bout my Baby
12. Blue Turning Grey Over You
13. I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling
14. Squeeze Me
15. (What Did I Do To Be So) Black and Blue
16. Ain't Misbehavin'
17. Blue Turning Grey Over You
18. Keepin' Out of Mischief Now
19. Sweet Savannah Sue
20. That Rhythm Man

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Those familiar with the dense, percussive style that pianist McCoy Tyner has cultivated since the 1970s onwards may be surprised by what they hear on Inception. Like Reaching Fourth and Nights of Ballads and Blues, this album gives listeners the chance to hear what a very young Tyner sounded like outside the confines of the classic John Coltrane quartet of the early '60s; it reveals a lyrical approach to jazz piano that seems a far cry from Tyner's mature style. The choice of material is fairly evenly split between modal pieces like "Inception" and more harmonically involved tunes like "Speak Low," and the pianist's treatment of both demonstrates the extent to which his early work was rooted in bebop. Tyner had yet to develop the massive orchestral sound and highly distinctive vocabulary of modal licks that would mark his later style, and throughout this album he spins dizzyingly long and singing lines with an exquisitely light touch. The irresistible rush of forward momentum that he maintains on tracks like "Effendi" and "Blues for Gwen" is breathtaking, and there is an exuberant, almost athletic quality to much of his solo work. Bassist Art Davis and drummer Elvin Jones provide superb accompaniment throughout, and they lay a solid rhythmic foundation for Tyner's sparkling melodic flights. The pianist's penchant for drama, which asserts itself more strongly in his later work, is on brief display in the original ballad "Sunset"; his skills as an arranger, though evident on several tracks, are perhaps best illustrated by the intricate contrapuntal treatment of "There Is No Greater Love."

McCoy Tyner Inception Track Listing

1. Inception
2. There Is No Greater Love
3. Blues for Gwen
4. Sunset
5. Effendi
6. Speak Low

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McCoy Tyner, in his third album under his own name, vividly illustrates he is one of those rare jazz musicians with the kind of creative talent that bridges the gap between erudite jazz and lyrical commercial appeal. Like Erroll Garner and Dave Brubeck, Tyner has 'something' that engenders a universal listening response and Night Of Ballad And Blues brilliantly reinforces that sentiment.

McCoy Tyner Night Of Ballad And Blues Track Listing

1. Satin Doll
2. We'll Be Together Again
3. 'Round Midnight
4. For Heaven's Sake
5. Star Eyes
6. Blue Monk
7. Groove Waltz
8. Days Of Wine And Roses

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Julie Is Her Name was the first album by the sultry singer/actress Julie London released in December of 1955. For a time, Julie London was as famous for her sexy album covers as for her singing. "Cry Me a River" was her first charting hit and her breathy versions of "I Should Care," "Say It Isn't So," "Easy Street" and "Gone with the Wind" are equally as impressive. Features Barney Kessel on guitar and Ray Leatherwood on bass

Utilizing the mastering talent of the Bernie Grundman and his all-tube mastering system, this new Double 180g 45 RPM Set has better detail, sharper imaging and a greater sense of live music making. Pressed on HQ Vinyl.

Julie London Julie Is Her Name Volume 1 Track Listing

1. Cry Me a River
2. I Should Care
3. I'm in the Mood For Love
4. I'm Glad There Is You
5. Can't Help Lovin' That Man
6. I Love You
7. Say It Isn't So
8. It Never Entered My Mind
9. Easy Street
10. 'S Wonderful
11. No Moon At All
12. Laura
13. Gone With the Wind

Ballad singer Johnny Hartman's third and final Impulse session has several near-classic performances including "My Ship," "Waltz for Debby" and "It Never Entered My Mind," along with several songs from movies or shows such as "Sunrise, Sunset." Hartman is in fine form throughout here whether backed by the Hank Jones quartet or accompanied by an octet arranged by pianist Bob Hammer.

Johnny Hartman The Voice That Is Track Listing

1. My Ship
2. More I See You, The
3. These Foolish Things
4. Waltz For Debbie
5. It Never Entered My Mind
6. The Day the World Stopped Turning, The
7. A Slow Hot Wind
8. Funny World
9. Joey, Joey, Joey
10. Let Me Love You
11. Sunrise, Sunset

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This is the Gil Evans Orchestra that made its initial appearance at the Jazz Gallery in New York City toward the end of 1960. After having experimented with many different instrumentational formats, Gil has settled on this one as affording the most flexible outlet for his musical ideas. His taste for developments in all music is evidenced by his choice of material, his selection of personnel and by his compositional style. While some composer-arrangers in the jazz field tend to over-write in proportion to the time they spend and the techniques they learn, Evans seems to be headed in the opposite direction. Always aware of the importance of the improvised solo, his supporting material is never over-bearing.

The Gil Evans Orchestra Out Of The Cool Track Listing

1. La Nevada
2. Where Flamingos Fly
3. Bilbo Song
4. Stratusphunk
5. Sunken Treasure
6. Sister Sadie

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Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard leads a particularly talented sextet (with trombonist Curtis Fuller, a rare outing away from Sun Ra for tenor-saxophonist John Gilmore, pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Art Davis and drummer Louis Hayes) on three of his originals and strong versions of "Summertime" and "Caravan."

Freddie Hubbard The Artistry Of Freddie Hubbard Track Listing

1. Caravan
2. Bob's Place
3. Happy Times
4. Summertime
5. The 7th Day

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The second of trumpeter Freddie Hubbard's two Impulse albums features the 25-year old in three separate settings. He is heard along with tenor-saxophonist backed by with strings ("Skylark," "I Got It Bad" and "Chocolate Shake" are all given beautiful treatments), with a 16-piece band and in a septet with Eric Dolphy and Wayne Shorter. This well-rounded and highly recommended showcase shows why Freddie Hubbard was considered the top trumpeter to emerge during the early '60s.

Freddie Hubbard The Body & The Soul Track Listing

1. Body And Soul
2. Carnival (Manha De Carnaval)
3. Chocolate Shake
4. Dedicated To You
5. Clatence's Place
6. Aries
7. Skylark
8. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
9. Thermo

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Elvin Jones was nearing the end of his long stay with John Coltrane when he led these sessions in 1965, and while the style is small-group post-bop, the music is very different from the thick textures of the Coltrane quartet. The core band is a trio with the Charlie Parker-influenced alto saxophonist Charlie Mariano and the brilliant bassist Richard Davis. Mariano soars overhead on a series of lyrical standards, including "Everything Happens to Me" and "This Love of Mine." Roland Hanna joins the group for the first three selections, and Elvin's brother, Hank for the last four. Of the Hanna tracks, Charles Mingus's "Love Bird" stands out, while Hank Jones' crisp and inventive lines shine on the classic bop of "Anthropology" and Ellington's "Fantazm."

Elvin Jones Dear John C. Track Listing

1. Dear John C.
2. Ballade
3. Love Bird
4. Everything Happens to Me
5. Smoke Rings
6. This Love of Mine
7. Anthropology
8. Feeling Good
9. Fantazm
10. That Five-Four Bang

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In 1960, Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn arranged their own adaptation of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Suite for the Duke Ellington Orchestra.

Duke Ellington The Nutcracker Suite Track Listing

1. Overture
2. Toot Toot Tootsie Toot (Dance of the Reed-Flutes)
3. Peanut Brittle Brigade (March)
4. Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
5. Entr'acte
6. The Volga Vouty (Russian Trepak)
7. Chinoiserie (Chinese Tea)
8. Dance of the Floreadores (Waltz of the Flowers)
9. Arabesque Cookie (Arabian Coffee)

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John Coltrane A Love Supreme Track Listing

1. Part I - Acknowledgement
2. Part II - Resolution
3. Part III - Persuance / Part IV - Psalm

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John Coltrane Coltrane Track Listing

1. Out Of This World
2. Soul Eyes
3. The Inch Worm
4. Tunji
5. Miles' Mode
6. Big Nick
7. Up 'Gainst The Wall

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Originally released in January of 1960, Giant Steps was John Coltrane's first album devoted entirely to his own compositions and it confirmed his towering command of the tenor saxophone and his emerging power as a composer.

John Coltrane Giant Steps: Deluxe Edition Track Listing

1. Giant Steps
2. Cousin Mary
3. Countdown
4. Spiral
5. Syeeda's Song Flute
6. Naima
7. Mr. P.C.

Track Listing

1. Lets Call This
2. Four In One
3. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You

Side Two

1. Worry Later
2. 'Round Midnight
3. Epistrophy

Volumes 1 and 2 of Genius of Modern Music are finally available for the first time as one Deluxe Double LP set, featuring the original track listings from the first 12" versions, originally released on Blue Note in 1956. Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1 features Monk's recordings as a bandleader in 1947 while Vol. 2 features his recordings as a bandleader from 1951-1952. Thelonious Monk Genius of Modern Music Track Listing

1. 'Round Midnight
2. Off Minor
3. Ruby My Dear
4. I Mean You
5. April In Paris
6. Thelonious
7. Epistrophy
8. Misterioso
9. Well You Needn't
10. Introspection
11. Humph
12. Carolina Moon
13. Hornin' In
14. Skippy
15. Let's Cool One
16. Suburban Eyes
17. Evonce
18. Straight No Chaser
19. Four In One
20. Nice Work
21. Monk's Mood
22. Who Knows
23. Ask Me Now

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A '60s version of Miles Davis' classic Dig album repackaged as Diggin' to make it fit with other sides from those years, like Cookin, Relaxin, etc. The album is as classic as you can get from Davis' early years regardless, a startlingly great record that features Davis on trumpet, Jackie McLean on alto sax, Sonny Rollins on tenor sax, Walter Bishop Jr. on piano, Tommy Potter or Charles Mingus on bass and Art Blakey on drums. The sextet is in amazing form and you can really hear Miles forging his own cool bop sound above and beyond the bop formula of his earlier releases. Includes the classic "Dig" and a great reading of "It's Only A Paper Moon" as well as the tracks "Denial," "Bluing" and "Out Of The Blue."

Miles Davis Diggin' With The Miles Davis Sextet Track Listing

1. Dig
2. It's Only A Paper Moon
3. Denial
4. Bluing
5. Out of the Blue

Import

It's hard to believe that in 1956, a 26 year old Bill Evans was still virtually unknown and was still a year away from joining the celebrated Miles Davis Sextet. His debut recording as leader, New Jazz Conceptions introduced the trio format of piano, bass and drums that would become the jazz legend's standard for years to come. It's easy to hear in these highly individual trio and solo treatments a clear prophecy of the rich inventiveness that so deeply influenced Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett and an entire generation of jazz pianists. Bill Evans New Jazz Conceptions Track Listing

1. I Love You
2. Five
3. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
4. Conception
5. Easy Living
6. Displacement
7. Speak Low
8. Waltz For Debby
9. Our Delight
10. My Romance
11. No Cover, No Minimum

One of Sonny Criss' classic albums for Imperial, 1956's Jazz U.S.A. is a brilliant collection of impeccably recorded L.A. bop from the '50s. Criss had a tone like nobody else on the alto and he's at the height of his powers here, settling into an amazing groove with a sense of power, confidence and sophistication. Features Criss on alto sax, Kenny Drew on piano, Barney Kessel on guitar, Bill Woodson on bass and Chuck Thompson on drums. Tracks include "West Coast Blues," "Criss Cross," "Ham's Blues" and "Blue Friday" among others.

Sonny Criss Jazz U.S.A. Track Listing

1. Willow Weep for Me
2. These Foolish Things
3. Blue Firday
4. Sunday
5. More than You Know
6. Easy Living
7. Alabamy Bound
8. Something's Gotta Give
9. West Coast Blues
10. Criss-Cross
11. Ham's Blues
12. Sweet Georgia Brown

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The High Priestess of Soul's first recordings were made in New York City circa 1957 for Bethlehem and feature Simone backed by Jimmy Bond on bass and Albert Heath on drums. The collection includes emotional renditions of such standards as "Mood Indigo," "Good Bait," "You'll Never Walk Alone," "Don't Smoke In Bed," "Love Me Or Leave Me," "My Baby Just Cares For Me" and a soulful version of Gershwin's "I Loves You Porgy," which gave her a Top 20 hit.

Nina Simone Legendary First Recordings New York 1957 Track Listing

1. Mood Indigo
2. Don't Smoke In Bed
3. He Needs Me
4. Little Girl Blue
5. Love Me Or Leave Me
6. My Baby Just Cares For Me
7. He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
8. African Mailman
9. Good Bait
10. Plain Gold Ring
11. You'll Never Walk Alone
12. I Loves You Porgy
13. Central Park Blues
14. For All We Know

180g Import Vinyl Reissue of the Mississippi Delta pianist/singer's 1957 album Back Country Suite. The album draws on Mose Allison's upbringing in Mississippi and it fuses rural blues/jazz with modern classical composition, and wordsmithing that is second to none. Allison has been covered by everyone from the Rolling Stones to Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, The Clash, The Who and Eric Clapton.

Mose Allison Back Country Suite Track Listing

1. New Ground
2. Train
3. Warm Night
4. Blues
5. Saturday
6. Scamper
7. January
8. Promised Land
9. Spring Song
10. Highway
11. Blueberry Hill
12. You Won't Let Me Go
13. I Thought About You
14. One Room Country Shack
15. In Salah

Import

Originally released in 1957 on the Bethlehem label, this obscure album shows Charles Mingus exploring new territory with his sextet while incorporating vocals into his work. On the opening track, "Scenes In The City," Mel Stewart performs a spoken word piece written by actor and playwright Lonne Elder III and the legendary Langston Hughes. The track is a snapshot of Harlem and NYC in the 1950s and for that alone this album stands out in the Mingus repertoire. Although the rest of the album features no spoken word or poetry, the performances here are top notch.

Charles Mingus A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry Track Listing

1. Scenes in the City
2. Nouroog
3. New York Sketchbook
4. Duke's Choice
5. Slippers

Composer and bass player Charles Mingus recorded East Coasting for Bethlehem in 1957, in between such classics as Tijuana Moods and Mingus Ah Um. In addition to featuring an early version of "Celia" along with some numbers he never recorded again, East Coasting is notable for the presence of pianist Bill Evans, who briefly worked for Mingus before joining Miles Davis for the landmark Kind Of Blue.

Charles Mingus East Coasting Track Listing

1. Memories Of You
2. East Coasting
3. West Coast Ghost
4. Celia
5. Conversation
6. Fifty-First Street Blues

Import

Throughout his long career as a bandleader, drummer Art Blakey very rarely played with big bands. This Bethlehem date was a one-shot affair, an opportunity for his powerful drumming to be heard propelling a 15-piece orchestra through a set of mostly new material. With arrangers Melba Liston and Al Cohn and such soloists as John Coltrane (who is also featured on two quintet numbers), trombonist Jimmy Cleveland and trumpeters Donald Byrd and Ray Copeland, this was a mighty band indeed!

John Coltrane Art Blakey's Big Band And Quartet Track Listing

1. Midriff
2. Ain't Life Grand
3. Tippin'
4. Pristine
5. El Toro Valiente
6. The Kiss of No Return
7. The Outer World
8. Oasis

Import

Although Milt Jackson, John Lewis and Kenny Clarke had been playing together since the mid-'40s as the rhythm section for the legendary Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra, it was not until 1951, with the addition of Percy Heath, that they became the Modern Jazz Quartet. Experimenting with many styles, including bebop and Cool Jazz, they became perhaps best known for their formal presentation (in tuxedo) and choice of venues (concert halls), in a self-professed attempt to make jazz "serious," like classical music. Although their debut LP released in 1952 as a 10" is now a classic in jazz, the music still feels very immediate and features the earliest versions of their best known compositions. This version also features extra tracks from 1952-1954.

Import

This album is composed of three different sessions. The first session was recorded at WOR Studios in New York in May of 1953 and features Miles Davis on trumpet, John Lewis on piano, Charlie Mingus on bass and piano, Percy Heath on bass and Max Roach on drums, while the second session was recorded at New York's Beltone studios in March of 1954 and features Miles Davis on trumpet, Horace Silver on piano, Percy Heath on bass and Art Blakey on drums. "I'll Remember April" was recorded at a third session the following month at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, NJ and features Miles Davis on trumpet, Dave Schildkraut on alto saxophone, Horace Silver on piano, Percy Heath on bass and Kenny Clarke on drums. All three sessions hail from Miles' Prestige period which stretched from 1951-1955.

Miles Davis The Miles Davis Quartet Track Listing

1. When Lights Are Low
2. Tune-Up
3. Miles Ahead
4. Smooch Side
5. Four
6. Old Devil Moon
7. Blue Haze
8. I'll Remember April

Track listing

1. Lost
2. Angola
3. The Big Push
4. The Soothsayer
5. Lady Day
6. Valse Triste

Track Listing

Side One

1. Come Rain Or Come Shine
2. Make The Man Love Me
3. Autumn Leaves
4. Surrey With The Fringe On Top

Side Two

1. Joe's Avenue
2. Sassy
3. Love I've Found You
4. Gone With The Wind

Track Listing

Side One

1. Them Changes
2. Drown In My Own Tears
3. Oh Happy Day

Side Two

1. Do Whatever Sets You Free
2. Something
3. See The End From The Beginning, Look Afar
4. The Unsilent Minority

Diana Krall’s 12th album Quiet Nights is an intimate recording of ballads and bossa novas from the team that brought you her best-selling Grammy Award-winning album The Look of Love. Accompanied by her quartet and orchestra, Diana offers up her sensual vocals and consummate piano skills on a collection of tunes that includes “The Boy from Ipanema,” “Walk on By,” a stunning rendition of the Bee Gee’s “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart” and the standard “Every Time We Say Goodbye” among others. Orchestra arranged and conducted by Claus Ogerman. Produced by Tommy LiPuma and Diana Krall.

1. Where Or When
2. Too Marvelous For Words
3. I've Grown Accustomed To His Face
4. The Boy From Ipanema
5. Walk On By
6. You're My Thrill
7. Este Seu Olhar
8. So Nice
9. Quiet Nights
10. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry

Over the course of several months at the legendary Station Inn, Sunday Night Shout! became a staple of must see entertainment for the people of Nashville and beyond. Mike Farris working off the critical acclaim and strength of his 2007 INO/Columbia debut Salvation In Lights, created a musical and spiritual celebration that combined traditional southern black gospel mixed with Stax R&B and old fashioned roots music into a sound that has become uniquely his own.

Backed by a solid 10 piece band including the old time sound of the McCrary Sisters this powerhouse left all who saw it moved and energized for the weeks to come. Many musical guests would appear each week to showcase their songs under the tableau of this funky and soulful environment and on more than one occasion found themselves caught up in the whole spirit of emotion regardless of any religious belief. The Mike Farris experience can only be realized live and this recording over a period of 4 Sunday nights is a testament to that. This music is not limited or defined by any one genre as evidenced by his audience that ranges from the teen to the baby boomer.

Mike Farris & the Roseland Rhythm Revue spent the majority of 2008 performing at festivals such as Bonnaroo, Creation, Austin City Limits Festival, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Cornerstone in addition to his sold out residencies in Nashville. In the spring of 2009 Mike and the band will resume the next wave of Sunday Night Shout! residency gigs and will hit the summer festival circuit.

Track Listings:
1. Silas Intro/Precious Lord Take My Hand
2. Selah! Selah!
3. Oh Mary Don’t You Weep
4. Sit Down Servant
5. Streets of Galilee
6. Regina’s Tambourine
7. Devil Don’t Sleep
8. Good News
9. Will The Circle Be Unbroken
10. Can’t No Grave Hold My Body Down
11. Dig A Little Deeper (featuring The McCrary Sisters)
12. Take Me (I’ll Take You There)
13. I’m Gonna Get There

Mastered off the original 2-track tape recorded with a tube AKG-C12 microphone on a tube Ampex 350 machine. Features Ray Brown on bass and Shelly Manne on drums. Over his long and distinguished career, Sonny Rollins has made many dozens of albums. Among those recorded during the fifties, Prestige's Movin' Out and Colossus, Blue Note's A Night at the Village Vanguard, Riverside's The Sound of Sonny, and Way Out West on Contemporary qualify as all-time Rollins classics.

The session for Way Out West, Rollins' first ever in California, was called for 3 a.m. to accommodate everyone's busy schedules. Sonny, who could never be accused of overstatement, announced after four hours of recording: "I'm hot now."

Mastered by Doug Sax.

"Way Out West is a piano-less trio - another va-va-vivid Roy DuNann production - with Rollins spinning quirky geometric patterns through odd standards like 'I'm an Old Cow Hand.'" - Fred Kaplan, The Absolute Sound, December 2005 (included in Kaplan's "Best-Sounding Jazz LPs")

1. I'm An Old Cowhand
2. Solitude
3. Come, Gone
4. Wagon Wheels
5. There Is No Greater Love
6. Way Out West

Freddie Redd is a name that every jazz collector should know. During 1957-60, he recorded three memorable albums: San Francisco Suite (a trio date for Riverside), The Connection (his score for the famous play) and Shades Of Redd. While he has spent much of the time in obscurity since then, with occasional comebacks, Shades Of Redd is the obvious highpoint of the pianist-composer's recording career. Redd wrote the music specifically for the two mighty horn players featured with his quintet (altoist Jackie McLean and tenor-saxophonist Tina Brooks). While Redd's fine piano playing is an outgrowth of Bud Powell's, his writing style was always quite original and it clearly inspired the two contrasting saxophonists when they met up in 1960. Filled with the optimism of the era and looking forward to freer sounds but staying closely connected to swinging hard bop, this formerly rare gem hints at John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman while sounding very much like Freddie Redd. No jazz collection is complete without Shades Of Redd.

Track Listing:

1. Thespian
2. Blues-Blues-Blues
3. Shadows
4. Melanie
5. Swift
6. Just a Ballad for My Baby

A beautifully packaged, limited edition 12” vinyl LP of 5 digitally remastered recordings featuring the sensuous vocal stylings of the one and only Marilyn Monroe!

Track Listing:

1. Diamond’s Are A Girl’s Best Friend
2. A Fine Romance
3. A Little Girl From Little Rock
4. She Acts Like A Woman Should
5. Happy Birthday, Mr. President

A very special limited edition vinyl LP release of exotic songstress Marlene Dietrich performing several cabaret classics from the '30s and '40s!

Track Listing:

1. Lili Marlene
2. Du Liegst Mir Im Herzen (You Have Taken My Heart)
3. Makin’ Whoopee
4. Muss I Denn
5. Schlittenfahrt (The Surrey With The Fringe On Top)
6. My Blue Heaven
7. Look Me Over Closely
8. Ich Hab’ Die Ganze Nacht Geweint (I Couldn’t Sleep A Wink Last Night)
9. Sag Mir Adieu (Time On My Hands)
10. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
11. The Boys In The Back Room
12. You’re The Cream In My Coffee

Ray Charles' initial foray into standards is a career highlight. For the first half, Charles' old friend Quincy Jones crafts hard-swinging big band arrangements that match Ray's band made up of musicians from the Ellington and Basie camps. Ralph Burns arranges the jazz-meets-string-orchestra second half, which features "Just for a Thrill" and "Come Rain or Come Shine."

Track Listing:

1. Let The Good Times Roll
2. It Had To Be You
3. Alexander's Ragtime Band
4. Two Years Of Torture
5. When Your Lover Has Gone
6. Deed I Do
7. Just For A Thrill
8. You Won't Let Me Go
9. Tell Me You'll Wait For Me
10. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying
11. Am I Blue
12. Come Rain or Come Shine

Track Listing:

Side One

1. Memphis Underground
2. New Orleans
3. Hold On, I'm Comin'

Side Two

1. Chain Of Fools
2. Battle Hymn

Gorgeous 12” vinyl LP compilation from French vocalist extraordinaire Edith Piaf performing her classics including “La Vie En Rose!”

Track Listing:

1. La Vie En Rose
2. Padam Padam
3. Hymne A L'Amour
4. Je T'ai Dans La Peau
5. C'etait Une Historie D'amour
6. L'accordeoniste
7. Du Matin Jusqu'au Soir
8. La Valse De L'Amour
9. Notre Dame De Paris
10. Let Trois Cloche
11. Le Chevalier De Paris
12. Elle A Dit

This fabulous 12” vinyl LP compilation features the Greatest Hits from one of the most important and influential artists in the history of music, Little Richard!

Track Listing:

1. Tutti Frutti
2. Long Tall Sally
3. Good Golly Miss Molly
4. Rip It Up
5. Lucille
6. The Girl Can’t Help It
7. Keep On Knockin'
8. Baby Face
9. Slippin' & Slidin'
10. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
11. Ready Teddy
12. Jenny Jenny

Originally released on Prestige in 1957, this is the third LP from NYC street performer and avant-garde/minimalist composer Moondog. Perhaps the least accessible of his early releases, this album is made up of percussive jams, usually on instruments of his own creation, street sounds, poetry, and Far East melodies, despite opening with a swinging number that is, oddly, the most bizarre thing on the album. Another classic from Moondog reissued with its original Andy Warhol artwork.

Track Listing:

1. Up Broadway
2. Perpetual Motion
3. Gloving It
4. Improvisation
5. Ray Malone Softshoe
6. Two Quotations In Dialogue
7. 5/8 In Two Shades
8. Moondog's Theme
9. In A Doorway
10. Duet
11. Trimbas In Quarters
12. Wildwood
13. Trimbas In Eighths
14. Organ Rounds

A stunning Limited Edition 12” vinyl release of digitally remastered Marilyn Monroe favorites including “Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend” plus lush ballads such as "Kiss" and "I'm Thru with Love."

Track Listing:

1. Diamonds are a girls best friend
2. My Heart Belongs to Daddy
3. I'm thru with love
4. When Love goes wrong, nothing goesright
5. Bye Bye Baby
6. A Fine Romance
7. She Acts Like a Woman Should
8. Kiss
9. Do It Again
10. After you get what you want
11. You'd be surprised
12. River of no Return
13. Happy Birthday Mr President

This reissue of MoodSwing is Joshua Redman’s third recording as a band leader and his first featuring all-original compositions. The young saxophonist sought to change what he believed to be the public perception of jazz, a largely academic and overly intellectualized form of music devoid of the emotional themes that drive many other genres. As he explains in the original liner notes, jazz was seen as, “an elite art form, reserved for a sophisticated intelligentsia who rendezvous in secret.” With MoodSwing, Redman makes the case that jazz can be an accessible musical medium that could evoke basic and visceral emotional reactions.

From the playfully coy “Chill” to the urgent energy of “Rejoice,” Redman offers up a communicative and inspired record of emotional diversity. Joining him in this task was a young band of his peers, all of whom have since become established and esteemed figures in jazz. MoodSwing was one of the first exposures the jazz community had to young pianist Brad Mehldau, then beginning his career in Redman’s quartet. Mehldau anchors these compositions behind Redman’s lyrical playing, occasionally stepping out front to show his talents in “The Oneness of Two” and “Past in the Present.” The band’s rhythm section has since been recognized as one of jazz’s best, with Christian McBride on bass, and then little-known Brian Blade on the drums. As the follow-up to his breakout Wish, MoodSwing was universally praised by critics and enjoyed commercial success and many of these compositions are still featured in the saxophonist’s live sets today.

Track Listing:

1. Sweet Sorrow
2. Chill
3. Rejoice
4. Faith
5. Alone in the Morning
6. Mischief
7. Dialogue
8. The Oneness of Two
9. Past in the Present
10. Obsession
11. Headin’ Home

By the time this LP was released, Sonny Rollins already had such albums under his name as Worktime (OJCCD-007-2) and Sonny Rollins Plus 4 (OJCCD-243-2), in addition to his sideman exploits with the Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet. Tenor Madness, in which he was joined by the rhythm section from the Miles Davis Quintet, further substantiated and underlined his rapidly rising stature. The material is an effective mixture of Rollins' playing attitudes with an intriguing original, "Paul's Pal," and the mining of unusual material such as "My Reverie" and "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World." And, of course, there is the celebrated title track featuring the two titans to emerge in the '50s, Rollins and his guest, visiting in the studio that day, John Coltrane.

Track Listing:

1. Tenor Madness
2. When Your Lover Has Gone
3. Paul's Pal
4. My Reverie
5. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World

Yes, who else? Can you imagine Hollywood's best 1950's musicals without Norma Jean's voice, or late 1950's comedies without her incredibly charismatic and sizzling humor. Maybe you're stuck with her Playboy's centerfold when she was not yet famous, but don't get tricked: Norma Jean was much, much more than that. You don't get so much attention from Camelot, anyway, if you're not a magnetic diva like she was. These tunes, taken from the motion pictures she starred in, or simply resulting from “staged” happenings like the infamous, 'nude look' performance of "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" that still generates some heart failures, are some of the best performances of this never forgotten lady, also known as the quintessence of men's desire.

Track Listing:

1. Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend
2. My Heart Belongs To Daddy
3. I'm Thru With Love
4. When Love Goes Wrong, Nothing Goes Right (with Jane Russell)
5. Bye Bye Baby (with Jane Russell)
6. A Fine Romance
7. She Acts Like A Woman Should
8. Kiss
9. Do It Again
10. After You Get What You Want (You Don't Want It)
11. You'd Be Surprised
12. River Of No Return
13. Happy Birthday, Mr. President

Track Listing:

1. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
2. Ornithology
3. Embraceable You
4. Visa
5. I Cover the Waterfront
6. Scrapple from the Apple
7. Star Eyes/52nd Street Theme
8. Confirmation
9. Out of Nowhere
10. Hot House
11. What's New?
12. Now's the Time
13. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes/52nd Street Theme

Ella Fitzgerald was in prime form during her 1960 tour of Europe and her Berlin concert, which opened the tour, won her critical acclaim and two Grammys (Best Female Vocal Performance (Single) and Best Vocal Performance (Album). It's most remembered for her hilariously inventive performance of "Mack the Knife," during which she forgot the lyrics and substituted her own without losing stride. Mastered by Bernie Grundman from the original analog master tapes.

Track Listing

1. Gone with the Wind
2. Misty
3. Lady Is a Tramp
4. Man I Love
5. Summertime
6. Too Darn Hot
7. Lorelei
8. Mack the Knife
9. How High the Moon

Two of the most influential and popular voices in modern music, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong form a jazz dream team on Ella and Louis. A once-in-a-lifetime masterpiece, their distinctive vocals meld seamlessly together along with Armstrong's exceptional trumpet playing. This recording has become the touchstone and template for jazz vocal duets.

Track Listing:

1. Can't We Be Friends?
2. Isn't This A Lovely Day?
3. Moonlight In Vermont
4. They Can't Take That Away From Me
5. Under A Blanket Of Blue
6. Tenderly
7. A Foggy Day
8. Stars Fell On Alabama
9. Cheek To Cheek
10. The Nearness Of You
11. April In Paris

Produced by Willie Dixon, J.B. Lenoir's second to last 1965 album Alabama Blues features stripped down acoustic arrangements that cast him as a Southern folk-blues troubadour. Inspired by the Civil Rights and Free Speech movements, Alabama Blues finds Lenoir socially committed and passionate and it easily stands as one of his crowning achievements.

Track Listing:

1. Alabama Blues
2. The Mojo Boogie
3. God's Word
4. The Whale Has Swallowed Me
5. Move This Rope
6. I Feel So Good
7. Alabama March
8. Talk To Your Daughter
9. Mississippi Road
10. Good Advice
11. Vietnam
12. I Want To Go

Track Listing

1. Do It The Hard Way
2. I'm Old Fashioned
3. You're Driving Me Crazy
4. It Could Happen To You
5. My Heart Stood Still
6. The More I See You
7. Everything Happens To Me
8. Dancing On The Ceiling
9. How Long Has This Been Going On
10. Old Devil Moon

Track Listing:

1. Introduction
2. Gemini
3. Planet Earth
4. Dizzzy's Business
5. Syn-anthesia
6. Scotch and Water
7. Cannon's Theme

A stunning collection of rare live recordings from the first lady of jazz available on glorious 12” vinyl!

Track Listing:

1. Nice Work If You Can Get It
2. Willow Weep For Me
3. I Only Have Eyes For You
4. Billie's Blues (I Love My Man)
5. Lover, Come Back To Me
6. Lady Sings The Blues
7. The Man I Love
8. Don't Explain
9. Fine And Mellow
10. All Of Me
11. You're Driving Me Crazy
12. Maybe You'll Be There
13. Billie's Blues
14. You Gotta Show Me
15. I Loves You Porgy
16. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
17. Strange Fruit