Genre > Jazz

Track Listing:

1. Take Five
2. I'm In A Dancing Mood
3. Own Sweet Way
4. Camptown Races
5. The Duke
6. It's A Raggy Waltz
7. Boss Nova U.S.A.
8. Trolley Song
9. Unsquare Dance
10. Blue Rondo a la Turk
11. Theme From "Mr. Broadway"

Track Listing:

1. Liza (All The Clouds Roll Away)
2. April In Paris
3. That Old Man
4. (Just One Way To Say) I Love You
5. Just You, Just Me
6. Pannonica
7. Teo

Track Listing:

1. Let's Cool One
2. Reflections
3. Rootie Tootie
4. Just A Glance At Love
5. Brilliant Corners
6. Consecutive Seconds
7. Monk's Point
8. Trinkle Tinkle
9. Straight, No Chaser

Import

Serge Gainsbourg (1928-1991): the original bad boy of French pop, the man all women wanted and all men wanted to be. He updated the French chanson and made it hip again, infusing it with the youth culture of the late 50s and 60s: one that was ruled by jazz, drugs and free love. The music of Gainsbourg heralded in this new era and his earliest songs became the soundtrack for a generation of Parisian youths. Side A features songs that originally appeared in 1959 on his second album (here in stereo), “No. 2”. Here Gainsbourg fronts the Alain Goraguer et Son Orchestre on songs like "Le Claqueur de Doigts", a song about seducing chicks at a jukebox....a standard operating tactic for Gainsbourg! While side B features material from his 1958 debut, “Du Chant a la Lune!”, which featured early hits like “Le Poinconneur Des Lilas” the morbid tale of a Paris Metro ticket man who contemplates suicide to free him from the monotony of his life. Tracks 1-3 on side B were recorded live at the “Theatre des 3 Baudets” in November, 1958, while tracks 8-10 are taken from Gainsbourg's score for Jacques Doniol-Valcroze's 1960 film “L'Eau a la Bouche” (A Game for Six Lovers). While it has always been somewhat difficult for English audiences to appreciate Gainsbourg, due to the language barrier that keeps us from fulling appreciating the sharp wit and raunchy innuendos that permeate his brilliant lyrical style, I find that if I allow the music to carry me to the world of 1960s Parisian vice, my imagination can fill in the rest!

Track Listing

Side A :
1. Le Claqueur De Doigts
2. La Nuit D’octobre
3. Adieu Creature
4. L’anthracite
5. Mambo Miam Miam
6. Indifferente
7. Jeunes Femmes Et Vieux Messieurs
8. L’amour A La Papa

Side B:
1. Du Jazz Dans Le Ravin
2. Douze Belles Dans La Peau
3. La Recette De L’amour Fou
4. La Femme Des Uns Sous Le Corps Des Autres
5. Le Poinconneur Des Lilas
6. Ce Mortel Ennui
7. La Jambe De Bois
8. L’eau À La Bouche
9. Angoisse
10. Black March

Import

This double album was recorded in three days in August of 1969 and is often heralded as the first shot fired in the fusion movement. Davis had already spearheaded two major jazz movements (cool and modal jazz) and was about to initiate another major change (the album's cover also sports the phrase "Directions In Music By Miles Davis" above the title.)

Track Listing

Side A
1 Pharaoh's Dance (20:05)

Side B
1 Bitches Brew (26:58)

Side C
1 Spanish Key (17:32)
2 John McLaughlin (4:22)

Side D
1 Miles Runs The Voodoo Down (14:02)
2 Sanctuary (10:57)

Tina Brooks’ star burned with intense brightness before disappearing in the same tragic manner of too many other bop players of the time. Many jazz fans missed Tina Brooks’ recordings, the best of which were extraordinary by any measure. A soulful hard bop tenor-saxophonist with a sound of his own, Brooks (1932-74) had a brief life. Most of his better known recordings as a leader and sideman took place during a four year period from 1958-61. Unsung at the time, Brooks is now considered a true giant of the art. Brooks’ passionate and full sound and forward-looking style, along with his exceptional compositional gifts, combined to make him a powerful force. True Blue has become one of the most sought-after Blue Notes of all time. True Blue, along with the LP Back To The Tracks, contains most of Tina Brooks finest moments on record. Recorded in June of 1960, True Blue showcases Brooks along with the young firebrand trumpeter Freddie Hubbard in a set of highly inventive originals. Driven by an all-star rhythm section, True Blue is exhibit No. 1 for proof of Tina Brooks’ majestic sound and soulful writing prowess. For many aficionados of the Blue Note label, Tina Brooks’ True Blue is the very essence of the Blue Note sound and feel.

Track Listing:

1. Good Ole Soul
2. Up Tight's Creek
3. Theme For Doris
4. True Blue
5. Miss Hazel
6. Nothing Ever Changes My Love For You
7. True Blue (Alternate Take)
8. Good Ole Soul

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Considered one of the great young pianists of the mid-to-late 1950s, Sonny Clark was practically the house pianist at Blue Note during 1957-62 before his premature death in 1963. He led seven albums for Blue Note during that time, appeared on many dates as a sideman, and recorded Cool Struttin, which is considered his main classic. Clark never recorded an unworthy chorus. His playing was full of joyful discoveries, constant swing, and an optimistic creativity that was indescribable and quite infectious. On Cool Struttin from 1958, Clark matches wits and inventive ideas with altoist Jackie McLean and trumpeter Art Farmer. Their four lengthy performances, which include Miles Davis Sippin At Bells and the exotic Deep Night, are filled with magical moments where the five musicians seem to think and create like one. The greatest jazz performances include moments like those heard on Cool Struttin , where the music has a life of its own beyond the individual players. The more one plays Cool Struttin , the more it is obvious that this is one of the truly essential Blue Note recordings.

Track Listing:

1. Cool Struttin'
2. Blue Minor
3. Sippin' at Bells
4. Deep Night

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New 180g 45RPM Audiophile Vinyl from ORG!

ORG is proud to present the ORG Ultimate Edition, a brand new series of great LP titles from the Impulse, Verve jazz and Chess blues catalogues. Cut at 45RPM by Bernie Grundman on his newly upgraded mastering system and tube powered lathe, these LPs will be plated and pressed by Pallas in Germany and sleeved in deluxe heavy duty gatefold jackets printed in Europe. They represent the very finest examples of the vinyl LP format available today.

Bernie Grundman Mastering recently upgraded his LP mastering and cutting system prior to starting work on the ORG LP reissues. These upgrades, together with the plating and pressing from Pallas Germany, will give the ORG LPs a sound never experienced before.

Bernie Grundman's Updated Mastering System:
• New customized dual mono power supplies
• New tape pre-amplifier: an upgraded hybrid design with single-ended in-out that is specifically triode on the input for the gain and EQ and feeds into a discreet solid state circuit that drives the output
• Brand new tape heads for the Studer playback tape machine including a complete hardwire with Cardas cables
• The power supplies on tube cutter amps have been updated and rewired with Cardas cable on the head leads and feedback
• The Studer in Bernie's cutting room is essentially transport only i.e. it is used for the superb stability of its mechanical parts. All the electronics (from the tape heads through to the cutting head on the lathe) have now been totally customized and hard-wired point to point
• The tube cutting amps used for the ORG LP reissues have just been re-tubed with ex-US military grade tubes from Sylvania

Recorded in 1959, the "King of Baritone" sax meets his soulful, melodic tenor counterpart.

Musicians:
Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax
Ben Webster, tenor sax
Jimmy Rowles, piano
Leroy Vinnegar, bass
Mel Lewis, drums

Track Listing:

1. Chelsea Bridge
2. The Cat Walk
3. Sunday
4. Who's Got Rhythm
5. Tell Me When
6. Go Home

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New 180g 45RPM Audiophile Vinyl from ORG!

ORG is proud to present the ORG Ultimate Edition, a brand new series of great LP titles from the Impulse, Verve jazz and Chess blues catalogues. Cut at 45RPM by Bernie Grundman on his newly upgraded mastering system and tube powered lathe, these LPs will be plated and pressed by Pallas in Germany and sleeved in deluxe heavy duty gatefold jackets printed in Europe. They represent the very finest examples of the vinyl LP format available today.

Bernie Grundman Mastering recently upgraded his LP mastering and cutting system prior to starting work on the ORG LP reissues. These upgrades, together with the plating and pressing from Pallas Germany, will give the ORG LPs a sound never experienced before.

Bernie Grundman's Updated Mastering System:
• New customized dual mono power supplies
• New tape pre-amplifier: an upgraded hybrid design with single-ended in-out that is specifically triode on the input for the gain and EQ and feeds into a discreet solid state circuit that drives the output
• Brand new tape heads for the Studer playback tape machine including a complete hardwire with Cardas cables
• The power supplies on tube cutter amps have been updated and rewired with Cardas cable on the head leads and feedback
• The Studer in Bernie's cutting room is essentially transport only i.e. it is used for the superb stability of its mechanical parts. All the electronics (from the tape heads through to the cutting head on the lathe) have now been totally customized and hard-wired point to point
• The tube cutting amps used for the ORG LP reissues have just been re-tubed with ex-US military grade tubes from Sylvania

The pairing of Stan Getz and Chet Baker in 1958 in Chicago for an LP seemed like such a natural thing, both being golden boys enjoying their heydays with lyrically clean, brilliant solo styles. So it is odd that they teamed up in the studio only one other time, twenty-five years later, in their long careers. Which makes this a summit meeting to savor. Their playing on "I'll Remember April" is a study in contrasts: Getz's long lines against Baker's shorter phrases. Baker delivers his best solo here, keeping to a medium tempo, while Getz gives his all on his adaptation of "Cherokee," which he cranks up to a furious tempo. The proceedings are fueled throughout by a solid Chicago rhythm section rarely heard on Verve.

Track Listing:

1. I'll Remember April
2. Ballad Medley: Autumn In New York / Embraceable You / What's New?
3. Jordu
4. Half-Breed Apache

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This landmark recording celebrates Nat King Cole’s musical and cultural contributions as reinterpreted by some of this generation’s most creative artists. Executive produced by Carole Cole and Michaelangelo L’Acqua, the album contains the manifold talents of Cee-Lo, The Roots, will.i.am with Natalie Cole, Cut Chemist, Just Blaze, Nas with Salaam Remi, Souldiggaz with Izza Kizza, Michaelangelo L’Acqua with Bebel Gilberto, Stephen and Damian Marley, Bitter:Sweet, Brazilian Girls, Amp Fiddler and TV On The Radio. These artists/producers have created tracks that transcend time and space by incorporating Nat’s vocals with their own musical stylings and personal aesthetics. As musical architecture, this album constructs a bridge between generations, between cultures and races. Re-Genereations is as much a colorful and culturally-diverse soundscape as it is a 21st Century journey in the lexicon of Nat King Cole’s catalog.

Nat King Cole: Re-Generations Track Listing

1. Lush Life produced by Cee-Lo Green
2. Straighten Up And Fly Right produced by will.i.am, featuring Natalie Cole
3. Day In Day Out produced by Cut Chemist
4. Brazilian Love Song produced by Michaelangelo L'Acqua, featuring Bebel Gilberto
5. The Game Of Love produced by Salaam Remi, featuring Nas
6. Walkin' My Baby Back Home produced by The Roots, featuring Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter
7. Hit That Jive Jack! produced by Souldiggaz, featuring Izza Kizza
8. Calypso Blues produced by and featuring Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley & Stepehn Marley
9. More & More Of Your Amor produced by Bitter:Sweet
10. El Choclo produced by Brazilian Girls
11. Pick-Up produced by Just Blaze
12. Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere produced by Amp Fiddler
13. Nature Boy produced by TV On The Radio

Track Listing:

1. Nuttin' Out Jones
2. Oriental Flower
3. Half and Half
4. Aborigine Dance in Scotland
5. Gettin' on Way
6. Just Us Blues

Track Listing:

Side One

Keep Your Heart Right
The Lady Sings The Blues
Sylvia
The Wedding

Side Two

Wherever June Bugs Go
In A Sentimental Mood

There’s only one guy who can make an alto saxophone sound like this and superlative after superlative come to mind when you listen to these nine numbers, which were recorded at the close of the '50s. The idea of scaling down Duke Ellington’s band for jam-session-like numbers is absolutely genial because it offers soloists great opportunities to display their artistry. And these wind musicians are the best of the best, masters of their instruments. We have Roy Eldridge, who influenced the transition from swing to be-bop and a modern style of trumpet playing; Harry Edison, whose light and airy Basie-swing style cannot be denied; and Ben Webster, who amalgamates both the Count’s and the Duke’s style of swing. And then there is Johnny 'The Rabbit' Hodges, whose natural feeling for rhythm and gentle tone is brought to optimal expression within this concept.

"Squeeze Me" and "Stompy Jones" both stem from the '40s and are often performed, but in this session they have been rejuvenated in a masterly fashion. The standard "Let’s Fall In Love" demonstrates Lawrence Brown’s highly personal sound on the trombone and then goes on to spotlight Roy Eldridge and Johnny Hodges, both of whom prove that they are at the very zenith of their artistic prowess. "Ruint" and "Going Up" provide a showcase for Johnny Hodges, while "Just A Memory" focuses on the gentle, sometimes rather sentimental sound of Ben Webster.

Just as exceptional is the recording quality of this LP. Timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the two sessions, the reissue offers a excellent opportunity to pay homage to the Verve recording engineers.

Track Listing:

1. Stompy Jones
2. Squeeze Me
3. Big Shoe
4. Going Up
5. Just A Memory
6. Let's Fall In Love
7. Ruint
8. Bend One
9. You Need To Rock

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Live In Paris is Frank Sinatra’s definitive concert album. Yes, there are many good ones—Sinatra at the Sands is also among the finest—but none better captures the essence of the singer’s voice, showmanship, and command than this 1962 session, which remained unreleased until 1994. Backed only by a sextet, the main focus here is on Sinatra’s peerless singing, phrasing, and style. Needless to say, the iconic crooner doesn’t disappoint.

It’s impossible to overstate the magnificence of the interpretations on this set. Looking for the ultimate renditions of “My Funny Valentine,” “In the Still of the Night,” “One for My Baby,” “Night and Day,” and “Ol’ Man River”? Search no more. Sinatra’s readings of these classics exceed his superb studio versions, as well as those that appear on other live albums. And consider the setlist: “The Lady is a Tramp,” “Come Fly With Me,” “Chicago,” “I Could Have Danced All Night.” Superb. And Sinatra is simply “on,” bringing a combination of swinging enthusiasm, reverent charm, and dignified emotion to standards. He triumphs with a powerful voice yet affected by the ravages of time and cigarettes.

Fans of Sinatra at the Sands should take note. Sinatra in Paris is much more intimate, with the scaled-down arrangements and small band allowing songs to bask in the glory of Ol’ Blue Eyes’ voice. Yes, Sinatra’s period onstage comments can seem crude. But they take nothing away from the sheer superiority of this recording.

Ever since its release, the lone drawback to Sinatra in Paris has been that of the inferior sound quality. Lament the shortcoming no more. Half-speed mastered from the original tapes and pressed onto two slabs of quiet 180-gram vinyl, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered limited-edition 2-LP set lifts the veil on the music and allows it to soar with a richness, texture, openness, and presence that have until now gone missing. You will swoon over the improvements.

Track Listing:

1. Introduction - Charles Aznavour
2. Goody Goody
3. Imagination
4. At Long Last Love
5. Moonlight in Vermont
6. Without a Song
7. Day In - Day Out
8. I've Got You Under My Skin
9. I Get a Kick Out of You
10. Second Time Around
11. Too Marvelous for Words
12. My Funny Valentine
13. In the Still of the Night
14. April in Paris
15. You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You
16. They Can't Take That Away from Me
17. Chicago
18. Night and Day
19. I Could Have Danced All Night
20. One for My Baby
21. Foggy Day
22. Ol' Man River
23. Lady Is a Tramp
24. I Love Paris
25. Nancy (With the Laughing Face)
26. Come Fly With Me

Track Listing:

1. Speculation
2. Over The Rainbow
3. Nica's Tempo
4. Little Niles
5. Sans Sound
6. I Remember Clifford

Clarity Edition - On Clear Vinyl

On this, her sophomore effort, Norah Jones shows how great a vocalist she really is on tunes such as "Broken", "Wish I Could", "Sinkin' Soon" and the title track "Not to Late" among others. Its not that Norah hasn't always been a great vocal talent, it's that, on this record she is more confidently out in front vocally exhibiting a control of nuance that she is famous for live. Would it be presumptuous to say she is securely the top female Jazzy/Pop vocalist on the strip, probably, but so what, she lives up to that badge on this record. Firmly back to the "Come Away with Me" style songs albeit even more refined on songs like "My Dear Country", Norah and band are in the groove on this release and it shows. On "Wake Me Up", Norah delivers a stirring Mary - Chapin Carpenter-ish performance accompanied by producer/band member Lee Alexander on lap steel guitar. If there is any question about my assessment of this record, let me be clear, Norah delivers her most solid and fluid record to date - I can't wait to hear it again - excuse me while I flip the vinyl over! Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood directly from the original 1/2" analog master tapes and pressed on available as a 200g Super Vinyl Profile Pressing by Classic Records for Blue Note and Norah. Highest Recommendations!

1. Wish I Could
2. Sinkin' Soon
3. The Sun Doesn't Like You
4. Until The End
5. Not My Friend
6. Thinking About You
7. Broken
8. My Dear Country
9. Wake Me Up
10. Be My Somebody
11. Little Room
12. Rosie's Lullaby
13. Not Too Late

Clarity Edition - On Clear Vinyl

Another breathtaking set of recordings by the "Sassy" one, this 1962 release, originally from the Roulette label boasts a dozen lush and lilting romantic tunes arranged by Quincy Jones. Featuring a mix of full band, strings and writing for additional brass and woodwinds, each chart compliments Vaughan's vocal moods. Her interpretation of songs from Sondheim-Bernstein, Lerner-Loewe, Rodgers-Hart plus other standard ballads is enhanced by the superb recording captured by producer Teddy Reig and crew. Definitely one that audiophiles and jazz fans alike will play over and over.

Track Listing:

1. The Best Is Yet To Come
2. Witchcraft
3. So Long
4. Second Time Around
5. I Could Write a Book
6. Maria
7. Baubles Bangles and Beads
8. In Other Words (Fly Me To The Moon)
9. Moonglow
10. Invitation
11. On Green Dolphin Street
12. Your Mine You

Featuring Diana Krall

A new album by Anthony Wilson featuring the super talented and top selling jazz vocalist Diana Krall with whom Anthony has been recording and touring for the last three to four years. Krall appears on the track "Looking Back" on vocals. The material includes a mix of Wilson originals and some jazz standards. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl, this two-LP set includes eight tracks on regular 33 1/3 with a four tracks cut at 45. The album was produced by Joe Harley and recorded by Michael Ross at Oceanway in Hollywood.

Track Listing:

LP 1 - 33 RPM

1. Make It Good
2. I and Thou (from Tokyo Wednesday)
3. Looking Back
4. Quadra 1 (Ano Novo)
5. Quadra 2 (Vila Madalena)
6. Quadra 3 (Coisinha)
7. Quadra 4 (Javalí Witness)
8. Amalgamation

LP 2 - 45 RPM

1. Melatonin Dream (from Tokyo Wednesday)
2. Hymn
3. Power of Nine
4. Looking Back (45 RPM Bonus Cut) Ft. Diana Krall

Between 1967 and 1981 Detroit’s downriver neighbor Ecorse, Michigan had its very own Harry Smith. Set up in a basement on 18th Avenue, Felton Williams chronicled the musical lives of Ecorse’s citizens and issued them on the Solid Rock, Compose, and Revival labels. Compiled here are 24 of Williams’ most fascinating recordings, covering gospel, group soul, garage-punk, northern, jazz, and funk.

Also included is a DVD with over 200 sound recordings pulled from his archives and compiled into a digital tape vault. This allows you to dig deep into the endless hours of jam sessions, demos, sermons, rehearsals and studio outtakes. The DVD also has an engaging 30 minute documentary on the making of Downriver Revival and gives you further insight into Felton and the artists he recorded at Double-U-Sound.

Track Listing:

1. Shirley Ann Lee — There's A Light
2. Gospel Supremes — Sinner Man
3. Coleman Family — Peace On Earth
4. Calvin Cooke — Walk With Me
5. Shirley Ann Lee — I Shall Not Be Moved
6. Revelations — Take Care Of us
7. Bobby Cook & The Explosions — Untitled Jam
8. Organics — Foot Stomping (Alternate)
9. Combinations — While You Were Gone
10. Apostles Of Music — Wade In The Water
11. Deliverance Echoes — Heaven
12. Bobby Cook & The Explosions — On The Way
13. Shirley Ann Lee — How Can I Lose You
14. Young Generation — Running Mod
15. Burgess Band — Untitled
16. Bobby Cook Quater — Ridin' High
17. Mighty Voices Of wonder — Every Year Carries A Number
18. Shirley Ann Lee — Please Accept My Prayer
19. Calvin Cooke — What Happens To People
20. Coleman Family — People Has It Hard
21. Junior Mays Group — Round N' Round
22. Pilgrim Wonders — He Never Failed
23. Mighty Walker Brothers — He'll Make A Way
24. Voices Of Deliverance — The Power Of God

An amalgamation of swampy blues, jazz and rock - all mixed and recorded in a sparse, bloomy and eerie sort of way. This recording is just so damn fine, so airy and warm. And the musician's aboard on this Dennis Hopper film are a who's who, including Miles Davis, John Lee Hooker, Taj Mahal, Roy Rodgers, Earl Palmer and Tim Drummond. This has long been a highly sought after and collectible record among audiophiles. A true demonstration disc.

Originally released in 1990.

Miles Davis, trumpet
Tim Drummond, bass
Bradford Ellis, keyboards
John Lee Hooker, guitar, vocals
Taj Mahal, guitar, vocals
Earl Palmer, drums
Roy Rodgers, slide guitar

Track Listing:

1. Coming to Town
2. Empty Bank
3. Harry's Philosophy
4. Dolly's Arrival
5. Harry and Dolly
6. Sawmill
7. Bank Robbery
8. Moanin'
9. Gloria's Story
10. Harry Sets up Sutton
11. Murder
12. Blackmail
13. End Credit

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Track Listing:

Side One

1. Spirtual Eternal
2. Wisdom Eye
3. Los Caballos

Side Two

1. Om Supreme
2. Morning Worship
3. Spring Rounds

The original soundtrack from the film 'Blow-up' features the work of both Herbie Hancock (with Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Ron Carter and Jack DeJohnette) and the Yardbirds (with Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page) to produce a soundtrack full of proto-funk and features the classic 'Bring Down the Birds'.

1. Main Title
2. Verushka Pt.1
3. Verushka Pt.2
4. The naked camera
5. Bring down the birds
6. Jane's theme
7. Stroll on (The Yardbirds)
8. The thief
9. The kiss
10. Curiosity
11. Thomas studies photos
12. The bed
13. End title 'Blow Up'