Genre > Jazz

Original Album + Bonus Tracks

Pressed On 180-Gram Vinyl

This is some of Garland’s finest work and shows a legendary talent at her best in a variety of song styles. Her voice is as close to perfection on these tracks as any performer could ever hope to achieve. Her voice is emotionally beautiful and powerfully charged. If you haven’t experienced Judy Garland, you’ll be amazed at the simultaneous power, softness, and even vulnerability in her voice, all displayed at the same time on many tracks such as, of course, “Over The Rainbow.” This album captures the songs of her career, and the careers of so many great stage singers from vaudeville and beyond. Definitely one of her best recordings available...especially on vinyl!

When it comes to vocal jazz, the ladies win. “Body and Soul” features great jazz standards sung by some of the best-known and most influential female jazz vocalists in history. Ella, Billie, Nina, Dinah, Sarah: these performers are so beloved that their first names are enough. This album presents signature recordings by these legendary ladies.

Recorded Live At The Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, July 3, 1958

This 1958 set by the Dave Brubeck Quartet was recorded live at the Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island, July 3, 1958. It served as a tribute to Duke Ellington, with each band playing a set primarily drawn from Ellington’s repertoire. The inspired choice of “Jump for Joy” makes for some of the most magical moments, while “Perdido” provides an extended workout for Desmond and Brubeck. “Liberian Suite Dance No. 3” is actually one movement of Ellington’s Liberian Suite, which was premiered in late 1947. Brubeck’s “The Duke,” an elegant tribute to Ellington that showcases Desmond’s lyrical alto and the exciting finale of “C Jam Blues” (the latter spotlighting Morello are also highlights).

Recorded Live At The Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, July 6, 1958

Includes Three Bonus Tracks

Newport ‘58 is a live album by vocalist Dinah Washington. It was recorded on July 6, 1958, at the Newport Jazz Festival, Rhode Island, and arranged by Melba Liston. It features Terry Gibbs, Urbie Green and Max Roach amongst others. This vinyl edition also includes three bonus tracks: “No More” and “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” from the album “Dinah Jams” recorded live in Los Angeles in 1954; “Crazy He Calls Me” is from the same session, but not on the original album.

Original Album + Bonus Tracks

Julian Edwin “Cannonball” Adderley (September 15, 1928 – August 8, 1975) was a jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s. Adderley is remembered for his work with trumpeter Miles Davis, including the album ”Somethin’ Else” (1958). This was recorded during Adderley’s membership in the Miles Davis Sextet and is one of the few post 1955 appearances of Miles Davis as a sideman. Indeed, Davis plays several of the first solos, composed the bluesy title track and, according to the liner notes, chose most of the material. “Autumn Leaves” would remain in the Davis book, and “Love for Sale” would be recorded by the Davis Sextet a little over two months later.

Two Original Albums Together On One 180-Gram LP

Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Holiday was a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. Above all, she was admired for her deeply personal and intimate approach to singing.

“Billie Holiday Sings” was her first full-length album, released in the United States by Clef Records in 1952 in the 10-inch format. “An Evening with Billie Holiday” was the second 10 inch LP studio album released in 1953.

2xLP Compiling Two 1962 Albums: “Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson” & “Ella Swings Gently With Nelson”

Two great original albums placed on a double vinyl. “Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson” is a 1962 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, accompanied by an orchestra arranged by Nelson Riddle, that won the singer a Grammy for Best Female Vocal Performance. The other is “Ella Swings Gently With Nelson,” which Fitzgerald and Riddle also recorded and released in 1962.

Although the accent is on ballads, several of the songs are taken at medium tempos and she swings throughout. Highlights include “Georgia on My Mind,” “The Very Thought of You," “It’s a Pity to Say Goodnight,” “Darn That Dream” and “Body and Soul.”

This collection of her live performances at the Olympia Theater (1961 & 1962) in Paris, her venue of choice, is remarkable and presents her at her very best. Edith Piaf in front of an audience, she was both grand dame and one of the girls or guys, depending on who you were. Performances of her most famous songs, such as “Non Je Ne Regrette Rien”, “Les Mots D’amour”, “Mon Dieu” and “La Belle Historie D’Amour,” are all here in dramatic excellence. Here stands Piaf, her voice and her audience full of pathos, pain, and grace.

Toni Harper's two original albums Toni (1956) and Lady Lonely (1959).

"Toni Harper's childhood was made of the magic any aspiring adult artist would kill for: a platinum record, a performance at Carnegie Hall, evenings spent sharing a stage with such performers as Cab Calloway, and invitations to appear on television with Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Milton Berle, and Ed Sullivan. And all of the magic unfolded before she'd turned 12 years old. The jazz vocalist, who now goes by the name Toni Dunlap, got her big break in 1945 when she went up against a couple hundred other kids at an audition held by choreographer Nick Castle. Harper, who had been a dance student of Maceo Anderson, passed muster as far as her dancing, but when she sang "Waitin' for the Train to Come In," she had the audition sewn up on the spot. Castle cast her in his production of Christmas Follies, which was staged at Los Angeles' Wilshire Ebell Theatre. Harper drew enthusiastic reviews and went on to earn a platinum record when she was eight years old with "Candy Store Blues."

Harper paired with Herb Jeffries for "You're Too Tall 'n' I'm Too Small," the number for which she later paired live with Calloway at Los Angeles' Million Dollar Theatre. Television beckoned the young singer and she was a guest on numerous programs, among them Sullivan's weekly variety show. When she wasn't appearing on television, she was singing at numerous New York hot spots that included the Apollo, the Strand, and the Paramount. At the age of 11, Harper topped it all off by singing at Carnegie Hall.

Like many child stars, Harper's career slowed down as she began to mature. As a teenager, she was too old for the childhood image that had given her a great start, but too young to effectively take on a more adult image. She attended high school in Los Angeles, involving herself in such extracurricular activities as drama, choir, and the glee club. She continued to take professional singing jobs during the school's summer break. Having completed high school in the mid-'50s, and still hampered by her youth, she sang for the teenaged record-buying public. For a young woman of her age, "One Hamburger to Go" was more acceptable in the public eye than any of the more sophisticated songs that she would record in later years, such as "Love for Sale."

The vocalist got her chance to sing the more adult songs when she recorded for Verve. In addition to "Love for Sale," Harper recorded such songs as "I Could Write a Book" and "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered." Backing Harper on her self-titled first recording for Verve were pianist Oscar Peterson, drummer Alvin Stoller, guitarist Herb Ellis, and bassist Ray Brown. The vocalist later signed with RCA Victor, recording for the label for about four years and ending in 1963. Harper quit the business in 1966 after devoting more than 20 years to her singing career."

- Linda Seida (All Music Guide)