CD

Bobby Charles

Later Alligator!

Recordings & Compositions 1955-62

2CD

Born Robert Guidry in Abbeville, Louisiana, in 1938, he became famous as songwriter under his birth name, but also had…

Johnny Desmond

The Johnny Desmond Singles Collection 1939-1958

2CD

Born Giovanni Alfredo De Simone in Detroit 1919, Johnny Desmond was one of the substantial cohort of Italian-American crooners. He…

Dave Brubeck

Early Years

The Singles Collection 1950-52

2CD

Dave Brubeck was one of the highly–influential pioneers of the west coast “cool school” of modern jazz musicians, developing a…

Peppermint Harris

The Peppermint Harris Collection 1948-60

2CD

Born Harrison Nelson, in Texarcana, Texas, in 1925, Peppermint Harris was a jump blues and R&B singer and guitarist, who…

Blue Barron

The Blue Barron Collection 1938-53

2CD

Although widely associated with swing, the mainstream pop music of the late 1939s and ’40 was also characterised by the…

Connie Haines

The Connie Haines Collection 1939-1954

2CD

Connie Haines was one of female vocalists who established their reputations as singers with the prominent big swing bands of…

Jimmy Clanton

The Jimmy Clanton Collection 1957-62

2CD

Born in Louisiana, Jimmy Clanton was a rock ‘n’ roll era teen idol, who was regarded as the pioneer of…

The Jan Garber Orchestra

Melody From The Sky

Hits & Memories 1923-51

3CD

Jan Garber was a violinist and bandleader with his musical roots in the hot jazz-based dance band music of the…

Various

BeBop

Pioneers And Classic Performances 1941-1949

3CD

With Acrobat’s catalogue having grown substantially, and its product strategy evolved significantly over the years, we are occasionally looking to…

Jonathan Winters

The Complete Albums 1959-62

3CD

Jonathan Winters was an American comedian, actor, broadcaster, TV presenter, artist and author who received eight Grammy nominations for Best…

Jeri Southern

The Singles & Albums Collection

1951-59

4CD

Jeri Southern was a highly-regarded singer and pianist, well-known as a jazz performer, but whose recordings ranged across the spectrum…

Ruth Brown

The Queen of R& B

The Singles & Albums Collection 1949-61

4CD

Perhaps more than any other artist, Ruth Brown helped lead the way in bridging the gap between R&B and pop…

Carmen McRae

The Singles & Albums Collection

1946-58

4CD

Carmen McRae was one of the finest and most highly-regarded jazz and sophisticated pop singers of the post-war era, renowned…

Various

America’s Greatest Hits 1949

4CD

We continue our popular and successful series devoted to the biggest chart records of each calendar year in the early…

Art Tatum

The Art Tatum Collection 1932-47

4CD

Of all the pianists in the annals of jazz, Art Tatum is the one who is most often cited by…

Gene Harris & The Three Sounds

The Ultimate Blue Note Collection

4CD

This collection concentrates on Harris’s lengthy period working with The Three Sounds (a.k.a. The 3 Sounds) the American jazz piano…