Rita Reys
The Cool Voice Of Rita Reys2CD
After an early plunge into the pop music of the time, singer Rita Keys (1924-2013) came to jazz when, in…
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How Time Passes & New Ideas2CD
Despite wide experience with several name bands, Los Angeles-born Don Ellis (1934-1978) was almost unknown before he joined George Russell’s…
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The Quota and the Triple Threat
These two albums, “The Quota” and “Triple Threat” by the Jimmy Heath sextet, present the Philadelphia brothers-in-arms in a series…
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Swing With MeGolden Blues
Barbara Russell was a singer with a vibrant, arresting vocal quality, a fine sense of phrasing and feel for a…
Read more Add to cartManny Albam / Hal Schaefer
Jazz Goes To The Movies / Showcase: Great Songs From United Artists Pictures
UA Showcase was the first recording by the newly created United Artists Records in 1958. The set of songs from…
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TenormanThe Kid From Dallas
In the summer of 1956 James Clay was a 20-year-old tenor saxophonist from Dallas, who had been living and playing…
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Love is a Necessary Evil
Irma Curry was an aspiring blues and jazz singer from Baltimore who landed the vocalist spot with Lionel Hampton and…
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Cookin’ The Blues / Another Bag
James Moody’s full-bodied sound on tenor was always original and hard swinging, but as he demonstrated leading these fine small…
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Relaxin’
Many musicians on the ‘50s Chicago scene felt that Sandy Mosse (1929-1983) was among the most eloquent tenor men in…
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The Complete Roulette & Capitol Recordings 1957-19593CD
This 3-CD set contains all recordings by Jeri Southern that the Roulette and Capitol labels released on albums and singles…
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