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Johnny Fuller

The Many Sides Of Johnny Fuller 1948-62

2CD

Johnny Fuller, born in Mississippi in 1929, was nevertheless primarily associated with California blues, although his recordings over the years…

The Playmates

Beep Beep!

The Playmates Collection 1957-62

2CD

The Playmates were a vocal trio who came together at the University of Connecticut and developed an act based around…

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…