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Straight, No Chaser
(1966)
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Thelonious Monk
This is the sixth studio album cut by Thelonious Monk under the production/direction of Teo Macero for Columbia and as such should not be confused with the original motion picture soundtrack to the 1988 film of the same name. The original disc only included six performances, half of which were edited due to the stringent time constraints of vinyl. ...
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The Misty Miss Christy
(1955)
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June Christy
Using Anita Day as starting point -- but eschewing many of her scat-song histrionics in favor of pure tonal power and melancholic shading -- June Christy honed her singing skills with Stan Kenton's band before going solo in the '50s. Christy's relatively accessible vocal approach and blonde good looks eventually helped her gain success with such ...
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Love Is...The Tender Trap
(1999)
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Stacey Kent
Stacey Kent has an attractive voice and a lightly swinging style. For Love Is...The Tender Trap -- her debut as a leader -- she is joined by tenor saxophonist Jim Tomlinson (who recalls Scott Hamilton and Stan Getz in spots), guitarist Colin Oxley, pianist David Newton, bassist David Green, and drummer Jeff Hamilton. Kent uplifts each of the ...
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Jo + Jazz
(1960)
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Jo Stafford
The closest Stafford ever came to being a jazz singer. This early '60s release had instrumental touches and a jazz tone, and Stafford sang with more energy and less gimmickry. Ron Wynn, All Music Guide
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Yes Indeed [Box Set]
(2002)
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Jo Stafford
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Skylark
(1956)
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Annie Ross
This little-known set (reissued on CD) from 1956 features singer Annie Ross four years after she originally recorded "Twisted" but a year before the formation of Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. Based in London at the time, Ross avoids scatting and vocalese in favor of conventional swinging and jazz-oriented interpretations of standards. Backed ...
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That Old Feeling
(1987)
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Cleo Laine
More elaborate, mid-'80s session that accents Cleo Laine's interpretative abilities. It showcases both her immaculate technique and her ability to build and create moods, pace songs, and embellish lyrics. Ron Wynn, All Music Guide
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I Didn't Know About You
(1992)
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Karrin Allyson
This CD was the debut of the talented singer Karrin Allyson, a creative scat singer also very capable of holding her own on ballads. She primarily utilizes top Kansas City musicians (including pianists Paul Smith, Russ Long and Joe Cartwright, guitarists Danny Embrey and Rod Fleeman, bassists Bob Bowman and Gerald Spaits, drummer Todd Strait, ...
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Guitar Virtuoso
(1973)
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Joe Pass
As this lavishly boxed, four-CD distillation of his Pablo sessions proves, Joe Pass was probably the guitar-playing equivalent of Art Tatum on the Norman Granz roster -- not only for his vast output, but also for the all-encompassing, almost orchestral way in which he got around his instrument. The set is divided equally into four sections -- disc ...
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Dearest Duke
(2007)
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Carol Sloane/Ken Peplowski/Brad Hatfield
Jazz vocalist Carol Sloane covers ballads on Dearest Duke, generating a mellow love letter to one of America's greatest jazz composers, Duke Ellington. She's joined in her effort by clarinetist Ken Peplowski and pianist Brad Hatfield for a spare, intimate set that allows Sloane's voice to stand front and center. There is a hazard to stringing a ...
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Bread and Roses
(1976)
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Judy Collins
A mixture of contemporary tunes and political statements, Bread & Roses was Judy Collins' attempt to put her personal politics before the public. What results is a mixed bag with songs such as Elton John's "Come Down In Time" alongside Victor Jara's "Prayer For The Laborer." Coming after her lushly produced Judith, it only confused her fans. ...
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Jazz Moods: 'Round Midnight
(2004)
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Thelonious Monk
This is essentially a sampler of tracks drawn from Thelonious Monk's 1960s stay at Columbia Records, a period that coincided with his 11-year partnership with tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse. Monk worked with some phenomenal tenor players over the years, including Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane, but it was the decidedly un-flashy Rouse who had ...
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The Best of the Pied Pipers Featuring Jo Stafford
(1997)
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Pied Pipers & Jo Stafford
This 25-track compilation presents the ten tracks the Pied Pipers recorded for Capitol Records in 1943 and 1944 while Jo Stafford was still a member of the group, plus three tracks on which the Pipers, with Stafford's replacement, June Hutton, backed up their former lead singer, and 12 tracks by the Hutton-era group recorded through 1948. Capitol ...
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Ellington Is Forever, Vol. 1
(1975)
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Kenny Burrell
For fans of jazz, it is deeply, satisfyingly appropriate that Kenny Burrell should be the one to organize this splendid homage to Duke Ellington. It is a well-known fact that Burrell was the Duke's favorite guitarist, and legend has it that on one occasion when Burrell couldn't make a date, Ellington chose to cut the guitar part from the score ...
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First Affair/Voices in Fun
(2005)
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The Four Freshmen
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Jazz Moods: Jazz by the Fire
(2000)
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Various Artists
Jazz Moods: Jazz by the Fire sets an intimate, romantic mood with lush, late-night ballad fare from the Concord Jazz stable of artists. There are cuts from Gary Burton, Stan Getz, Scott Hamilton, the Ray Brown Trio featuring Gene Harris, Stanley Cowell, Jim Hall, and more. Steve Huey, All Music Guide
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Lady & Her Music [Pearl]
(1996)
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Lena Horne
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Jazz After Dark, Vol. 2 [Playboy]
(2005)
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Various Artists
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Spotlight on Jo Stafford
(1996)
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Jo Stafford
Spotlight on Jo Stafford is an excellent 18-track overview of her recordings for Capitol Records. Although it doesn't her biggest hits, it does have a good selection of lesser-known gems from later in her career, featuring such highlights as "(It Was) Just One of Those Things," "Too Marvelous for Words, " "In the Still of the Night, " "Fools Rush ...
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Music for Lovers
(2007)
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Dinah Washington
The Music for Lovers series from EMI and Blue Note spotlights the balladic nature and romantic side of artists who have recorded for its associated labels. Dinah Washington, of course, was a superb ballad singer whose elegance brought a maximum of feeling to the standards she sang. Her Music for Lovers volume includes songs from some of the very ...
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Live at the Village Vanguard
(2001)
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Mary Stallings
Mary Stallings sings 12 excellent and soulful interpretations of songs by such great composers as Cole Porter, Burton Lane, Louis Prima, and Duke Ellington on her second release for the Maxjazz label, Live at the Village Vanguard. Her voice is strong, rich, and full of the introspection that only comes with musical growth. Accompanied by Ron Blake ...
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A Jazz Romance: A Night in With Verve
(2001)
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Various Artists
In jazz, ballads have a way of separating the men from the boys and the women from the girls. They show what an improviser is made of emotionally. On ballads, technique for the sake of technique doesn't cut it -- you have to bring some genuine feeling and honest-to-God emotion to the table. And there is plenty of honest-to-God emotion on this four ...
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In the Mood With Duke Ellington
(2002)
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Duke Ellington
There are literally hundreds of Ellington collections available, but to its credit, In the Mood With Duke Ellington manages to collect ten tracks from the golden 1940s Blanton-Webster era of Ellington and his orchestra. Not all of the selections are Ellington's most memorable, but a few of his biggest hits are here, including "Take the "A" Train," ...
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Sofia's Butterfly
(1998)
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Roni Ben-Hur
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Music for Lovers
(2007)
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Sarah Vaughan
The Music for Lovers series from EMI and Blue Note spotlights the balladic nature and romantic side of artists who have recorded for its associated labels. Sarah Vaughan, of course, was a superb ballad singer, capable of floating virtually every emotion associated with love, whether it was warmth and joy or excitement and enthusiasm. Her volume ...
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