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1	Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio (1957) more music like this by Stan Getz & The Oscar Peterson Trio This very enjoyable CD for the first time gathers together all of the music recorded at this timeless session. Tenor-saxophonist Stan Getz is joined by pianist Oscar Peterson, guitarist Herb Ellis and bassist Ray Brown for a well-rounded set filled with appealing standards, three Getz originals (two of which are blues) and a fine ballad medley. ... see all copies from $10.29! new only from $10.29!
2	Hard to Find Pop Instrumentals, Vol. 2 (2003) more music like this by Various Artists Hard to Find Pop Instrumentals, Vol. 2 is a 21-song collection of instrumentals from the early '50s to the late '60s. The disc is overflowing with memorable memories drawn from a wide range of styles, including Western themes ("Apache" by Jorgen Ingmann and "The Bonanza Theme" by Al Caiola), jazz ("Alley Cat" by the improbably named Bent Fabric & ... see all copies from $14.25! new only from $14.25!
3	On the Other Side (2007) more music like this by Tierney Sutton Few jazz vocalists set out to deconstruct a standard as thoroughly as Tierney Sutton does. Her past albums have hovered around a theme but none as devotedly as On the Other Side, which takes the simple concept of happiness and turns it on its ear. Sutton could have approached classics like "Happy Talk," "Make Someone Happy," "Happy Days Are Here ... see all copies from $7.27! new only from $11.02!
4	Ivey-Divey (2004) more music like this by Don Byron Clarinetist Don Byron once again mixes post-bop, swing, and funk into a unique concoction on Ivey-Divey. Just like Bug Music wasn't necessarily '30s swing and A Fine Line: Arias and Lieder wasn't exactly a classical album, Ivey-Divey isn't truly a straight-ahead, mainstream jazz album, although purists and avant-garde fans alike should find much ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $16.32!
5	Jazz Goes to College (1954) more music like this by Dave Brubeck Quartet Dave Brubeck (piano) began his Columbia Records association on a second album of material that his quartet had cut during its spring of 1954 tour of North American college campuses, Paul and Dave's Jazz Interwoven (1954) being the first. Joining Brubeck are Paul Desmond (alto sax), Bob Bates (bass), and Joe Dodge (drums), whose support of Brubeck ... see all copies from $5.33! new only from $5.33!
6	Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins (1953) more music like this by Thelonious Monk With Sonny Rollins This disc contains an all-star cast headed up by Thelonious Monk (piano) and includes some collaborative efforts with Sonny Rollins (tenor sax) that go beyond simply inspired and into a realm of musical telepathy. The five tunes included on Work are derived from three separate sessions held between November of 1953 and September of the following ... see all copies from $7.32! new only from $7.32!
7	Sitting in Limbo (2007) more music like this by Jessica Molaskey Jessica Molaskey came up with a list of "limbo songs" for her fourth CD, describing them as pieces where someone is trying to figure out the difference between what seems to be taking place vs. what is actually going on. With a fine band that includes her husband, John Pizzarelli, on guitar, bassist Martin Pizzarelli, and drummer Tony Tedesco, ... see all copies from $13.09! new only from $14.66!
8	Sonny Stitt/Bud Powell/J.J. Johnson (1949) more music like this by Sonny Stitt/Bud Powel/J.J. Johnson This superb CD reissues the complete output of three classic bop sessions including five "new" alternate takes. Sonny Stitt (who plays tenor throughout) is heard in a quintet with trombonist J.J. Johnson, pianist John Lewis, bassist Nelson Boyd and drummer Max Roach (playing three Johnson compositions and the original version of John Lewis's ... see all copies from $10.29! new only from $10.29!
9	Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight? (1992) more music like this by The Chenille Sisters see all copies from $6.46! new only from $16.21!
10	No, No, Nanette [Broadway Cast 1999 Reissue] more music like this by Broadway Cast Recording Though this album is billed as the "original Broadway cast recording," that doesn't mean the same thing it usually does in this case because it contains a recording of the 1971 Broadway revival cast of No, No, Nanette. But there was no original Broadway cast album of the original 1925 production (indeed, there were no albums then, period), so the ... see all copies from $8.41! new only from $11.06!
11 view cover	The Complete Prestige Recordings (1949) more music like this by Sonny Rollins This seven-CD box set lives up to its title, reissuing in chronological order all of tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins' recordings for Prestige. Dating mostly from 1951-1956, these valuable performances find Rollins developing from a promising player to a potential giant; many of his best recordings would take place a year or two after this program ... see all copies from $81.62! new only from $81.62!
12 view cover	Complete Prestige Recordings (2000) more music like this by Thelonious Monk Thelonious Monk was only with Prestige from 1952-1954, which explains why Fantasy's The Complete Prestige Recordings contains only three CDs. But Monk's Prestige output is noteworthy and generally rewarding, if imperfect at times. Not everything on The Complete Prestige Recordings is essential, but for the serious Monk collector, its rewards are ... see all copies from $25.55! new only from $25.55!
13 view cover	Never Before...Never Again (1954) more music like this by Joe Venuti Violinist Joe Venuti spent the 1950s and '60s largely in obscurity, and other than his appearances on the Bing Crosby radio programs in the early '50s, not much was heard from him. His only recordings during the period were for tiny or private labels. This 1979 LP released for the first time an unusual date in which Venuti and guitarist Tony ... see all copies from $5.99! new only from $12.15!
14 view cover	Sing, Sing, Sing [Bluebird] (1935) more music like this by Benny Goodman A fine all-around single CD, it sums up Benny Goodman's 1935-1939 period on Victor. During this time BG became jazz's and popular music's number one attraction, achieving this impressive feat without watering down his music or emphasizing novelties. All Goodman did was play the music he loved and the audience magically responded and started ... see all copies from $13.52! new only from $13.52!
15 view cover	Live at the Blue Note (2000) more music like this by Bill Watrous Quartet Another in the series of live performances from New York's Blue Note released by Halfnote, this time it's trombonist Bill Watrous and his quartet with Derek Smith, Russell George, and Joe Ascione. Watrous applies his effortless virtuosity and fluid expressive solo style to a program of classic pop and jazz standards, dealing with them in depth and ... see all copies from $11.63! new only from $16.37!
16 view cover	Improvisations (1958) more music like this by Stephane Grappelli This is the first of Stephane Grappelli's sessions as a leader during the 1950s to be issued on CD, which is rather surprising given the availability of his work from the last two decades of his life. Grappelli is heard exclusively in a quartet with pianist Maurice Vander, bassist Pierre Michelot, and drummer Baptiste Reilles, except for two takes ... see all copies from $10.44! new only from $10.44!
17 view cover	The Engine Room: A History of Jazz Drumming from Storyville to 52nd Street (1999) more music like this by Various Artists The Proper label continues its stellar jazz box-set series with this mammoth four-disc survey of drummers from early jazz to bebop. Featuring a lavish booklet, detailed sessionographies, and extensive notes, Engine Room: A History of Jazz Drumming From Storyville to 52nd Street is perfect for jazz fans who often look right past blowing frontmen to ... see all copies from $23.63! new only from $23.63!
18 view cover	The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 2 [Expanded] (1951) more music like this by Bud Powell The influential bebop pioneer (who not only set the standard for bop pianists but largely invented the style) is heard on fine trio performances from 1951 (with bassist Curly Russell and drummer Max Roach) and 1953 (during which he is matched with bassist George Duvivier and drummer Art Taylor). Highlights include "A Night in Tunisia," "Reets and ... see all copies from $11.13! new only from $11.13!
19 view cover	Swing Tanzen Verboten!: Swing Music and Nazi Propaganda (2003) more music like this by Various Artists The Proper Box folks have assembled a massive collection of jazz and swing-related material from the second World War, much of it performed right under the noses of indignant fascists; some of it prepared with the de facto backing or propaganda interests of the occupying parties in mind. All politics aside, the music is a blast -- vital and ... see all copies from $17.00! new only from $23.63!
20 view cover	Bassics: Best of Ray Brown Trio 1977-2000 (2006) more music like this by Ray Brown Trio Focusing on the latter part of his career, the double-disc anthology Bassics: Best of Ray Brown Trio 1977-2000 collects a nice cross-section of the recordings bassist Ray Brown made with his various trio configurations for the Concord and Telarc labels. Included is work the iconic musician made with such pianists as Cedar Walton, Gene Harris and ... see all copies from $17.98! new only from $17.98!
21 view cover	The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on Verve [#1] (1999) more music like this by Lester Young All too often, jazz critics have promoted the myth that Lester Young's playing went way downhill after World War II--that the seminal tenor man was so emotionally wounded by the racism he suffered in the military in 1944-45 that he could no longer play as well as he had in the 1930s and early 1940s. To be sure, Young went through hell in the ... see all copies from $130.96! new only from $130.96!
22 view cover	Stitt's Bits: Bebop Recordings 1949-1952 [Box Set] (2006) more music like this by Sonny Stitt The rap on Sonny Stitt is that he was little more than an imitator of Charlie Parker, without a firm identity of his own. However, from the evidence of these early Stitt recordings -- gathered together into a three-CD box -- the first part of the rap doesn't quite ring true, though the second remains an open question. Stitt may have shared an ... see all copies from $25.36! new only from $25.36!
23 view cover	Tempus Fugue-It (2001) more music like this by Bud Powell This is a fascinating, revelatory, deeply moving, and completely captivating collection of Bud Powell material that hasn't readily seen the light of day before, despite the fact that almost all of it has been commercially released at one time or another. The material over these four discs ranges from pre-bebop years, with Cootie Williams from 1944 ... see all copies from $29.40! new only from $35.87!
24 view cover	Black Orchid (1956) more music like this by Cal Tjader This CD has all of the music originally on the two LPs Cal Tjader Goes Latin and The Cal Tjader Quintet. Since each album had two sessions apiece, the CD does a fine job of giving one a sampling of the influential vibraphonist's popular Latin jazz groups of the era. Among the key sideman are flutist Paul Horn; Jose "Chombo" Silva on tenor; ... see all copies from $17.62! new only from $17.62!
25 view cover	Live at the Beowulf: Arbors Historical Series, Vol. 5 (2004) more music like this by Flip Phillips After a flurry of touring in the '40s and '50s, Flip Phillips relocated to Florida for the last several decades of his life, primarily content to play clubs such as Beowulf in Lighthouse Point and the occasional jazz party. Accompanied by pianist Tom Howard, bassist John Mason, and drummer Don MacLean, Phillips is hardly the honking Jazz at the ... see all copies from $18.07! new only from $18.07!

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