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1	The Definitive Collection (2006) more music like this by Louis Armstrong The Definitive Collection devoted to Louis Armstrong takes a reverse chronological view of the pop giant's career, a format that functions surprisingly well considering its intended purpose. Beginning with his last major performance, 1967's "What a Wonderful World," the disc takes listeners on a 75-minute tour that pays closest attention to his ... see all copies from $6.25! new only from $9.22!
2	With the Oscar Peterson Trio (1952) more music like this by Lester Young and the Oscar Peterson Trio Defying what has become conventional wisdom, tenor saxophonist Lester Young (when he was reasonably healthy) actually cut some of his greatest recordings in the 1950s. On this wonderful effort with pianist Oscar Peterson, guitarist Barney Kessel, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer J.C. Heard, Prez performs definitive versions of "Just You, Just Me" ... see all copies from $16.54! new only from $16.54!
3	Takes Two to Tango (2004) more music like this by Pearl Bailey Outspokenness and the art of the clever aside are essential components of the African-American performance tradition. Bessie Smith, Frankie "Half Pint" Jaxon, Louis Armstrong and Fats Waller each developed a distinctive manner of talking over the music as if to dispel the sort of pretensions that so often cluttered up conventional mainstream pop ... see all copies from $6.51! new only from $7.87!
4	Gold (2006) more music like this by Louis Armstrong Annotator Bob Porter begins his liner notes to Hip-O Records' Louis Armstrong compilation Gold by citing a chart statistic: Leadoff track "What a Wonderful World" became a Top 40 hit in 1988, 20 years after it was recorded, due to its inclusion in the movie Good Morning, Vietnam. That is a clue to the approach that the collection takes -- this is ... see all copies from $16.72! new only from $16.72!
5	Cigar Classics, Vol. 1: The Standards (1997) more music like this by Various Artists Now obviously, there's absolutely no such animal as "cigar smoking music," but never let it be said that a major record company (in this case, MCA, through their Hip-O imprint) would let a yuppie-derived social fad -- in this case, the rise of cigar smoking in the politically correct '90s -- go by without cobbling together a four-volume series to ... see all copies from $2.99!
6	Satchmo Serenades (1949) more music like this by Louis Armstrong Satchmo Serenades was originally comprised of sessions recorded between 1949 and 1951; the Verve By Request CD reissue in 2000 expands the album by ten tracks, all recorded between 1952 and 1953. These sessions were in the same spirit as the original album, featuring many of the same players and arrangers (particularly Sy Oliver), so it's easy to ... see all copies from $9.31! new only from $11.26!
7	Billy Crystal Presents: The Milt Gabler Story [CD/DVD] (2005) more music like this by Original Soundtrack At first glance, a CD of jazz tracks handpicked by comedian/actor Billy Crystal may seem an odd bird. However, given that Crystal's uncle, Commodore Records founder Milt Gabler, produced most of the cuts included here, it actually makes more sense than many similar-themed albums with tracks picked by musicians. Thanks to the family connection, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.12!
8	Colour Collection (2006) more music like this by Louis Armstrong see all copies from $4.94! new only from $4.94!
9	Universal Masters Collection (1999) more music like this by Louis Armstrong see all copies from $6.08! new only from $6.08!
10	Hit Parade 1952 (2007) more music like this by Various Artists see all copies from $3.03! new only from $3.03!
11 view cover	Life Is So Peculiar (2005) more music like this by Louis Armstrong see all copies from $2.95!
12 view cover	Ray Charles and Betty Carter (1961) more music like this by Ray Charles & Betty Carter This pairing of two totally idiosyncratic vocalists acquired legendary status over the decades in which it had been out of print. But the proof is in the listening, and frankly it doesn't represent either artist's best work. There is certainly a powerful, often sexy rapport between the two -- Charles in his sweet balladeering mode, Carter with her ... see all copies from $25.99! new only from $618.31!
13 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 $86.99! new only from $102.53!
14 view cover	The Complete Collection (2007) more music like this by Louis Armstrong see all copies from $23.07! new only from $23.07!
15 view cover	Relax, It's Dean Martin (2000) more music like this by Dean Martin Relax, It's Dean Martin contains 44 familiar tracks that the singer recorded for various film and television projects in the '40s, '50s, and '60s. Standards written by Irving Berlin, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Frank Loesser, George Gershwin, Johnny Mercer, and Hoagy Carmichael fill out the majority of this two-disc set from the European Recall label. ... see all copies from $11.18! new only from $11.18!
16 view cover	Very Best of Dean Martin [Mastersong] (2006) more music like this by Dean Martin see all copies from $10.64! new only from $10.64!
17 view cover	Dark Divas: Hightlights (2000) more music like this by Ranee Lee Lee pays tribute to the pivotal figures of jazz and blues singing who have influenced her. This recording comprises not only a triptych through those dark divas' repertoires but represents some of the music from a stage show she has written about Josephine Baker, Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan, and Ella Fitzgerald. ... see all copies from $6.34! new only from $6.34!
18 view cover	Cocktail Hour (2001) more music like this by Pearl Bailey see all copies from $64.95!
19 view cover	Both Sides Now: The Spirit of Americana (2002) more music like this by Various Artists Both Sides Now collects two discs' worth of contemporary artists who work loosely under the genre label Americana, although it is difficult to imagine some of the these acts actually falling into that drawer, like the Flaming Lips, for example, whose "Do You Realize" is included here. That said, this is a pretty cool anthology with a lot of ... see all copies from $40.19! new only from $40.19!
20 view cover	BD Jazz (2004) more music like this by Louis Armstrong see all copies from $20.75! new only from $20.75!
21 view cover	Kiss of Fire [2 CD] (2004) more music like this by Louis Armstrong see all copies from $8.16! new only from $8.16!
22 view cover	Lester Swings [Tim] (2001) more music like this by Lester Young see all copies from $2.85! new only from $2.85!
23 view cover	Christmas and Hits Duos (2008) more music like this by Louis Armstrong In one sense, this double-disc collection is merely a way to package two well-known albums in a sleeve and sell them again, an inventory clearing, if you will. On the other hand, it's a great opportunity to pick up two excellent collections by Louis Armstrong that you'd more than likely buy separately if you saw them at the right time. It might ... see all copies from $20.26! new only from $20.26!
24 view cover	Dino Collection [Box Set] (2002) more music like this by Dean Martin see all copies from $41.59! new only from $41.59!
25 view cover	Ad Lib Blues (2007) more music like this by Oscar Peterson Trio/Lester Young see all copies from $13.25! new only from $13.25!

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