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Standard Time, Vol. 3: The Resolution of Romance
(1990)
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Wynton Marsalis
On the third of his three standards albums, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis meets up with his father, pianist Ellis Marsalis (along with bassist Reginald Veal and drummer Herlin Riley), for 17 standards and three of his originals (including "In the Court of King Oliver"). Wynton, perhaps because of his father's presence, is very respectful of the ...
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Lady in Satin [Columbia 17 Track]
(1958)
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Billie Holiday
This is the most controversial of all Billie Holiday records. Lady Day herself said that this session (which finds her accompanied by Ray Ellis' string orchestra) was her personal favorite, and many listeners have found her emotional versions of such songs as "I'm a Fool to Want You," "You Don't Know What Love Is," "Glad to Be Unhappy," and ...
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Coltrane for Lovers
(1962)
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John Coltrane
If you came across a CD titled Getz for Lovers, Prez for Lovers, or Baker for Lovers, you wouldn't be the least bit surprised. After all, Stan Getz, Chet Baker, and Lester "The Pres" Young were all famous for their smooth ballad playing -- if you've been listening to Julie London or June Christy and suddenly find yourself in the mood for something ...
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In Love Again
(2002)
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Stacey Kent
Stacey Kent is back, with her regular combo, for an engaging tribute to Richard Rodgers. In addition to routinely covered songs like "It Never Entered My Mind" and "Bewitched," the Britain-based vocalist looks to the South Pacific book and comes up with two items seldom performed in a jazz context -- "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair" ...
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Late at Night with Dean Martin
(1999)
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Dean Martin
Capitol released Late at Night With Dean Martin along with another generous 15-track compilation, Hurtin' Country Songs. Where its companion benefited from a specific theme, Late at Night doesn't have a clear-cut concept, it just finds Martin at his suave, swinging best. What makes the compilation work is that it draws from both his Capitol and ...
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A Night Out With Verve
(2000)
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Various Artists
A Night Out With Verve highlights five decades of remarkable jazz taken from the Verve catalog, spread out over four discs titled "Wining," "Dining," "Dancing," and "Romancing." This budget-priced box set includes 65 performances from jazz luminaries including Oscar Peterson, Sonny Rollins, Michel Legrand, Sarah Vaughan, Stan Getz, Louis Armstrong ...
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Ballads [Bonus CD]
(1962)
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John Coltrane
Throughout John Coltrane's discography there are a handful of decisive and controversial albums that split his listening camp into factions. Generally, these occur in his later-period works such as Om and Ascension, which push into some pretty heady blowing. As a contrast, Ballads is often criticized as too easy, and as too much of a compromise ...
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Latin Lace/Latin Affair
(1999)
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George Shearing
In 1999, EMI released Latin Lace/Latin Affair, which contained two complete albums -- Latin Lace (1958, originally released on Capitol) and Latin Affair (1959, originally released on Capitol) -- by George Shearing on one compact disc. Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
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This Time I'm Swingin'!/Pretty Baby
(1957)
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Dean Martin
This British two-fer combines Dean Martin's fourth (This Time I'm Swingin'!, 1960) and second (Pretty Baby, 1957) regular studio albums onto one CD. The later album, heard first, was Martin's initial collaboration with conductor/arranger Nelson Riddle. It was an easy, swinging collection with appealing horn charts and a series of comfortable ...
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Tribute
(1989)
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Keith Jarrett Trio with Gary Peacock and Jack De Johnette
The Keith Jarrett Standards Trio gets back down to business with two CDs' worth of familiar and perhaps not-so-familiar tunes, recorded in one evening in Cologne, Germany. There is a concept this time, for all the standards carry a dedication to some jazz man or woman who performed them -- and they are not predictable choices; Lee Konitz for ...
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The Classic Quartet: Complete Impulse! Studio Recordings
(1998)
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John Coltrane
Here it is: eight CDs worth of John Coltrane's classic quartet, comprised of bassist Jimmy Garrison, pianist McCoy Tyner, and drummer Elvin Jones, recorded between December of 1961 and September of 1965 when the artist followed his restless vision and expanded the band before assembling an entirely new one before his death. What transpired over ...
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Whisper Sweet
(2003)
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Carol Sloane
While young female singers tend to catch the eyes and ears of the general public, seasoned jazz musicians, critics, and fans are the ones to appreciate a veteran vocalist like Carol Sloane. With over a half century of professional singing experience, Sloane's voice is still magic as she captures the essence of each of the 11 ballads on this High ...
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Smooth Operator
(1999)
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Dorothy Dandridge
Smooth Operator explores a little-known aspect of the beautiful, troubled African-American actress Dorothy Dandridge: her vocal abilities. Most of this album comes from a 1958 recording session featuring Dandridge's lovely interpretations of "When Your Lover Has Gone," "Body & Soul" and the title track. That her backing band is an augmented ...
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So Smooth/We Get Letters
(2001)
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Perry Como
So Smooth from 1955 and We Get Letters from 1957 were Perry Como's first two albums to be recorded for the 12" LP format, so Collectables Records' pairing of the two on a single CD is appropriate. At the time, the album market was viewed as being entirely different from the singles market, so these recordings do not feature Como's hit singles of ...
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Say It Isn't So
(1957)
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Herb Jeffries
The warm baritone of Herb Jeffries is showcased on a dozen ballads on this CD reissue. Russ Garcia's arrangements for a string orchestra match Jeffries' voice well, but there are no real surprises or variety. Jeffries sounds fine on such tunes as "Say It Isn't So," "When Your Lover Has Gone," "Angel Eyes" and "The End of a Love Affair," although ...
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Songs by Cole Porter and Rodgers & Hart: The 1953 Walden Sessions
(2001)
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Louise Carlyle & Bob Haver
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From Battersea to Broadway
(2002)
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George Shearing
Early recordings by George Shearing have been usually been reissued in a scattershot, rather incomplete fashion, but this 97-track boxed-set compilation includes just about everything he recorded between 1939 and 1951 for labels such as Decca, Parlophone, Ace of Clubs, Savoy, Discovery, and MGM, along with a few songs that made their first ...
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The Legendary Okeh and Epic Recordings
(2005)
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Ahmad Jamal
This collection brings together the early OKeh and Epic recordings of innovative jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal, recorded between 1951 and 1955. Jamal ushered in a new era of melodic improvisation that stood in sharp contrast to bebop's previous innovations. These recordings were all done in trio settings, where the pianist was accompanied by guitarist ...
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Return to Me
(1998)
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Dean Martin
Bear Family's Return to Me is the follow-up to its Memories Are Made of This, a second eight-CD, over-nine-hours box set finishing reissue of the complete Capitol recordings of Dean Martin -- in this case, from 1956 to 1961. (These take up the first six discs; the seventh contains soundtrack material from films released between 1956 and 1961, and ...
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If I Were King/I Remember the Bing
(2003)
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Herb Jeffries
Herb Jeffries, a fine ballad singer with a strong voice, will always be remembered for his early-'40s stint with Duke Ellington's orchestra and for his hit of the period, "Flamingo." Through the decades, Jeffries retained his strong voice (even in 2003 at the age of 92) while being content to sing pretty straight. If I Were King/I Remember the ...
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World War II Radio
(1994)
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Various Artists
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Piano Power
(2005)
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Oscar Peterson
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Lady in Satin [SACD]
(1958)
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Billie Holiday
This is the most controversial of all Billie Holiday records. "Lady Day" herself said that this session (which finds her accompanied by the Ray Ellis Orchestra was her personal favorite, and many listeners have found her emotional versions of such songs as "I'm a Fool to Want You," "You Don't Know What Love Is," "Glad to Be Unhappy," and ...
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Bing Crosby Kraft Shows, Vol. 1
(1999)
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Bing Crosby
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The Roy Haynes Trio
(2000)
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Roy Haynes Trio with Danilo Perez And John Patitucci
Roy Haynes has had a long career, and the generically titled The Roy Haynes Trio featuring Danilo Perez and John Patitucci is a long CD, approaching 70 minutes, that attempts to recap that career in the form of new performances and, to a surprising extent, succeeds. The drummer had just turned 74 when this album was released, and had been ...
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