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Best of the Verve Song Books: Love Songs
(1956)
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Ella Fitzgerald
Are you one of those people who can't walk through the jazz section without mooning over the lavishly packaged and heart-droppingly expensive 16-disc Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books set? If so, you're not alone, and Verve knows it. So to keep you from bemoaning your fate, the company has been releasing single-disc compilations drawn from the ...
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Nothing Without You
(1992)
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Mel Tormé and Cleo Laine
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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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Naturally
(2000)
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Benny Green
A few days after an acclaimed performance at the 2001 IAJE Conference in New Orleans, pianist Benny Green was joined in the studio by his former bassist Christian McBride and guitarist Russell Malone to record this terrific CD. Five of the six trio tracks are originals by Green; they include the driving Stanley Turrentine-inspired "Pittsburgh ...
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At Zardi's
(1955)
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Oscar Peterson
The group that Oscar Peterson led between 1953-58 with guitarist Herb Ellis and bassist Ray Brown was one of the great piano trios of all time. It was never so much a matter of Peterson having two other musicians accompany him as it was that they could meet the pianist as near-equals and consistently inspire him. And unlike most trios, Peterson's ...
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Manhattan Moods
(1996)
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Mary Stallings
A product of the San Francisco Bay Area jazz scene, Mary Stallings recorded in New York for the first time when she entered a Manhattan studio for her third Concord release, Manhattan Moods. Contrary to what some provincial, myopic jazz critics implied, Stallings didn't have to record in the Big Apple to prove her legitimacy -- she would have been ...
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Oscar Peterson's Finest Hour
(2000)
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Oscar Peterson
Verve's Finest Hour collection of Oscar Peterson's work compiles 60 minutes of career highlights, including "The Astaire Blues," "Work Song," "Young and Foolish," and "Tenderly." Though it's by no means a definitive compilation of Peterson's music, it does provide a worthwhile overview of some of his best moments. Heather Phares, All Music Guide
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A Day Like This
(2007)
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New York Voices
With ensemble vocal jazz, the danger is always that tight and complex harmony writing will come across as too smooth and too sweet -- for some reason, chords that sound sharp and bracing when distributed among reed instruments can sound cloying and overly slick when sung by human voices. The vocal/instrumental quartet New York Voices don't avoid ...
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It's Cool Inside
(1956)
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Jerri Adams
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Live at Starbucks
(1999)
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Ray Brown Trio
Widely loved and hated, the Starbucks coffee chain has been playing host to some very good jazz groups. The first live recording from a Starbucks store came from bass legend Ray Brown and his trio, featuring Geoff Keezer on piano and Karriem Riggins on drums. The trio dealt in what used to be called the big beat -- a deep-pocketed swing that ...
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Music of Duke Ellington
(2003)
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Gary Burton/Jay Leonhart
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To Duke with Love
(1975)
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Art Farmer
Recorded less than a year after Duke Ellington's death, this Inner City LP (originally cut for the Japanese East Wind label) features flugelhornist Art Farmer performing five Ellington pieces along with Billy Strayhorn's "Lush Life." With impeccable support by pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Sam Jones and drummer Billy Higgins, Farmer sounds melodic ...
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Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Radio Broadcast
(2006)
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Shirley Horn
The late pianist and vocalist Shirley Horn appeared on Marian McPartland's NPR-syndicated Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Radio Broadcast in 1984, six years after she had begun recording and performing again after a lengthy hiatus. The material played here, as expected, is comprised of standards with the exception of a four-handed blues jam at the ...
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Ultimate Oscar Peterson
(1998)
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Oscar Peterson
Although serious fans and collectors will have little use for the disc, Ultimate Oscar Peterson is a solid collection of 12 highlights from the pianist's Verve recordings as selected by Ray Brown. For the curious neophyte, the disc offers a good overview of Peterson's time at the label, featuring the pianist in a variety of different settings, ...
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Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 9
(1991)
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Marian McPartland
Marian McPartland has become a jazz legend over several decades and this captivating solo concert has something for everyone. Whether it's her jaunty opener "This Time the Dream's On Me," the deliberate somber take of "Willow Weep for Me," or her thunderous performance of her "Theme From Piano Jazz" (usually heard only as an incomplete snippet on ...
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Tippin'
(1992)
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Hal Galper Trio
Hal Galper decided upon a lighter touch on this trio date, which focuses primarily on ballads that were popular in the 1940s and 1950s. Accompanied by bassist Wayne Dockery and drummer Steve Ellington, Galper takes a breezy approach to Duke Ellington's "Love You Madly," giving the tune a bop flavor, although Ellington's brushwork keeps it swinging ...
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Earl Hines Plays Duke Ellington
(1971)
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Earl Hines
During a four-year period, pianist Earl Hines recorded enough of Duke Ellington's compositions to fill up four LPs. This double CD contains 20 of his better performances including both Ellington's better-known standards and a few obscurities (most notably lengthy versions of "The Shepherd" and "Black Butterfly"). The music is satisfying, although ...
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All Time Favorites
(1994)
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Duke Ellington
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The Duke's Big Four
(1973)
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Duke Ellington Quartet
One of Duke Ellington's finest small group sessions from his final decade was this frequently exciting quartet date with guitarist Joe Pass, bassist Ray Brown and drummer Louie Bellson. Ellington's percussive style always sounded modern and he comes up with consistently strong solos on such numbers as "Love You Madly," "The Hawk Talks" and ...
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Bye Bye Blackbird
(2005)
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Kevyn Lettau
It seems as if most singers eventually get around to recording a standards album. Kevyn Lettau has mostly recorded Brazilian pop/jazz throughout her career, and Bye Bye Blackbird is not a radical break from her past. The repertoire is primarily comprised of vintage pieces including "I've Got You Under My Skin" (who hasn't recorded that song?), ...
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All My Life
(2003)
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Marian McPartland
This Savoy Jazz anthology compiles various recordings pianist Marian McPartland made in the studio as well live performances recorded at the Hickory House in New York City during the 1950s, with the pianist backed energetically by various rhythm sections. Showcasing a startling technique and impeccable melodic sense, McPartland was just beginning ...
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Well, Here It Is
(2006)
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Eddie Diehl/Hank Jones
Eddie Diehl has long been respected among his fellow jazz musicians, but finally makes his recording debut as a leader with on one of the first CDs issued by a new label, Lineage. It's quite a plus to have a co-leader like veteran pianist Hank Jones, along with having bassist John Webber and drummer Mickey Roker. While Diehl has a fluid touch on ...
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Hawaiian Swing
(1999)
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Big Kahuna & Copa Cat Pack
"You gotta have a gimmick," said a wise old stage mother -- and Matt Catingub (aka Big Kahuna and youngest son of the late singer Mavis Rivers) has chosen his home-state Hawaii as the calling card for yet another new swing band. If you close your eyes, though, Hawaii is hardly in evidence on this rather ordinary recording where the jackhammer new ...
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Private Collection, Vol. 1: Studio Sessions, Chicago 1956
(1956)
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Duke Ellington
The first of ten CDs of previously unreleased material recorded privately by Ellington between engagements, all of which was eventually reissued first on LMR and then Saja/Atlantic. Each of the sets has its interesting moments, offering previously unknown compositions and performances. Volume One, recorded in Chicago during March and December 1956 ...
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Cabaret
(2001)
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Ella Fitzgerald
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