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Portraits on Standards

Portraits on Standards (1951) more music like this

by Stan Kenton

While most of Stan Kenton's recordings in the 1950s tend to be complex and sometimes bombastic, his versions of standards could often be sentimental and very melodic. This LP from the Creative World catalog (music originally released by Capitol) alternates between ballads and boppish romps, mostly featuring the 1953-1954 orchestra, a band that ...

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Tenor Madness

Tenor Madness (1956) more music like this

by Sonny Rollins Quartet

At a time when he was a member of the legendary Clifford Brown/Max Roach sextet, Sonny Rollins was still the apple fallen not too far from the tree of Miles Davis. Tenor Madness was the recording that, once and for all, established Newk as one of the premier tenor saxophonists, an accolade that in retrospect, has continued through six full decades ...

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Birk's Works: Verve Big Band Sessions

Birk's Works: Verve Big Band Sessions (1956) more music like this

by Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie's globetrotting big band of 1956-1957 was one of his finest groups, a very exciting orchestra that at various times had such players as trumpeters Gillespie, Joe Gordon, and Lee Morgan, trombonists Melba Liston and Al Grey, altoists Phil Woods and Ernie Henry, the tenors of Billy Mitchell, Ernie Wilkins, and Benny Golson, and ...

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Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!

Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! (1961) more music like this

by Ella Fitzgerald

Another typically wonderful CD reissue of Ella Fitzgerald in her prime, this set augments the original LP (which finds Ella joined by pianist Lou Levy, guitarist Herb Ellis, bassist Joe Mondragon, and drummer Stan Levey) with three previously unreleased selections from the same era (with Levey, bassist Wilfred Middlebrooks, and drummer Gus Johnson ...

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The Complete Prestige Recordings

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 ...

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Ray Anthony Concert/The Anthony Choir

Ray Anthony Concert/The Anthony Choir (2005) more music like this

by Ray Anthony

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The Language of Love/Till the End of Time

The Language of Love/Till the End of Time (2000) more music like this

by Jerry Vale

Both of these Jerry Vale Columbia albums capture his romantic high tenor voice in great shape, coupled with the type of quality material that has secured his pre-eminent reputation throughout the years. The Language of Love from 1963 includes several love songs with lush strings and prominent accordion, while Till the End of Time, released the ...

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Anthology

Anthology (1995) more music like this

by Roy Hamilton

Anthology offers 18 selections that cover Roy Hamilton's recording career with Epic, a decade-long relationship that produced a prolific 16 albums' worth of material and spawned ten Top 20 R&B hits. Like Billy Eckstine before him, Hamilton possessed a rich baritone voice with ample vibrato, although the dramatic punch of his delivery was purely ...

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After Hours [Columbia]

After Hours [Columbia] (1955) more music like this

by Sarah Vaughan

Excellent early-50s cuts that haven't always been available domestically. Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

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The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2

The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 (1996) more music like this

by Various Artists

Rhino's first box set of doo wop classics was obviously successful enough to bring about a second, four-CD set. This time around, with all of the hits covered on the first box, the compilers have dug deep into the genre's history to put together a selection of some of the music's great sides, lesser-known hits, and rarities. Highlights on disc one ...

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Raging Bull (2005) more music like this

by Original Soundtrack

Director Martin Scorsese is known for the care he takes in choosing the music for his movies (indeed, he is known for the care he takes in every detail of his movies), and his 1980 film Raging Bull, a screen biography of the boxer Jake LaMotta, was no exception. Scorsese did not employ a regular Hollywood composer to write a background score; ...

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Tenor Madness [2006] (2006) more music like this

by Sonny Rollins Quartet

At a time when he was a member of the legendary Clifford Brown/Max Roach sextet, Sonny Rollins was still the apple fallen not too far from the tree of Miles Davis. Tenor Madness was the recording that, once and for all, established Newk as one of the premier tenor saxophonists, an accolade that in retrospect, has continued through six full decades ...

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Plays for Lovers (2003) more music like this

by Barney Kessel

Playing complex bop changes at a fast tempo was never a problem for Barney Kessel; few bop experts would disagree that his chops were impeccable, and it was a sad day for jazz when, in 1992, a major stroke forced him to retire from music. But when Kessel was still active, he was among bop's finest guitarists -- and not just because of his ability ...

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My Reverie (2006) more music like this

by Clinton, Larry/Bea Wain

Sometimes compared with Claude Thornhill and Reginald Forsythe, Larry Clinton devised danceable swing music for big band, some of it pleasantly quirky enough to compare favorably with the work of Raymond Scott. He also led a modestly popular dance orchestra that featured warm and personable vocalist Bea Wain. Prior to the time period represented ...

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The Original Recordings [Camden 1999] (1999) more music like this

by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

A very odd budget package, as it contains no big hits. But it's still all classic Glenn Miller, with tracks like "Running Wild" sitting alongside oddball covers like "And the Angels Sing" and "Circiribin," and smoothies like "My Reverie" and "Blue Evening." There's no rhyme or reason to this set, but it's a nice budget collection of big-band tunes ...

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The Artistry of Nelson Eddy (1994) more music like this

by Nelson Eddy

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The Divine Sarah Vaughan: The Columbia Years 1949-1953 (1960) more music like this

by Sarah Vaughan

Twenty-eight of the 60 songs that Sarah Vaughan recorded for Columbia Records during her four years there. The early sides are arranged, with one exception (credited to Hugo Winterhalter), by Joe Lipman, while later sides have her working with a diverse group of arrangers and conductors, including Glenn Miller alumnus Norman Leyden and light music ...

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Chart-Toppers of the Thirties (1999) more music like this

by Various Artists

Chart Toppers Of The '30s collects the decade's nostalgic pop memories, including Fred Astaire's "Cheek To Cheek" and "Night And Day," Bing Crosby's "Sweet Leilani" and "June In January," Ella Fitzgerald's "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" and Al Bowlly's "Love Is The Sweetest Thing. Standards like "The Way You Look Tonight," "Over The Rainbow," "Deep Purple" ...

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In the Still of the Night (1956) more music like this

by Joni James

In the Still of the Night, originally released on MGM in 1956, is practically a sequel to Joni James' previous album, When I Fall in Love... Paired again with David Terry's orchestra, James sings a dozen love songs in her sweet, soft-spoken style, which never overwhelms the listener or sacrifices the song on the altar of showy technique. Like many ...

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Love Songs (2004) more music like this

by Sarah Vaughan

Columbia's Sarah Vaughan entry in its Love Songs compilation series is a stellar collection of tracks recorded from 1949 to 1953 that rank among the best of her career. Included are such gorgeous ballads as "Come Rain or Come Shine," "East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)," and "It Might As Well Be Spring." Interestingly, vocalist Vaughan ...

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I Can't Help It (1958) more music like this

by Betty Carter

This single-CD reissues the second batch of Betty Carter recordings, her Peacock and ABC-Paramount dates which followed her Epic/Columbia titles by two years. Formerly available as a two-LP set (What a Little Moonlight Can Do), the 24 selections find the already-distinctive vocalist carving out her own sound from the bebop tradition; her more ...

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Music to Listen to Barney Kessel By (1956) more music like this

by Barney Kessel

Featured is Kessel's guitar with five woodwinds and a rhythm section. 12 songs were recorded with Buddy Collette (fl), Andre Previn (p), Shelly Manne (d), Jimmy Rowles (p), Red Mitchell (b), Buddy Clark (b), and others. All Music Guide, All Music Guide

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The Essential Sarah Vaughan [Metro] (2005) more music like this

by Sarah Vaughan

This two-CD set would be more properly titled "The Essential Early Sarah Vaughan," as it consists solely of recordings from 1944 to 1953. That's a small point, but a significant one. The non-experts these anthologies are primarily targeted toward might assume from the grand title that it's a true "best of," and it isn't, lacking any of her big hit ...

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The Dawn of Doo-Wop (2002) more music like this

by Various Artists

England's Proper label issued this 100-track attempt to sum up the state of black harmony groups between 1940 and 1952. Though there's a lot of incredible music from the era, this four-disc set overly concentrates on slow ballads instead of up-tempo numbers. The first disc, "Digging the Roots," begins right where it should, with tracks by the ...

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The Arranger's Touch (2004) more music like this

by Various Artists

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