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Cross Country Tour: 1958-1961
(1998)
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Ahmad Jamal
This two-CD set has highlights from pianist Ahmad Jamal's famous trio dates for Argo, with selections drawn from At the Pershing, At the Pershing Vol. 2, Portfolio of Ahmad Jamal, Alhambra, and At the Blackhawk, plus one selection only out before in a sampler. It is a pity that the five valuable albums were not reissued in full on a three-CD set, ...
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Spotlight on Keely Smith (Great Ladies of Song)
(1994)
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Keely Smith
20 tracks from her late-'50s sessions with Nelson Riddle and Billy May, emphasizing familiar standards like "There Will Never Be Another You," "On the Sunny Side of the Street," "Fools Rush In," and "Stormy Weather." Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
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Dreamstreet/One World Concert
(1959)
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Erroll Garner
Two of pianist Erroll Garner's albums for his Octave label have been reissued on full on this single CD from Telarc. Backed by bassist Eddie Calhoun and drummer Kelly Martin, Garner is heard stretching out in the studios and playing in concert at the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. Among the most consistent of jazzmen, Garner typically romps through a ...
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Ballads & Blues/Bags & Flutes
(1999)
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Milt Jackson
The unassuming title of this compilation understates the fact that Milt Jackson is a master of ballad and blues forms, and an inspired collaborator when working flautists. True to form, the ever-consistent Jackson delivers the goods on this reissue of two of the vibraphonist's Atlantic releases -- one from 1956, the other from 1958. The small ...
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Monk's Dream [Expanded]
(2002)
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Thelonious Monk
Monk's Dream marked the beginning of Thelonious Monk's six-year association with Columbia, and though it broke little new ground with the appearance of only one new composition ("Bright Mississippi," based on the chord changes to "Sweet Georgia Brown"), he finally began to reach a wider audience with his first major-label contract. Accompanied by ...
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Monk Alone: The Complete Columbia Solo Studio Recordings: 1962-1968
(1998)
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Thelonious Monk
As any Monk aficionado knows, his solo piano performances were wonderful, idiosyncratic, living works of art that often wound up in completely different territory from where they began. Sometimes the results would be a little shakey; often they would be inspiring. Regardless, these solo performances were adventures, and that quality makes the ...
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The Best of Bing
(1999)
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Bing Crosby
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At Carnegie Hall, 1946
(1946)
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Woody Herman and the Herd
While this fine double album is great to listen to, its real value is as a historical document. Bringing together the known recordings from a 1946 performance of Woody Herman and the Herd at Carnegie Hall (some of which have never been released, others of which were previously scattered across two albums), this album marks several important ...
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Live at Cicada
(1995)
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Nino Tempo
After a lucrative career playing commercial music, tenor-saxophonist Nino Tempo returned to the Stan Getz-inspired music that he loved most in his later years. This live set features him in a quintet with trumpeter Conte Candoli, pianist Mike Lang, bassist Brian Bromberg, and drummer Terri Lyne Carrington jamming on standards and blues. Candoli, ...
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Hits of '31
(1997)
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Various Artists
Hits Of '31 collects the year's nostalgic pop memories, including "Dream A Little Dream Of Me" by Ozzie Nelson, Maurice Chevalier's "Walkin' My Baby Back Home," Bing Crosby's "Stardust," Frank Black's "Dancing In The Dark" and Louis Armstrong's "Lazy River." Standards like "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" and performances from Cab ...
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Solo Piano
(1973)
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Dave McKenna
Prior to 1973, pianist Dave McKenna had not recorded as a leader in a decade and it was this particular album (now available on CD with two additional songs and a few alternate takes) that helped him gain recognition for his brilliant playing; it would be followed by three other Chiaroscuro dates and a countless number of sets for Concord. A ...
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Doin' It Right Now
(1972)
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Von Freeman
This Koch CD reissues an Atlantic LP, tenor saxophonist Von Freeman's debut on record. Freeman, who was almost 50 at the time, was obscure because he lived in Chicago rather than New York and because he had an unusual tone that took a bit to time to get used to. However, he was well-known in Chicago, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk went out of his way to ...
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Vegas '58 -- Today
(2005)
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Keely Smith
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Jazz in Paris: Dizzy Gillespie and His Operatic Strings Orchestra
(2003)
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Dizzy Gillespie
Part of Verve's Jazz in Paris series, Dizzy Gillespie and His Operatic Strings Orchestra is a reissue/repackage of two early-'50s releases, Jazz From Paris and Dizzy and Strings. Featuring the legendary trumpeter working with a mostly French jazz band and string orchestra, it is by no means essential listening. However, it does measure up to the ...
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Favorites from a Long Walk
(2005)
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Greta Matassa
A nice album of relatively unknown songs originally done by the great female vocalists of yesteryear. Greta Matassa has a nice way with the music, alternately whispering softly and belting out cadences as the compositions require. Matassa doesn't quite mimic the classic singers, but she does have hints of their styles slyly embedded in her ...
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Fly Away Little Bird
(1992)
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Jimmy Giuffre/Paul Bley/Steve Swallow
Why aren't there more recordings like Fly Away Little Bird? Perhaps it's because there aren't more musicians of this stature. The studio reunion of the legendarily experimental Jimmy Giuffre 3 in 1992 was reissued in 2003 on the French Sunnyside label and is a radical departure from anything the trio had done in the past. These studio apparitions ...
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The Real Lee Konitz
(1957)
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Lee Konitz
This set is the product of Lee Konitz' decision to record his quartet during the second half of a two-week stint in 1961 at the Midway Lounge in Pittsburgh. Bassist Peter Ind served as recording engineer, which essentially involved his pressing the record button on the tape machine in the dressing room and then running to join the others on stage. ...
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Jazz Roots: McCoy Tyner Honors Jazz Piano Legends of the 20th Century
(2000)
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McCoy Tyner
Jazz Roots: McCoy Tyner Honors Jazz Piano Legends of the 20th Century is an adventurous solo piano tribute primarily devoted to recreating the roots of jazz. The legendary pianist performs 14 compositions written by such jazz pianists as Thelonius Monk, Bud Powell, Duke Ellington, Art Tatum George Gershwin, Chick Corea, and Keith Jarrett. Tyner ...
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Out of Nowhere
(1997)
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Lee Konitz/Paul Bley Quartet
Altoist Lee Konitz and pianist Paul Bley had been aware of each other since the 1950s. They first recorded together in the 1970s for Bley's IAI label, although this 1997 meeting is actually their most rewarding joint recording. When Konitz solos on these seven veteran standards, Bley plays fairly straightforwardly, but when it is time for the ...
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Plays Bing
(1997)
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Bobby Gordon
Clarinetist Bobby Gordon, his cohorts in the Orphan Newsboys (Marty Grosz, Peter Ecklund and Greg Cohen) and other top pre-bop players are heard on this CD performing a variety of songs made famous by Bing Crosby, most of which date from the 1930s. Although Gordon gets top billing, he does not take much more solo space than the other horn players ...
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Jazz in Paris, Vol. 1: Champs-Élysées 1917-1949
(2005)
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Various Artists
This three-CD box set is the first of four volumes -- each representing a quarter of the city and a chronological period -- that are designated companions to the 100 albums in the Jazz in Paris collection. This box covers the widest range chronologically, and does a fine job of juxtaposing American jazz masters playing the city -- in some cases ...
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The Great Blue Star Sessions 1952-1953
(2004)
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Dizzy Gillespie
This double-disc set containing the complete Blue Star sessions by Dizzy Gillespie is so named for the small imprint they were available on, which is now owned by Universal. All but five of these cuts appeared first as 78s featuring the great trumpeter and personality in front of a combined French jazz and opera orchestra arranged and conducted ...
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The Hit Makers!/Time to Dream
(2000)
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Les Paul & Mary Ford
The Hit Makers!/Time to Dream contains two albums from 1953 and 1956, respectively. The Hit Makers! is an early greatest-hits collection that includes the number one hit "How High the Moon," which has been cited by some critics as a contender for the title of first rock & roll recording. The Hit Makers! also has "The World Is Waiting for the ...
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Love & Peace
(1978)
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Elvin Jones
With the exception of one number ("House That Love Built") from 1978 that matches drummer Elvin Jones with the reeds of Frank Foster and Pat LaBarbera, guitarist Roland Prince and bassist Andy McCloud, this CD reissue focuses on an unusual and generally successful reunion session. Drummer Jones and pianist McCoy Tyner have not recorded together ...
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An Unsung Cat: The Life and Music of Warne Marsh
(2001)
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Warne Marsh
This anthology of the late tenor saxophonist Warne Marsh is intended to serve as a companion to the Scarecrow Press book with the same title, which was published in 2001. This is not your typical anthology, as it includes material from a number of labels, including Prestige, Vanguard, Riverside, VSOP, Inner City, Zinnia, and Storyville, as well as ...
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