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1	In the Wee Small Hours (1954) more music like this by Frank Sinatra Expanding on the concept of Songs for Young Lovers!, In the Wee Small Hours was a collection of ballads arranged by Nelson Riddle. The first 12" album recorded by Sinatra, Wee Small Hours was more focused and concentrated than his two earlier concept records. It's a blue, melancholy album, built around a spare rhythm section featuring a rhythm ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $8.85!
2	Sings the Cole Porter Song Book (1956) more music like this by Ella Fitzgerald A striking two-CD set featuring arguably history's finest jazz singer singing some of the best-written American pop standards on one of jazz's most prolific labels. Ella Fitzgerald shines as the perfect interpreter of Cole Porter's bittersweet love songs on these 35 tracks from the Verve archives. Recorded and released on LP in 1956, Ella is ... see all copies from $6.93! new only from $24.96!
3	De-Lovely (2004) more music like this by Original Soundtrack The soundtrack to De-Lovely -- a film that imagines the unusual love story and marriage of classic American songwriter Cole Porter (who was gay) and Linda Lee Porter as the kind of all-singing, all-dancing production for which Porter himself might have written the songs -- is a whirl of contrasting, and occasionally clashing, performances that ... see all copies from $3.94! new only from $10.06!
4	The Capitol Years [3-CD] (1990) more music like this by Frank Sinatra see all copies from $4.99! new only from $30.74!
5	Nat King Cole [Capitol] (1992) more music like this by Nat King Cole For an overview of Nat "King" Cole's years as a remarkably popular singer, this four-CD box would be difficult to top. Containing 100 songs spanning a 20-year period, this box has virtually all of Cole's hits, some of his best jazz sides, and more than its share of variety, including a humorous previously unreleased version of "Mr. Cole Won't Rock ... see all copies from $37.77! new only from $39.94!
6	Greatest Love Songs (2002) more music like this by Frank Sinatra Released in January 2002 as part of the great rush of Valentine-themed releases, Greatest Love Songs outclasses most of the romantic-themed compilations in its genre -- which is only appropriate for the great Frank Sinatra. It outclasses the competition not just because it contains a generous 22 tracks, but because it cross-licenses, containing ... see all copies from $4.34! new only from $10.68!
7	Alone: Ballads for Solo Piano (2007) more music like this by André Previn see all copies from $13.50! new only from $13.50!
8	Crazy Rhythm (2005) more music like this by Les Paul & His Trio It's virtually impossible to imagine modern music without the contributions of Les Paul. Not only was he a brilliant jazz guitarist with no fear of pop or country, he literally laid the framework for how a good electric guitar should be made when he designed his famous Les Paul model for Gibson Guitars. Add in the fact that he single-handedly ... see all copies from $8.53! new only from $8.53!
9	Anita O'Day's Finest Hour (2000) more music like this by Anita O'Day Part of the Verve Finest Hour series, this 18-song compilation features highlights from jazz vocalist Anita O'Day. Not only was O'Day a dynamic presence in her own right, but she was surrounded by some of the top names in jazz. Her memorable association with trumpeter Roy Eldridge is represented on "Let Me Off Uptown" along with versions of ... see all copies from $8.46! new only from $8.46!
10	Greatest Hits [MCA] (1995) more music like this by Billie Holiday GRP's Greatest Hits is not designed for collectors or serious fans, as it will likely frustrate them. Casual fans, however, and the curious will be well served by this 19-track collection of highlights from Billie Holiday's Decca recordings, featuring such songs as "Easy Living," "Solitude," "God Bless the Child," "T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness if I Do ... see all copies from $9.73! new only from $9.73!
11 view cover	Charlie Parker with Strings: The Master Takes (1995) more music like this by Charlie Parker with Strings When producer Norman Granz decided to let Charlie Parker record standards with a full string section (featuring Mitch Miller on oboe!), the purists cried sellout, but nothing could be further from the truth. There's a real sense of involvement from Bird on these sides, which collect up all the master takes and also include some live tracks from ... see all copies from $7.89! new only from $14.49!
12 view cover	Progressions: 100 Years of Jazz Guitar (2005) more music like this by Various Artists This expansive four-disc anthology essentially covers the recorded history of the guitar in the 20th century, beginning with the ragtime banjo that set the table for the role of the guitar in a jazz setting in the early 1900s, and then touching all the bases clear through to the post-postmodern possibilities of the instrument in the 21st century. ... see all copies from $27.33! new only from $27.33!
13 view cover	It's De Lovely: The Authentic Cole Porter Collection (2004) more music like this by Cole Porter Whenever great American song in general, or a classic songwriter specifically, goes through another phase of popularity, record labels invariably cast around to assemble yet another round of songbook compilations with artists from their catalog interpreting the standards. In 2004, on the occasion of the Cole Porter biopic De-Lovely (starring Kevin ... see all copies from $7.19! new only from $9.73!
14 view cover	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 5: Wild Cool & Swingin (1996) more music like this by Various Artists This 18-song compilation is the showbiz-encased, Vegas-ized school of late-'50s and early-'60s pop vocals. The emphasis is certainly more on the "cool" than the wild and swinging; if it ever breaks out a sweat, there will be a martini-dipped silk handkerchief on hand to wipe it away. You get selections from Rat Packers (Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, ... see all copies from $4.99! new only from $9.87!
15 view cover	Standard Time, Vol. 2: Intimacy Calling (1987) more music like this by Wynton Marsalis Wynton Marsalis's second of three standard albums was actually released after the third volume. On most of the selections, the brilliant trumpeter is heard in excellent form with his quartet (comprised of pianist Marcus Roberts, bassist Reginald Veal or Robert Hurst and either Herlin Riley or Jeff Watts on drums); tenorman Todd Williams helps out ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
16 view cover	The Best of the Capitol Years (1953) more music like this by Frank Sinatra The Best of the Capitol Years is an effective distillation of the three-disc set The Capitol Years. Featuring singles and album tracks, the disc contains a fair number of highlights from one of Sinatra's most creative periods. Although the albums really are more effective as individual works -- and, therefore, straight singles compilations would ... see all copies from $2.97! new only from $14.00!
17 view cover	Time Remembered (1963) more music like this by Bill Evans Pianist Bill Evans' final project for the Riverside label resulted in eight songs released as Bill Evans Trio at Shelly's Manne-Hole. This set doubles the program by adding eight previously unreleased selections. Evans, who is in fine form playing in a trio with bassist Chuck Israels and drummer Larry Bunker, often sounded more relaxed in concert ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $9.73!
18 view cover	Anniversary! (1987) more music like this by Stan Getz As he did to celebrate his 50th birthday, Stan Getz performed at the Montmartre Club in Copenhagen at the time of his 60th birthday. This enjoyable set (mostly lengthy versions of standards) finds the veteran tenor still very much in his prime and greatly assisted by pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Victor Lewis. Worth picking ... see all copies from $6.50! new only from $10.55!
19 view cover	Night and Day: The Cole Porter Songbook (1952) more music like this by Various Artists With their vast back catalog of classic vocal sides, the Verve label has been releasing a seemingly endless line of songbook collections featuring a who's who of jazz greats. Irving Berlin, Gershwin, Ellington, and Rodgers & Hart have all been feted. Now it's Cole Porter's turn. Over the course of the 17 chestnuts heard here, the likes of Fred ... see all copies from $2.49! new only from $9.73!
20 view cover	Jazz Moments (1962) more music like this by George Shearing This album freed pianist George Shearing from the confines of his popular Quintet and showcases him in a trio with Ahmad Jamal's former sidemen (bassist Israel Crosby and drummer Vernel Fournier). Crosby, heard in his final recording, is in excellent form during these performances and receives some rare opportunities to solo. The main star as ... see all copies from $13.00! new only from $23.39!
21 view cover	At the Lighthouse (2001) more music like this by Cannonball Adderley The cool jazz that Miles Davis was forging around the same time gets more critical ink, but when a layman thinks about Jazz with a capital "J," the music that comes to mind probably sounds a lot like this 1960 club date from the Cannonball Adderley Quintet. Throughout the set (which now includes a previously unreleased bonus track, the aptly ... see all copies from $9.77! new only from $9.77!
22 view cover	The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Vol. 3 (1955) more music like this by Art Tatum The third of eight CDs matching the great pianist with a variety of classic jazzmen is the first of two that finds him in a trio with vibraphonist Lionel Hampton and drummer Buddy Rich; no weak spots in that group. Much of this music really burns. Scott Yanow, All Music Guide see all copies from $7.53! new only from $7.53!
23 view cover	Frank Sinatra Sings the Select Cole Porter (1991) more music like this by Frank Sinatra Nothing shows the fallacy of the furor over Frank Sinatra's Duets release than this CD anthology featuring him doing several Cole Porter numbers originally recorded in the 1950s and '60s. The opening selection, a 1950s rendition of "I've Got You Under My Skin," exposes the farcical 1993 slapstick routine between Sinatra and U2's Bono. This is a ... see all copies from $5.78! new only from $8.15!
24 view cover	Dream Dancing: Songs of Cole Porter (2001) more music like this by Beegie Adair This straight-ahead Cole Porter tribute was one of the first three releases from Hillsboro, a Nashville-based label that got off the ground in early 2001. (The other two were Antoine Silverman's Blue Moods and Jack Jezzro's Jazz Elegance.) Pianist Beegie Adair certainly knows her way around these songs, and she's aided expertly by bassist Roger ... see all copies from $10.45! new only from $10.45!
25 view cover	Sinatra 80th: All the Best (1995) more music like this by Frank Sinatra Released to coincide with Frank Sinatra's 80th birthday, Sinatra 80th: All the Best is a double-disc set that draws from his classic Capitol concept albums, as well as singles from the '50s and a couple of rarities, which aren't particularly compelling. The main strength of the package is as an introduction, since it recaps most of his essential ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $2.95!

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