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February 23 - 29
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ACROBAT
| THE COACHMEN / HOOTENANNY (4244) |
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The Coachmen undeservedly never hit the big-time during the folk boom which started in the early '60s. Despite this, they racked up a huge amount of quality and timeless tracks. The Coachmen were destined to be little more than a footnote during those late fifties, early sixties days when folk music was the new rock 'n' roll, but they had much more to give than may be evident from the record books. Put on this CD and get ready for a hootenanny!
[Item Code: 61927 CD: $14.00]
 Track 01: Bald Mountain |
| THE DEEP RIVER BOYS / LET'S GO (4262) |
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The Deep River Boys were an American vocal group active from the mid 1930s to the mid 1950s, singing spirituals, gospel, and R&B. The group consisted of Harry Douglas (baritone), Vernon Gardner (first tenor), George Lawson (second tenor), Jimmy Lundy and Edward Ware (bass). The group began at Hampton Institute now known as Hampton University - Hampton, VA. Their 1948 song 'Recess in Heaven' became their first hit.
[Item Code: 61928 CD: $14.00]
Track 01: Carmena Waltz Song |
ARBORS RECORDS
| TOM McDERMOTT / CREOLE NOCTURNE (19366) |
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Tom McDermott is one of the finest and most versatile pianists working in New Orleans today. Trumpeter Connie Jones is one of New Orleans' greatest and most under-appreciated treasures. Together, these two perform fabulous duets packed with vitality and profound musicality that also showcase McDermott's composing talents.
[Item Code: 62243 CD: $16.00]
Track 02: Creole Nocturne |
BLACK HAWK RECORDS
| JESSICA WILLIAMS / NOTHIN' BUT THE TRUTH (513) |
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By 1986 pianist Jessica Williams had largely developed her own style and sound. Influenced by Thelonious Monk but improvising with her own voice (and a rather phenomenal technique), Williams performs four of her originals, the standard "Stars Fell on Alabama" and two Monk tunes ("Ugly Beauty" and "'Round Midnight"). Jessica Williams' witty and consistently surprising playing on the trio set with bassist John Wiitala and drummer Bud Spangler is quite memorable and enjoyable.
[Item Code: 61934 CD: $14.00]
Track 01: Nothin' But The Truth |
BUDA RECORDS
| FRANCK POURCEL / ORIGINALS VOL. 1 (986232) |
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Franck Pourcel is considered worldwide to be the inventor of lounge and easy listening music. This collection represents the beginning of his journey, with recordings of popular hits.
[Item Code: 62247 CD: $16.00]
Track 01: Limelight |
COLLECTABLES
| JABBO SMITH / HOT JAZZ IN THE TWENTIES, VOLUME 2 (6961) |
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This is the second of two volumes containing all the recordings that placed Jabbo Smith on the jazz map and gave him high status among ardent devotees of early jazz. The heart of this collection are the Rhythm Aces sides, eight of which are contained in this volume. Jabbo and producer Mayo Williams sought to duplicate the success of Armstrong's Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings without emulating them.
[Item Code: 62190 CD: $13.00]
Track 01: Take Your Time |
DOCUMENT
| VARIOUS ARTISTS / THE EDISON COLLECTION - JAZZ AND BLUES ON EDISON, VOLUME 2 (1107) |
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More hidden gems from the Edison vaults! A rare, unreleased, digitally remastered spotlight on the Roaring 20s. For those of you who believe that there is little jazz or blues on the Edison label will be pleasantly surprised by this CD. Thomas Edison's dislike of Jazz and Dance Music was well known, quoted as saying: "I always play Jazz records backwards, they sound better that way." Despite his personal views, Jazz Bands and Dance Orchestras were issued on his label, many recording purely for the Edison label.
[Item Code: 62157 CD: $19.00]
Track 01: Pozo (a) |
DRG
| LENA HORNE / FEELIN' GOOD / LENA IN HOLLYWOOD (91503) |
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Two classic 60's albums by the legendary Lena Horne on one CD. Lena in Hollywood features motion picture hits like "A Fine Romance" from Swing Time, "It Had Better Be Tonight" from The Pink Panther and an unusual arrangement of "Singin' in the Rain". Feelin' Good was Lena's first UA album, and features Ray Ellis' arrangement of great showtunes including A Wonderful Day Like Today, Willow Weep for Me, Girl From Ipanema, Softly As I Leave You and more...all painstakingly remastered by DRG for this reissue, which also includes extensive new liner notes.
[Item Code: 62274 CD: $16.00]
Track 01: Feelin' Good |
ESSENTIAL JAZZ CLASSICS
| CLIFFORD BROWN / WITH STRINGS (55421) |
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The complete classic album Clifford Brown With Strings, one of the most lyrical albums in the trumpeter's career and an indisputable jazz classic. As a bonus, six wonderful ballads featuring Brownie taken from different 1953 sessions in New York and in Paris.
[Item Code: 62207 CD: $15.00]
Track 02: What's New |
| JOHN COLTRANE / BLUE TRAIN (55423) |
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John Coltrane stated in a 1960 radio interview that the album Blue Train
was his favorite recording from his discography. This release includes the complete album Blue Train, plus four bonus tracks showcasing Coltrane's genius on several sessions from the same period and with similar personnel. Includes 16-page comprehensive booklet
[Item Code: 62210 CD: $15.00]
Track 04: I'm Old Fashioned |
FLARE
| PEGGY LEE / TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE (269) |
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A great collection of classic recordings, many new to CD, and never before generally released in any form. These recordings were made in the fifties at the height of Peggy's career. Includes an 8 page booklet and 24 tracks.
[Item Code: 62072 CD: $18.00]
Track 02: I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good |
| GOGI GRANT / MORE THAN FOREVER (270) |
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The very best of Gogi Grant's singles, made when she was at the height of her popularity. A great collection of recordings from the mid-fifties, most of them new to CD. Remastered CD. 24 total tracks.
[Item Code: 62073 CD: $18.00]
Track 02: Forget Me Not |
ORIGIN RECORDS
| LES DEMERLE / COOKIN' AT THE CORNER, VOLUME 1 (82471) |
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Les DeMerle's 4th recording for Origin is another swinging affair that further cements his reputation as one of the most dynamic drummers in jazz. Recorded live in front of an enthusiastic audience, the band sizzles on 15 tunes including classics such as "Cute," and the soul hit "Compared to What." With vocalist Bonnie Eisele, they caress standards "The Shadow of Your Smile" and "The More I See You," and they define future standards with originals by pianist Mike Levine.
[Item Code: 62248 CD: $15.00]
Track 03: Bennie's From Heaven |
| MITCH PALIGA / FALL NIGHT (82497) |
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Fall Night is comprised of all original music by Chicago-based soprano saxophonist Mitch Paliga, featuring his quartet & with special guest, guitarist John McLean. The music goes from the melancholy "QP Doll" to the quasi-early electric Miles Davis sound on "Over and Over" to the old world, natural minor tonality of "Blues for October". Also included are a selection of tunes that were inspired by childhood memories of small town Montana fall and winter nights. Paliga is a member of the Chicago Jazz Composers Collective and he regularly appears around the country with actor Gary Sinise's Lt. Dan Band.
[Item Code: 61904 CD: $15.00]
Track 01: Brittle |
| WALT BLANTON / MONUMENTS (82498) |
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From wide open free-jazz explorations to moments approaching classical chamber music, trumpeter Walt Blanton, pianist Tony Branco and drummer John Nasshan improvise their way through all manner of moods and soundscapes on their first recording as a trio. Long a dominant member of the Las Vegas jazz scene, Blanton has performed and recorded with Charlie Haden, Henry Mancini, Woody Herman, James Brown and the New World Brass Quintet among many others.
[Item Code: 61905 CD: $15.00]
Track 01: Monuments |
| HADLEY CALIMAN / GRATITUDE (82499) |
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Returning with his first recording as a leader in over two decades, the legendary tenor saxophonist teams up with vibist Joe Locke, drummer Joe LaBarbera, trumpeter Thomas Marriott and bassist Phil Sparks, reestablishing himself as one of the preeminent post-bop saxophonists alive.
[Item Code: 61906 CD: $15.00]
Track 01: Back For More |
| MATT JORGENSEN / ANOTHER MORNING (82500) |
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Drummer Matt Jorgensen and his long-time bandmates continue to push their unique sound in new directions with their fourth recording for Origin. With their expansive originals and stirring arrangements of The Beatles' "Helter Skelter," Joe Henderson's "Power To The People," and Neil Young's "Ohio," "Another Morning," provides a broad canvas for the band as they explore the group aesthetic they've been developing over the last decade.
[Item Code: 62051 CD: $15.00]
Track 02: Sweetpea |
| ALEX GRAHAM / BRAND NEW (82502) |
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The Detroit-based alto saxophonist's latest recording features an all-star combination of the group "One For All" (Jim Rotondi, Steve Davis and David Hazeltine) and the dynamic rhythm duo of Carl Allen and Rodney Whitaker. Graham uses vehicles like "All the Things You Are" and the original, up-tempo "Rocket Science" to explore more complex harmonic progressions, while "Pig-Pig" features a catchy melody over a swinging New Orleans street-beat. David Hazeltine contributes sextet arrangements of the Isley Brother's "For the Love of You" and The Stylistic's hit "You Make Me Feel Brand New."
[Item Code: 62053 CD: $15.00]
Track 02: Pig Pig |
| BRYAN DOHERTY / RIGAMAROLE (82503) |
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For his debut album, bassist/composer Bryan Doherty assembles some of Chicago's finest musicians to perform an expansive array of original music. From the hard-hitting, rock-inspired "Corned Beef" to the slow and soulful "Baby Nostradamus," Doherty's band exhibits a versatility respected by jazz loyalists and groove fans alike. "Zigurat" layers a guitar and saxophone melody over the bass before transitioning into a James Brown like funk in 6/4. Doherty gives a definitive nod to his influences such as Jaco, Sly Stone, Herbie as he charts a sophisticated and inspired direction for his music. Rigamarole features guitarist John McLean.
[Item Code: 62054 CD: $15.00]
Track 02: No Mode |
RARE LIVE RECORDINGS
| CHARLIE PARKER / BIRD AT ST. NICK'S COMPLETE (88633) |
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All the St. Nick's material compiled on one set for the first time ever. One of Parker's most acclaimed live recordings. The current CD contains the complete Bird at St. Nick's album (tracks 1-13) plus all of the additional material taped that same evening (tracks 14-22). As a bonus, we end our CD with another rare private recording by Bird, including Sarah Vaughan as guest vocalist on one track. The St. Nick's date was privately recorded by tenor saxophonist Don Lanphere with the collaboration of trombonist Jimmy Knepper (who was best known for his multiple collaborations with Charles Mingus and for being knocked out by Mingus during a dispute! Knepper also wrote the original liner notes for the first issue of St. Nicks). Bird was relaxed on these recordings. His talent and invention transcends the obvious limitations of the recording quality. In addition to the tunes included on the original album (tracks 1-13 of our CD) we have also added all of the other material taped that evening, previously appearing separately on a long out of print CD. This is the first time all the St. Nick's material is compiled on just one edition (a previous edition titled "complete", combined the original LP with a 1948 live session at the Three Deuces recorded by Dean Benedetti, but didn't include the rest of the St. Nick's material, which constitutes tracks 14 to 22 of the current edition). As a bonus, we end our CD with another rare private recording by Bird taped at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Philadelphia in June 1951 (again only Bird's solos were recorded). Sarah Vaughan is a guest star on "This is Always", which is particularly interesting in that it is Bird's only live version of this tune, and his only recording of it apart from the Dial studio takes with Earl Coleman's vocals.
[Item Code: 62208 CD: $17.00]
Track 04: Visa |
| DAVE BRUBECK / COMPLETE 1958 BERLIN CONCERT (88636) |
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Drummer Joe Dodge left the Dave Brubeck quartet in 1956 to spend more time with his wife and children. He was replaced by Joe Morello. Bassist Norman Bates also left the group the following year for the comforts of home and family. Brubeck chose Eugene Wright to take his place on bass. With Morello and Wright in the fold, the "Classic Quartet" was born. Although Brubeck and Desmond played with several musicians over the years, this new group of Brubeck, Desmond, Wright and Morello would become the most famous of Brubeck's bands. The Quartet had been together for about a year when the State Department hired them for a "goodwill" tour of Europe in 1958. Brubeck, Desmond, Wright and Morello made the trip across the Atlantic and performed across two continents for audiences in England, Germany, Scotland, Denmark, Belgium, Holland, Turkey, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq. Although four of the six tunes performed in Berlin appeared on a long out of print edition, this is the first time the complete concert appears on CD ("The Duke" and "One Moment Worth Years" have never been previously issued on any format).
[Item Code: 62211 CD: $17.00]
Track 03: Two Part Contention |
SENSATION
| IRVING MILLS / VOLUME 1 (24) |
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Irving Mills had a multifaceted career as a promoter (most notably for Duke Ellington), manager, occasional vocalist, and lyricist. From 1928-1930, he led and organized a series of recordings under the title of "the Hotsy Totsy Gang." The British Retrieval label reissued all of the music on three definitive LPs in the 1980s. This album features music from five different studio bands with such young sidemen as cornetist Jimmy McPartland, Dudley Fosdick on mellophone, Jack Pettis on C-melody sax, guitarist Eddie Lang, drummer Ben Pollack, trombonist Jack Teagarden, and clarinetists Benny Goodman and Jimmy Dorsey, among others. Mills sings two songs. Among the hotter numbers are "Doin' the New Low Down," "Digga Digga Do," "Futuristic Rhythm," and "Out Where the Blues Began." Four alternate takes are included on this excellent set, which is highly recommended (if it can be found) to 1920s collectors.
[Item Code: 27640 CD: $14.00]
Track 03: Digga Digga Do (vocal) |
| IRVING MILLS / VOLUME 2 (25) |
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24 more tracks from Mills & his Hotsy Totsy Gang from 1929-31 - the recordings presented here were made by bands assembled strictly for recording purposes by Mills, feat. top musicians of the day Jack Teagarden, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey & others.
[Item Code: 27641 CD: $14.00]
Track 01: Harvey |
| GUY LOMBARDO / (26) |
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For 50 years, Lombardo led North America's most popular dance band - this 23 track collection contains recordings from the early days (1927-28), when Guy & his band were just establishing themselves & their sound.
[Item Code: 27639 CD: $14.00]
Track 01: Cotton Pickers' Ball |
SEPIA
| DENNY DENNIS / THE BLUEST KIND OF BLUES (1108) |
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After touring the USA, Denny completed a season in New York's Pennsylvania Hotel where his initial six month contract was renewed for a further six months. Because of a recording ban by the American Federation of Musicians, Denny only recorded five sides with Tommy Dorsey before family problems forced him to return to Britain where he was never to recapture his former glory. All but one of the 26 tracks here were recorded in the 1940s, many on CD for the first time and these twenty six tracks confirm exactly how good Denny Dennis the singer was.
[Item Code: 62240 CD: $15.00]
Track 02: It's You That I Love |
| PAT BOONE / APRIL LOVE / TAMMY AND THE BACHELOR (1109) |
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In 1957, two movies each featuring romance, a chart-topping theme song and a happy ending did particularly good business at the box office. For pop vocalist Pat Boone, the leading role in "April Love" gave him the chance to prove that he could do more than sing while for Debbie Reynolds in the title role of "Tammy And The Bachelor", it was an opportunity to show that the girl from "Singing In The Rain" had blossomed into a more than competent actress. The movie "April Love" had Pat starring opposite Shirley Jones The song April Love appears at various times throughout the film, but this soundtrack rendition isn't the one that made it to Number One for six weeks, but a separately recorded pop version which we have also included here. The "April Love" sound track reached 12th position in the US Album charts. Tammy, the theme song sung by Debbie was a Number One hit in America for five weeks. Also included is a version of 'Tammy' by The Ames Brothers, heard over the movie's opening credits, and incidental background music to both films. The four bonus tracks are pop songs recorded by Debbie Reynolds.
[Item Code: 62241 CD: $15.00]
Track 02: Clover In The Meadow (a) |
| JANE RUSSELL / THE MAGIC OF BELIEVING (1110) |
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Although film star Jane Russell's screen image was that of a sex goddess, her private life lacked the scandals that involved other actresses of the time. Brought up in a religious home Jane actively practiced her faith in Hollywood and together with two other soloists - Connie Haines and Beryl Davis, the girls formed a trio performing inspirational songs mainly at benefits and it was a winning combination. Their repertoire ran the gamut from solid spirituals to religious ballads and rocking novelties. "Do Lord", the first record release from the girls was a hit and their charities began to prosper from record sales.
Bonus tracks are songs Jane performed in her movies The French Line and The Revolt Of Mamie Stover, and showcasing her comic timing in the two rare narratives - "Hollywood Cinderella" and "Hollywood Riding Hood".
[Item Code: 62242 CD: $15.00]
Track 01: The Magic Of Believing |
STOMP OFF
| LES RED HOT REEDWARMERS / APEX BLUES - PLAYING THE MUSIC OF JIMMIE NOONE'S APEX CLUB ORCHESTRA (1425) |
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The name of this group is quite apt as the front line is clarinet and alto sax and they are Hot! Are they ever! Their model is Jimmie Noone's Apex Club Orchestra which was the resident band at the Apex Club, Chicago, 1928-1931. The Reedwarmers' first CD, Stomp Off CD 1416, has been very well received by fans and musicians alike; this new one is even better, due in part to a recording with a more immediate presence that enables the listener to hear and feel the considerable emotion conveyed by these remarkable musicians. The closing tune on this CD is entitoled "Love (Your Magic Spell Is Everywhere)." We very sincerely believe you, our Stomp Off collectors, will indeed love this CD, as the Reedwarmers' magic spell is everywhere.
[Item Code: 62158 CD: $16.00]
Track 03: My Melancholy Baby |
TELARC
| OSCAR PETERSON / THE MORE I SEE YOU (83370) |
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Telarc Jazz presents another crystalline jazz session from the legendary musician Oscar Peterson. Delectable moments with reminiscent tunes, together with the perky jazz translations and exceptional solos, deliver a mellow and memorable session destined to become a classic. Peterson, together with his legendary peers Benny Carter on sax, Clark Terry on trumpet and flugelhorn, and Ray Brown on bass with the tasteful playing of Lorne Lofsky on guitar and the elegant drumming of Lewis Nash, make The More I See You a not-to-be-missed jazz release.
[Item Code: 62081 CD: $16.00]
Track 03: On the Trail |
WEST END
| GLENN MILLER / AT THE MOVIES - THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION (930) |
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We have painstakingly gathered together all the great mans' music featured in the movies and here we present it for your audio delight! Miller was convinced that it was appearing in the films Sun Valley Serenade and Orchestra Wives that had firmly established his name internationally rather than the success of the classic In The Mood. Featured here are songs by such legendary songwriters of the period as George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen and Harry Warren.
[Item Code: 62130 CD: $14.00]
Track 01: Moonlight Serenade |
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