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March 15 - 21 |
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ACE
| VARIOUS ARTISTS / THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC - THE FOLK HITS FROM THE HOT 100 (1175) |
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The latest volume in Ace's popular Golden Age of American Popular Music series, The Folk Hits is a compendium of just about every folk hit to reach Billboard's Hot 100 (and a couple that 'bubbled under') during the so-called Golden Age when folk music was regarded as a form of (read more...)
[Item Code: 62067 CD: $21.00]
 Track 01: Walk Right In (a) |
AVID EASY
| FRANCES DAY / GOLDEN GIRL OF THE 1930'S (926) |
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2-CD Set. Spotted in a New York Speakeasy she was brought to London in 1924 by Australian impresario Beaumont Alexander who immediately divested her of her American accent, dyed her hair platinum blonde ( before Jean Harlow!) and launched her into the world of exotic West End cabaret where she (read more...)
[Item Code: 62125 CD: $19.00]
Track 01: It's De-Lovely |
CAPITOL
| HORACE SILVER / LIVE AT NEWPORT '58 (80702) |
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Composer and pianist Horace Silver was one of the leading lights of the post-bop movement, and Live At Newport '58 captures him in his prime. Leading a crack quintet (which includes trumpeter Louis Smith and saxophonist Junior Cook) through four slinking, swinging tunes, Silver turns in a wonderful set. The (read more...)
[Item Code: 62386 CD: $18.00]
Track 02: Tippin' |
CONCORD
| PONCHO SANCHEZ / RAISE YOUR HAND (30149) |
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Sanchez puts vintage soul on the bill, with breezy spins through a pair of vintage Stax-Volt gems that open and close the disc. On this, his 22nd album for Concord Picante (since 1982), conguero (conga player) par excellence Poncho Sanchez and his legendary band pay homage to some of his (read more...)
[Item Code: 62250 CD: $19.00]
Track 01: Raise Your Hand |
DIAMONDSTACK PROD.
| DARLENE LANGSTON / STREET OF DREAMS (1003) |
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Darlene Langston's musical career began as a soloist and education for the St. John Missionary Baptist Church of Richmond. She received Classical music training at California State University, Hayward, going on to perform as a soloist with the Oakland Opera and Lamplighters Gilbert & Sullivan Ensemble. The big change in direction (read more...)
[Item Code: 62390 CD: $16.00]
Track 01: Street Of Dreams |
| SAN FRANCISCO'S BUENA VISTA JAZZ BAND / AT THE JAZZ BAND BALL (30506) |
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Presented on this CD by a West Coast band is East Coast Style Jazz, often associated with Eddie Condon. The selections played by the Buena Vista Jazz Band are the classic songs of New Orleans jazz, along with selections from America's blues and Tin Pan Alley traditions. This means not (read more...)
[Item Code: 62389 CD: $16.00]
Track 01: Rosetta |
HIGHNOTE
| ERIC ALEXANDER / TEMPLE OF OLYMPIC ZEUS (7172) |
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Ever since he first began to be noticed in 1992, Eric Alexander has developed into one of the giants of the tenor sax. He is not an avant-garde trailblazer; nor are there scores of saxophonists who sound like his clones. But Alexander has developed his own sound within the areas (read more...)
[Item Code: 61959 CD: $17.00]
Track 03: Dave's System |
MONTPELLIER
| LEROY ANTHONY / MAN ON THE BEAT (16) |
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Leroy's talent was obvious and in 1946 he joined brother Ray Anthony's Orchestra as the baritone sax player. A key player in the band, Leroy or Leo, was featured on many broadcasts and recordings. His experience left him well equipped to form his own band in the 1950's. High (read more...)
[Item Code: 59784 CD: $17.00]
Track 01: Man On The Beat |
ORIGIN RECORDS
| DAWN CLEMENT / BREAK (82501) |
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Seattle-based pianist Dawn Clement's highly regarded musicianship is in fine form on her second recording as a leader. With the New York rhythm section of drummer Matt Wilson and bassist Dean Johnson, the trio explores personal interpretations of time-tested standards such as "All of Me," and "Sweet and Lovely," originals (read more...)
[Item Code: 62052 CD: $15.00]
Track 02: First Nature |
| BOBBY BROOM / THE WAY I PLAY - LIVE IN CHICAGO (82504) |
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Jazz guitarist Bobby Broom has been exploring the trio format to rewarding effect not only in his last two CDs, but on a weekly basis for the last ten years at the Evanston eatery called Pete Miller's Steakhouse-the place Broom calls his "laboratory." On The Way I Play, Broom delves (read more...)
[Item Code: 62178 CD: $15.00]
Track 01: Strike Up The Band |
| DOUG MILLER / REGENERATION (82505) |
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Bassist Doug Miller puts together a wide-ranging program of originals highlighting the multi-instrumental talents of his trio with saxophonist/trumpeter Jay Thomas and guitarist/pianist Dave Peterson. Joined on several tunes by drummer Phil Parisot, the disparate elements are held together with a solid compositional vision and the deep musical (read more...)
[Item Code: 62179 CD: $15.00]
Track 01: Seven More |
| BRIDGE QUARTET / DAY (82506) |
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Portland's Bridge Quartet, an exciting collective ensemble, brings four critically acclaimed musicians together. Known for their adventurous, hard-swinging playing and inventive compositions, pianist Darrell Grant, saxophonist Phil Dwyer, bassist Tom Wakeling, and drummer Alan Jones combine deep swing and lyricism, with harmonic and rhythmic inventiveness to make music that bridges (read more...)
[Item Code: 62180 CD: $15.00]
Track 02: Exidence |
PALMETTO
| BILL MAYS / FANTASY (2128) |
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This is a rather unusual makeup for a trio playing any sort of music, but it works beautifully - might I even say inventingly? - on the nine tracks. The Rachmaninov Vocalise has been transcribed dozens of different ways. The Trio's version is one of the finest I've heard. Gershwin's Second Prelude (read more...)
[Item Code: 62385 CD: $17.00]
Track 01: Baubles, Bangles, And Beads (a) |
SNAPPER
| SISTER ROSETTA THARPE / UP ABOVE MY HEAD (48) |
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Rosetta Tharpe was the 1st superstar of Gospel music. Flying in the face of disapproval from church conservatives, she recorded with some of the biggest jazz bands of the day. With her flamboyant persona & her stomping guitar playing, she broke down barriers and influenced generations of performers on both sides (read more...)
[Item Code: 62155 CD: $11.00]
Track 01: When I Move to the Sky |
STONY PLAIN
| JEFF HEALEY / ADVENTURES IN JAZZLAND (1313) |
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Going beyond the blues with this series of Adventures, guitarist Jeff Healey adds trumpet and valve trombone to his musical arsenal. In a follow-up of sorts to his Among Friends disc, Healey augments his band with the presence of some ace traditional jazz musicians, such as guitarist Marty Grosz and (read more...)
[Item Code: 62351 CD: $12.00]
Track 01: Bugle Call Rag |
VOCALION
| ERSKINE HAWKINS / TUXEDO JUNCTION (1953) |
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American trumpeter and big band legend Erskine Hawkins virtuosity as a soloist earned him the sobriquet 'The Twentieth Century Gabriel', and during the swing era his band was one of the most popular and successful. With key sidemen such as instrumentalist-arrangers Avery Parrish and Sammy Lowe, tenor saxophonist Paul Bascomb (read more...)
[Item Code: 62285 CD: $10.00]
Track 01: Tuxedo Junction |
| TED HEATH / THOSE WERE THE DAYS (1971) & BIG BAND THEMES REMEMBERED VOL.2 (1973) (4350) |
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Vocalion once again raids the Decca archives to bring you another pair of fantastic albums by the famous Ted Heath Orchestra. Both originally issued in the early 1970s, the albums compiled herein show that after a quarter-century of existence the Heath orchestra had lost none of its legendary ensemble cohesion (read more...)
[Item Code: 62281 CD: $18.00]
Track 02: Canadian Sunset |
| WERNER MULLER / GOLDEN TRUMPET IN STEREO FEAT. HORST FISCHER (1969) & GOLDEN TRUMPET HIGHLIGHTS¹ FEAT. BOB POWELS (1971) (4362) |
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German trumpet maestros Horst Fischer and Bob Powels are accompanied by the Werner Muller Orchestra on the two albums compiled on this release. Originally issued in 1969, Goldene Trompete in Stereo features the virtuoso trumpet style of Horst Fischer as he interprets beautiful melodies including film themes such as Rififi (read more...)
[Item Code: 62282 CD: $18.00]
Track 01: Oh Happy Day |
| WERNER MULLER / A SALUTE TO THE KINGS OF SWING (1972) & ORIGINAL GLENN MILLER SOUND (1970) (4363) |
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Werner Muller makes his second appearance in Vocalion's February 2008 releases, with two albums that prove that this orchestral maestro could also swing with the best of 'em! The first album compiled on this release is A Salute to the Kings of Swing, in which Muller and his big band (read more...)
[Item Code: 62283 CD: $18.00]
Track 01: Opus 1 |
| FRANK CHACKSFIELD / ALL TIME TOP T.V. THEMES (1966) & MUSIC FROM DOCTOR DOLITTLE (1967) (4366) |
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The big band sound (with strings) of the Frank Chacksfield Orchestra is featured on this release, which compiles two of his mid-1960s Decca Phase 4' albums. The common factor here is music drawn from the worlds of television and film. In All Time Top T.V. Themes, Frank applies his (read more...)
[Item Code: 62284 CD: $18.00]
Track 05: The Alfred Hitchcock Theme |
| DON RENDELL / PRESENTS THE JAZZ SIX + BONUS TRACKS (5300) |
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Don Rendell has for decades been one of Britain's leading tenor saxophonists. During that time he has performed with some of the country's leading big bands and small groups as well as leading his own highly regarded jazz units. This release comprises his superb 1957 album Don Rendell presents the (read more...)
[Item Code: 62275 CD: $17.00]
Track 01: I Saw Stars |
| KENNY GRAHAM / PRESENTING KENNY GRAHAM + BONUS TRACKS (5301) |
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Kenny Graham was a major presence on Britain's '50s jazz scene, both as a formidable tenor saxophonist and as a brilliantly gifted composer. His leadership of the Afro-Cubists, a group reflecting his love of African music and rhythms, was one of the premier jazz groups of its time and included (read more...)
[Item Code: 62276 CD: $17.00]
Track 01: Tuxedo Junction |
| KENNY BAKER / MIDNIGHT AT NIXA & AFTER HOURS A SESSION FOR KICKS (5302) |
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The exciting, virtuosic trumpet playing of Kenny Baker is one of the focal points of this release, as he leads his group through some exhilarating 'hot' jazz, Baker-style. On both albums, originally issued in the mid-'50s, his group is populated by some of the major names on the UK's (read more...)
[Item Code: 62277 CD: $17.00]
Track 01: Bugle Blues |
| JOHNNY DANKWORTH / FIVE STEPS TO DANKWORTH (1957) & JOURNEY INTO JAZZ (1956) & BONUS TRACKS (5303) |
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The orchestra of British jazz icon John Dankworth was formed in 1953, following the disbandment of the popular and hugely successful Johnny Dankworth Seven. The Johnny Dankworth Orchestra featured in its ranks many of Britain's leading jazz musicians of the '50s including drummer Kenny Clare, trumpeter Dickie Hawdon, tenor saxophonist (read more...)
[Item Code: 62278 CD: $17.00]
Track 01: Export Blues (a) |
| JOHNNY KEATING / BRITISH JAZZ (1956) & SWINGING SCOTS (1957) (5304) |
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The albums compiled on this CD represent the first LPs composer-arranger Johnny Keating made under his own name. Keating first attracted attention in the '50s as the Ted Heath Orchestra's arranger, a role he continued to fill - on and off - until the early 1970s. The albums presented here feature a (read more...)
[Item Code: 62279 CD: $17.00]
Track 01: Strictly For Kyx |
| KENNY BAKER / PRESENTS THE BAKER'S DOZEN VOLUME ONE (1955) & PRESENTS THE HALF DOZEN (1957) (5305) |
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Trumpet legend and stalwart of Britain's 'trad' jazz scene of the 1950s, Kenny Baker is the subject of this particular Vocalion release. More to the point, it's Kenny Baker and his bands the Baker's Dozen and the Half Dozen who are heard on two albums they recorded in the mid (read more...)
[Item Code: 62280 CD: $17.00]
Track 01: Baker's Boogie |
| PAUL WHITEMAN / VOLUME 2 MAKIN' WHOOPEE (6137) |
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With this release, Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra make their second appearance on the Vocalion label. In this superb compilation, which spans Whiteman's recordings from the late 1920s through to the mid-'30s, his legion of vocalists are in tow, and on many of the numbers the dulcet tones of (read more...)
[Item Code: 62286 CD: $15.00]
Track 03: Your Mother And Mine Theme Song From (b) |
| LEW STONE / VOLUME 3 THE DECCA YEARS WHAT MORE CAN I ASK? (FEAT. AL BOWLLY) (6138) |
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Vocalion's previous Lew Stone release - Vocalion 6056 Vol.2 'Georgia's Got a Moon' - appeared in 2001, so, seven years later, we're very pleased to announce the return of this great bandleader's music to our catalogue. Once again, the focus is on Stone's Decca recordings, in this case from the early (read more...)
[Item Code: 62287 CD: $15.00]
Track 01: The World Is So Small From (a) |
| PERCIVAL MACKEY / A TINY FLAT NEAR SOHO SQUARE (6139) |
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British bandleader and pianist Percival Mackey makes his first appearance in Vocalion's dance band series, with A Tiny Flat Near Soho Square. A somewhat neglected figure of the British dance band era, Mackey did much for theatre music in the UK. During his career he was the musical director for (read more...)
[Item Code: 62288 CD: $15.00]
Track 03: While The Sahara Sleeps |
| CARROLL GIBBONS / VOLUME 7 FASCINATING RHYTHM (6140) |
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Vocalion serves up the latest release in its ongoing series of Carroll Gibbons CDs, and once again the magnificent sounds of Carroll and his Orpheans are heard in a set of beautifully performed numbers. The recordings are from 1926-'27, and on several pieces Carroll hands over conducting duties to (read more...)
[Item Code: 62289 CD: $15.00]
Track 01: Oh, Lady Be Good |
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