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May 5 - 11 |
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ARBORS JAZZ
| HARRY ALLEN / STOMPIN' THE BLUES (19353) |
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In sum, this collaborative CD between the Allen-Cohn Quartet, John Allred and Scott Hamilton is simply ripe with felicitous chemistry. There are many gem-like moments when the passion is so deep that it conjures tenacious happy musical memories. Enjoy the blended resonance of jazz tradition with lusty doses of individuality
[Item Code: 62426
CD: $16.00]
 Track 02: I'll Get By |
| JOE ASCIONE / MOVIN' UP (19359) |
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Rhythm, class, style and imagination are key words when describing this light-hearted yet substantive recording by Joe Ascione and some of his favorite musicians. Presents a fine collection of well-loved standards along with two of Ascione's original compositions (read more...)
[Item Code: 62362
CD: $16.00]
Track 01: Movin' Up |
| LOUIS MAZETIER / TRIBUTES, PORTRAITS, AND OTHER STORIES (19361) |
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One of the finest stride pianists in the world, French musician Louis Mazetier makes his Arbors Records solo piano debut. Mazetier performs a variety of jazz standards, stride specialties, and some fresh original compositions. The stride pieces presented particularly showcase his unique, romping style (read more...)
[Item Code: 62428
CD: $16.00]
Track 04: The Pearls |
BAY SOUND
| RICARDO SCALES / LET ME HOLD YOU (1024) |
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Let Me Hold You is the latest from pianist Ricardo Scales, long considered to be a modern, smooth jazz equivalent of "The Black Liberace". He infuses his romantic melodies with funky, danceable rhythms that capture the hearts of young and old alike (read more...)
[Item Code: 62225
CD: $15.00]
Track 01: Grazing In The Grass |
BEAT GOES ON
| BUDDY RICH / VERY ALIVE AT RONNIE SCOTT'S (785) |
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2-CD set. The sound that Bob Auger attained on this album is superior to any on most live recordings and rivals the controlled sound achieved in studio work. This album has to go down as one of the best live recordings ever made. The days when such a powerhouse (read more...)
[Item Code: 62527
2-CD: $18.00]
Track 01: Moments Notice |
CLASSICS
| HARRY JAMES / (1455) |
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In 1946 most big bands already found it difficult finding steady and well-paid engagements. Many a leader considered himself lucky when he was booked into a residency instead of having to go on the arduous road of playing strings of one-nighters. Harry James still had good jobs that year but (read more...)
[Item Code: 62088
CD: $16.00]
Track 01: If I'm Lucky |
| OSCAR PETERSON / (1456) |
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Volume eight of the recordings of Oscar Peterson presented in chronological order opens with th final tracks made at an extended date in Los Angeles; most of the resulting material is already out on Classics 1426. When the pianist turns his talents to singing, you can generally be sure that (read more...)
[Item Code: 62089
CD: $16.00]
Track 03: Always |
| ELLA FITZGERALD / (1457) |
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Will Friedwald, one of the foremost writers on jazz vocalists, is not known to exaggerate. We assume he simply expressed his great admiration of Ella Fitzgerald when he wrote: "She has a wider range than most opera singers, and many of the latter, including Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, are among her biggest (read more...)
[Item Code: 62090
CD: $16.00]
Track 03: Stardust |
| BEN WEBSTER / (1458) |
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Ben Webster is without question one of the jazz immortals. He did not originate a style or spearhead a period of radical change; but his magnetic tenor saxophone playing moved listeners as deeply as the work of any other artist on his or any other instrument." Bob Blumenthal's remarks were (read more...)
[Item Code: 62091
CD: $16.00]
Track 01: Hoot |
| JOE BUSHKIN / (1459) |
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He sways back and forth, as if he were rowing in thick weather, sometimes leaning back so far he disappears. His small feet dance intricately and furiously beneath the piano, and he marks successful arpeggios by shooting his right foot into the air. He is tireless. When he is not (read more...)
[Item Code: 62092
CD: $16.00]
Track 01: Chicago |
COLLECTORS MUSIC
| THE FOUR FRESHMEN / FIVE TROMBONES / FIVE TRUMPETS (17) |
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Two records on one CD. In this album it is apparent that the group has an ear for good songs. The songs are all treated handsomely, though not always predictably. Each one has a pleasant surprise in tempo, color, or interpretation, and each is sung with an unmistakably modern accent (read more...)
[Item Code: 20897
CD: $16.00]
Track 01: Angel Eyes |
FREMEAUX
| CLAUDE BOLLING / A TONE PARALLEL TO HARLEM (DUKE ELLINGTON) (499) |
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With this magnificent tribute to Duke Ellington, Claude Bolling has seemingly achieved the impossible; a powerful, blow-by-blow commentary on the very substance of the Ellington achievements. The warmth is present, as is that relaxed, unmistakable swing, and also the solo contributions from the Bolling entourage come so close to the (read more...)
[Item Code: 62442
CD: $16.00]
Track 02: Ring Dem Bells |
GAMBIT
| ORNETTE COLEMAN / THE LOVE REVOLUTION (69224) |
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2-CD set. The material collected for this 2-CD set corresponds to the February 1968 European tour, which featured outstanding performances in both Italy and Great Britain. The sum of this material on one edition, makes this an essential release, capturing a crucial period of the career of an (read more...)
[Item Code: 58298
2-CD: $25.00]
Track 01: Lonely Woman |
| ORNETTE COLEMAN / BELGIUM (69283) |
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One of the last remaing living legends of jazz, Ornette Coleman, is still touring the world with his music. The splendid 1969 concert included on this CD presents Ornette with his celebrated quartet featuring Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden and Ed Blackwell. The Bilzen concert is interesting because three of the (read more...)
[Item Code: 62480
CD: $17.00]
Track 01: Comme Il Faut |
GHB
| KID THOMAS VALENTINE / ON STAGE (53) |
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Recorded in 1965 and 1968 in separate sessions by Kid Valentine and his Algiers Stompers. With this LP you have the opportunity to hear jazz by the second generation of jazz pioneers more than half a century after they and the rest of their generation created that phase. This, truly (read more...)
[Item Code: 62443
CD: $15.00]
Track 01: Kid Thomas' Boogie Woogie |
| GEORGE GIRARD / GEORGE GIRARD'S BAND WITH ROSEMARY CLOONEY (114) |
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Features four tracks recorded with Rosemary Clooney in New Orleans in 1952 and those are: I'm Goin' Home, Bourbon Street Parade, You Cooked My Goose and A Good Man Is Hard To Find. Features 14 other tracks recorded 1953-1956 including five with vocals by trumpeter George Girard. Originally recorded (read more...)
[Item Code: 62444
CD: $15.00]
Track 01: I'm Goin' Home |
| LOUIS NELSON / 1978/1979 ON TOUR WITH THE WHITE EAGLE JAZZ BAND OF BERLIN (204) |
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Recorded on two separate tours of Germany with the White Eagle Jazz Band, one featuring trombonist Louis Nelson in 1978 and the other with pianist Alton Purnell from 1979. The ensemble playing is just what it should be, trumpet lead, reed embellishment, and trombone tailgating, rhythm pushing (read more...)
[Item Code: 62445
CD: $15.00]
Track 01: Yes Sir, That's My Baby |
| LOUIS NELSON / LOUIS NELSON AND THE GOTHIC JAZZ BAND (282) |
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Recorded live in Surrey, England on January 7th, 1974 featuring New Orleans trombonist Louis Nelson and the Gothic Jazz Band from Britain. The record for this recording was never issued, languishing for fifteen years before being purchased by Barry Martyn in 1989 for eventual release by GHB. Now a further (read more...)
[Item Code: 62446
CD: $15.00]
Track 01: Algiers Strut |
| BOB SCOBEY / THE UNHEARD BOB SCOBEY AND HIS FRISCO JAZZ BAND 1950-1957 (285) |
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Bay Area trumpeter Bob Scobey and his Frisco Jazz Band is presented here on live and studio recordings made between 1950-1957. Over 75 minutes of New Orleans jazz at it's finest on this CD. There are other worthy interpreters of the traditional gospel who were plying their trade in (read more...)
[Item Code: 62447
CD: $15.00]
Track 01: Panama |
HARBINGER
| ETHEL MERMAN / MERMANIA, HER PRIVATE RECORDINGS, VOLUME 1 (1711) |
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The legendary Ethel Merman's private recordings issued for the first time in any format. La Merm's own recordings of 29 great songs heard here for the first time ever. Fans of American Popular Song, the American Musical Theatre and just plain good music will have to own this remarkable CD (read more...)
[Item Code: 62462
CD: $15.00]
Track 01: Just In Time |
JAZZ COLLECTORS
| TONY BENNETT / THE LEGENDARY SESSIONS (426) |
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This release contains all of the master takes from Tony Bennett & Bill Evans' collaborative discography, consisting of the LPs: The Tony Bennett Bill Evans Album & Together Again, plus two bonus tracks ('Who Can I Turn To' and 'Dream Dancing' that were recorded at the latter date but weren't issued on (read more...)
[Item Code: 62257
CD: $17.00]
Track 01: Young And Foolish |
JAZZED MEDIA
| LORRAINE FEATHER / LANGUAGE (1032) |
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Lyricist/vocalist Lorraine Feather continues to deliver unique, gorgeously performed and produced recordings that are utterly unlike any other female vocalists' albums, and this is her most original work yet. Her various releases have received phenomenal reviews for their daring and musicality. Language features original material written with top jazz (read more...)
[Item Code: 62361
CD: $16.00]
Track 01: Traffic and Weather |
NO COASTJAZZ
| DON FRIEDMAN / STRAIGHT AHEAD (1) |
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A reunion of the original Don Friedman Trio has kept the passion for creativity and dedication to excellence in helping keep modern jazz alive and thriving. The three musicians presented here are prime examples of this idea. They are genuine keepers of the flame, each of whom has quietly made (read more...)
[Item Code: 62555
CD: $15.00]
Track 01: Straight Ahead |
RARE LIVE RECORDINGS
| SONNY ROLLINS / TOKYO (88637) |
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There is an extended gap in Sonny Rollins' discography between 1959 and 1962 in which he voluntarily decided not to play in public. In the latter year, he came back and most of the concert recordings from this period feature a front line of Rollins and Don Cherry. For the (read more...)
[Item Code: 62482
CD: $17.00]
Track 05: On A Slow Boat To China |
SEA BREEZE
| FRANK ROSOLINO / THE LAST RECORDING (3080) |
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Frank Rosolino's last recording is a treasure featuring the leader's velvet-smooth trombone. Truly a collector's item. Alongside Frank Rosolino on this CD are some daring, courageous, and highly creative musicians such as Larry Willis with his own rhythmic, melodic and harmonic sensibility, intense approach to playing, and the gift to (read more...)
[Item Code: 62355
CD: $17.00]
Track 01: Misty (Radio Edit) |
| BRUCE LOFGREN / THE BLUES AND OTHER PASSIONS (3087) |
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Great jazz standards interspersed with four of Lofgren's sparkling originals. A consistently rewarding album featuring an exciting and varied program. Most of the selections on this set are standards, along with a few of Bruce Lofgren's own originals, presented in the trio format. A second guitar was added where it (read more...)
[Item Code: 62430
CD: $16.00]
Track 01: Only Trust Your Heart |
SOLO ART
| STEVE PISTORIUS / RAGS AND STOMPS, SOLOS AND DUETS (123) |
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Recorded in 2005-2006 (some during hurricane Katrina!) featuring ragtime and early stride music. There are some fine examples here of Midwestern Ragtime and East Coast Ragtime/Early Stride. Tens selections are piano solos (read more...)
[Item Code: 62454
CD: $15.00]
Track 02: The Perfect Rag |
SOUTHLAND
| LITTLE BROTHER MONTGOMERY / LITTLE BROTHER MONTGOMERY (39) |
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A solo studio session recorded during a 1972 European tour by Blues/Jazz pianist Little Brother. In between songs he talks about his life, music and the tunes he plays on this release. Brother was a notable influence to the likes of Sunnyland Slim and Otis Spann (read more...)
[Item Code: 62455
CD: $15.00]
Track 03: No Special Rider |
WOUNDED BIRD
| BUDDY RICH / SPEAK NO EVIL (1503) |
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This collection was originally released as a two record set in the 1970s on Columbia Records. Now all 20 songs from this album are on a single disc CD (read more...)
[Item Code: 62477
CD: $14.00]
Track 04: Love Me Now |
| CAB CALLOWAY / HI DE DO MAN (2593) |
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This collection was originally released as a two record set in the 1970s on Columbia Records. Now all 20 songs from this album are on a single disc CD. Even if you're immune to nostalgia, you'll pleasure at the contents of this collection. Blues and jazz and jitterbug and jive (read more...)
[Item Code: 62475
CD: $16.00]
Track 01: Nagasaki |
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