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Various Artists: Jazz Train: Masterpiece Collector's Edition

CD / Universal Music / 2013-01-29

Artists: Various Artists

Beady Belle: Cricklewood Broadway

CD / Universal Music / 2013-01-22

Artists: Beady Belle

Malo (K-Pop): Malo Sings Baeho

CD / Universal Music / 2012-12-18

Artists: Malo (K-Pop)

Vincent Courtois: Ernest

CD / Universal Music / 2012-12-18

Artists: Vincent Courtois

Bak Ju Won: Gypsy Christmas

CD / Universal Music / 2012-12-04

Artists: Bak Ju Won

Various Artists: Autour de Minuit, Vol. 2

CD / Universal Music / 2012-11-20

Tracks: Feeling Good - Hal Mooney/Nina Simone; Fever - Shirley Horn; Ces Petits Riens - Stacey Kent; Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me - Billie Holiday; Oh My Love - Jacky Terrasson; Whatever Lola Wants - Car...
Artists: Various Artists

John Pisano/Willie Ruff: Under the Blanket

CD / Universal Music / 2012-08-07

Artists: John Pisano/Willie Ruff

Bill Evans (Piano): Conversations with Myself

CD / Universal Music / 2012-08-07

Artists: Bill Evans (Piano)

Solo performer: Bill Evans (piano).

Recorded at Webster Hall, New York, New York in December 1963. Includes original release liner notes by Gene Lees & Bill Evans and new liner notes by Phil Ba...continue...

Bill Evans (Piano): Bill Evans Trio with Symphony Orchestra

CD / Universal Music / 2012-08-07

Artists: Bill Evans (Piano)

Personnel includes: Bill Evans (piano); Claus Ogerman (arranger, conductor); Chuck Israels (bass); Larry Bunker, Grady Tate (drums).

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jer...continue...

Bill Evans (Piano): Trio '64

CD / Universal Music / 2012-08-07

Artists: Bill Evans (Piano)

TRIO 64 contains 8 bonus cuts, comprising all the alternate takes found on the COMPLETE BILL EVANS ON VERVE box set.

Personnel: Bill Evans (piano); Gary Peacock (bass); Paul Motian (drums).
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Chihiro Yamanaka: Because

CD / Universal Music / 2012-07-31

Artists: Chihiro Yamanaka

Chihiro Yamanaka: Because

CD / Universal Music / 2012-07-31

Artists: Chihiro Yamanaka

Chihiro Yamanaka: Because

CD / Universal Music / 2012-07-31

Artists: Chihiro Yamanaka

Rao Kyao: Oásis

CD / Universal Music / 2012-06-19

Artists: Rao Kyao

Rao Kyao: Viagens na Minha Terra

CD / Universal Music / 2012-06-19

Artists: Rao Kyao

Rao Kyao: Fado Virado a Nascente

CD / Universal Music / 2012-06-19

Tracks: Suite Do Fado Menor: Intrduçao /Fador Menor Lento ...; Se O Fado; Fado Oásis; Deus Também Gosta de Fado; Fado das Ilhas; Fado Nascente; Evicaçao Do Canto Cigano; Amor Meu; Fado Al...
Artists: Rao Kyao

Personnel: Rao Kyao (bamboo flute); Teresa Salgueiro (vocals); Fernando Silva, Carlos Gonçalves (guitar).

Liner Note Author: Rao Kyao.

Recording information: Estudios MI, Villa Nova...continue...

Rao Kyao: Fados

CD / Universal Music / 2012-06-19

Artists: Rao Kyao

Paulo Carvalho: Discos de Fado

CD / Universal Music / 2012-06-19

Artists: Paulo Carvalho

Thelonious Monk/Thelonious Monk Septet: Monk's Music

CD / Universal Music / 2012-06-12

Artists: Thelonious Monk/Thelonious Monk Septet

Thelonious Monk Septet: Thelonious Monk (piano); Gigi Gryce (alto saxophone); Coleman Hawkins, John Coltrane (tenor saxophone); Ray Copeland (trumpet); Wilbur Ware (acoustic bass); Art Blakey (drums)....continue...

Art Pepper: Gettin' Together

CD / Universal Music / 2012-06-12

Artists: Art Pepper

Personnel: Art Pepper (alto saxophone); Conte Candoli (trumpet); Wynton Kelly (piano); Paul Chambers (acoustic bass); Jimmy Cobb (drums).

Originally released on Contemporary (7573).

Pers...continue...

Various Artists: We Love Bossa Nova

CD / Universal Music / 2012-06-12

Artists: Various Artists

Various Artists: The Girls from Ipanema [Universal]

CD / Universal Music / 2012-06-12

Artists: Various Artists

Vince Guaraldi Trio/Vince Guaraldi: A Boy Named Charlie Brown

CD / Universal Music / 2012-06-12

Artists: Vince Guaraldi Trio/Vince Guaraldi

Personnel: Vince Guaraldi (piano); Monty Budwig (bass); Colin Bailey (drums).

Along with the PEANUTS comic strip, the Charlie Brown CBS television specials continue to enrich the lives of all w...continue...

Don Grusin/Bill Sharpe (Bassist): Trans Atlántica

CD / Universal Music / 2012-05-29

Artists: Don Grusin/Bill Sharpe (Bassist)

Chet Baker (Trumpet/Vocals/Composer): In New York

CD / Universal Music / 2012-05-08

Artists: Chet Baker (Trumpet/Vocals/Composer)

Personnel: Chet Baker (trumpet); Johnny Griffin (tenor saxophone); Al Haig (piano); Paul Chambers (bass); Philly Joe Jones (drums).

Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios, New York, New York in Septe...continue...

Tommaso Starace: Simply Marvellous

CD / Universal Music / 2012-05-08

Artists: Tommaso Starace

Thelonious Monk: Brilliant Corners

CD / Universal Music / 2012-05-08

Artists: Thelonious Monk

Personnel: Thelonious Monk (piano, celeste); Ernie Henry (alto saxophone); Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone); Clark Terry (trumpet); Oscar Pettiford, Paul Chambers (bass); Max Roach (drums, tympani)....continue...

Branford Marsalis Quartet/Branford Marsalis: Four MFs Playin' Tunes

CD / Universal Music / 2012-04-17

Artists: Branford Marsalis Quartet/Branford Marsalis

There was no doubt that when Jeff "Tain" Watts left the Branford Marsalis Quartet in 2009, they would take some time to regroup. They recruited then 18-year-old drummer Justin Faulkner, confusing many...continue...

Eric Dolphy: His Prestige & New Jazz Albums

CD / Universal Music / 2012-04-10

Artists: Eric Dolphy

Joachim Kühn/Rolf & Joachim Kuhn Quartet/Rolf Kühn: Lifeline

CD / Universal Music / 2012-03-20

Artists: Joachim Kühn/Rolf & Joachim Kuhn Quartet/Rolf Kühn

Holly Cole: Steal the Night: Live at the Glenn Gould Studio

CD / Universal Music / 2012-02-28

Artists: Holly Cole

Guido Belcanto: Een Man Als Ik

CD / Universal Music / 2012-02-28

Artists: Guido Belcanto

Michael Kaeshammer: Kaeshammer Live! *

CD / Universal Music / 2012-02-21

Artists: Michael Kaeshammer

Oscar Peterson: My Favorite Instrument (Exclusively for My Friends, Vol. 4)

CD / Universal Music / 2011-12-27

Artists: Oscar Peterson

Solo performer: Oscar Peterson (piano).

Oscar Peterson recorded a remarkable amount of albums during his career but, surprisingly, this was his first full record of unaccompanied piano solos. S...continue...

Oscar Peterson: The Way I Really Play (Exclusively for My Friends, Vol. 3)

CD / Universal Music / 2011-12-27

Artists: Oscar Peterson

The third volume of Oscar Peterson's Exclusively for My Friends series, all recorded with an invited audience in the warm studio of producer Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer, features live trio sessions with...continue...

Oscar Peterson: Girl Talk (Exclusively for My Friends, Vol. 2)

CD / Universal Music / 2011-12-27

Artists: Oscar Peterson

One of a number of memorable albums recorded by Oscar Peterson for MPS during the mid-'60s, Girl Talk was compiled from several live studio sessions taped between 1964 and 1966, with bassist Sam Jones...continue...

Bill Evans (Piano): Trio '65

CD / Universal Music / 2011-12-06

Artists: Bill Evans (Piano)

Personnel: Bill Evans (piano); Chuck Israels (bass); Larry Bunker (drums).

Producer: Creed Taylor.

Reissue producer: Michael Lang.

Recorded in New York, New York on February 3, 19...continue...

Jim Hall/Bill Evans (Piano): Intermodulation

CD / Universal Music / 2011-12-06

Artists: Jim Hall/Bill Evans (Piano)

Personnel: Bill Evans (piano); Jim Hall (guitar).

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on April 7 and May 10, 1966. Includes liner notes by James Isaacs.

INTER...continue...

Stan Getz (Sax)/Bill Evans (Piano): Stan Getz & Bill Evans

CD / Universal Music / 2011-12-06

Artists: Stan Getz (Sax)/Bill Evans (Piano)

Personnel: Stan Getz (tenor saxophone); Bill Evans (piano); Ron Carter, Richard Davis (bass); Elvin Jones (drums).

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on May 5 & 6, ...continue...

Bill Evans (Piano): From Left to Right

CD / Universal Music / 2011-12-06

Artists: Bill Evans (Piano)

This 1998 reissue contains four bonus tracks not on the original release.

Personnel: Bill Evans (acoustic & electric pianos); Mickey Leonard (arranger, conductor); Harvey Estrin (flute, reeds);...continue...

Jeremy Steig/Bill Evans (Piano): What's New

CD / Universal Music / 2011-12-06

Artists: Jeremy Steig/Bill Evans (Piano)

Oliver Nelson: Sound Pieces

CD / Universal Music / 2011-09-27

Artists: Oliver Nelson

Two quartet tracks left off the original LP on Impulse!, "Straight No Chaser" and "Example 78" are included on this CD reissue. An additional track, "Elegy For A Duck", was part of a version of Prokof...continue...

Wes Montgomery/Wynton Kelly: Smokin' at the Half Note

CD / Universal Music / 2011-09-06

Artists: Wes Montgomery/Wynton Kelly

Personnel: Wes Montgomery (guitar); Wynton Kelly (piano); Paul Chambers (bass); Jimmy Cobb (drums).

Recorded live at the Half Note, New York, New York and Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, ...continue...

John Coltrane: Stellar Regions

CD / Universal Music / 2011-09-06

Artists: John Coltrane

STELLAR REGIONS consists of Coltrane's entire February 15, 1967 recording session. All selections were previously unavailable--except "Offering," which appeared on EXPRESSION.

Personnel: John C...continue...

John Coltrane: Sun Ship

CD / Universal Music / 2011-09-06

Artists: John Coltrane

Personnel: John Coltrane (tenor saxophone); McCoy Tyner (piano); Jimmy Garrison (bass); Elvin Jones (drums).

Producers: Bob Thiele, John Coltrane.

Reissue producer: Michael Cuscuna.
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Astrud Gilberto: The Astrud Gilberto Album

CD / Universal Music / 2011-08-02

Artists: Astrud Gilberto

The Brazilian-born pop singer Astrud Gilberto got her start purely by accident, filling in for husband Joao by singing a few translated lines on "The Girl From Ipanema" during the original GETZ/GILBER...continue...

Chris Botti: This Is Chris Botti

CD / Universal Music / 2011-07-26

Artists: Chris Botti

Bill Evans Trio (Piano): Sunday at the Village Vanguard

CD / Universal Music / 2011-07-05

Artists: Bill Evans Trio (Piano)

Bill Evans Trio: Bill Evans (piano); Scott LaFaro (bass); Paul Motian (drums).

Recorded live at The Village Vanguard, New York, New York on June 25, 1961.

Jazz pianist Bill Evans began a...continue...

Bill Evans (Piano)/Cannonball Adderley: Know What I Mean?

1 CD / Universal Music / 2011-06-14

Tracks: Waltz For Debby; Goodbye; Who Cares? [Take 5] - (take); Venice; Toy [Take 10] - (take); Elsa; Nancy (With the Laughing Face); Know What I Mean? [Re-Take 7] - (take); Who Cares? [Take 4] - (take); Toy...
Artists: Bill Evans (Piano)/Cannonball Adderley

Personnel: Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone); Bill Evans (piano); Percy Heath (bass); Connie Kay (drums).

Recorded at Bell Sound Studios, New York, New York on January 27, February 21 and Ma...continue...

Clarke-Boland Big Band/Francis Boland/The Kenny Clarke & Francy Boland Big Band/Kenny Clarke: Faces

CD / Universal Music / 2011-04-19

Artists: Clarke-Boland Big Band/Francis Boland/The Kenny Clarke & Francy Boland Big Band/Kenny Clarke