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John Coltrane: Sun Ship: The Complete Session

2 CD / Verve / 2013-04-16

Tracks: Dearly Beloved [Takes 1 & 2, False Start and Alternate Version] - (previously unreleased, take, alternate take); Dearly Beloved [Take 3, Breakdown] - (previously unreleased, take); Dearly Beloved [Ta...
Artists: John Coltrane

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

Liner Note Authors: Lewis Porter; Yasuhiro "Fuji" Fujioka; Wolf Schmaler; Chris DeVito; David Wild.

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Sarah Vaughan: Divine: The Jazz Albums 1954-1958 [4 CD]

4 CD / Verve / 2013-04-09

Tracks: Lover Man; Shulie a Bop; Polka Dots and Moonbeams; Body and Soul; They Can't Take That Away from Me; Prelude to a Kiss; You Hit the Spot; If I Knew Then (What I Know Now); I Cried for You; All of Me;...
Artists: Sarah Vaughan

Liner Note Author: Will Friedwald.

Recording information: Fine Sound Studios, New York, NY (01/05/1958); Fine Studios, New York, NY (01/05/1958); Mister Kelly's, Chicago, IL (01/05/1958); New Y...continue...

Stan Getz (Sax)/Charlie Byrd: Jazz Samba/Jazz Samba Encore!

CD / Verve / 2012-12-11

Artists: Stan Getz (Sax)/Charlie Byrd

Bill Evans (Piano): Empathy/A Simple Matter of Conviction

CD / Verve / 2012-12-11

Artists: Bill Evans (Piano)

Contains 2 Lps on 1 CD.

Includes liner notes by Don Gold, Morgan Ames, Chuck Briefer and James Isaacs.

Digitally remastered by Tom Ruff (Polygram Studios).

EMPATHY:

Personn...continue...

Oscar Peterson/Oscar Peterson Trio: Night Train/The Jazz Soul Of Oscar Peterson

CD / Verve / 2012-12-11

Artists: Oscar Peterson/Oscar Peterson Trio

Quincy Jones: Plays the Hip Hits/Golden Boy

CD / Verve / 2012-12-11

Artists: Quincy Jones

Johnny Hodges: The Eleventh Hour/Sandy's Gone

CD / Verve / 2012-12-11

Artists: Johnny Hodges

Dave Pike: Bossa Nova Carnival/Limbo Carnival

CD / Verve / 2012-12-11

Artists: Dave Pike

Roland Kirk: Domino/Reeds & Deeds

CD / Verve / 2012-12-11

Artists: Roland Kirk

Lalo Schifrin (Composer)/Bob Brookmeyer: Trombone Jazz Samba/Samba Para Dos *

CD / Verve / 2012-12-11

Artists: Lalo Schifrin (Composer)/Bob Brookmeyer

Ray Brown (Bass): Ray Brown with the All Star Big Band

CD / Verve / 2012-12-11

Artists: Ray Brown (Bass)

Coleman Hawkins/Johnny Hodges/Roy Eldridge: Hawkins! Eldridge! Hodges! Alive!/Alive! At The Village Gate

CD / Verve / 2012-12-11

Artists: Coleman Hawkins/Johnny Hodges/Roy Eldridge

Gustavo Santaolalla: On the Road [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack/Score] *

CD / Verve / 2012-12-11

Tracks: Sweet Sixteen; On the Road: Roman Candles; Yip Rock Heresy; On the Road: Reminiscence; Mean and Evil Blues; On the Road: Lovin' IT; On the Road: The Open Road; Sailboat in the Moonlight, A; Ko-Ko; On...
Artists: Gustavo Santaolalla

Audio Mixer: Anibal Kerpel .

For a novel that's so steeped in the culture of jazz and rhythm & blues, the soundtrack for director Walter Salles' adaptation of Jack Kerouac's On the Road feels r...continue...

George Russell Sextet/George Russell: Stratusphunk/The Stratus Seekers

CD / Verve / 2012-12-11

Artists: George Russell Sextet/George Russell

Etta Jones/Gene Ammons/Jack McDuff/Sonny Stitt: Soul Summit/Soul Summit, Vol. 2

CD / Verve / 2012-12-11

Artists: Etta Jones/Gene Ammons/Jack McDuff/Sonny Stitt

Gene Ammons/Sonny Stitt: Boss Tenors in Orbit/Boss Tenors

CD / Verve / 2012-12-11

Artists: Gene Ammons/Sonny Stitt

Oscar Peterson Trio: West Side Story/Plays Porgy & Bess

CD / Verve / 2012-11-20

Artists: Oscar Peterson Trio

Gene Krupa/Buddy Rich: Burnin' Beat/The Original Drum Battle *

CD / Verve / 2012-11-20

Artists: Gene Krupa/Buddy Rich

Jimmy Smith (Organ): Bashin'/Hobo Flats *

CD / Verve / 2012-11-20

Artists: Jimmy Smith (Organ)

Bobby Timmons: Sweet & Soulful Sounds/Born to Be Blue

CD / Verve / 2012-11-20

Artists: Bobby Timmons

Shirley Horn: Travelin' Light/Horn Of Plenty

CD / Verve / 2012-11-20

Artists: Shirley Horn

Clark Terry: Everything's Mellow/Plays The Jazz Version of "All American"

CD / Verve / 2012-11-20

Artists: Clark Terry

Johnny "Hammond" Smith: Black Coffee/Mr. Wonderful *

CD / Verve / 2012-11-20

Artists: Johnny "Hammond" Smith

This two-fer combines two early-'60s dates for Johnny "Hammond" Smith, a gifted organist who had the chops to play more complex jazz changes while keeping the groove deep. Both of these dates were ori...continue...

Gene Ammons: The Soulful Moods/Nice An' Cool *

CD / Verve / 2012-11-20

Artists: Gene Ammons

Charlie Byrd: Latin Impressions/Bossa Nova Pelos Passaros

CD / Verve / 2012-11-20

Artists: Charlie Byrd

Art Farmer/Benny Golson Jazztet: Here And Now/Another Git Together *

CD / Verve / 2012-11-20

Artists: Art Farmer/Benny Golson Jazztet

Benny Golson: Turning Point/Free

CD / Verve / 2012-11-20

Artists: Benny Golson

Kai Winding: Soul Surfin'/Mondo Cane #2

CD / Verve / 2012-11-20

Artists: Kai Winding

Dizzy Gillespie: New Wave/Dizzy on the French Riviera

CD / Verve / 2012-11-20

Artists: Dizzy Gillespie

Clifford Brown (Jazz): The EmArcy Master Takes, Vol. 2: The Singers Sessions

3 CD / Verve / 2012-10-22

Tracks: Introduction; What Is This Thing Called Love; I've Got You Under My Skin; No More; Move; Darn That Dream; You Go to My Head; Medley 1: My Funny Valentine/Don't Worry 'Bout Me/Bess, You Is My Woman No...
Artists: Clifford Brown (Jazz)

Liner Note Author: Aaron Cohen.

Recording information: Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA (08/14/1954); New York, NY (08/14/1954); Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA (12/16/1954/12/18/1954); New York, ...continue...

Gustavo Santaolalla: On the Road [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

CD / Verve / 2012-09-25

Tracks: On the Road: Sweet Sixteen; On the Road: Roman Candles; Yip Rock Heresy; On the Road: Reminiscence; Mean and Evil Blues; On the Road: Lovin' It; On the Road: The Open Road; Sailboat in the Moonlight,...
Artists: Gustavo Santaolalla

Audio Mixer: Anibal Kerpel .

For a novel that's so steeped in the culture of jazz and rhythm & blues, the soundtrack for director Walter Salles' adaptation of Jack Kerouac's On the Road feels r...continue...

Rao Kyao: Dancas De Rua (Street Dances)

CD / Verve / 2012-06-19

Tracks: Bombaiao; Pela Praia; Maratona; Amor Distante; ASA Branca; Ilha Do Sal; Cor de Valsa; Na Calma; Danca de Rua; Chapeu Preto
Artists: Rao Kyao

Authentic in sound and scope, low energy level. ~ Ron Wynn...continue...

Sonny Criss: The Joy of Sax/Warm and Sonny

2 CD / Verve / 2012-01-24

Tracks: You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling; Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing; You Are So Beautiful; Turn Me Loose; Stolen Moments; Have a Talk with God; Midnight Mellow; Cool Struttin'; Way We Were, The; That's th...
Artists: Sonny Criss

Personnel: Dorothy Ashby (harp); Winterton Garvey, Harris Goldman, Dorothy Wade, Carl LaMagna, Kenneth Yerke, Karen Jones , Marcia Van Dyke, Charles Veal, Jr., William Henderson , Arnold Belnick, Jani...continue...

Mel Brown (Guitar): The Wizard/Blues for We

1 CD / Verve / 2012-01-24

Tracks: Ode to Billie Joe; Swamp Fever; Blues After Hours; African Sweets; Stop; Chunk a Funk; Miss Ann; W-2 Withholding; Twist and Shout; Blues for We; Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da; Son of a Preacher Man; Set Me Free...
Artists: Mel Brown (Guitar)

Liner Note Authors: Frank Kofsky; Del Shields.

Recording information: Los Angeles, CA (03/03/1969); Los Angeles, CA (03/21/1968).

Photographer: Fred Seligo.

This remastered two-fe...continue...

John Coltrane: The Impulse! Albums, Vol. 5 [Box]

5 CD / Verve / 2011-10-04

Tracks: Transition; Dear Lord; Suite: Prayer and Meditation: Day/Peace and After/Prayer and Meditation: Evening/Affirmation/Prayer and Meditation: 4 a.M.; Cosmos; Out of This World; Evolution; Tapestry iIn S...
Artists: John Coltrane

Personnel: John Coltrane (saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, percussion); Alice Coltrane (piano, programming); Rashied Ali (drums); Gerald Vinci, James Getzoff, Murray Adler, Gordon Marron...continue...

Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong: Singing and Swinging Together

CD / Verve / 2011-08-02

Artists: Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong

Various Artists: Jazz Loves Marvin Gaye

CD / Verve / 2011-08-02

Tracks: What's Going On; Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology); Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) - Phillip Upchurch; Trouble Man; You Sure Love To Ball; I Want You; Distant Lover; Latin Reaction; Don't Mess wi...
Artists: Various Artists

Tributee: Marvin Gaye.

Liner Note Author: Douglas Payne .

Recording information: Augusta, Georgia (03/1973); Berkley, CA (03/1973); Englewood Cliffs, NJ (03/1973); Hollywood, CA (03/1973...continue...

Alice Coltrane: Universal Consciousness/Lord of Lords

1 CD / Verve / 2011-07-26

Tracks: Universal Consciousness; Battle at Armageddon; Oh Allah; Hare Krishna; Sita Ram; Ankh of Amen-Ra, The; Andromeda's Suffering; Sri Rama Ohnedaruth; Excerpts from the Firebird; Lord of Lords; Going Home
Artists: Alice Coltrane

Personnel: Alice Coltrane (harp, piano, organ, percussion); Gerald Vinci, Nathan Kaproff, James Getzoff, Ronald Folsom, Julius Brand, Joan Kalisch, Murray Adler, Lou Klass, John Blair, Leonard Malarsk...continue...

Archie Shepp: For Losers/Kwanza

1 CD / Verve / 2011-07-26

Tracks: Stick 'Em Up; Abstract; I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good); What Would It Be Without You; Croque Monsieur [Poem: For Losers], Un; Back Back; Spoo Pee Doo; New Africa; Slow Drag; Bakai
Artists: Archie Shepp

Personnel: Archie Shepp (tenor saxophone).

Recording information: National Recording Studios, New York, NY (02/17/1969); RCA Recording Studios, New York, NY (02/17/1969); National Recording Stu...continue...

Gabor Szabo: The Sorcerer/More Sorcery

1 CD / Verve / 2011-07-26

Tracks: Beat Goes On, The; Little Boat (O Barquinho); Lou-Ise; What Is This Thing Called Love?; Space; Stronger Than Us; Mizrab; Comin' Back; Matodoros, Los; People; Corcovado (Quiet Nights); Lucy in the Sky...
Artists: Gabor Szabo

Personnel: Gabor Szabo (guitar); Jimmy Stewart (guitar); Marty Morell, Bill Goodwin (drums); Hal Gordon (percussion).

Liner Note Authors: Frank Kofsky; Nat Hentoff.

Recording information...continue...

Ahmad Jamal: Poinciana Revisited/Freeflight

1 CD / Verve / 2011-07-26

Tracks: Have You Met Miss Jones; Poinciana; Lament; Call Me; Theme from Valley of the Dolls; Frank's Tune; How Insensitive; Introduction; Effendi; Dolphin Dance; Manhattan Reflections; Poinciana
Artists: Ahmad Jamal

Liner Note Author: Ralph J. Gleason.

Recording information: Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland (06/17/1971); Top of the Village Gate, New York, NY (06/17/1971); Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzer...continue...

Elvin Jones: Illumination!/Dear John C.

1 CD / Verve / 2011-07-26

Tracks: Nuttin' out Jones; Oriental Flower; Half and Half; Aborigine Dance in Scotland; Gettin' on Way; Just Us Blues; Dear John C.; Smoke Rings; Love Bird; Feelin' Good; Anthropology; This Love of Mine; Fan...
Artists: Elvin Jones

Personnel: Elvin Jones (drums); Prince Lasha (flute, clarinet); Sonny Simmons (English horn, alto saxophone); Charlie Mariano (alto saxophone); Charles Davis (baritone saxophone); Hank Jones , McCoy T...continue...

Curtis Fuller: Soul Trombone/Cabin in the Sky

1 CD / Verve / 2011-07-26

Tracks: Clan, The; In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning; Newdles; Breeze and I, The; Dear Old Stockholm; Ladies' Night; Prayer/Taking a Chance on Love, The; Cabin in the Sky; Old Ship of Zion; Do What You W...
Artists: Curtis Fuller

Liner Note Authors: Margo Guryan; Nat Hentoff.

Photographers: Ted Russell; Burt Goldblatt.

This budget two-fer in Impulse's 2011 reissue series offers trombonist Curtis Fuller's first tw...continue...

Duke Ellington: Meets Coleman Hawkins/And John Coltrane

1 CD / Verve / 2011-07-26

Tracks: Limbo Jazz; Mood Indigo; Ray Charles' Place; Wanderlust; You Dirty Dog; Self Portrait (of the Bean); Jeep Is Jumpin', The; Ricitic, The; In a Sentimental Mood; Take the Coltrane; Big Nick; Stevie; My...
Artists: Duke Ellington

Recording information: Englewood Cliffs, NJ (08/18/1968); Englewood Cliffs, NJ (09/26/1962).

The 2011 two-fer Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins/And John Coltrane, combines two classic '60s r...continue...

Shirley Scott/Shirley Scott Trio: For Members Only/Great Scott!

1 CD / Verve / 2011-07-26

Tracks: Southern Comfort; Blue Piano; Freedom Dance; Toys in the Attic; Blues for Members; I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face; Marchin' to Riverside; We're Goin' Home; Shot in the Dark, A; Great Scott; Sevent...
Artists: Shirley Scott/Shirley Scott Trio

2 LPs on 1 CD.

Personnel: Shirley Scott (vocals, organ); Jerome Graff, Lillian Clark (vocals); Barry Galbraith (guitar); Jimmy Cobb , Otis Candy Finch, Ed Shaughnessy (drums); Johnny Pacheco, O...continue...

Albert Ayler: Love Cry/The Last Album

1 CD / Verve / 2011-07-26

Tracks: Love Cry; Ghosts; Omega; Dancing Flowers; Bells; Love Flower; Zion Hill; Universal Indians; Untitled Duet; Again Comes the Rising of the Sun; All Love; Toiling; Desert Blood; Birth of Mirth; Water Mu...
Artists: Albert Ayler

Liner Note Author: Frank Kofsky.

Recording information: New York, NY (02/13/1968); Plaza Sound Studios, New York, NY (02/13/1968); New York, NY (08/31/1967); Plaza Sound Studios, New York, NY (...continue...

Stephane Belmondo: The Same As It Never Was Before

CD / Verve / 2011-06-21

Tracks: So We Are; You & I; Habiba; Frepie For Three; Light Upon Rita; Everything Happens To Me; Godspeed; United; Haunting By Now
Artists: Stephane Belmondo

Boney James: Contact

1 CD / Verve / 2011-03-29

Tracks: Contact; Close to You; Spin; When I Had the Chance - (featuring LeToya Luckett); Cry; That Look on Your Face; Deep Time; I'm Waiting; There and Back; Everything Matters
Artists: Boney James

Recording information: Candyman Studios, Atlanta, GA; Chicago Recording Company, Chicago, IL; Circle House, Miami, FL; Schnee Recording Studios, North Hollywood, CA; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA; The B...continue...

Ella Fitzgerald: Icon: Love Songs

1 CD / Verve / 2011-01-04

Tracks: I'm Beginning to See the Light; Man I Love, The; Just One of Those Things; Someone to Watch Over Me; Lover; Always; From This Moment On; All the Things You Are; Love You Madly; I've Got a Crush on Yo...
Artists: Ella Fitzgerald

Photographer: Frank Driggs.

For the Love Songs subcategory of Universal Music's Icon series of discount-priced compilations, the Ella Fitzgerald entry is, unsurprisingly, a set of her performan...continue...

Art Van Damme: So Nice!

CD / Verve / 2010-11-09

Artists: Art Van Damme