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Count Basie/Duke Ellington: Ultimate Doubles [2 CD]

2 CD / United Audio Entertainment / 2013-03-26

Tracks: I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart; Stompy Jones; Caravan; East St. Louis Toodle-O; Play the Blues and Go; Hollywood Hangover; Main Stem; Hop, Skip, Jump; Midriff; Lullaby of Birdland; Perdido; Take the...
Artists: Count Basie/Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington: The Complete Columbia Studio Albums Collection 1951-1958 [Box]

CD / Columbia (USA) / 2012-11-06

Tracks: Mood Indigo; Sophisticated Lady; Tattooed Bride, The; Solitude; Vagabonds; Smada; Rock Skippin' st the Blue Note; Skin Deep; Mooche, The; Take the 'A' Train; Tone Parallel to Harlem, A (Harlem Suite)...
Artists: Duke Ellington

Audio Remasterer: Phil Schaap.

Liner Note Authors: Irving Townsend; Loren Schoenberg.

Recording information: Columbia Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA (02/04/1958-02/12/1958); Columbia...continue...

Duke Ellington: The Treasury Shows, Vol. 16

1 CD / Storyville Records / 2012-06-12

Tracks: Take the 'A' Train/Broadcast Intro; Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'; Take the 'A' Train (Theme); 9:20 Special; Frustration; Ellington Bond Promo; Jennie; Dancing in the Dark; Crosstown; Passion Flower; ...
Artists: Duke Ellington

Liner Note Authors: Jerry Valburn; Roger Boyes.

Recording information: MPS Broadcast "Pastel Period", The Hurricane Restaurant (05/30/1943); NYC (05/30/1943); The Fitch Bandwagon Broadcast, Rad...continue...

Max Roach: Eight Classic Albums [Box] *

CD / Real Gone Jazz / 2012-04-10

Tracks: Blues Waltz; Valse Hot; I'll Take Romance; Little Folks; Lover; Most Beautiful Girl in the World, The; Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing); Casbah, The; Sleep; Figure Eights; Yesterday's; Bigfoot; Limeho...
Artists: Max Roach

Real Gone Jazz reissued eight classic albums recorded in the late '50s and early '60s by drummer Max Roach, Jazz in 3/4 Time, Rich Verse's Roach, Clifford Brown & Max Roach Quintet, Quiet as It's Kept...continue...

Wes Montgomery: Echoes of Indiana Avenue [Digipak]

1 CD / Resonance / 2012-03-06

Tracks: Diablo's Dance; Round Midnight; Straight No Chaser; Nica's Dream; Darn That Dream; Take the 'A' Train; Misty; Body and Soul; After Hours Blues
Artists: Wes Montgomery

All About Jazz - C. Michael Bailey
In welcome fits of serendipity, the manuscripts of previously unknown European classical compositions are found in attics, old churches...continue...
Personnel: Wes Montgomery (guitar); Melvin Rhyne (piano, organ); Earl Van Riper, Buddy Montgomery (piano); Sonny Johnson, Paul Parker (drums).

Liner Note Authors: Dan Morgenstern; David Baker ;...continue...

Stu Katz/Ira Sullivan: A Family Affair: Live at Joe Segal's Jazz Showcase

CD / Origin Records / 2011-09-20

Tracks: Blues Two Views; Gee, Matthew; Pennies from Heaven; Scrapple from the Apple; Lullaby of the Leaves; Yesterdays; Take the 'A' Train; Stablemates; What a Friend We Have in Jesus
Artists: Stu Katz/Ira Sullivan

Personnel: Stu Katz (vibraphone); Dan Trudell (piano); Dennis Carroll (acoustic bass); George Fludas (drums).

Audio Mixers: Miles Hanson; Steven B. Wiese.

Liner Note Author: Ira Sullivan...continue...

Gigi Gryce: Doin' the Gigi

CD / Uptown Records (Jazz) / 2011-07-19

Tracks: Blues in Bloom; Premonition of You, A (aka Baby G); Night in Tunisia, A; Down Home; Blues in Bloom; Dancing the Gigi (aka Strange Feelin'); Sonor (aka Sonar); Down Home; Take the 'A' Train; Stompin' ...
Artists: Gigi Gryce

Liner Note Authors: Noel Cohen ; Michael Fitzgerald.

Recording information: A&R Recording Studio, New York, NY (06/24/1957); Birdland, New York, NY (06/24/1957); Golden Thread Café, Hotel ...continue...

Harold Fethe: Out of Nowhere

1 CD / Southport Records / 2010-11-02

Tracks: Out of Nowhere; Cuenca Mercado; Take the 'A' Train; There Is No Greater Love; Detour Ahead; It Might as Well Be Spring; You and the Night and the Music; Softly as in a Morning Sunrise; You Are My Sun...
Artists: Harold Fethe

Personnel: Harold Fethe (guitar); Harold Fethe; Joanie Pallatto (vocals); Johnny Frigo (violin); Joe Vito (accordion, piano); Jim Cox (acoustic bass).

Liner Note Author: Scott Yanow.

Rec...continue...

Ehud Asherie: Welcome to New York *

1 CD / Arbors Jazz / 2010-09-14

Tracks: Drop Me Off in Harlem; Manhattan Serenade; 52nd Street Theme; Autumn in New York; 42nd Street; Lullaby of Broadway; Somewhere; Harlem Bound; Lovers Inn New York; Lonely Town; Harlem Strut; Manhattan;...
Artists: Ehud Asherie

Personnel: Ehud Asherie (piano).

Audio Mixers: Jim Czak; Bill Moss .

Liner Note Author: Michael Steinman.

Recording information: Nola Studios, NYC (02/04/2010/02/05/2010).

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Clifford Brown (Jazz): Brown and Roach/Study in Brown/New Star on the Horizon

CD / Avid Jazz / 2010-08-17

Tracks: Sweet Clifford; I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You; Stompin' at the Savoy; I'll String Along with You; Mildama; Darn That Dream; I Get a Kick out of You; What Is This Thing Called Love; Darn ...
Artists: Clifford Brown (Jazz)

Audio Remasterer: Dave Bennett .

Liner Note Authors: Tony Hall; Richard Palmer.

This two-CD set combines four classic Clifford Brown LPs from the early '50s, 1953's New Star on the Horiz...continue...

Stan Kenton Orchestra/Stan Kenton: This Is an Orchestra [Box Set] *

CD / Tantara Records / 2010-06-22

Tracks: Theme & Introduction; Lover; Downbeat Award To June Christy By Editor Ned Williams; Lonely Woman; Downbeat Award To Pete Rugolo; Impressionism; Downbeat Award To Eddie Safranski; Safranski; Downbeat ...
Artists: Stan Kenton Orchestra/Stan Kenton

Liner Note Author: Michael Sparke.

Recording information: Bristol, Somerset, England (02/16/1973); Colston Hall, Bristol, Somerset, England (02/16/1973); DownBeat Awards, Civic Opera House, Chi...continue...

Duke Ellington: Memories of Duke

DVD Video / Leader Music / 2010-06-22

Tracks: Satin Doll; Black and Tan Fantasy; Creole Love Call; Mooch, The; Happy-Go-Lucky Local; Mexican Suite; It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing); I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good); Things Ai...
Artists: Duke Ellington

This is a particularly interesting film, for trumpeter Cootie Williams and clarinetist Russell Procope are seen in the mid-'70s watching and commenting on lengthy clips from Duke Ellington's 1968 tour...continue...

Nikki Yanofsky: Nikki

1 CD / Decca (USA) / 2010-05-04

Tracks: Take the 'A' Train; Never Make It on Time; I Got Rhythm; For Another Day; God Bless the Child; Cool My Heels; You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini); Bienvenue Dans Ma Vie; First Lady; On the Sunny S...
Artists: Nikki Yanofsky

2010 debut studio album from the young Canadian sensation, whose recording of 'I Believe'- the official theme song of CTV's Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games...continue...
Audio Mixers: Daniel Cinelli; Tom Schick.

Recording information: Avatar Studios, New York, NY; Les Studios Piccolo, Montreal, QC; Planet Studios, Montreal, QC.

Photographer: Jeff Lipsky....continue...

Bobby Hackett Quartet/Bobby Hackett: The Bobby Hackett Quartet [Digipak]

CD / Jazz Plaza Music / 2010-05-04

Tracks: Bernie's Tune; Lady Is a Tramp, The; Michelle; You Stepped out of a Dream; Stompin at the Savoy; Swing That Music; Stereoso; Undecided; Don't Be That Way; Kahakalau; High Society; It Don't Mean a Thi...
Artists: Bobby Hackett Quartet/Bobby Hackett

Personnel: Bobby Hackett (cornet); Dave McKenna (piano).

Liner Note Author: Joe Thurman.

Recording information: New York (03/24/1959-03/26/1959).

Cornetist Bobby Hackett cut ten a...continue...

Ralph Marterie: Into the 50's

CD / Jasmine Records / 2010-03-16

Tracks: Pretend; Caravan; Warsaw Concerto; Creep, The; Skokiaan; Blue Mirage (Don't Go); Tricky; Shish-Kebab; Bumble Boogie; Love Theme; Purple Shades; Deep Forest; Dry Marterie; Detour; Moonlight In Vermont...
Artists: Ralph Marterie

2010 two CD collection. Ralph Marterie was one of the last Big Band leaders to have repeated commercial success in the face of the Rock...continue...
Liner Note Author: Ossie Dales....continue...

Dana Legg: The Other One *

1 CD / Sea Breeze / 2009-09-08

Tracks: I'll Take Romance; Satisfaction Guaranteed; Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive; Lonely Tears; Time After Time; Father's Day; Other One, The; Georgia on My Mind; Take the 'A' Train; Too Nice; Stella by Sta...
Artists: Dana Legg

Personnel: Dana Legg (trombone); Colette Hazek (vocals); Brad Ard (guitar); Mark Tuttle, Mark Tuttle (flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Mark Fechner, Mark Fechner (flute, alto saxophone, bar...continue...

Lionel Hampton: Mostly Blues

1 CD / Nimbus / 2009-05-12

Tracks: Bye Bye Blues; Someday My Prince Will Come; Take the 'A' Train; Blues for Jazz Beaux; Walkin' Uptown; Honeysuckle Rose; Mostly Blues; Limehouse Blues; Gone with the Wind
Artists: Lionel Hampton

Personnel includes: Lionel Hampton (vibraphone); Bobby Scott (piano); Joe Beck (guitar); Anthony Jackson (bass); Chris Parker, Grady Tate (drums).

Personnel: Lionel Hampton (vibraphone); Joe Be...continue...

Duke Ellington: Take the "A" Train [LRC]

1 CD / Ten 12 Broadway / 2009-04-21

Tracks: Take the 'A' Train; I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good; Things Ain't What They Used to Be; West Indian Pancake; Soul Call; El Gato; Opener, The; Rockin' in Rhythm; Jam With Sam; Ad-Lib on Nippon; C Jam...
Artists: Duke Ellington

Personnel: Duke Ellington (piano); Russell Procope (alto saxophone , calrinet); Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone); Jimmy Hamilton (tenor saxophone, clarinet); Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone); Harry Carn...continue...

Count Basie: Only the Best of Count Basie and His Orchestra

1 CD / Collectables / 2009-03-31

Tracks: Taxi War Dance; Red Bank Boogie; Rock-A-Bye Boogie; Lester Leaps In; Moten Swing; One O'Clock Jump; Jumpin' at the Woodside; If I Could Be (One Hour Tonight); Blue Skies; Jump for Me; Battle Royal; T...
Artists: Count Basie

The classic Count Basie LPs "Moonglow', "Blues By Basie", "One O'Clock Jump", "Blues By Basie", "Dance Parade", "First Time! The Count Meets The Duke", "Count Basie Classics", "Ain't It The Truth" and...continue...

Michel Petrucciani: Trio in Tokyo

1 CD / Dreyfus Jazz / 2009-01-27

Tracks: Training; September Second; Home; Little Peace In C For U; Love Letter; Cantabile; Colors; So What; Take The 'A' Train
Artists: Michel Petrucciani

/Steve Gadd/Anthony Jackson.

Personnel: Michel Petrucciani (piano); Anthony Jackson (bass); Steve Gadd (drums).

Recorded live at The Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan in November 1997. Includes li...continue...

Cyril Stapleton: The All-Time Big Band Hits/Top Pop Instrumental Hits

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories/Vocalion (UK) / 2008-12-09

Tracks: Tuxedo Junction; At the Woodchoppers' Ball; Undecided; Leave Us Leap; Skyliner; Begin the Beguine; Take the 'A' Train; Carnival; Chattanooga Choo Choo; Opus 1; Stompin' at the Savoy; One O'Clock Jump...
Artists: Cyril Stapleton

Personnel: Don Rendell (tenor saxophone); Bert Courtley (trumpet).

Audio Remasterer: Michael J. Dutton.

Liner Note Author: Tony Middleton .

Recording information: 03/03/1959-07/25...continue...

Ted Heath: Swing Is King, Vol. 1 & 2

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories/Vocalion (UK) / 2008-12-09

Tracks: Flying Home; Cherokee; Begin the Beguine; One O'Clock Jump; Song of India; At the Woodchoppers' Ball; Elk's Parade; In the Mood; Two O'Clock Jump; Contrasts; Take the 'A' Train; Sing, Sing, Sing; Opu...
Artists: Ted Heath

Audio Remasterer: Michael J. Dutton.

Arranger: Roland Shaw....continue...

Werner Müller: Salute to the Kings of Swing/Original Glenn Miller Sound

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories/Vocalion (UK) / 2008-06-10

Tracks: Opus I; Take the 'a' Train; I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm; On the Sunny Side of the Street; Skyliner; Leapfrog; Don't Be That Way; Goody Goody; Lover's Leap; Trumpet Blues; Alexander's Ragtime Ban...
Artists: Werner Müller

Teddy Wilson: In Copenhagen

1 CD / Storyville / 2007-09-18

Tracks: Honeysuckle Rose; I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter; Medley: I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling/Ain't Misbehavin': I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling / Ain't Misbehavin'; St. Louis Blues; Me...
Artists: Teddy Wilson

Personnel: Hugo Rasmussen (bass guitar); Ed Thigpen (drums).

Liner Note Author: The Mike Hennessey Chastet.

Recording information: Jazzhus Slukefter, Copenhagen, Denmark (05/21/1979)....continue...

Roberto Pitre: Vivo en Vida

CD / Roberto Pitre / 2007-07-24

Tracks: Samba in Prelude; Bronx Zoo, The; Take the 'A' Train; Mejorana-Gallino; Cry Me a River; Red Queen, The; Night in Tunisia, A; Panama; Isabel; Aria No. 5
Artists: Roberto Pitre

Chico Hamilton: 6th Avenue Romp

1 CD / Joyous Shout! / 2007-07-10

Tracks: Cleo's Mood; You've Really Got a Hold on Me; Topsy; Ain't No Sunshine; Elevation; Take the 'A' Train; Chicken Pox; Strollin' With Bones; Thunderwalk; I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever...
Artists: Chico Hamilton

Personnel: Chico Hamilton (vocals, drums); Chico Hamilton; Liberty Ellman (guitar, guitars); Shuggie Otis (guitar); Geoffrey Countyman (alto saxophone); Jon Faddis (trumpet); George Bohanon (trombone)...continue...

Dave Brubeck: Out of Nowhere

CD / Edel Records / 2007-05-29

Tracks: Back Home Again in Indiana; Body and Soul; Way You Look Tonight, The; How High the Moon; Laura; I Remember You; Out of Nowhere; Take the 'A' Train; Someday My Prince Will Come; Heigh-Ho (The Dwarf's ...
Artists: Dave Brubeck

Duke Ellington: The Duke Box [Box]

8 CD / Storyville / 2007-03-06

Tracks: East St. Louis Toodle-Oo; Me and You; Grievin'; Little Posey; My Last Goodbye - (Hj); Gal from Joe's, The; Tootin' Through the Roof; Day in, Day Out; Merry-Go-Round; East St. Louis Toodle-Oo; Ko Ko; ...
Artists: Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington: Duke Ellington.

Personnel: Duke Ellington (piano); Ray Nance (vocals, violin, trumpet); Herb Jeffries, Ivie Anderson, Joya Sherrill, Kay Davis, Al Hibbler, Betty Roché (voc...continue...

Yusef Lateef: The Sounds of Yusef

1 CD / OJC / 2007-02-27

Tracks: Take the 'A' Train; Playful Flute; Love and Humor; Buckingham; Meditation
Artists: Yusef Lateef

Out of print in the U.S.! Highly creative and forward-looking 1957 album that has Lateef performing on tenor sax, flute and argol (a double clarinet...continue...
Personnel includes: Yusef Lateef, Wilbur Harden, Hugh Lawson, Ernie Farrow, Oliver Jackson.

Recorded on October 11, 1957.

Personnel: Yusef Lateef (flute, oboe, tenor saxophone, tambourin...continue...

Count Basie: Count Meets the Duke/Classics

1 CD / Collectables / 2007-01-30

Tracks: Battle Royal; To You; Take the 'A' Train; Until I Met You; Wild Man; Segue in C; BDB; Jumpin' at the Woodside; Red Bank Boogie; It's Sand, Man!; Jimmy's Blues; Mad Boogie, The; Goin' to Chicago Blues...
Artists: Count Basie

2 LPs on 1 CD.

Personnel: Jimmy Rushing (vocals).

Liner Note Authors: George T. Simon; Stanley Dance.

Recording information: 07/07/1961/??/??/1955.

Photographers: Don Hunst...continue...

Duke Ellington: The Essence of Duke Ellington

1 CD / Essence Records / 2006-12-05

Tracks: Rockin' in Rhythm; It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing); Sophisticated Lady; East St. Louis Toodle Do; Diga Diga Doo; Flamingo Youth; Mood Indigo; Ring dem Bells; Three Little Words; Da...
Artists: Duke Ellington

Two CD set by the influential Jazz pianist and bandleader. 47 tracks including 'Take The A Train', 'Stormy Weather', 'It Don't Mean A Thing (If...continue...

Ted Heath: The Essential Collection

2 CD / West End Records / 2006-09-19

Tracks: Walkin' Shoes; Take the 'A' Train; Begin the Beguine; It Don't Mean a Thing; Darktown Strutter's Ball, The; I Get a Kick out of You; Obsession; East of the Sun (And West of the Moon); Hot Toddy; Soho...
Artists: Ted Heath

British bandleader Ted Heath's huge legacy of accessible pop and jazz recordings has been trawled by numerous reissue labels and presented piecemeal in collections of both modest and mammoth proportio...continue...

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

CD / MPS Records / 2006-08-29

Tracks: Someone to Watch Over Me; Perdido; Body and Soul; Who Can I Turn To; Bye, Bye Blackbird; I Should Care; Lulu's Back in Town; Little Girl Blue; Take the 'A' Train
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...

Duke Ellington: At the Rainbow Grill 1967

CD / Gambit (Spain) / 2006-07-18

Tracks: Heaven/Le Sucrier Velours; In a Sentimental Mood; Azure; I'm Beginning to See the Light; Rock the Clock; Take the 'A' Train/Satin Doll; Sophisticated Lady; Take the 'A' Train; Passion Flower; Perdido...
Artists: Duke Ellington

This CD contains rarely heard arrangements of some of Ellington's best compositions. Billy Strayhorn once stated that 'Duke Ellington plays the piano, but his real...continue...
Personnel: Duke Ellington (piano); Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone); Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone); Harry Carney (baritone saxophone); Cat Anderson (trumpet); Lawrence D. Brown (trombone); Steve Litt...continue...

Count Basie: Count Plays Duke

1 CD / Mama Foundation / 2006-04-21

Tracks: Take the 'A' Train; It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing); I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good); I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart; Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me); Do Nothin' Till You ...
Artists: Count Basie

Count Basie Orchestra includes: Grover Mitchell.

COUNT PLAYS DUKE won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance.

Personnel: Frank Wess (flute, alto saxophone); Doug ...continue...

Bob Florence: Another Side

1 CD / MAMA Records / 2006-04-21

Tracks: Take the 'A' Train; All the Things You Are; Groupies: Evelyn: Queen Of The Racquet Club / Phyllis; Chelsea Bridge; How Deep Is the Ocean?; My Friend, John: The Theme Song From M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Pai...
Artists: Bob Florence

The encore to Florence's Grammy-winning tour de force is completely different: a solo piano album showcasing yet another side of the multi-faceted artist....continue...
Bob Florence is best known as a talented arranger for big bands including his own Limited Edition. This CD is quite a bit different for it is a solo piano set that is mostly taken at a slow and relaxe...continue...

Duke Ellington/Duke Ellington & His Orchestra: Rockin' in Rhythm [Jazz Hour]

CD / Jazz Hour / 2006-03-14

Tracks: Diminuendo And Crescendo In Blue; Satin Doll; Jeep's Blues; Passion Flower; Perdido; Rockin' In Rhythm; Mr Gentle And Mr Cool; Take The 'A' Train; Sophisticated Lady; Matador; C Jam Blues; Things Ain...
Artists: Duke Ellington/Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

Personnel includes: Duke Ellington (piano); Ivie Anderson (vocals); Otto Hardwick, Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone); Rudy Jackson (tenor saxophone, clarinet); Harry Carney (baritone saxophone); Louis Me...continue...

Glenn Miller/Ted Heath Orchestra/Ted Heath: A Salute to Glenn Miller

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories/Vocalion (UK) / 2006-01-10

Tracks: In the Mood; Little Brown Jug; At Last; Chattanooga Choo Choo; Moonlight Serenade; American Patrol; Anvil Chorus; String of Pearls; I've Got a Girl in Kalamazoo; Pennsylvania 6-5000; Serenade in Blue...
Artists: Glenn Miller/Ted Heath Orchestra/Ted Heath

Liner Note Author: Tony Middleton .

The Ted Heath Orchestra pays tribute to the big-band star with versions of his best-known hits, including "In the Mood," "Little Brown Jug," "I've Got a Gal ...continue...

Clark Terry & the Young Titans of Jazz: Live at Marihan's

2 CD / Chiaroscuro / 2005-11-08

Tracks: Intro; Flintstones Theme; Easy Does It; Take the 'A' Train; Sheeba; Shell Game; Zinger, The; Bella Blue; Serpent's Tooth, The; I Want a Little Girl; Oh Lady Be Good; Theme; My First Indulgence and En...
Artists: Clark Terry & the Young Titans of Jazz

Clark Terry & the Young Titans of Jazz: Dion Tucker (trombone); Derrick Hodge (bass instrument); Clark Terry, Conrad Herwig, Helen Sung, Tony Lujan, Frank Greene, Marcus Gilmore, Brad Leali, Barry Coo...continue...

Marian McPartland: 85 Candles: Live in New York

2 CD / Concord / 2005-03-15

Tracks: I Love You; Nearness of You, The; Tangerine; Last Night When We Were Young; Twilight World; I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me; Free Piece; Old Friend; Have You Met Miss Jones; Take the 'A' ...
Artists: Marian McPartland

Personnel: Marian McPartland (piano); Barbara Carroll (vocals, piano); Curtis Stigers, Jackie Cain, Karrin Allyson, Nnenna Freelon, Norah Jones (vocals); Jackie King, Jim Hall (guitar); Regina Carter ...continue...

Stan Kenton: Stan Kenton Today

2 CD / Dutton Laboratories/Vocalion (UK) / 2005-02-08

Tracks: What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life; Chiapas; Opus in Pastels; Malagueña; Artistry in Percussion; Yesterdays; Fringe Benefits; Bogota; Intermission Riff; Ambivalence; Interlude; Peanut Vend...
Artists: Stan Kenton

Originally released on Decca.

Personnel: Stan Kenton (piano); Kim Frizell, Quinn Davis, Richard Torres (saxophone); Jay Saunders, Mike Vax (trumpet); Dick Shearer, Fred Carter, Joe Marcinkiewic...continue...

Swing, Inc.: Dancing on the Ceiling

1 CD / Swing / 2004-12-07

Tracks: Dancing on the Ceiling; Memories of You; Summer Samba (So Nice); Take the 'A' Train; Georgia on My Mind; I Could Write a Book; Moon River; Gentle Rain; Robbin's Nest; I'm Getting Sentimental Over You...
Artists: Swing, Inc.

Jazz Track: Go Do Be *

1 CD / Jazz Track / 2004-06-29

Tracks: Oleo; Cheek to Cheek; Summertime; Lady Is a Tramp, The; Isn't It Romantic?; Rhode Island Is Famous For You; Que Reste-T'il de Nos Amours?; Don't You Hear a Word I've Been Sayin'; All the Things You A...
Artists: Jazz Track

George Benson (Guitar): Jazz Moods: Hot

CD / Sony Music Distribution (USA) / 2004-06-09

Tracks: White Rabbit; Body Talk; Take Five; Old Devil Moon; Good King Bad; California Dreamin'; Take The 'A' Train; So What; Clockwise; Hold On I'm Coming
Artists: George Benson (Guitar)

George Benson is a unique figure in jazz, considered by many to be one of the best bebop-influenced guitarists since Wes Montgomery, while, simultaneously, loved by smooth jazz and pop fans for hits s...continue...

Ted Heath: Swings in Hi-Stereo/My Very Good Friends the Bandleaders

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories/Vocalion (UK) / 2004-05-01

Tracks: Sing, Sing, Sing; When It's Sleepy Time Down South; Sorta Crazy (You're Driving Me Crazy); One O'Clock Jump; I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm; Cherokee; Intermission Riff; Tuxedo Juncition; Apple Hon...
Artists: Ted Heath

2 LPs on 1 CD: SWINGS IN HI-STEREO (1958)/ MY VERY GOOD FRIENDS THE BANDLEADERS (1959).

This two-fer is a Dutton Vocalion reissue of two Ted Heath albums from 1955 and 1958 respectively in reve...continue...

The Glenn Miller Orchestra/Glenn Miller: Glenn Miller Sound

1 CD / Delta Music Ltd. (Germany) / 2004-02-09

Tracks: At Last; Londonderry Air; In Sentimental Mood; Moon Love; Oh What a Beautiful Morning; Tisket, A; Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me); Anchors Away; I've Got a Girl in Kalamazoo;...
Artists: The Glenn Miller Orchestra/Glenn Miller

Oscar Peterson: Dimensions: A Compendium of the Pablo Years [Box]

4 CD / Pablo Records / 2003-10-20

Tracks: That Old Black Magic; Tenderly; How High the Moon; Way You Look Tonight, The; You Are Too Beautiful; Smedley; Someday My Prince Will Come; Daytrain; Moonglow; Sweet Georgia Brown; C-Jam Blues; Wes' T...
Artists: Oscar Peterson

Personnel includes: Oscar Peterson (vocals, piano, Clavichord); Ella Fitzgerald (vocals); Johnny Hodges, Benny Carter, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (alto saxophone); Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz, Eddie "Loc...continue...

Ray Brown (Bass): The Best of the Concord Years

2 CD / Concord / 2002-11-19

Tracks: Buhaina Buhaina; After You've Gone; Days of Wine and Roses; That's All; Blues For Sam Nassi; I'm Afraid the Masquerade Is Over; Real Blues, The; Carioca Hills; Exactly Like You; Georgia on My Mind; K...
Artists: Ray Brown (Bass)

Personnel: Ray Brown (bass); Bud Shank (alto saxophone); Plas Johnson, Red Holloway, Ralph Moore (tenor saxophone); Harry "Sweets" Edison, Blue Mitchell (trumpet); John Frigo (violin); Gene Harris, Ar...continue...

Keely Smith: Keely Swings Basie Style...With Strings

1 CD / Universal Distribution / 2002-10-22

Tracks: Intro-Voice Over: April in Paris; April in Paris; You Go to My Head; How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You); Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe; Lover; How High the Moon; I Can't Stop Loving You; Cherokee...
Artists: Keely Smith

Personnel includes: Keely Smith (vocals); Dennis Michaels (leader, arranger, piano); Don Menza (arranger, tenor saxophone); Frank Collet (arranger, piano); Sal Lozano, Lanny Morgan (alto saxophone); P...continue...

Duke Ellington: The Feeling of Jazz [Remaster]

1 CD / Black Lion / 2001-07-10

Tracks: Taffy Twist; Flirtibird; Smada; What Am I Her For?; Take the 'A' Train; I'm Gonna Go Fishin'; Boo-Dah; Black and Tan Fantasy; Feeling of Jazz, The; Jump for Joy; I Let a Song Go out of My Heart
Artists: Duke Ellington

Personnel: Duke Ellington (piano); Ray Nance (vocals, trumpet, cornet, violin); Russell Procope (alto saxophone, clarinet); Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone); Jimmy Hamilton (tenor saxophone, clarinet); ...continue...