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Blending the orchestral pop sounds that were popular at the time with his jazz roots, Hackett delivers romantic, artful performances on  In a Mellow Mood’s [More]
Gerry Mulligan was only 19 in 1946 when he joined Gene Krupa’s band, playing a bit of alto and tenor sax, but primarily serving as [More]
Track listing: 0:00 September In The Rain 2:28 Restless 5:01 Keeping Out Of Mischief Now 6:46 A Blues Serenade 9:14 Love Is Just Around The [More]
Although there are numerous recordings featuring the Oscar Peterson Trio (with bassist Ray Brown and guitarist Herb Ellis), the discovery of another previously unreleased date [More]
Galaxy records presents a rediscovered episode in the life of pianist Teddy Wilson, an accomplished bandleader whose hard-swinging sextet was recorded in performance at New [More]
This is a somewhat odd record. Manny Albam arranged 11 selections for an orchestra (16 strings, six brass, two reeds, guitar, bass and drums) plus [More]
The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1943 is a live album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded at Carnegie Hall, in New York [More]
April in Paris is an album by pianist/bandleader Count Basie and His Orchestra, his first released on the Verve label, recorded in 1955 and 1956. [More]
Track listing: A1 Japanese Sandman A2 A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody A3 Sugar Foot Stomp A4 Thou Swell A5 It Ain’t Right A6 [More]
Possibly inspired by Count Basie’s renewed activity at Verve Records in the mid-’50s, Columbia raided its vaults to assemble this thematic album, consisting of a [More]