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Harry James captured in glittering “Phase 4 Stereo” with a band that he regarded as his best ever, recutting standards of his own such as [More]

“He was one of the most respected and beloved of jazz trumpeters since the 1930s,” said Leonard Feather, jazz critic for The Times. “He had [More]

Ellington Is Forever is an album by guitarist Kenny Burrell featuring compositions associated with Duke Ellington recorded in 1975 and released on the Fantasy Records [More]

Opus in Swing is an album by saxophonist Frank Wess recorded in 1956 and released on the Savoy label. Track listing: All compositions by Frank [More]

Dear Mr. Sinatra is a 2006 album by jazz singer and swing jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli. Pizzarelli is backed by the Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, led [More]

Track listing: A1 Sitting in the Sun 0:00 A2 How About You 2:53 A3 I’m Just a Lucky So and So 4:40 A4 Squeeze Me [More]

The title Swing Is Here would have been more appropriate for the 1930s instead of 1960 when this album was originally issued, and the big-band [More]

Track listing: A1 Give Me the Simple Life 0:00 A2 Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry 2:23 A3 The Trolley Song 5:25 A4 [More]

Track listing: 00:00 1 My Blue Heaven Written-By – Whiting, Donaldson 03:14 2 I’m Nuts About Screwy Music Written-By – Rose 06:20 3 The Best [More]

The second of Classics’ reissuance of all the master takes of Jimmie Lunceford’s recordings finds the orchestra gaining in popularity and in power. Among the [More]