If Los Bitchos’ electrifying 2022 debut album Let the Festivities Begin! Was the rowdy build up to the big night out, then Talkie Talkie is the Technicolor explosion of the dancefloor. Made up of lead guitarist Serra, who carries both Australian and Turkish heritage, Uruguayan synth and keytar player Agustina Ruiz, Swedish bassist Josefine Jonsson […]
One of the true masterpieces in the Verve catalog, Kenny Burrell’s Guitar Forms features unforgettable arrangements by Gil Evans. Nominated for three Grammy Awards in 1966, Guitar Forms stands as Burrell’s definitive musical statement. Verve Acoustic Sounds Series
James Ellis Ford has been hidden in plain sight for his entire two- decade-long career. The composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer and songwriter has worked with some of the biggest names in music, from Arctic Monkeys to Depeche Mode via Foals, Gorillaz and Kylie Minogue and as part of Simian Mobile Disco and The Last Shadow Puppets’ […]
Johnny Hodges was perhaps the most important soloist and sideman in Duke Ellingtons orchestra for nearly 50 years. The self-taught player made many solo forays during his long career, including this 1958 session showcasing the great alto saxophonist backed by an all-star group including Ben Webster & Billy Strayhorn. Verve’s Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers […]
2 LP Originally released in 1996 – and for the first time here on vinyl – The New Standard features songs by Stevie Wonder, Prince, Sade, Nirvana and more getting creative, inspired and swinging jazz takes from Herbie and a world class band. The recording features an all-star cast of Michael Brecker, John Scofield, Dave […]
Ella had achieved much by the time she signed to the newly created Verve Records in 1956, but it was the genius of Norman Granz, her personal manager and Verve founder, in suggesting she tackle the material of great contemporary composers in themed albums that sent her career into orbit. As the New York Times […]
The Complete Piano Duets assembles for the first time every piano duet Ella ever recorded for the Decca, Verve and Pablo labels. This collection is a must-have document of a masterful interpreter—raw, intimate, vulnerable, and oftentimes at her very best. The Complete Piano Duets sequences each track in chronological order by recording date, forming a […]
1. There Goes My Heart 2. Starcrossed Lovers 3. Come Together (In Harlem) 4. Trail Of Tears 5. Feeling Is Strong (Jos Song) 6. Spitfire 7. I Wanna Know! 8. Pirate Song 9. Afterlife 10. Wheel Of Fortune GRAND SLAM RETURN TO CONTINUE UNFINISHED BUSINESS Grand Slam’s new album Wheel Of Fortune is set for […]
“One of the great Ellington albums, one of the great Hawkins albums and one of the great albums of the 1960s.” This was The New York Times’ praise for Duke Ellington and Coleman Hawkins’ only recorded encounter. Hawkins’ meeting with Ellington and an all-star group taken out of the big band does feature such greats […]
One of the founding fathers of bebop, alto saxophonist Charlie Parker (1920-1955) was the most influential modern jazz artist ever and one of the few indisputable geniuses of his time. This set presents some of his best studio recordings, including masterpieces made for the Dial, Savoy and Verve labels. Charlie Parker, alto sax Featuring: Miles […]
