2 LP Krall’s fifth studio album made a mark as the first jazz album in 25 years to garner a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year. Tommy LiPuma elevates Krall’s sound along the lines of Nat King Cole with an orchestral stamp on eight out of 12 tracks. It doesn’t take strings, though, to […]
2 CD Casebook. Remastered. 12 Bonus Tracks Taken from the Original 1996 Session Tapes. 64 Page Booklet. Buena Vista Social Club is both the name given to this extraordinary group of musicians and the album, recorded in just seven days in 1996 in Havana’s 1950s vintage EGREM studios. It was clear from the atmosphere of […]
Known for his virtuoso technique, power and speed, and for his the extrovert performances, Buddy Rich one of the most influential drummers in the genre • Played with several notable bands, including Tommy Dorsey, before launching his own orchestra in 1946 • Great-value 59-track 3-CD set with recordings by his own band from 1946-7, and […]
Buddy DeFranco was one of the few jazz clarinettists to come to prominence in the post-war era when the instrument generally saw a decline, and he was one of the only clarinettists to successfully find a role in the changing musical environment brought about by the emergence of bebop. His grounding was in the swing […]
The inimitable post-punk icon Brix Smith is held in high regard for her work with The Fall, The Adult Net andThe Extricated, but even after four decades in the game she’s still embracing new musical horizons with characteristic intensity. Since announcing details of debut solo album, her current adventure has been highlighted by NME, Clash […]
Interpretations of six “Pet Sounds” compositions are among the highlights of this celebration of Brian Wilson’s songwriting genius. Pressed on 180g white vinyl with fully illustrated inner bag. “Here Today! The Songs Of Brian Wilson” was Ace Records’ top-selling release of 2015. To celebrate, we’re releasing this gorgeously packaged vinyl edition featuring a dozen of […]
LP – 180g Black Vinyl. This Verve By Request title is pressed at Third Man in Detroit. Recorded in 1968 and intended as a tribute to her late husband, Alice Coltrane is supported in her first solo outing by Pharoah Sanders, Jimmy Garrison and Rashied Ali — all members of John Coltrane’s last quintet. While […]
Remastered limited collector’s edition 1956 album, ‘Basie Rides Again!’ was issued by Norman Granz on his Verve label in 1956, but the materials included there derived from various 1952 Count Basie sessions which Granz had partly released a few years before on Clef. The release of that album in late 1957 marked the beginning of […]
No one has ever sung or will ever sing like Billie Holiday (1915-1959). Although her vocal range was much more limited than those of other famous jazz singers like Sarah Vaughan or Ella Fitzgerald (both of whom had an astonishing versatility from the low to the high registers), Billie made her interpretations so expressive that […]
This 1998 Verve release mostly emphasizes slow tempos and melancholy moods. Seven of the nine tracks on Who Used To Dance are ballads that serve to demonstrate the graininess in Lincolns voice, with highlights such as the nostalgic “Who Used to Dance” (featuring Savion Glovers tapdancing) “Street of Dreams” and an exceptionally charming “Mr. Tambourine […]
