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Young Sassy
:Album Description:UK box-set highlights the late jazz icon's early material, representing some of the finest moments of her long career, marked by a purity of voice & performance that wouldn't be achieved again. The four CD set comes with a 44 page booklet including her story, rare pictures & discography.
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Women in Jazz
:Album Description:UK box-set highlights the late jazz icon's early material, representing some of the finest moments of her long career, marked by a purity of voice & performance that wouldn't be achieved again. The four CD set comes with a 44 page booklet including her story, rare pictures & discography.
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Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia (1933-1944)
: :This box set earns the 'deluxe' designation not only because of its handsome packaging, insightful essays by Holiday scholars, and testimonials from the likes of Tony Bennett, Sonny Rollins, and Etta James, but also because of the vastly improved remastered sound that makes Lady Day the definitive issue of Billie Holiday's pivotal 1930s and '40s Columbia/Vocalion/Brunswick/OKeh oeuvre. The sides here include epochal collaborations with Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Lester Young, Teddy Wilson, and others. Six-plus discs chronologically present 151 masters, with the rest of the 10 ...
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The Pacific Jazz Years
: essential recording:For fans wanting to grab a reasonably priced, excellent representation of some of Chet Baker's finest playing and singing, The Pacific Jazz Years is an excellent choice. Collecting work from 1952 to 1957, these four CDs include Baker's work with the likes of Gerry Mulligan, Stan Getz, and Art Pepper. From the tangled bop knots of Baker's collaborations with Mulligan to the sweetly low-key ballads to his most romantic vocals, this collection simply has it all. Packaged with an excellent booklet, this set can't ...
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L-O-V-E: The Complete Capitol Recordings 1960-1964
:Album Description:Nat King Cole (1919-1965) was the most popular male singer of his generation, and, along with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley, one of the four best known male vocalists of all time. Making Cole's story all the more remarkable, he began his career not as a pop singer but as one of the greatest of all jazz pianists. Yet by the time he had made the transition from jazz to pop, he had sold more records and racked up more hit singles than ...
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The Concert Years
:Album Description:Nat King Cole (1919-1965) was the most popular male singer of his generation, and, along with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley, one of the four best known male vocalists of all time. Making Cole's story all the more remarkable, he began his career not as a pop singer but as one of the greatest of all jazz pianists. Yet by the time he had made the transition from jazz to pop, he had sold more records and racked up more hit singles than ...
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Best of the Song Books: The Collection
:Album Description:Nat King Cole (1919-1965) was the most popular male singer of his generation, and, along with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley, one of the four best known male vocalists of all time. Making Cole's story all the more remarkable, he began his career not as a pop singer but as one of the greatest of all jazz pianists. Yet by the time he had made the transition from jazz to pop, he had sold more records and racked up more hit singles than ...
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Mrs. Clinkscales to the Cotton Club, Vol. 1: 1926-1
:Album Description:Nat King Cole (1919-1965) was the most popular male singer of his generation, and, along with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley, one of the four best known male vocalists of all time. Making Cole's story all the more remarkable, he began his career not as a pop singer but as one of the greatest of all jazz pianists. Yet by the time he had made the transition from jazz to pop, he had sold more records and racked up more hit singles than ...
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The Complete Sarah Vaughan on Mercury, Vol. 4, Pts. 1 and 2: (1963-1967)
:Album Description:Nat King Cole (1919-1965) was the most popular male singer of his generation, and, along with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley, one of the four best known male vocalists of all time. Making Cole's story all the more remarkable, he began his career not as a pop singer but as one of the greatest of all jazz pianists. Yet by the time he had made the transition from jazz to pop, he had sold more records and racked up more hit singles than ...
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