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Northern Exposure: Music From The Television Series (1990-95 Television Series)
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Songs That Got Us Through WW2, Vol. 2
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Capitol Collectors Series: Louis Prima
: essential recording:Band leader and lounge kingpin Louis Prima will be best be known for the classic, 'Just a Gigolo,' immortalized by David Lee Roth for a whole new generation of swingers. But Prima's output went much further: in his day he recorded for Capitol, acted in a movie or two, even owned a golf course. Prima's genius is infectious: lounge, swing, and Dixieland all fuse together into medleys that are fun, dance-worthy, and upbeat. Prima's duets with Keely Smith are ...
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The Complete Imperial Recordings: 1950-1954
: :A founding father of electric blues in general and Texas blues in particular, guitarist T-Bone Walker influenced countless blues players and, by extension, countless rock & rollers as well. The Complete Imperial Recordings date from the early to mid-1950s, when the idea of electric blues was really taking hold, and the two-disc set is a wealth of classic songs exquisitely performed. While definitely blues, there's more difference between this and the acoustic blues that predated Walker than amplification can account for; ...
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The Best of Louis Jordan
: :With 20 originals from Louis Jordan's '40s and early '50s heyday at Decca Records, Best Of is the definitive collection of the blues-jazz bandleader-singer's work. Most of the cuts are up-tempo jumpers with lyrics that tell sly tales of the black experience in midcentury: the house-partiers in 'Saturday Night Fish Fry' end up in the slam, while the institution of marriage occasions a warning in 'Beware.' Jordan also dabbled in Latin and Brazilian rhythms on 'Run Joe' and 'Early in the ...
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The World of Nat King Cole
: :Commemorating the 40th anniversary of Nat King Cole's death in 1965, this compilation is the CD companion of an excellent DVD/documentary. Produced with the blessing of his estate, this disc is a thorough survey of his timeless genius--all recorded on the Capitol label. It captures his sumptuous and soothing tenor voice crooning on the pop tunes he made famous, like the ethereal 'Nature Boy,' the melancholy 'Mona Lisa,' and the bouncy 'Straighten Up and Fly Right,' and 'Route 66.' It also ...
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Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 5: Wild Cool & Swingin
: :Commemorating the 40th anniversary of Nat King Cole's death in 1965, this compilation is the CD companion of an excellent DVD/documentary. Produced with the blessing of his estate, this disc is a thorough survey of his timeless genius--all recorded on the Capitol label. It captures his sumptuous and soothing tenor voice crooning on the pop tunes he made famous, like the ethereal 'Nature Boy,' the melancholy 'Mona Lisa,' and the bouncy 'Straighten Up and Fly Right,' and 'Route 66.' It also ...
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The Ultimate Collection: Recorded Live
:Album Description:This live, double disc collection is the first and only compilation package on the market. It spans Setzer's entire 25 year career, from the Stray Cats to the Brian Setzer Orchestra, and includes the hits 'Rock This Town', 'Stray Cat Strut', 'Rumble In Brighton', 'I Won't Stand In Your Way', and Grammy Award winning songs such as 'Jump Jive An' Wail', 'Sleepwalk', and 'Caravan'.
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Ultra-Lounge: Wild, Cool & Swingin' - Artist Series Vol 1
: :The back of this two-CD set may say 'File under Lounge,' but frankly, lounging will be the very last thing on your mind once you put Louis and Keely on. It's simply impossible to stand still while the duo, backed by Sam Butera and the Witnesses, gets going. When Keely sings 'Hey boy, I can really cook,' there's a tiny chance she's talking about something that takes place in the kitchen, but the galloping bass line behind her says that she ...
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Soul on Fire: The Best of LaVern Baker
: :Simply put, LaVern Baker, one of the greatest vocalists in Atlantic Records' history, could sing anything, as she proved again and again during a seven-year run of chart hits that began with 1955's 'Tweedle Dee' and culminated in 1963's 'See See Rider.' Her material, supplied by many of the era's greatest songwriters (Leiber-Stoller, Pomus-Shuman, and many others), encouraged her to draw on her gospel and big band backgrounds in exploring the emotional subtext of serious ruminations on life such as 'Saved' ...
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