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Northern Exposure: Music From The Television Series (1990-95 Television Series)
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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 the obvious highlights here: ...
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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 really belongs to the ...
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Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 5: Wild Cool & Swingin
: :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 really belongs to the ...
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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; there's jazz and swing ...
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Jump, Jive an' Wail: The Essential
: :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; there's jazz and swing ...
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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 Morning,' and even added ...
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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 features Cole's often-overlooked skills ...
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Cosimo Matassa Story
:Album Description:2007 four CD box set. Virtually every R&B record made in New Orleans between the late '40s and early '70s was engineered by Cosimo Matassa and recorded in one of his four studios. Cosimo placed New Orleans on the musical map recording hits for Little Richard, Fats Domino, Lloyd Price and many more. This is a monster of a set with 120 vital tracks, all the hits plus much more. Includes a 40 page book with session detail, rare pictures etc. Features cuts from ...
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Songs That Got Us Through WW2, Vol. 2
:Album Description:2007 four CD box set. Virtually every R&B record made in New Orleans between the late '40s and early '70s was engineered by Cosimo Matassa and recorded in one of his four studios. Cosimo placed New Orleans on the musical map recording hits for Little Richard, Fats Domino, Lloyd Price and many more. This is a monster of a set with 120 vital tracks, all the hits plus much more. Includes a 40 page book with session detail, rare pictures etc. Features cuts from ...
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