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Dog Years in the Fourth Ring
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I'll Be Seeing You
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Songs Without Words
: :For the past two decades pianist Fred Hersch has created something all jazz musicians strive for: his own unique style. That style is on display on this three-CD collection that primarily features Hersch's sterling solo pianisms. The first disc contains Hersch's 'Songs Without Words,' a six-suite work that highlights Hersch's articulate touch and evokes French impressionism, the Argentinean tango, and the jazz waltz. His earliest compositions follow the suite, such as the lullaby-like 'Child's Song' and the heartbreaking melody of 'Sarabande.' The second disc is Hersch's tribute to several jazz composers ...
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Nina Simone
:Album Description:Budget-priced box set featuring 50 of the finest recordings from this legendary jazzy soul diva's years on RCA Records in the '60s & '70s. Includes her interpretations of standards like 'I Loves You Porgy', 'My Baby Just Cares For Me', 'The Times They Are A-Changin'', 'My Way', 'Mr. Bojangles', 'To Love Somebody' and 'Turn Turn Turn'. 2000 release. Standard double jewel case.
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The Prestige Records Story
: :Along with Blue Note, Verve, and Riverside, Prestige was one of the most significant independent jazz labels of the '50s and '60s. It was especially important in the '50s, recording the decade's greatest figures--including Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, and John Coltrane--long before the major labels would beckon. This four-CD set traces the label from its founding by Bob Weinstock in 1949 until 1971 when it was sold to Fantasy. The first two CDs in the collection take the music up to 1960, and they brim with superb tracks that ...
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Prince of Cool
: :For a man with little formal musical training, who rarely composed his own music and had a limited range as both singer and trumpeter, Chet Baker was certainly able to carve out a rather nifty little career in jazz. Indeed, these 'limitations' became assets in Baker's work, breeding a guilelessness, clarity, and immediacy that only enhanced his music's appeal. The three-disc Prince of Cool: The Pacific Jazz Years 1952-1957 replaces the more comprehensive four-disc box Capitol released in 1994, and, as the title hints, it appears aimed at more casual fans ...
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The Ertegun's New York Cabaret Music
from: Atlantic
: :For a man with little formal musical training, who rarely composed his own music and had a limited range as both singer and trumpeter, Chet Baker was certainly able to carve out a rather nifty little career in jazz. Indeed, these 'limitations' became assets in Baker's work, breeding a guilelessness, clarity, and immediacy that only enhanced his music's appeal. The three-disc Prince of Cool: The Pacific Jazz Years 1952-1957 replaces the more comprehensive four-disc box Capitol released in 1994, and, as the title hints, it appears aimed at more casual fans ...
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The Vintage Years
: :For a man with little formal musical training, who rarely composed his own music and had a limited range as both singer and trumpeter, Chet Baker was certainly able to carve out a rather nifty little career in jazz. Indeed, these 'limitations' became assets in Baker's work, breeding a guilelessness, clarity, and immediacy that only enhanced his music's appeal. The three-disc Prince of Cool: The Pacific Jazz Years 1952-1957 replaces the more comprehensive four-disc box Capitol released in 1994, and, as the title hints, it appears aimed at more casual fans ...
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The Woody Herman Story
:Album Description:92 slices of prime Woody Herman focusing on the decade 1939-49 with recordings by The First and Second Herds, two of his most successful bands. Included is a 52 page booklet with extensive biographical notes, discography and rare photos. 2000 release. 4 standard jewel cases housed together in a deluxe slipcase.
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The Complete RCA Victor Recordings
: :Sonny Rollins emerged from a three-year retirement in 1961 and soon signed with RCA Victor, remaining with the label until 1964. It was one of his most creative periods, and if the music is sometimes less focused than in the period from 1956 to 1959, these were years of musical adventure and whimsical exploration when Rollins seemed to challenge the limits of his own mastery. That sense of ferment is apparent in the sudden shifts in group architecture. The first recordings here have Rollins leading a quartet with the guitarist Jim ...
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