Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Jazz Icons: John Coltrane Live in '60, '61 & '65

Jazz Icons: John Coltrane Live in '60, '61 & '65 Review



Jazz Icons: John Coltrane provides an epic 95-minute overview of a true giant of 20th-century music. Three separate shows reveal Coltrane's ascending creative arc from hard bop innovator as a member of the Miles Davis Quartet in 1960 to consummate bandleader in 1961 to unrivalled jazz visionary in 1965. This DVD not only features Trane's classic quartet with Elvin Jones (drums), Jimmy Garrison (bass) and McCoy Tyner (piano), but also spotlights him onstage with other jazz legends including Stan Getz, Eric Dolphy and Oscar Peterson. Includes mind-blowing versions of his signature tunes "My Favorite Things" and "Impressions".


Monday, March 19, 2012

The Golden Age Of American Popular Music: The Jazz Hits From The Hot 100: 1958-1966

The Golden Age Of American Popular Music: The Jazz Hits From The Hot 100: 1958-1966 Review



The Golden Age Of American Popular Music is fast-becoming as successful series as our Golden Age of American Rock 'n' Roll. This spin-off from the main series is a collection of Jazz Hits from the core years of 1958-1966.

Amazingly, no one has gathered together these hits on one CD before. We are the first to approach it unashamedly from a pop angle eschewing the consciously hip considerations that normally weigh down most jazz compilations.

We've slightly widened the brief to include some hits from Billboard's 'Bubbling Under' chart that was published as an adjunct to the Hot 100 in these years. However the genre was popular enough for us to include 15 Top 30 hits.

Although some of the titles will be familiar to pop fans such as Dave Brubeck's Take Five or The Girl From Ipanema by Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto, as ever these are leavened by the much less familiar and sometimes quite rare. We've also insisted on the single versions of the tracks, which haven't been available elsewhere, such as Watermelon Man and The Sidewinder.

Our usual superb quality sound and lavishly illustrated booklet rounds off this release.


Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58

Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58 Review



Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington features the earliest-known filmed full-length concert by one of the 20th Century's greatest songwriters and bandleaders. Filmed at Amsterdam's famed Concertgebouw, this 80-minute concert features the 16-piece Duke Ellington Orchestra two years after their stunning performance at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival,which Duke considered his second birth. This epic performance includes legendary players Clark Terry, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Paul Gonsalves, Quentin Jackson and Ray Nance performing some of the most beloved American music ever written.


Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Perfect Jazz Collection: 25 Original Jazz Recordings

Perfect Jazz Collection: 25 Original Jazz Recordings Review



Perfect Jazz Collection: 25 Original Jazz Recordings Feature

  • VARIOS INTERPRETES THE PERFECT JAZZ COLLECTION -25 ORIGINAL
Import 25 CD boxset containing 25 of the finest Jazz albums ever released. Each album is packaged in a card wallet, and the box set includes a 40 page booklet in both English and French. Classic albums included are Miles Davis' Kind Of Blue, Dave Brubeck's Time Out, Billie Holiday's Lady In Satin, Nina Simone's Sings The Blues, Erroll Garner's Concert By The Sea, Charlie Parker's Bird and many more! Sony. 2010.


Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Play the Blues Live From Jazz at Lincoln Center

Play the Blues Live From Jazz at Lincoln Center Review



New York City's premier jazz venue got the blues last April when Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton performed together in Rose Theater at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center for two sold-out shows dedicated to vintage blues. The extraordinary collaboration, billed as Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton Play the Blues, paired these musical virtuosos with members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra as they brought to life a repertoire of songs selected by Clapton and arranged by Marsalis.


Friday, March 2, 2012

Only Big Band CD You'll Ever Need

Only Big Band CD You'll Ever Need Review



Only Big Band CD You'll Ever Need Feature

  • 20 big band hits
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Genre: Jazz Music
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Release Date: 0000-00-00
Media Type: Compact Disk