 | My One and Only Thrill [Read More ...]
Description: Amazing though it is, the story of how Melody Gardot overcame the effects of a near-fatal accident to become one of the vocal sensations of 2008 is not the most extraordinary thing about the 23-year-old Philadelphia singer-songwriter. It is simply that here is a voice in a millio... |
 | Worrisome Heart [Read More ...]
Description: ". . . in a place where Billie Holiday meets Tom Waits . . . has moments that recall pieces of Nina Simone, early Rickie Lee Jones, and even the sophistication of Cole Porter. " - Business Week Although there are elements of jazz, blues and folk in her music, it is simultan... |
 | Lyrically, Alan Bergman [Read More ...]
Description: Alan Bergman, along with his wife and partner Marilyn, have written the lyrics to some of the best-loved songs in popular music history. "The Windmills of Your Mind" and "The Way We Were" were awarded both the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Song and the latter also w... |
 | The Very Best of Diana Krall [Read More ...]
Description: The first collection of her greatest recordings plus 3 tracks previously unavailable on any Diana Krall CD! Featuring tracks such as: I've Got You Under My Skin, Peel Me a Grape, The Heart of Saturday Night, The Look of Love and more! Diana Krall Photos ... |
 | Elis & Tom [Read More ...]
Elis & Tom |
 | Twentysomething [Read More ...]
Description: English singer-pianist Jamie Cullum comes into view as an already heralded jazz-pop artist, signed to a million-pound contract and riding a CD that's already registered double platinum in the UK. The "jazz" label doesn't hang that comfortably on the 24-year-old Cullum--he's more ... |
 | Pure Ella: The Very Best of Ella Fitzgerald [Read More ...]
Review: pure ecstasy:If you need to tune your piano perfectly do it while listening to Ella. My father introduced me to Ms. Fitzgerald almost 60 years ago and I have not gone a week without playing at least one of her recordings. After you are helplessly in love with this woman look fo... |
 | Lost & Found [Read More ...]
Named by Billboard Magazine as one of the Top 10 Faces to Watch in 2007, the acclaimed Bay Area-based vocalist and songwriter makes her major label debut on Verve Forecast with a show-stopping blend of soul, funk, gospel, jazz and R&B on Lost and Found. |
 | The Mask and Mirror [Read More ...]
Review: cracked CD cases:I ordered two CD's for Christmas gifts, and both of the CD cases were cracked, one of them is very difficult to open, and will break apart after it's opened a few times. I don't know where to get a cd jewel case replacement. So in the future I will buy CD's at a ... |
 | The Best of the Song Books [Read More ...]
Description: Trying to cull a single-CD "Best of" from the 16-CD set of The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books may seem like a daunting task, but it's also foolproof. The complete set is a monument to the century's greatest songs and, arguably, its greatest singer, and this selection is a se... |
 | Ella in Hollywood [Read More ...]
Japanese 24-bit remastered reissue, packaged in a limited edition miniature LP sleeve. Details TBA. Universal. 2004. |
 | Porgy & Bess [Read More ...]
porgy & bess:any Gershwin fan who enjoys Louie Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald should enjoy their version of Porgy and Bess. |
 | The Best of Charlie Parker: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection [Read More ...]
Review: Great Introduction CD to Bird:This budget CD is a great way to introduce you to the music of Charlie Parker. It covers his later recordings under Norman Granz's supervision thus nothing from Dial & Savoy Records.
These 12 tracks basically gives us a look into the World of Charli... |
 | The Blues and the Abstract Truth [Read More ...]
Review: Almost 40 years old and still as fresh as ever:At first the music seems simple, but that's a bit deceptive. Nelson, along with some great accompaniment, have managed to distill the essence of jazz blues down to this album. Among the hundreds of jazz albums I own, this is probably... |
 | Trav'lin' Light [Read More ...]
Description: Grammy® award-winning recording artist, Queen Latifah, debuts on Verve Records with her new album Trav'lin' Light. On this jazz and R&B influenced album from legendary producers Tommy LiPuma and Ron Fair,Queen Latifah delivers sultry yet powerful performances on a hand-picked m... |
 | Billie Holiday's Greatest Hits (Decca) [Read More ...]
Description: There's no such thing as a genuine Billie Holiday greatest-hits collection--her career was split among too many labels for that--but this single-disc distillation of the Complete Decca Recordings 2 CD set (recorded between 1944 and 1950) is pretty solid. Holiday's in fine vocal f... |
 | Ascenseur Pour l'Échafaud [Read More ...]
Review: Great Disc - But Beware! there aren't 26 tracks!,:I fully Recommend this Verve release......as the sound quality is the best this release has had on CD....there's a wonderful three dimensional depth to the sonic 'image'...no tape hiss and minimal echo....perfection!
But buyer b... |
 | From This Moment On [Read More ...]
Description: From This Moment On is an 11-song collection that captures the Canadian-born sensation in full swing, in great company, and at the top of her game. It could also be called her strongest, most cohesive release to date. Krall--for the few still unknowing--is the 41-year old sensati... |
 | The Oscar Peterson & Nelson Riddle [Read More ...]
Review: AHHH, WHAT A LITTLE GEM!:Just listening to this for about the third or fourth time since I got it about a week or so ago, and I'm wondering why this wasn't a huge hit, back in the day! First of all, it's so damn pretty! Secondly, Nelson Riddle with anybody, (whether it's Frank Si... |
 | The Best of Pete Fountain [Read More ...]
Description: Though clarinetist Pete Fountain has long been a fixture on the New Orleans jazz scene, his greatest notoriety came from his 1957-1959 nationally televised appearances with the Lawrence Welk orchestra leading a small group playing traditional jazz. Fountain, a Benny Goodman disci... |
