The very best of the legend that is Ella Fitzgerald across a 2LP 180g set. LP1 SIDE1 1. Anything Goes 2. Let’s Do It 3. Manhattan 4. I Get A Kick Out Of You 5. Summertime 6. Misty 7. Nice Work If You Can Get It LP1 SIDE 2 1. You Make Me Feel So Young 2. Just …
Nonesuch Records releases Brad Mehldau’s 10 Years Solo Live eight-LP vinyl box set October 16, 2015. The set is culled from 19 live recordings made over a decade of the pianist’s European solo concerts and is divided into four thematic subsets of four sides each: Dark/Light, The Concert, Intermezzo/Rückblick, and E Minor/E Major. 10 Years Solo Live will …
Fear of Music is the third studio album by American New Wave band Talking Heads, released on 3 August 1979 on Sire Records. It was recorded at locations in New York City between April and May 1979 and was produced by the quartet and Brian Eno. The album reached number 21 on the Billboard 200 in the United …
Louis Armstrong (August 4, 1901-July 6, 1971) and Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903-October 14, 1977) were two of the greatest American singers and showmen of all time (Louis was also one of the most influential jazzmen ever). They were also close friends who shared a mutual admiration. Although their personal relationship may well have begun earlier at some …
Free for All is a 1964 jazz album by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers released on Blue Note. Now, celebrating its 50th anniversary, the album will be newly-remastered for vinyl as part of the overall Blue Note 75th anniversary vinyl reissue campaign. It is the first of many to come. Blakey, the Jazz Messenger’s leader and drummer, …
Limited audiophile 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Wax Time. 1956-57 proved a busy period for Billie Holiday, who after overcoming many breakdowns had just published her memoirs, titled Lady Sings the Blues (in collaboration with William Dufty). She performed a concert at Carnegie Hall on December 10, 1956 to promote her book. The vocalist was under …
