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Louis Armstrong —
Great Chicago Concert 1956 – Compete Edition ... CD 
Essential Jazz (Spain), 1956. Used 2 CDs ... Out Of Stock
A 2CD set of beautiful vintage material, not discovered until the 70s! Players include Edmund Hall on clarinet, Trummy Young on trombone, and Billy Kyle on piano – and Velma Middleton sings on several tracks too! (Jazz) CD
(Out of print.)
Chet Baker —
Cool Baker Vols 1 & 2 ... CD Pacific Jazz/Essential Jazz (Spain), 1953. Used ... Out Of Stock
Early material from trumpet genius Chet Baker – mostly featuring his quartet with Russ Freeman on piano, Carson Smith on bass, and Larry Bunker on drums! (Jazz) CD
Roulette/Essential Jazz (Spain), 1958. Used ... $6.99
Tremendous work from one of the greatest pairings in 50s jazz – the crack later group of Count Basie and the amazing arranging talents of the great Neal Hefti! Hefti later went onto greater fame as a 60s soundtrack composer, but back in the day him and Basie were an incredible team together ... (Jazz) read more CD
Dave Brubeck —
Jazz Goes To Junior College (with bonus tracks) ... CD Columbia/Essential Jazz (Spain), Late 50s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Long tracks, with some great alto from Paul Desmond! Titles include "Bru's Blues", "These Foolish Things", and "One Moment Worth Years". CD reissue adds two tracks recorded at a separate session in 1954. (Jazz) CD
Serge Chaloff —
Blue Serge/Essential Jazz (Spain), 1955/1956. Used ... Out Of Stock
Two classic Capitol albums by Serge Chaloff on one CD – both of them great together! Blue Serge is a classic Capitol jazz session, and one that pairs Boston baritone player Serge Chaloff with an LA rhythm section that has Sonny Clark on piano, Leroy Vinnegar on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on ... (Jazz) read more CD
Al Cohn/RCA/Essential Jazz (Spain), 1955. Used ... Out Of Stock
A classic set of interlocking tenor work from 3 giants who made up the best part of Woody Herman's classic 4 horn lineup – Al Cohn, Bill Perkins, and Richie Kamuca – all coming together here in small group formation! The album's a wonderful example of the way that the hornplay of the ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available Brothers! – The Complete Sessions ... CD 6.99
Miles Davis —
Quintet & Sextet ... CD Essential Jazz (Spain), Late 50s/Early 60s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Ella Fitzgerald —
Ella Swings Lightly (with bonus tracks) ... CD Verve/Essential Jazz (Spain), 1958. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Ella gets some great jazzy backings from Marty Paich – on titles that include "Little White Lies", "You Hit The Spot", "Little Jazz", "720 In the Books", "Knock Me A Kiss", and "My Kinda Love". CD adds 8 bonus tracks. (Vocalists) CD
Verve/Essential Jazz (Spain), 1957. Used 2 CDs ... $6.99
Ella's performing songs written by or associated with Duke–what could be better? Here she's backed by two different Ellington groups–-one a big band, the other a small group, whose members included Stuff Smith, Barney Kessel, and Ben Webster. Titles include "Rockin' In ... (Vocalists) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Verve/Essential Jazz, 1960. Used ... $6.99
A portrait of Duke, done by Dizzy – and one that's got a whole different feel than you might think! Gillespie's working here with arrangements by a young Clare Fischer – who takes Ellington's themes and recasts them with an even deeper sense of color and tone – one that pushes ... (Jazz) read more CD
Duke Jordan —
Complete 1954 to 62 Recordings ... CD Essential Jazz (Spain), 1950s/Early 1960s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Duke Jordan on piano joined by Gene Ramey, Percy Heath, Eddie Kahn and Reggie Workman on bass and Lee Abrams, Art Blakey and Art Taylor on drums. (Jazz) CD
Blue Mitchell —
Blue's Moods – The Legendary Quartet Sessions With Winton Kelly ... CD Riverside/Essential Jazz (Spain), 1960. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
An early session as a leader from trumpeter Blue Mitchell – recorded during his glory years with Horace Silver! Unlike his other records, which usually have him in the company of another horn player, this set's got him carrying the full horn solo load by himself – working in a quartet, ... (Jazz) read more CD
Oscar Peterson —
Complete Jerome Kern Song Books (Oscar Peterson Plays the Jerome Kern Song Book/Essential Jazz, 1950s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Max Roach Plus Four —
Quiet As It's Kept/Mercury/Essential Jazz (Spain), 1960. Used ... Out Of Stock
Sonny Rollins —
Saxophone Colossus/Prestige/Essential Jazz (Spain), 1955/1956. Used ... Out Of Stock
2 classic Prestige sides from Sonny Rollins – back to back on one CD! First up is Saxophone Colossus, quite possibly THE greatest Sonny Rollins album of the early years – or at least the one that has received the most accolades over the years! The record is a brilliant batch of ... (Jazz) read more CD
Jimmy Smith —
Back At The Chicken Shack/Blue Note/Essential Jazz (Spain), 1961/1963. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Midnight Special is a perennial favorite in the Jimmy Smith catalog for Blue Note – and a smoking little set that has Jimmy's Hammond grooving nicely alongside tenor from Stanley Turrentine and guitar from Kenny Burrell! Only Donald Bailey's drums remain from Jimmy's regular trio, but that ... (Jazz) read more CD
Sonny Stitt —
Only The Blues (Verve Elite pressing – with bonus tracks) ... CD Verve, 1957. Used ... $16.99
Probably the most classic of Stitt's sides for Verve – and certainly the one that gets rated time and time again by jazz collectors. We think it's pretty darn great – although we always wonder why folks don't give Stitt's other sides for Verve as much of a chance, because they're all ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Out of print Verve Elite pressing – with bonus tracks.)
Art Tatum & Ben Webster —
Legendary Art Tatum/Pablo/Essential Jazz (Spain), 1953/1956. Used ... Out Of Stock
A historic meeting between pianist Art Tatum and tenor sax giant Ben Webster – recorded in 1956, but only first issued by Pablo Records in the 70s! At some level, it's clear that Tatum's the star of the sessions – as most tracks start out with that introspective and often complicated ... (Jazz) read more CD
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