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Anna Maria Alberghetti — Love Makes The World Go Round (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Around June 19, 2013

Basia — Time & Tide (2CD deluxe edition – with bonus tracks) . . . CD
Around May 27, 2013

Molly Bee — Young Romance (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Mid-June, 2013

Vicki Benet — French Touch (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Around June 19, 2013
Less a real album of French pop vocals than it is a sexy bit of cheesecake desgined to play with the American market. Vicki sings in English and French, but she's a lot better in French, which is the lesser-used language on the album. Most songs alternate between the two – and titles include ...

Sathima Bea Benjamin with Dollar Brand — African Songbird . . . CD
Early June, 2013

Sathima Bea Benjamin with Dollar Brand — African Songbird (180 gram pressing – with download) . . . LP
Early June, 2013

Tony Bennett & Dave Brubeck — Bennett/Brubeck – The White House Sessions – Live 1962 . . . CD
Late May, 2013

Andy Bey — World According To Andy Bey . . . CD
Around June 25, 2013

Mario Biondi — Sun . . . CD
Around June 4, 2013
The sun shines brightly on Mario Biondi – really making this record sparkle with a charm that goes way beyond Mario's previous albums – a quality that's less retro than before, and which shows Biondi as a growing soul star with really universal appeal! There's still some of the old scho ...

Sallie Blair — Hello Tiger! (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Around June 19, 2013
Sultry vocals from Sallie Blair – one of the hipper singers of her generation, and an artist with a sound that's unlike anyone else we can think of! Blair's a bit bluesy, a bit soulful, but ultimately a jazz singer at heart – and her already-cool style gets some sweet extra help on this ...

Cristina Braga — Samba, Jazz, & Love . . . CD
Early June, 2013

Donna Brooks — Soft & Slow . . . CD
Late March, 2013 (delayed)

Vikki Carr — Discovery (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Mid-June, 2013

Helen Carr — Down In The Depths On The 90th Floor . . . CD
Around June 12, 2013
One of the darkest vocal jazz albums of the 50s – packaged with a great title and cover image that features a lone lit window in a New York skyscraper! Helen's got some incredible backing on the record – a small combo that includes Charlie Mariano on alto sax, Don Fagerquist on trumpet, ...

Helen Carr — Why Do I Love You . . . CD
Around June 12, 2013
Although the Bethlehem label had some great success with some of its vocal stars – like Chris Connor or Mel Torme – they also had a strong commitment to jazz vocals that stretched way past the big names, to include many excellent under-recognized singers, like Helen Carr. This rare albu ...

June Christy — Gone For the Day (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Around June 19, 2013
Fantastic stuff by one of the greatest vocalists of the 20th century! The album is filled with haunting vocal tracks, twisted by arranger Pete Rugolo into complicated arrangements, and sung by Christy with a deep sense of sorrow and loneliness, masked by a weak smile that only seems to further emph ...

June Christy — The Song Is June! (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Around June 19, 2013
A great one from June – on a par with the Something Cool album, and featuring arrangements by the great Pete Rugolo! Like that one, this one's a pretty dark effort – filled with some great boozed-up late night vocals. Titles include "Saturday's Children", "I Wished On Th ...

Rosemary Clooney — Love . . . CD
Around June 26, 2013
A really unusual album from Rosemary Clooney – recorded with lush backings from Nelson Riddle, in a style that gets past the lighter mode of earlier years! Clooney really opens up in Riddle's company – and hits a mature, adult mode that almost points the way towards directions Morgana K ...

Natalie Cole — Natalie Cole En Espagnole . . . CD
Late June, 2013

Nat King Cole & Quincy Jones — Swiss Radio Days Vol 33 – Nat King Cole & Quincy Jones . . . CD
Around June 11, 2013

Earl Coleman — Love Songs . . . CD
Around July 24, 2013
Earl Coleman was a syrupy voiced jazz vocalist – in the tradtion of Billy Eckstine or Johnny Hartman – and when he recorded this album for Atlantic in the late 60's, he'd already been kicking around the jazz scene since the days of bebop. The set is probably the best jazz session he eve ...

Peggy Connelly — Peggy Connelly . . . CD
Around June 12, 2013
An excellent album of vocals that's one of the best vocal jazz sessions ever cut on Bethlehem! It's also one of the rarest, and comes packaged in a cool purple, white, and black cover with Connelly stretched out in a montage of some very Laura Petrie-ish images! The backing's by a hip group led by ...

Chris Connor — Chris Connor Sings Ballads Of The Sad Cafe . . . CD
Around July 24, 2013
A beautiful batch of dreamy sad songs from Chris Connor – the kind of a set that she's best at more than anything, handled here in a way that really lives up to the title! Ralph Sharon handled the arrangements, and as he does in his work with Tony Bennett, he really sets things up right &ndas ...

Chris Connor — He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not . . . CD
Around June 26, 2013
A fantastic cover, and some great music to match – a key early classic in Chris Connor's late 50s run for Atlantic Records! As on her debut for the label, Ralph Burns handles the arrangements here – in a mode that's somewhat modern, but never too academically so – with just the ri ...

Patty Duke — Don't Just Stand There/Patty . . . CD
Spring 2013

Patty Duke — Patty Duke Sings Songs From Valley Of The Dolls/Sings Folk Songs . . . CD
Spring 2013

Eliane Elias — Eliane Sings Jobim . . . CD
Around August 21, 2013

Marianne Faithfull — Come My Way (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Around July 31, 2013
The striking debut of Marianne Faithfull – a complicated mix of folk and pop styles, with a spooky other-worldly sound that's impossible to describe accurately! Marianne's voice has a trilling quality that makes it sound at once ancient and innocent – handled here with lightly drifting ...

Marianne Faithfull — Faithfull Forever (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Around July 31, 2013

Marianne Faithfull — Love In A Mist (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Around July 31, 2013
Marianne Faithfull was a key link between the older 60s British female singers – like Petula Clark, Cilla Black, and Sandy Shaw – and some of the hipper 70s songstresses to come – and that link was never more apparent than on this album, a sweet batch of 60s pop covers, done by Mar ...

Marianne Faithfull — Marianne Faithfull (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Around July 31, 2013
The second album by singer Marianne Faithfull – a strange blend of pop arrangements and folksy vocal styles, much more in a 60s tradition than some of her later work – although already showing plenty of signs of the quirkiness that would grace her entire career. Backings are by Mike Lea ...

Marianne Faithfull — North Country Maid (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Around July 31, 2013
One of Marianne Faithfull's folksiest albums of the 60s – a great batch of tracks that includes a few by 60s folksingers, a few originals, and a few more traditional numbers, done here with a really dark edge. Arrangements are by Mick Taylor and Jon Mark, who also wrote some of the tracks &nd ...

Frances Faye — I'm Wild Again . . . CD
Around June 12, 2013
A sweet Russ Garcia-led session with some extremly fluid work from a four trombone section that features Frank Rosolino, Maynard Ferguson, Herbie Harper, and Pullman Pederson – all gliding nicely alongside the deeper range of Frances' vocals. Other players include Gerald Wiggins, Red Mitchell ...

Dori Howard — Dori Howard Sings (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Mid-June, 2013

Herb Jeffries — Say It Isn't So . . . CD
Around June 12, 2013
One of the best-ever recordings by Herb Jeffries – a smooth-toned jazz singer from the 50s, with a style that's very much in the mode of contemporaries like Al Hibbler or Billy Eckstine, with a nice cheesecake cover too! The backings are what make this set great – as Russ Garcia has cra ...

Teal Joy — Ted Steele Presents Miss Teal Joy . . . CD
Around June 12, 2013

Chaka Khan & Jazz All-Stars — Echoes Of An Era . . . CD
Around July 24, 2013
A really unique album for Chaka Khan – one in which she teams up with a host of jazz artists to craft a classic-styled set of vocals! Given that Chaka was at the height of her 80s groove solo career at the time of this one, the move was a surprising one – but also a great chance for Cha ...

Karin Krog — In A Rag Bag . . . CD
Around December 10, 2012 (delayed)

Peggy Lee — Jump For Joy (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Around June 19, 2013
A classic collaboration between Peggy Lee and Nelson Riddle – and a record that really set the tone for Lee's famous Capitol sides of the 60s! The groove here is very upbeat – as you might guess from the title – with a bouncing, almost syncopated approach that's definitely Riddle' ...

Betty Madigan — Am I Blue (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Around June 19, 2013

Cecile McLorin Salvant — Woman Child . . . CD
Late May, 2013

Carmen McRae — Just A Little Lovin . . . CD
Around June 26, 2013

Marian Montgomery — Marian Montgomery Swings For Winners & Losers . . . CD
Mid-December, 2013
We love Marian Montgomery – and she's a heck of a great singer with a really unusual sound! In an early 60s work of sultry vixens, Marian's got a harder-swinging groove that's almost in a Ray Charles mode – clearly inspired by 50s R&B, but done with enough of a jazz flourish to expa ...

Jane Morgan — Time (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Around June 19, 2013
A perfect session of Kapp Records vocals from Jane Morgan – a record that veers towards more conventional singing styles of the late 50s, but always manages to keep things interesting! The backings are somewhat full, and often have a bit of strings – used in ways that match the trilling ...

Audrey Morris — Voice Of Audrey Morris . . . CD
Around June 12, 2013
The voice of Audrey Morris is a great one – sweet, but also sad too – but never in a too-sentimental way, and perfect for the gentler touch of the Bethlehem label! Audrey's working here with backings penned by Marty Paich – who also plays celeste on the album, with a group that fe ...

Page Morton — May You Always (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Mid-June, 2013

Mark Murphy — Beautiful Friendship – Remembering Shirley Horn (180 gram pressing) . . . LP
Early June, 2013

David Murray with Macy Gray & Gregory Porter — Be My Monster Love . . . CD
Early June, 2013

Meg Myles — Meg Myles At The Living Room (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Around June 19, 2013

Ruth Olay — Olay! (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Around June 19, 2013

Dianne Reeves — Dianne Reeves . . . CD
Around August 21, 2013
Proof that sophisticated jazz vocals were still around in the 80s, even if they weren't being recorded as often as in the 70s! Reeves emerges here as one of the decade's best vocalists, and on this early Blue Note effort, she's working with great players like Herbie Hancock, George Duke, Freddie Hu ...

Jane Russell — Jane Russell (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Mid-June, 2013

Jimmy Scott — Source . . . CD
Around June 26, 2013
A haunting album cut by singer Little Jimmy Scott during his "lost years", between his classic 50's sessions, and his more recent comeback fame. The record's got a haunting sound that's a mix of jazz vocals and soul instrumentation, courtesy of arrangements by Arif Mardin and William Fisc ...

Dinah Shore — Lower Basin Street Revisited . . . CD
Around July 24, 2013

Nina Simone — Very Rare Evening (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Around July 3, 2013
Nina at her hippest – recorded in Europe in 1969, with small combo backing that includes Weldon Irvine on organ, Gene Perla on bass, and Don Alias on drums! The record also features two female backup singers on a few cuts – giving the album an almost Sweet Inspirations like touch at mom ...

Frank Sinatra — Where Are You? (original master recording) (180 gram vinyl – mono version) . . . LP
Late January, 2013 (delayed)
A sad little album that has Frank still in the throes of the emotional loss expressed on The Wee Small Hours album – working here with Gordon Jenkins arrangements that use a fair bit of strings to well up the darkness that lurks in the songs on the set. The album kicks off with the sublime &q ...

Joanie Sommers — For Those Who Think Young . . . CD
Late June, 2013

Joanie Sommers — Softly, The Brazilian Sound . . . CD
Around July 24, 2013
A whole new dimension of pop from the lovely Joanie Sommers – an album of bossa tunes, recorded with strings and backing by the great Laurindo Almeida! The style is wonderfully sweet – and works perfectly with Joanie's gentle vocals – and although not all the tunes are strict boss ...

Joanie Sommers — Sommers' Seasons . . . CD
Around July 24, 2013
An album of season-themed tunes – similar to Julie London's Calender Girl album – although not as month-specific. Stan Applebaum's on hand to help with arrangements, and his styles here are a mix of jazzy backgrounds and some fuller, lusher styles that still have plenty of space for Joa ...

Joanie Sommers — Voice Of The Sixties . . . CD
Around June 26, 2013
Joanie's second album for Warner Brothers – and a date that features some especially nice backings from Neal Hefti, who helps swing Sommers into some great jazzy territory, but always with that playful Hefti touch that we love so much! Instrumentation is always interesting, even underneath th ...

Jo Stafford — Getting Sentimental Over Tommy Dorsey . . . CD
Late July, 2013

Jo Stafford & Vic Damone — Jo + Vic . . . CD
Early March, 2013 (delayed)

Mary Stallings with Eric Reed — But Beautiful . . . CD
Around June 25, 2013

Gloria Steward — Jazz For Dancing . . . CD
Around May 26, 2013
A rare set from Gloria Steward – a singer who seems to be American, but who's recording here in a rare Swiss session from the 60s – with backing from a very groovy small combo! The lineup features some great vibes from Manfred Burzlaff, whose ringing tones make for a slightly different ...

Gloria Steward — Jazz For Dancing . . . LP
Around June 2, 2013
A rare set from Gloria Steward – a singer who seems to be American, but who's recording here in a rare Swiss session from the 60s – with backing from a very groovy small combo! The lineup features some great vibes from Manfred Burzlaff, whose ringing tones make for a slightly different ...

Mel Torme — Mel Torme At The Red Hill . . . CD
Around June 26, 2013
A killer live album from Uncle Mel! The energy in the recording is great – and the set features Mel swinging hard with a tight jazz group, on nice little numbers like "Love For Sale", "Love Is Just Around the Corner", "Shakin The Blues Away", and "In Other ...

Bobby Troup — Bobby Troup Sings Johnny Mercer . . . CD
Around June 12, 2013
Hip vocalist Bobby pays tribute to another fairly hip LA songwriter – the great Johnny Mercer, the man who helped to build Capitol Records in the late 40s! The group's a swinging batch of west coasters that includes Howard Roberts on guitar and Bob Enevoldsen on trombone – giving the al ...

Bobby Troup — Distinctive Style Of Bobby Troup . . . CD
Around June 12, 2013
One of the straighter sessions ever recorded by vocalist Bobby Troup – an intimate quartet side, with backing by Howard Roberts on guitar, Bob Enevoldsen on bass, and Don Heath on drums. Bobby sings and plays piano – in that warm, laidback LA style that's made him one of our favorite ma ...

Marcos Valle — Samba '68 . . . CD
Around June 19, 2013
One of the grooviest Verve albums of all time – a rare American session from Brazilian legend Marcos Valle – and his only US album to feature vocals! The album's even dreamier than Valle's early bossa sides from Brazil – and the setting has some nice Verve-like touches from Deodat ...

Scott Walker — Scott – The Collection 1967 to 1970 (5CD set) . . . CD
Late April, 2013 (delayed)

Scott Walker — Scott – The Collection 1967 to 1970 (5LP set) . . . LP
Late April, 2013 (delayed)

Dionne Warwick — Anyone Who Had A Heart (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Around July 3, 2013
Can 60s pop get any better than this? It's hard to think so – given the near-perfect sound of this album, and its unique blend of soul, vocal, and mainstream modes! The album's only the second in the career of Dionne Warwick, but she's already at the top of her game – singing with a se ...

Dionne Warwick — Dionne Warwick In Paris (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Around July 3, 2013
A unique concert album from Dionne Warwick – proof that her talents weren't always restricted to Burt Bacharach arrangements in the studio! The setting is the classy Olympia Theater in Paris, and the style is a bit more open than on Dionne's studio albums – with less material by Bachara ...

Dionne Warwick — Dionne Warwick On Stage & In The Movies . . . CD
Around July 3, 2013
Dionne Warwick's making a bit of a break from formula for this album – by singing a batch of tunes from films and shows, none of which were written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David! Yet despite this change from earlier records, the album's still got a sound that's strongly in keeping with Wa ...

Dionne Warwick — Dionne Warwick's Greatest Motion Picture Hits (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Around July 17, 2013
An album that collects a number of groovy tunes by Dionne – some from movies she starred in, some from soundtracks she recorded, and others from films that she never had a hand in at all! Arrangements are by Burt Barcharach, Pat Williams, Garry Sherman, and Bobby Scott – and titles incl ...

Dionne Warwick — From Within (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Around July 17, 2013
Dionne's working with Memphis producer Chips Moman, in a mode that's clearly designed to give her more credibility with the hipper soul scene at the end of the 60s! Burt Bacharach's still in the shadows, but Moman's the real genius on this set – working with Dionne to create a style that's go ...

Dionne Warwick — Here I Am (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Around July 3, 2013
Five albums into Dionne Warwick's classic run for Scepter Records, and she's still sounding great – head and shoulders above most other female pop singers of her generation, with a style that really sets a whole new standard for the time! Burt Bacharach handled most of the arrangements here & ...

Dionne Warwick — Here Where There Is Love (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Around July 3, 2013
Dionne Warwick's missing from the cover of this album, but the record still managed to be one of her biggest of the 60s – thanks to a near-classic selection of tunes, and sublime arrangements from the mighty Burt Bacharach! There's a confident, mature approach to the record that's arguably ev ...

Dionne Warwick — I'll Never Fall In Love Again (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Around July 17, 2013
Wonderfully mature work from Dionne Warwick – one of her last few albums for the Scepter label,with a sense of maturity, poise, and grace that tops even Dionne's earliest classics for the label. She's still working heavily here with Burt Bacharach – who produced and arranged most of the ...

Dionne Warwick — Love At First Sight (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Around July 17, 2013
The final Warner Brothers album from Dionne Warwick – and a smooth, sophisticated affair done with full arrangements from Michael Omartian! The sound's still not as pop disco as you might expect from the time, and Dionne's gentle vocals are often cast in backings that step along nicely with a ...

Dionne Warwick — Magic Of Believing (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Around July 3, 2013
Quite an unusual album for Dionne Warwick – a late 60s effort that has her returning to her gospel roots, and singing with backing from The Drinkard Sisters – a group originally founded by Dionne's mother, and which featured a young Cissy Houston! The sound here isn't as strictly gospel ...

Dionne Warwick — Sensitive Sound Of Dionne Warwick (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Around July 3, 2013
Sensitive, but never sleepy – a perfect balance between gentle pop and deeper soul – served up with masterful arrangements and production from Burt Bacharach! The album's an early treasure in Dionne's 60s run for Scepter Records – an album that features a bit less Bacharach/David ...

Dionne Warwick — Soulful (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Around July 17, 2013
Dionne's certainly winning the "soulful" tag on this albums – working with Memphis producer Chips Moman, in a mode that's clearly designed to give her more credibility with the hipper soul scene at the end of the 60s! Burt Bacharach's still in the shadows, but Moman's the real geniu ...

Dionne Warwick — Then Came You (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Around July 17, 2013
A surprise mid 70s hit for Dionne Warwick – a warm and bubbling bit of soul, done with uptown maestro Jerry Ragovoy in a perfect AM pop style! The centerpiece of the album is the super-hit tune "Then Came You" – a duet with The Spinners produced and arranged by Thom Bell at Si ...

Dionne Warwick — Valley Of The Dolls (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD
Around July 3, 2013
Not so much a soundtrack, as it is a great set of Bacharach/David tunes, with arrangements by Burt, Manny Albam, and Pat Williams, structured around the title hit, and featuring tunes with a similar somber quality. Gone is the dreamy optimism of some of Dionne's earlier albums – and in its pl ...

Dionne Warwick — Windows Of The World . . . CD
Around July 3, 2013
Seminal later work from Dionne Warwick – an album that perfectly sums up her evolving genius at Scepter Records! Windows Of The World continues the very successful Bacharach-led arrangement scheme – but also features Dionne deepening things a bit more vocally, and also hitting some more ...

Nancy Wilson — Kaleidoscope/I Know I Love Him . . . CD
Mid-June, 2013

Jerri Winters — Somebody Loves Me . . . CD
Around June 12, 2013
Jerri Winters gets some hip backings here – thanks to help from the Al Belletto Sextet, who almost share the star spotlight on the record as much as Jerri! The combo are perhaps best known for their 50s work on Capitol, but they sound equally great here – stepping out with a tight sound ...

Various — Atlantic Sounds Of Burt Bacharach . . . CD
Late July, 2013

Various — Burt Bacharach – Anyone Who Had A Heart . . . CD
Late May, 2013

Various — Warner Brothers Sounds Of Burt Bacharach . . . CD
Late July, 2013

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