(Cover has small split on the top seam and light rint & edge wear.)
Shirley Bassey —
Live In Japan ... LP United Artists (Japan), 1975. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
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A rare Japanese-only set from Shirley Bassey – a 2LP set that features some great jazzy backing from the group of Nobuo Hara and His Sharps & Flats! The sound is bold and brassy – just right for Shirley's voice – and given the live, acoustic setting of the record, the album's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the best records ever cut by jazz vocalist Betty Carter! Why? Well, because the session's got a tight stripped-down feel – but not as stripped down as some of Carter's mellower records – and it's also one of the first to show her in the straight jazz setting that would become ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "In Love In Vain", "Never On Sunday", "It Had Better Be Tonight", "A Fine Romance", and "All The Way". LP, Vinyl record album
Lena Horne —
Soul ... LP United Artists, 1966. Very Good ...
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Groovy Lena Horne from the 60s – an album that's a heck of a lot hipper and more swinging than most of her sets from a decade before! That unmistakable Horne style of singing is still very much in place here – but the backings are often tightly punctuated, with a gently soulful groove ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing. Cover has split top & bottom seams, some surface wear.)
The set was recorded after King's earlier sides for the Prestige and HiFi jazz labels, but it's in a very similar style, with some wonderful vocalese-ing done in Pleasure's landmark style. He's really one of the greatest jazz singers of the 20th century, and it's unfortunate that apart from the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 70s Douglas Collection pressing. Cover has a half split bottom seam.)
Despite the fact that he's one of the most influential jazz singers of all time (and certainly one with the biggest hit, as the original recording of "I'm In the Mood For Love" probably sold more copies than most other vocalese recordings combined), King Pleasure only ever cut three full ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really cool little record from Steve Lawrence – one that pairs the richness of his voice with Latin-tinged arrangements from Don Costa – kind of Steve's answer to Eydie Gorme's bossa record! LP, Vinyl record album