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Singers we love -- from vintage torch to vocalese, scat, jazz poetry, standards, and more!
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Johnny Adams —
Verdict ... CD Rounder, 1995. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Muse, 1993. Used ... $2.99 4.99
Always-great work from singer Lorez Alexandria – still sounding wonderful, even at this late date! Her presentation's a bit earthier than before, but no less poised than on earlier sessions – with the same sense of space and timing that's always made her one of our favorite jazz ... read more CD
(Out of print and sealed.)
Mose Allison —
Autumn Song ... CD Prestige/OJC, 1959. Used ... $6.99
Mose Allison's last album for Prestige Records – before moving onto even bigger fame at Columbia and Atlantic during the 60s! Unlike Allison's later sets, this one is mostly instrumental – but there are a few sweet vocal tracks that bring out the hip, rootsy lyrical modes that would ... read more CD
(Out of print and sealed with a hole through the shrinkwrap.)
Gala (Brazil), 1991. Used ... $4.99
High Note, 1998. Used ... $4.99
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(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
Louis Armstrong —
Jazz Masters 1 ... CD Verve, Late 50s. Used ... $1.99
Louis Armstrong —
What A Wonderful World ... CD Decca/GRP, 1968. Used ... $3.99
A surprising gem from Louis' later years – most famous for the title hit, but a great album all the way through! Louis is more of a singer than a musician on the set – and he's working with arrangements steeped in warmth and nostalgia – going for an instantly-ancient sound that ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more CD
TCM/Film Score Monthly, 1952. Used ... $14.99
Fred Astaire —
Fred Astaire At MGM – Motion Picture Soundtrack Anthology ... CD Turner Classic/Rhino, 1940s/1950s. Used 2 CDs ... $14.99
Patti Austin —
Best Of Patti Austin ... CD Sony, 1970s. Used ... $2.99
Verve, 1964. Used ... $6.99
A really cool 60s session from the great Chet Baker – one that moves away from the standard sound of his 50s work, and shows that unusual sense of careful sonic energy that would mark his further development over the decades! Chet's got a great sound here – blowing flugelhorn instead ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Chet Baker —
Baby Breeze (Folio) ... CD Verve/Folio (Italy), 1964. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A really cool 60s session from the great Chet Baker – one that moves away from the standard sound of his 50s work, and shows that unusual sense of careful sonic energy that would mark his further development over the decades! Chet's got a great sound here – blowing flugelhorn instead ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more CD
Pacific Jazz, Mid 50s. Used ... $1.99
Features Bud Shank on flute and saxophone, Russ Freeman and Pete Jolly on piano, Shelly Manne on drums, and others. Tracks include "Someone To Watch Over Me", "This Is Always", "Let's Get Lost", "Moon Love", "Sweet Lorraine", and "I Fall In ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more CD
(Columbia House pressing.)
Premonition, 1998. Used ... $6.99
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Also available Modern Cool ... LP 99.99(Out of print.)
Roulette (Japan), 1960. Used ... $4.99 24.99
The Barry Sisters at their swinging best – a hip female duo who really know how to make familiar tunes groove nicely with the sort of dynamic energy we'd normally reserve for male vocal quartets! Arrangements are by Richard Wess and Stan Applebaum – both of whom bring a cool sort of ... read more CD
(Out of print and still sealed! Back cover has a small Japanese promo sticker.)
Pickwick/Hallmark (UK), 1960s/Early 70s. Used ... $1.99
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(Out of print.)
Music Avenue/Eldorado (Belgium), 1991. Used ... $4.99
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Shirley Bassey —
Live At Carnegie Hall ... CD DRG/EMI, 1973. Used ... Just Sold Out!
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(Out of print.)
Shirley Bassey —
Shirley Stops The Shows/United Artists/BGO (UK), 1965/1968. Used ... Just Sold Out!
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(Out of print. Includes slipcase.)
Shirley Bassey —
You Take My Heart Away/Liberty/BGO (UK), 1977/1978. Used 2 CDs ... Just Sold Out!
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(Out of print.)
Baylor Project —
Evening – Live At Apparatus ... CD Be A Light, 2022. Used ... Just Sold Out!
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Island, 1997. Used ... $3.99
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(Out of print, small cutout hole through case.)
Columbia, Late 50s/1960s. Used ... $1.99
A great collection of some of the more jazz-based work of singer Tony Bennett – one that features a huge amount of all-star musicians – including Al Cohn and Stan Getz on tenors, Count Basie and Herbie Hancock on pianos, Nat Adderley on cornet, Chico Hamilton and Art Blakey on drums, ... read more CD
Columbia, 1950s/1960s/1970s/1980s/1990s. Used ... $3.99
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Fantasy/Universal (Japan), 1975. Used ... $14.99 18.99
If you've ever doubted the real jazz sensibility of Tony Bennett, then this is an album to change your mind – because Tony's working here in a marvelously unadorned setting – with only the piano of Bill Evans to back him up! The record's a rare gem from years after Bennett was cracking ... read more CD
Also available (Includes obi.)
Tony Bennett/
Tony Bennett Bill Evans Album ... CD 1.99
Fantasy/OJC, 1975. Used ... $1.99
If you've ever doubted the real jazz sensibility of Tony Bennett, then this is an album to change your mind – because Tony's working here in a marvelously unadorned setting – with only the piano of Bill Evans to back him up! The record's a rare gem from years after Bennett was cracking ... read more CD
Also available (Out of print)
Tony Bennett Bill Evans Album ... CD 14.99
Tony Bennett/
Earshift (Australia), 2022. Used ... $2.99
Features Ingrid Jensen on trumpet. CD
Andy Bey/Universal (France), 1957/1959. Used ... Just Sold Out!
3 lost vocal gems from 50s Paris! The set pulls together some rare eps on the Barclay and Fontana labels – all the picture of Left Bank hip! The first 8 tracks are by Harold Nicholas – singing in French and English with a swinging combo on tunes that include "Que Reste-t-il De ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Fontana (Japan), 1975. Used ... $14.99
Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin take Jane's ever-growing trash rock aesthetic into the Euro club world of the 70s – and the result is an insane batch of tracks that are among Birkin's craziest work of the decade! She sings with an incredibly deadpan style – as you'll hear especially ... (French, Vocalists) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Carla Bley & Paul Haines —
Escalator Over the Hill ... CD JCOA (Germany), 1971. Used 2 CDs ... $19.99
A fantastic and ambitious project that's in the best tradition of the Jazz Composers Orchestra – a set that features music by Carla Bley and words by Paul Haines – in an extended set that mixes avant jazz instrumentation with spoken passages by a surprising lineup of voices – ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more CD
(Out of print. Includes slipcase and large booklet.)
Columbia, 2005. Used 2CD ... $4.99
Dee Dee Bridgewater —
Dear Ella ... CD Verve, 1997. Used ... $1.99
A surprising sort of set, one in which Dee Dee Bridgewater pays tribute to Ella Fitzgerald – a link we might never have expected in her style! Dee Dee's not totally copping Ella here, though – although she does sing a good number of tunes from the Fitzgerald songbook – and as ... read more CD
Okeh, 2017. Used ... $6.99
A beautiful turn in direction from the legendary jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater – a return to some of the soul-based modes she used in the 70s, but served up here as a tribute to Memphis soul of an earlier generation! The set was recorded in that fine southern city, at the Royal Studios ... read more CD
(Sealed.)
Universal, 2007. Used ... $4.99
One of the most creative albums we've heard from Dee Dee Bridgewater in years – a set of tracks recorded with a host of Malian artists – in a unique cross-cultural mode that's unlike anything else Dee Dee has ever recorded! The core style here is still very firmly rooted in Bridgewater' ... read more CD
(Barcode has a cutout hole.)
DeeDee Bridgewater —
Love & Peace – A Tribute To Horace Silver ... CD Verve, 1995. Used ... $2.99
A modern classic from Dee Dee Bridgewater – one of her hippest albums of the later years, thanks to a great choice of material, and some really wonderful execution! The album's a beautiful set of straight jazz vocal readings of some of Horace Silver's best compositions, and it also features ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
James Brown —
Soul On Top (with bonus track) ... CD King/Verve, 1970. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A different James Brown album – but a nice one! James doesn't sing soul, so much as jazz – in front of large backings by Louis Bellson, with arrangements by Oliver Nelson that are in his best 60s soul mode – and which give the album a very very groovy feel overall! The record's ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more CD
Also available Soul On Top (180 gram pressing) ... LP 27.99(2004 pressing.)
Justin Time (Canada), 1999. Used ... $3.99
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(Out of print.)
Muzak (Japan), Late 60s/1970s/1980s. Used ... $14.99
Some of the greatest work we've ever heard from Dutch singer Ann Burton – rare recordings presented here for the first time ever, and arguably even better than some of the commercially-issued material she cut back in the day! There's a light, swinging style to many of these tunes we really ... read more CD
(Out of print and sealed.)
Ann Hampton Callaway —
From Sassy To Divine – The Sarah Vaughan Project ... CD Shanachie, 2014. Used ... $3.99
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Concord, 1987. Used ... $6.99
Nonesuch, 2006. Used ... $2.99
Blue Note, 2007. Used ... $1.99 3.99
Ray Charles —
Genius + Soul = Jazz ... CD Impulse/Dunhill, 1960. Used ... $3.99
A wonderful chapter in the career of Ray Charles – and a key album in helping raise his respect level a notch or two in the early 60s! We might argue with the mathematics in the title – or at least joke that Ray was using equations as titles years before Anthony Braxton – but you ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more CD
(Out of print.)
DCC, Early 60s. Used ... $3.99
ABC/Castle (France), 1961. Used ... $3.99
A classic album of soul duets – and one of the deeper records cut by Betty during the 60s! The arrangements are by the great Marty Paich, and although there's some singers in the background, the overall sound is still pretty nice and soulful. Betty's high voice works well with Ray's raspy ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more CD
Jeannie & Jimmy Cheatham —
Midnight Mama ... CD Concord, 1986. Used ... Just Sold Out!
With Red Callendar on bass, John "Ironman" Harris on drums, Dinky Morris on saxophones, Jimmie Noone on tenor and clarinet, Curtis Peagler on alto, Snooky Young on trumpet, and special guest Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis on tenor. Titles include "Big Fat Daddy", "Piney ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Starline, 1950s. Used ... $6.99
Here June Christy is in small combos of Shelly Manne and with the Jerry Gray Orchestra. CD
(Out of print.)
Capitol, 1958/1960. Used ... $6.99
June's got rhythm, sure, but the real thing that makes her great is her dark and moody sense of melody! This album's one of June's late 50s efforts done with husband/arranger Bob Cooper – not as arch modern as some of her recordings with arranger Pete Rugolo, but still in a style that's ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Capitol (Japan), 1955. Used ... $9.99 11.99
Haunting stuff – and one of June Christy's darkest albums! June's singing here with her old boss, Stan Kenton, at the piano – no other real backing, just the pair of them working together in a session that's uniquely stripped down for the time. June's vocals are frail and tender ... read more CD
(2011 Japanese pressing.)
Meistero Music, 2002/2020. Used ... $6.99
Features Ed Neumeister on trombone, Fritz Pauer on piano and Jay Clayton on vocals and electronics. Tracks are a mix of originals plus a few standards. CD
Columbia, 1956. Used ... $3.99
Fantastic stuff, and proof that Rosemary Clooney was always one heck of a great singer – with strengths in jazz that you didn't always hear in her pop work! As you'd guess from the cover, Duke Ellington's leading the group on the album – and most of the tracks here are older Ellington ... read more CD
Verve, 1964. Used ... $9.99
Wonderful work from vocalist Freddie Cole – brother to Nat, and an equally talented singer! Freddie's got a sound that's a bit sadder and more world-weary than Nat – still in kind of a small combo jazzy mode, as would bespeak his roots, but singing with a really honest approach that ... read more CD
(2004 digipak pressing – in great shape!)
Telarc, 2003. Used ... $3.99
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(Out of print, BMG music club pressing.)
Laser Light, 1943/1949. Used ... $0.99 1.99
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(Out of print.)
Capitol, 1956. Used ... $1.99
A great album, and one in which Nat King Cole returns to his roots as a jazz singer! The session differs greatly from Nat's other schmaltzy ones from the time, and it features a very "after midnight" sound – with Nat playing and singing backed only by a small combo that includes ... read more CD
(Late 80s pressing.)
Nat King Cole —
Capitol Collector's Series ... CD Capitol, 1940s/1950s/Early 60s. Used ... $0.99
With 20 tracks including "Nature Boy", "Mona Lisa", "Too Young", "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup", "All Over The World", and "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer". CD
(Out of print.)
Capitol, 1947. Used ... $6.99
Rare unrelased recordings by the legendary Nat King Cole Trio! Forget all the soppy pop stuff you've heard a million times – this is the real deal, the kind of stuff that got Nat noticed in the first place, and the type of material that he was playing for LA audiences in the immediate ... read more CD
(Out of print, cutout notch through spine.)
Giants Of Jazz, Late 40s/1950s/Early 60s. Used ... $3.99
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(Out of print.)
Capitol, 1961. Used ... $3.99
A nice little session that's one of Nat's last great vocal albums – thanks to some solid jazz backing by George Shearing. Shearing's group here is a super-hip west coast Latin one, with Emil Richards on vibes, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Al McKibbon on bass, and Shelly Manne on drums. Most ... read more CD
Rockin Chair, Early 40s. Used ... $0.99
Tracks include "On The Sunny Side Of The Street", "Back Home In Indiana", "Mexico Joe", "I May Be Wrong", "Too Marvelous For Words", "Rhythm Sam", "Little Joe From Chicago", and "After You've Gone" – 22 tracks ... read more CD
Blue Note, Late 40s. Used 3 CDs ... $26.99
A wonderful collection of rare work from the Nat King Cole trio – material that was originally done for the Capitol transcription service – not issued on singles or LPs! CD
(Out of print.)
Nat King Cole —
Spotlight On Nat King Cole ... CD Capitol, 1950s/Early 60s. Used ... $1.99
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(BMG Direct pressing.)
Verve/Hip-O Select, Late 30s/1940s. Used 3 CDs ... $43.99
Nat King Cole as a leader and a sideman – incredible material from 1936-1946 – featuring the King Cole Trio, side work with Eddie Cole's Solid Swingers, Dexter Gordon, The Keynoters and The Lester Young Trio! There's a number of great tunes here with Nat singing, but also a whole bunch ... read more CD
(Out of print, slipcover has some light wear and a sticker over the barcode.)
Columbia, 1999. Used ... $1.99
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(Out of print, small cutout hole through case.)
Audiophile, 1978. Used ... $8.99
Great later work from Chris Connor – a jazz vocalist who really stayed strong, long after she was recording for bigger labels! Features Jerry Dodgion on alto and flute – and titles that include "Where Flamingos Fly", "Things Are Swinging", "Out Of This ... read more CD
Bethlehem, Mid 50s. Used ... $6.99
Beautifully icy vocals from the amazing Chris Connor – the kind of record that set a new standard for vocal jazz back in the 50s! The session's a small group one – with Chris singing intimately alongside backing from Herbie Mann on flute and tenor, Kai Winding and JJ Johnson on ... read more CD
Also available This Is Chris ... LP 11.99(Out of print.)
Black Top, 1989. Used ... $4.99
PRA, 2007. Used ... $4.99 9.99
A beautiful setting for vocalist Randy Crawford – wrapped up here in warmly jazzy backings from pianist Joe Sample! Joe and Randy first worked together many years back on the classic "Street Life" when Joe was in The Crusaders – but the Sample heard here is much more laidback ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more CD
(Out of print and still sealed.)
Decca/Atco/El Toro, 1956/1957. Used ... $8.99
Tracks include "Silly Willy", "Rock Island Line", "Timber", "Pretty Betty", "Hear Them Bells", "Dealer In Dreams", and "Wear My Ring" – 17 tracks total. CD
Black Tulip (Germany), Late 50s/1960s. Used ... $3.99
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(CDr release.)
Atlantic/Collectors Choice, 1963. Used ... $9.99
Great stuff from Bobby Darin – maybe one of our favorite Atlantic albums from the singer, and a set that really follows up the strongly jazzy vibe of his Love Swings classic! Arrangements are by Torrie Zito and Bobby Scott – both talents who were really coming into their own at the ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Atco, Late 50s/1960s. Used ... $0.99
Features "Mack The Knife", "Lazy River", "Beyond The Sea", "Guys and Dolls", "Black Coffee", "Skylark", "Pete Kelly's Blues", and "What a Difference a Day Made" – 21 cuts total. CD
Jasmine (UK), Mid 50s-Early 60s. Used 2 CDs ... $6.99
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Sammy Davis Jr —
As Long As She Needs Me ... CD Collectors Choice/Reprise, Early 60s. Used ... $4.99
Wonderful Sammy from his years at Reprise – and a beautiful album cut in collaboration with arranger Marty Paich! Marty had a swinging, jazzy style that always brought out the best in Sam – even on an album of fuller, mellower tracks such as these. The title hit is done by Sammy in a ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Decca/Collectors Choice, 1955. Used ... $6.99
One of Sammy D's earliest albums for Decca – but a record that has him emerging as a fully-formed vocalist in his own right! The set's got a feel that's a lot like some of Davis' best live performances – one that mixes ballads, show numbers, and a few more playful tunes with ease ... read more CD
(Barcode has a cutout hole.)
Decca/MCA (Japan), Late 50s. Used ... $19.99
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Also available Sammy Awards ... LP 9.99(Rare 1989 Japanese pressing – includes obi!)
Collectors Choice, Mid 60s. Used ... $6.99
One of the harder to find Sammy records, and one of the best! Sammy takes Mel Torme's drippy "California Suite", an extended work about how great California is – and he turns it into an extended chat between Sammy and a friend in a bar in New York City, with twists and turns that ... read more CD
(2004 Collectors Choice pressing.)
Reprise, Early 60s. Used ... $1.99
Tracks include "Bye Bye Blackbird", "Too Close For Comfort", "Can't We Be Friends", "Blame It On My Youth", "My Romance", and "Thou Swell". CD
(1994 Warner Archives pressing.)
Warner/Rhino, Late 40s/1950s/1960s/1970s/1980s. Used 4 CDs ... $29.99
A great collection of material from Sammy D – including a number of cuts you can't get elsewhere! CD
(Includes original box, booklet, and black & white photos)
Warner/Collectors Choice, 1966. Used ... $14.99
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(Barcode has a cutout hole)
Columbia/Collectables, 1962. Used ... $6.99
Beautiful work from singer Doris Day – and a record that may well be her jazziest for Columbia – thanks to backing from the Andre Previn trio! The pianist is still at the height of his early jazz powers here – able to solo boldly when needed, but almost more equipped as a painter ... read more CD
Columbia, Mid 40s. Used ... $6.99
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Capitol (Japan), 1964. Used ... $24.99 29.99
A great album from Blossom Dearie – done with a soaring jazzy groove that makes it one of her best! Blossom's working here with Capitol arranger Jack Marshall – and he gives the album a much more upfront approach than some of Blossom's sparer sides for Verve – a groove, a bounce, ... read more CD
(Out of print – and includes obi!)
Universal (Japan), 1963. Used ... $16.99
There's few singers we like better than Blossom Dearie – and this great little record captures Blossom at her unfettered best, working live before an intimate crowd at London's Ronnie Scott's nightclub in the 60s! The performance is in the same small combo mode as some of Dearie's Verve ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Elaine Delmar —
S Wonderful – Recorded Live At Ronnie Scott's Club ... CD Ronnie Scotts (UK), 1992. Used ... Just Sold Out!
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