A record that has a Motown hit for its title, but the album's got a depth that marks Bennett as one of the most complex singers of his generation – way past the broad belter of ballads from the 50s, and an all-adult male vocalist whose sound was essential to the sophistication of the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(360 Sound stereo pressing. Cover has a cut corner.)
Warm backings from Marty Manning – and a set that really has Tony Bennett coming into his own for the 60s! Titles include the classics "I Wanna Be Around" and 'The Good Life" – plus "Once Upon A Summertime", "If You Were Mine", "Someone To ... read moreCD
Killer Christmas work from Tony Bennett – a set recorded in the 60s, but a classic that endures strongly over the years! Tony's vocals are superb here – that nicely matured style that's kept him in front of younger ears over the years – and the backings are somewhat traditional, ... (Holiday Music, Vocalists)read moreCD
A nice little 2CD set – one that features the full 1962 Carnegie Hall concert by Tony, with a second CD that gives the album enough space to add in a huge amount of previously unreleased tracks! The performance has Tony singing with both the trio of Ralph Sharon, and a larger orchestra ... read moreCD
A pair of late 60s Columbia classics from Tony Bennett – back to back on a single CD! First up is Tony Makes It Happen – a very jazzy album, with a group that features Joe Wilder and Joe Newman on trumpets, Urbie Green on trombone, Joe Soldo on flute, and orchestrations from Marion ... read moreCD
A famous pairing of talents from the early 60s – Columbia Records giants Dave Brubeck and Tony Bennett, both recorded at a time when that label was at the forefront of jazz in the US – joined up for a special performance at the end of the set! The special performance was done at the ... read moreCD
A bittersweet set of vocals from Polly Bergen – recorded with a sound that really fits her sad-eyed look on the cover! Although Bergen's voice is sometimes confident and full, it's nicely restrained here – often somewhat dark-toned and moody – in ways that remind us of Morgana ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 6 eye white label promo, with deep groove. Cover has light wear.)
An excellent CD that features some of Betty Carter's earliest work – sides recorded for the album Meet Betty Carter & Ray Bryant, plus other rare ones that were later collected on the Social Call album! The set features some sublime tunes arranged by Gigi Gryce – with a floating ... read moreCD
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
Naomi Chiaki —
On Stage ... CD Columbia (Japan), 1971. Used 2CD ...
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Rosemary Clooney has had many claims to fame over the years, but one of her first was a key appearance in the film White Christmas – an on-screen role that's nicely reprised here in a set of Irving Berlin tunes from the movie! Rosemary sings solo on all numbers – save for one that's ... (Holiday Music, Vocalists)read moreCD
Rosemary Clooney with Duke Ellington —
Blue Rose ... LP Columbia, 1956. Very Good+ ...
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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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 70s mono Japanese pressing. Includes insert. Cover has an index sticker on the spine.)
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 moreCD
(Out of print, small cutout hole through case.)
Vic Damone —
Angela Mia ... LP Columbia, 1960s. Very Good+ ...
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A full album's worth of Christmas cheer from Doris Day – with a whole lot of bonus tracks too! The core of the set is the 1964 Doris Day Christmas Album – the only full length Christmas album from Doris, and a real standout in the Columbia holiday offerings of the 60s! Doris has a ... (Holiday Music, Vocalists)read moreCD
Crucial late 40s material – recorded with the group of Teddy Wilson, and also with her own combo – with either Hot Lips Page or Charlie Shavers on trumpet! CD
Early 40s 78s for Okeh and Harmony – with Jimmy Hamilton on clarinet, Emmett Berry on trumpet, Teddy Wilson on piano, Benny Morton on trombone, Georgie Auld on tenor, and Benny Carter on alto! CD
(Out of print.)
Billie Holiday/Lena Horne/Ella Fitzgerald/Sarah Va —
Billie Ella Lena Sarah ... CD Columbia, Late 30s. Used ...
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(Out of print, BMG music club pressing.)
Kimiko Itoh —
Follow Me ... LP Columbia, 1988. Near Mint- ...
$3.99
Sweet vocals in a spare setting – sung in English by Japanese vocalist Kimiko Itoh, and recorded in New York with arrangements by Richard Tee and Steve Gadd! Given their presence, there's a distinctly 70s feel to the album, despite the date of the session – and most numbers move gently ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing, including the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light surface wear and a promo stamp.)
(Mono 2 eye pressing. Cover has light wear and an ink promo stamp.)
Kimiko Kasai with Cedar Walton Trio —
Kimiko Is Here ... LP Columbia (Japan), 1974. Very Good+ ...
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A great set from Japanese vocalist Kimiko Kasai – recorded live with spare backing by the Cedar Walton trio, in a mode that's quite different than her better-known 70s electric set with Herbie Hancock! If anything, Kimiko's sound here is more dynamic than the Herbie session – as the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a small split on the bottom seam, and some light wear, but vinyl is great.)
One of the greatest records ever from Frankie Laine – a strongly jazz-based session, and one that really makes incredible use of Laine's powerful voice! The group here is led by trumpeter Buck Clayton – who's also at a bit of a high point in his career, and able to give Laine this warm ... read moreCD
How can we even begin to describe the genius of Lambert Hendricks and Ross? The group was a jazz vocal supergroup that merged three talents that had already made a big name in the bebop vocalese field – Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks, and the lovely Annie Ross – and the project was an ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
How can we even begin to describe the genius of Lambert Hendricks and Ross? The group was a jazz vocal supergroup that merged three talents that had already made a big name in the bebop vocalese field – Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks, and the lovely Annie Ross – and the project was an ... read moreCD
Ramsey Lewis & Nancy Wilson —
Two Of Us ... LP Columbia, 1984. Very Good ...
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Ramsey Lewis and Nancy Wilson – two key soulful talents from the 60s, working together beautifully here in a mid 80s set! The album's almost more Randy's than it is Nancy's given that Lewis takes a few tunes instrumentally, working in a blend of acoustic and electric instrumentation that's ... (Jazz, Vocalists)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A beautiful album from Jon Lucien – one that's been far too neglected over the years! This was Lucien's second album for Columbia – and it's a wonderfully strong effort that fuses together jazz, soul, and Brazilian styles, in a manner that recalls some of his best work for RCA – ... (Soul, Vocalists)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Johnny Mathis —
Great Years ... CD Columbia/Wounded Bird, Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy 2CD ...
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Think what you want about Johnny Mathis in later years – back at the start of his career, he was a hell of a tremendous talent – with vocal power that few other singers could match! This double-length set is stuffed with gems from Johnny's early years at Columbia – tunes that ... read moreCD
A very cool package of work from the legendary Johnny Mathis – and one that brings together a fair bit of material that never made it onto his full length LPs! The set's filled with singles that Mathis recorded during his landmark run for Columbia Records – not just well-known a-sides, ... read moreCD
An overlooked gem from Carmen – one of her few albums for Columbia from the 60s, and a wonderfully swinging small group session that's got a much more relaxed feel than some of her earlier sets! The album's ostensibly a tribute to Billie Holiday – but it's taken in a way that's ... read moreCD
(Mono pressing. Still sealed, but with a very small scrape at the spine.)
Johnnie Ray with Billy Taylor Trio —
Til Morning ... LP Columbia, Late 50s. Very Good+ ...
$6.99
The fragile genius of Johnnie Ray is beyond compare! Johnnie had this weird wispy voice that was quite uncommon for male singers of the time (although it probably paved the way for countless falsetto acts of the past two decades) – and his strange way of putting over a song was often ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(6 Eye pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear.)
Max Roach —
Freedom Now Suite ... LP Candid/Columbia, Early 60s/Late 70s. Very Good+ ...
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Reissue pressing of Max Roach's legendary political suite, an insistent plea for freedom and equality during the civil rights movement. Max's group is joined by Abbey Lincoln and Olatunji, and they pound their way through this powerful suite which features lyrics by Oscar Brown Jr. Includes the ... (Jazz, Vocalists)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Back cover has a promo stamp.)
Sammy with Freedom Unity —
Salute To Soul ... CD Columbia (Japan), 1971. Used ...
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Sammy sings soul – not Sammy Davis Jr, but this ultra-hip Japanese singer from the early 70s – a female vocalist who works here with great backings from the Freedom Unity ensemble! The tunes are all numbers from American and British sources of the 50s and 60s – tunes you'd know ... read moreCD
A really great later album from the wonderful Bobby Scott – and a set that follows all the best mix of jazz and soul styles we love from his earliest years, inflected with just the right dose of 70s energy too! Bobby's voice has a beautiful raspy charm – one that knows exactly what it ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some discoloration along the spine and top seam.)
A nice little album from Marlena Shaw – continuing her 70s experiments in updating her jazzy vocal style to a sweet modern soul groove – and a winning effort! As always, Marlena shows that she can handle a wide range of styles – from uptempo dancefloor material to more tender ... (Soul, Vocalists)read moreCD
One of the trippiest albums ever recorded by creative wordsmith Shel Silverstein – an amazing talent who's known for his famous work with Playboy, his poetry for kids, and even his contributions to country music! This set's got a wild style that definitely lives up to the Freakers Ball ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Frank Sinatra's first run of Christmas work – material recorded for Columbia Records in the late 40s, but quite similar to his better-known Holiday sides for Capitol in the 50s! As with that work, the style here is quite respectful of the spirit of the season – more reverent than ... (Holiday Music, Vocalists)read moreCD
Love is definitely a kick in the hands of Frank Sinatra – especially when handled by some swinging gems from his early years at Columbia Records! This collection's a bit more upbeat than some of the full albums that Columbia issued of earlier singles in the 50s – and focuses on the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(6 eye pressing with deep groove. Cover has some wear and aging.)
Ranny Sinclair —
Another Autumn ... CD Columbia/Modern Harmonic, Mid 60s. New Copy ...
$13.9914.99
A long-overdue full length album from Ranny Sinclair – a very cool 60s singer who recorded for Columbia Records with a very groovy style – including a few obscure tracks done with piano legend Dave Brubeck! The sound here is beautiful – breathy at times, with some bossa currents ... read moreCD
A long-overdue full length album from Ranny Sinclair – a very cool 60s singer who recorded for Columbia Records with a very groovy style – including a few obscure tracks done with piano legend Dave Brubeck! The sound here is beautiful – breathy at times, with some bossa currents ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s pressing. Cover has some wear and aging, large tracklist stickers and a 2 Record Set sticker on front, and is bent a bit at the top right corner.)
Jo Stafford —
Jo + Jazz ... CD Columbia/Corinthian, Late 50s. Used ...
$9.99
They certainly got the title right on this one – as Jo's singing a great batch of jazz-based tracks – and getting help from an array of small group players that include Ben Webster, Johnny Hodges, Conte Candoli, and Ray Nance! Arrangements are by Johnny Mandel, in a warmly chromatic ... read moreCD
(Mono 6 eye pressing with deep groove. Cover has a 3 inch center split in the bottom seam and a small check mark in pen on back.)
Kirby Stone Four —
Go Sound ... LP Columbia, 1959. Very Good+ ...
$2.99
The Kirby Stone Four took the jazz vocal harmony style of groups like the Four Freshmen or The Hi Los, and they punched it up a bit, adding in a bit of humor and showmanship, in a mode that made them very popular with the live audiences in the Nevada clubs that were often their home turf. LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 6 eye pressing with deep groove. Cover has a half split top seam.)
A great batch of jazz and pop vocal tracks, and possibly the finest record that singer Teri Thornton ever cut in the 60s! The title track has Teri singing the theme to the show Route 66, and there's lots of other nice numbers like "This Is All I Ask", "The Day I Stop Loving You" ... read moreCD
(Out of print. Small drill hole through corner of case and tray card.)
The album that really put Sarah Vaughan on the map – a killer set that really showed how sultry jazz vocals could sound in the postwar years – never overtone, nor torchy-cliched – but right on the money, with a sense of grace and poise that few others can match – even after ... read moreCD
One of the last great records ever made by Sarah Vaughan – a really solid session of Brazilian tunes, one that's produced by Sergio Mendes, arranged by Dori Caymmi, and which features guest vocals by Milton Nascimento! The general approach is west coast mellow – as the group features ... read moreCD
One of Sarah's few albums for Columbia – and quite possibly the best, thanks to some great small group backing, heard on 8 of the album's 12 tunes! The group's a really great one – with Miles Davis on trumpet, Benny Green on trombone, Buddy Johnson on tenor, Tony Scott on clarinet, ... read moreCD
The title definitely gets it right – as Andy Williams was maybe the king of the easy listening vocal scene at the end of the 60s – a singer with a smooth style that was equally popular on record as it was on the TV screen! Yet Andy was also something very special, and very much unto ... read moreCD
Nancy Wilson —
Greatest Hits ... CD Columbia, Mid 80s-1990s. Used ...
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