(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
(UK stereo pressing, still sealed with a large hole at the top right from sticker removal and small sticker remnants in back. Cover has gloss separation in back at the spine.)
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
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
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
(Late 60s yellow label stereo pressing. Cover has light ringwear, some edge wear, and splitting in the top seam.)
Classic work from one of the more sophisticated songwriters of the early 70s – with titles that include "Doppelganger", "The Talkative Woman & The Two Star General", "The New Enzyme Detergent Demise Of Ali McGraw", "The Earthquake In Los Angeles", ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some light surface wear, small bottom seam split.)
Dakota Staton —
Live & Swinging ... LP United Artists, 1963. Very Good+ ...
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