Sammy belts it out wonderfully on a set of show-stoppers – tunes with Broadway sources, but redone here by Sam with a tight, jazzy finish! The approach makes the record one of his best of the 60s – a really solid set that virtually reinvents each tune – giving them the Davis ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A brilliant album that follows on the trend that was begun by Sinatra and Tony Bennett – one that takes strong jazz backings from Count Basie to push a singer past the usual pop format! Sammy didn't always get backing this strong – and the album's got Quincy Jones handling the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Cora Lee Day —
My Crying Hour ... CD Roulette/Warner (Japan), 1960. New Copy ...
$14.99
The only album we've ever seen from Cora Lee Day – a singer with a hell of a voice, and who should have reached far greater fame with work like this! At first listen, Cora's got a style that's very much in the Billie Holiday mode – both in terms of phrasing, and her heartbreaking way ... read moreCD
A huge amount of work from the early solo years of Doris Day – including a wealth of Columbia Records singles, soundtrack material, and duets – all packaged with a lovely hardcover book of notes and images! CD
Fantastic work from these prime solo years of Doris Day – a time when Columbia Records was letting her sing way more than pop, and she was really coming into her own! As usual with Bear Family, the whole thing comes with a beautiful book – full of images, notes, and writings on Doris ... read moreCD
(Comes with a beautiful full-color book – hardcover!)
An amazing set that brings together way more Doris Day recordings than we ever knew existed from the time – along with a beautiful book that's almost worth the price of admission! CD
Doris Day & Andre Previn —
Duet ... CD Columbia/Sony (UK), 1962. New Copy ...
$8.99
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 moreCD
After some great records on Verve, Capitol, and Fontana, Blossom made a surprising move and started up her own small label – issuing recordings herself, and selling them to the small but dedicated market who continued to come to her live shows, and support her work even as vocal jazz was ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear & a name in marker. Labels have a name in marker.)
One of Blossom Dearie's hippest albums – done in that lightly grooving style that makes her 60s work some of our favorite! The style is groovier than Dearie's already-great work on Verve – a bit in the mode of her Capitol Recordings, and some of her British 60s gems from overseas ... read moreCD
A wonderful collection of Blossom's excellent early vocal work for Verve – some of the sweetest, grooviest jazz singing recorded at the time – in a style that other singers didn't pick up for years! Most tracks feature warmly jazz small combo backing – with Blossom's light and ... read moreCD
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label pressing. Cover has light wear & a name in marker.)
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 moreCD
One of the best albums ever recorded by Blossom, and a sweetly swinging batch of jazz vocal tracks with an incredibly fragile sound. Blossom's backed only by a small combo of guitar, bass, and drums – in addition to her own piano accompaniment – and her voice is right out front on ... read moreCD
A beautiful treasure from Blossom's years at Verve – oddly tagged as a "hits" collection, but more an album of lesser-known Broadway tunes – arranged with a full and swinging sound by the great Russ Garcia! Garcia's backings make a nice contrast to Blossom's smaller combo ... read moreCD
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 moreCD
A very cool album from the Delta Rhythm Boys – one that has the vocal group working in Sweden, with great help from some of that scene's modern jazzmen at the time! There's a playful vibe to the record, and the modern currents of the musicians help break past some of the cliches that the ... read moreCD
One of the few albums ever recorded by Matt Dennis – a cool-voice vocalist who was equally known as a songwriter! Matt's style here is nicely laidback – supper-club jazz, but with a nice hip twist – the kind of singer who could be playing a room with a gently swinging ease, but ... read moreCD
One of the few albums ever recorded by Matt Dennis – a cool-voiced vocalist who was equally known as a songwriter! Matt's style here is nicely laidback – supper-club jazz, but with a nice hip twist – the kind of singer who could be playing a room with a gently swinging ease, but ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Maybe the best work we've ever heard from Joe Derise – an overlooked male vocalist from the 50s, and one of our favorite of the generation! Joe's got a style that's not unlike some of his bigger contemporaries – like Bobby Troup or Matt Denis – a sophisticated style that's still ... read moreCD
Billy Devroe & The Devilaires —
Censored ... LP Tampa, Mid 50s. Very Good- ...
$4.99
One of the more unusual albums from this classic harmony group – western songs, but served up in their great modern vocal style – with arrangements by Pete Rugolo too! (Rock, Vocalists)LP, Vinyl record album
Really special work from the team of pianist Steve Dobrogosz and singer Berit Andersson – a duo who maybe brought forward the big advances in jazz vocals from Scandinavian singers like Karin Krog or Monica Zetterlund in the 70s – but with a personal style that's all their own! ... read moreCD
An album as incredible as its bulls-eye cover – the first record ever from a young Bob Dorough – and easily one of his most swinging sessions! The style here is a bit straighter jazz than on some of Bob's later work – vocalese inspired by Jon Hendricks, King Pleasure, Eddie ... read moreCD
Bob Dorough is always great, no matter what format he chooses for self-expression – but we especially love him in a setting like this, a back-to-basics jazz album recorded in the mid 60s, before the heyday of his years at Schoolhouse Rock. The album features a number of great original tunes, ... read moreCD
(Out of print. Textured cover has two small tears from the original label, but hardly noticeable against blue background. Overall this set is in great shape.)
Great early stuff by this swingin' French vocal group! These guys swung as hard as American groups, like Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross – but they stuck to hipper, jazzier material, and had a driving sound that never let up! The group is led by singer Mimi Perrin, who also handed the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing with deep groove.)
Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger, & The Trinity —
Open (aka Jools) ... LP Atco, 1968. Very Good Gatefold ...
$11.99
Great stuff – one of the amazing early albums from the team of Julie Driscoll and Brian Auger – kind of a next-generation to the Brit beat group sound of the mid 60s – one that moves beyond simple R&B modes, to bring in more sophisticated soul and jazz touches! Driscoll's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A gem of a record from vocalist Urszula Dudziak – the closest she ever came to doing a "straight" set of vocals, but still one that lives up to her unique style! The album was produced by Michal Urbaniak with a sweet electric vibe – never too smooth or overproduced, but with ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a cut corner & a promo sticker.)
Jimmy Durante —
Ultimate Collection ... CD Prism Leisure (UK), 1930s/1940s/1950s. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
Fantastic – and a record that will send chills down your spine! The recording quality of this one is superb – and Billy's rich voice has a bottomless quality that echoes out over the depths of moody arrangements by Billy Byers and Torrie Zito that are some of the best we've ever heard ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Extremely compelling stuff – and you've really got to give Billy credit for reinventing himself like this! The album features Billy's deep deep voice amidst arrangements by Artie Butler, Jimmy Jones, Mike Melvoin, and Billy Byers – sort of a blend of Grady Tate sophisti-jazz, and Scott ... (Soul, Vocalists)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner.)
Billy Eckstine —
Senior Soul ... LP Enterprise, 1972. Very Good ...
$6.99
A well-titled set not only given Billy's age, but also because of the surprisingly soulful undercurrent to the record – an extension into the genre even greater than Eckstine's previous recordings for Motown – and proof that he was really trying to stretch out towards new audiences at ... (Soul, Vocalists)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a small split on the bottom seam & some light wear.)
Billy Eckstine —
Sings ... LP Savoy, 1946/1947. Near Mint- ...
$1.99
We think this guy's one of the best new jazz vocalist to emerge over the past decade, and this album – his 4th for Blue Note – is far and away his best! The album was recorded live at Chicago's Green Mill nightclub – with nice small combo backing by Laurence Hobgood, Rob Amster, ... read moreCD
One of the most globally-conscious albums ever recorded by jazz singer Kurt Elling – a set that draws on material from around the world, and which takes Elling far past his usual mix of covers and original tunes! Kurt's voice is wonderful throughout, but really takes on fresh flavors in the ... read moreCD
Anita Ellis —
Hims ... LP Epic, Late 50s. Very Good+ ...
$9.99
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(Original pressing with deep groove. Cover has some wear & splitting.)
The only thing we like more than a great jazz singer is a great jazz singer who can write their own words – and Rose Ellis definitely fits the bill with her wonderful work on this set! This album is Rose's first, and we're betting it will be the start of a great legacy to come – as the ... read moreCD
Sidsel Endresen —
Exile ... CD ECM (Germany), 1994. Used ...
$6.99
Early work from singer Ethel Ennis – a record with a much more intimate, late nite vibe than some of her albums of the 60s – as you might guess from the cover! Ethel's really out in the lead here – getting gentle backing from a quartet with Hank Jones on piano and Eddie Biggs on ... read moreCD
Early work from singer Ethel Ennis – a record with a much more intimate, late nite vibe than some of her albums of the 60s – as you might guess from the cover! Ethel's really out in the lead here – getting gentle backing from a quartet with Hank Jones on piano and Eddie Biggs on ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing purple label pressing with deep groove and spelling error on label. Cover has moderate wear, a large name in marker on both sides, and tape on the seams. Vinyl plays with clicks & crackles.)
Groovy backings from Sid Bass – and titles that include "Thrill Me", "Show Me A Man", "Wild Is Love", "Like Love", "Mr Wonderful", "For Every Man There's A Woman", and "Since I've Been To You". CD
A wealth of great work from vocalist Ethel Ennis – her full This Is Ethel Ennis album for RCA, plus a host of additional bonus tracks as well! The full album features Ethel's great vocals alongside dynamic backings from Sid Bass – music that's certainly jazz at the core, but which also ... read moreCD
Torun Eriksen just seems to get better and better as the years go on – a singer/songwriter who should be really hitting international fame with records like this – and not just stuck in the farther reaches of the Scandinavian scene! Ericksen's got a warmly flowing sense of soul to her ... (New Grooves, Vocalists)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Caroline Faber —
Got To Bear ... CD Futura (France), 2017. New Copy ...
$12.9916.99
An interesting singer, with an approach that's definitely all her own – one that has Caroline Faber singing alongside just the guitar or Richard Bonnet and drums of Eric Dambrin – both players who can be abstract at some points, and nicely laid back at others! We like that second style ... read moreCD
The wonderful voice of Marianne Faithfull in all its 60s glory – set up here with sublime arrangements from Mike Leander, in a style that's unlike just about anything else we can think of! Marianne's got a bit of a trill – as you might hear in female folk singers of the decade – ... (Rock, Vocalists)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An incredible package of work by the legendary Georgie Fame – the first to ever fully document his talents, and also present a lot of rare work from every different stage in his career! Yes, there's already been a box on the market that documents Fame's early work – but that material ... read moreCD
The two faces of Fame are live and studio – as each side of the original album was recorded in each mode – and this great CD version goes a lot further, with stereo and mono mixes and a huge number of bonus tracks! The live numbers feature the Brit jazz vocalist swinging in a set ... read moreCD
Four incredible albums from the young Georgie Fame – plus a bonus CD of rare material, bonus tracks on all CDs, and 18 previously unreleased tracks – all in a box set with a 48 page book, 5 postcards, and a poster too! First up is Rhythm & Blues At The Flamingo – blistering ... read moreCD
(Includes a hardcover book, 5 postcards & a poster.)
Fame at last – and well-deserved fame too, because young Georgie's working here in a style that's unlike anybody else! The album's a brilliant mix of jazz, soul, and R&B – all filtered through a mod sort of London freshness, as early proof that the city could always take some great ... read moreCD
Fame at last – and well-deserved fame too, because young Georgie's working here in a style that's unlike anybody else! The album's a brilliant mix of jazz, soul, and R&B – all filtered through a mod sort of London freshness, as early proof that the city could always take some great ... read moreCD
Blistering early work from a young Georgie Fame – a set that definitely lives up to the Rhythm & Blues in the title! The set was recorded live at London's hip Flamingo club – and Georgie and The Blue Flames are very much in command of the crowd – burning with the intensity of ... read moreCD
Blistering early work from a young Georgie Fame – a set that definitely lives up to the Rhythm & Blues in the title! The set was recorded live at London's hip Flamingo club – and Georgie and The Blue Flames are very much in command of the crowd – burning with the intensity of ... read moreCD
A definite sweet thing from Georgie Fame – a record that has him filling in his sound even more than before, with tremendously soulful results! The backings here are bigger than before – a bit tooled in an American soul mode, but still with that beautifully raspy Georgie Fame touch ... read moreCD
A definite sweet thing from Georgie Fame – a record that has him filling in his sound even more than before, with tremendously soulful results! The backings here are bigger than before – a bit tooled in an American soul mode, but still with that beautifully raspy Georgie Fame touch ... read moreCD
One of the jazziest early albums from Georgie Fame – a set that has him singing with the big band of Harry South, at a level that's a lot more complicated than some of his other work with The Blue Flames! The style here still has that mod 60s London feel, but it also has some deeper ... read moreCD
One of the jazziest early albums from Georgie Fame – a set that has him singing with the big band of Harry South, at a level that's a lot more complicated than some of his other work with The Blue Flames! The style here still has that mod 60s London feel, but it also has some deeper ... read moreCD
A wonderful lost gem from Ella Fitzgerald – very much in the mellow mood hinted at in the title, with only the piano of Ellis Larkins to back her up! The sound is incredible – and even very different than any of the work she recorded at Verve – with a moody, evocative quality ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing with deep groove.)
Ella Fitzgerald —
30 By Ella ... CD Capitol, Mid 60s. Used ...
$2.99
Titles include "Night In Tunisia", "Cry Me A River", "This Year's Kisses", "Music Goes Round & Round", "Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie", "My Reverie", and "You're My Thrill". LP, Vinyl record album
A classic 60s live album by Ella Fitzgerald – recorded over 2 nights at a French jazz festival in 1964, with backing by a group that includes Roy Eldridge and Tommy Flanagan. The set's got a solid jazz-based feel – and titles include "The Cricket Song", "How High The ... read moreCD
A very lively, very swinging little set from Ella Fitzgerald – recorded in Germany, the site of more than one great live date from her over the years – and done in a freewheeling style that makes the record a real standout in her 60s catalog! Backing is only by a trio – Tommy ... read moreCD
A nice little Verve session that breaks from the usual format – especially the "Songbooks" one – and features Ella in LA with small group backing by Jim Hall, Lou Levy, Wilfred Middlebrooks, and Gus Johnson. The set was recorded live at the Crescendo – in a jazzily ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A nice pairing of Ella Fitzgerald and Nelson Riddle – done away from the Songbook series, with titles that include "I'm Gonna Go Fishing", "The Gentleman Is A Dope", "Mean To Me", "I Won't Dance", "Love Me Or Leave Me", and "What Am I ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and an ink stamp on the back.)
A nice pairing of Ella Fitzgerald and Nelson Riddle – done away from the Songbook series, with titles that include "I'm Gonna Go Fishing", "The Gentleman Is A Dope", "Mean To Me", "I Won't Dance", "Love Me Or Leave Me", and "What Am I ... read moreCD
A nice 2LP reissue that brings together volume 1 and 2 of the Irving Berlin sessions from the late 50s! Backings are by Paul Weston, and the package features a whopping 32 tracks! LP, Vinyl record album
Seminal pre-Verve work by Ella Fitzgerald – a variety of early singles from the late 40s and early 50s, collected together in one full album by Decca! Even at this point in her career, the Fitzgerald magic is firmly in place – sensitively taking on familiar lyrics on some tunes, ... read moreCD
Seminal pre-Verve work by Ella Fitzgerald – a variety of early singles from the late 40s and early 50s, collected together in one full album by Decca! Even at this point in her career, the Fitzgerald magic is firmly in place – sensitively taking on familiar lyrics on some tunes, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original black label pressing, with deep groove. Cover has light wear.)
A later entry in Ella's Songbook series for Verve – but a great one too, thanks to some strong arrangements from Nelson Riddle! Riddle's working here at a level that he brought to his earlier sessions with Frank Sinatra – one that colors in the tunes with just the right amount of ... read moreCD
A later entry in Ella's Songbook series for Verve – but a great one too, thanks to some strong arrangements from Nelson Riddle! Riddle's working here at a level that he brought to his earlier sessions with Frank Sinatra – one that colors in the tunes with just the right amount of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Very cool, very groovy, and one of Ella Fitzgerald's hippest albums of the 60s! The set was recorded in San Francisco in the late 60s, but was issued by MPS in Germany as proof that the label always had an ear for bringing something different out of a mainstream artist. And although live, the ... read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Ella Fitzgerald —
Sweet & Hot ... CD Decca/Verve, Early 50s. Used ...
$5.99
Ella Fitzgerald in two different modes – "sweet" in a set of mellow ballads and love songs on side one, and "hot" in a batch of more upbeat tunes and jazzers on side two! The sweet numbers are somewhat string-heavy and soft – late night tunes that often have a bit ... read moreCD
Massive music from Ella Fitzgerald – 4CDs worth of sublime small group recordings – all of them live, and all of them previously unissued! The set follows the same format of the Verve Ella In Hollywood album – recorded in a small club setting, with combo backing that really lets ... read moreCD
Two of the biggest singers who ever worked for Verve Records – captured perfectly at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1957! Ella Fitzgerald steps out with a strong, lively groove on the first half of the set – swinging things with a looser, more upbeat quality than on some of her mellower ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Verve Inc pressing, with trumpeter logo and deep groove. Cover has moderate wear & a fully split top seam.)
Two of the biggest singers who ever worked for Verve Records – captured perfectly at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1957! Ella Fitzgerald steps out with a strong, lively groove on the first half of the set – swinging things with a looser, more upbeat quality than on some of her mellower ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Singers we love -- from vintage torch to vocalese, scat, jazz poetry, standards, and more!
Blossom Dearie —
Blossom Dearie Sings ... LP 
