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Singers we love -- from vintage torch to vocalese, scat, jazz poetry, standards, and more!
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Blujazz, 2008. New Copy ... $11.99 15.99
Amazing work from singer Dee Alexander – a wonderfully soulful album of jazz vocals, and one that we'd rank right up there with our favorite records by Carmen Lundy or Dee Dee Bridgewater! Dee's a singer who's worked in Chicago for years, but we've honestly only begun to appreciate her ... read more CD
Impulse (Japan), 1964. New Copy ... $22.99
A beautiful album from Lorez Alexanderia – one of her two excellent sessions for Impulse! The record was cut after Lorez recorded some great sides for the Argo label – and it works off the strength of those sides, taking her unique vocal approach, forged in R&B, but smoothed by ... read more CD
(UHQCD pressing!)
Trio/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1977. New Copy ... $22.99
An ultra-hip record from Lorez Alexandria – one of her grooviest albums ever, and a set that was only ever issued in Japan! The set features Lorez hitting some of the hippest, most rhythmic modes of her career – working with jazzy backing arranged by Gildo Mahones and Art Hillery, ... read more CD
(Part of the Jazz Legends In Japan series!)
Lorez Alexandria —
Lorez Sings Pres – A Tribute To Lester Young ... CD King, Late 50s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A classic album from one of our favorite jazz singers ever – a set that really set a whole new standard for a generation! Even at this early stage, Lorez Alexandria was an amazingly accomplished vocalist – as you'll hear on this excellent selection of tunes from the Lester Young ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Alyssa Allgood —
What Tomorrow Brings ... CD Cellar Live, 2020. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Recorded in Chicago, with guitar work from Mike Allemana – Von Freeman's old musical partner! CD
Prestige/OJC, Late 50s. Used ... $2.99
Great early classics – including "Seventh Son", "Eyesight To The Blind", "Parchman Farm", and lots more! CD
Mose Allison —
I Don't Worry About A Thing/Collectables/Atlantic, 1962/1966. Used ... $8.99
2 Atlantic sessions from Mose – back to back on one CD! I Don't Worry is one of Mose's first albums for Atlantic – a great set of soulful jazz vocals, done in a rootsy style that has some slight New Orleans touches – and a nice sort of beat undercurrent! The sound of the set ... read more CD
Mose Allison —
Western Man/Atlantic/Collectables, 1971/1972. Used ... $6.99
2 very groovy records by Mose Allison – both recorded during the early 70s, when he was hipping up his bag a bit! Western Man is a really amazing record – with some good funky tracks! The real key here is the fact that Mose plays electric piano and is working in a hip trio with Billy ... read more CD
(CONDITION NOTE: tray card is missing one spine and has some clear tape at the edges.)
E One, 2019. Used ... $4.99
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Timeless Grooves, 2020. Used ... $0.99
Single track. CD
(Packaged in a slim sleeve.)
RCA/Real Gone, Mid 60s. New Copy 2CD ... $20.99 22.99
A fantastic collection of work from those years when singer Ann-Margret first popped up on the American market – young, fresh, and sexy – and willing to do whatever it took to make her music stand out from the pack! Ann-Margret's got a vocal range that's maybe deeper than most of her ... read more CD
Flying Dutchman/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1970. New Copy ... $13.99
Louis Armstrong hits the Flying Dutchman label – and unlocks a whole new spiritual side of his talents – a mode that's quite different than some of his crossover pop of the 60s! The style here has a bit of righteous elements in the lyrics, and lots of spiritual jazz in the backings ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more CD
Also available Louis Armstrong & His Friends ... CD 8.99(Part of the "Solid Records – Jazz Giants" series!)
Flying Dutchman/Boplicity (UK), 1970. New Copy ... $8.99 14.99
Louis Armstrong hits the Flying Dutchman label – and unlocks a whole new spiritual side of his talents – a mode that's quite different than some of his crossover pop of the 60s! The style here has a bit of righteous elements in the lyrics, and lots of spiritual jazz in the backings ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more CD
Also available Louis Armstrong & His Friends ... CD 13.99
Chet Baker —
Baby Breeze ... CD Verve, 1964. Used ... Just Sold Out!
It's the mid 60s, and although Chet's lost the classic sound of his early recordings, he does a pretty nice job in this small group session that has him playing fluegelhorn in place of a recently-stolen trumpet. The sound is nice and compressed, with a tightly restrained feel that works well with ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more CD
(Digipack case has some wear & a slice through the spine & is priced accordingly.)
Riverside/OJC, 1958. Used ... $3.99
One of Chet Baker's most classic albums of the 50s – a record that features both vocals and strong trumpet solos – all from a time when Baker was one of the hottest things going in jazz! The album's different from records from previous years, in that it moves Baker from LA to New York ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more CD
(Out of print. Spine has a small index sticker.)
Jazzland (Norway), 2021. New Copy ... $14.99 19.99
That's a young Chet Baker on the cover of the record, and the set's a really beautiful experiment based on the music that Chet recorded back in the 50s – a reworking of some of the songs he sung and made his own, turned into versions with lyrics in Norwegian, and instrumentation that nicely ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more CD
Clef/Verve, 1955. Used ... $1.99
Count Basie plays the piano and Joe Williams sings in his bluesy way and they are backed by a slew of musicians who include Thad Jones on trumpet, Ben Powell on trombone, Frank Foster on tenor saxophone, Sonny Payne on drums and many, many others. Frank Foster did all of the arrangements and the ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Kathleen Battle —
So Many Stars ... CD Sony, 1995. Used ... $2.99
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(Out of print, small cutout hole through case.)
Right Groove, 2019. New Copy ... $13.99 15.99
Nicolas Bearde is a singer with equal parts experience in jazz and soul – which makes him a perfect artist to take on the music of Nat King Cole – which he does here in a way that may well be better than any other Cole tribute we've heard, including a recent effort by Gregory Porter! ... read more CD
RCA/Sony (Japan), 1959. Used 2 CDs ... $14.99
A very well-recorded live set – one in which Harry Belafonte's voice echoes out beautifully in the space of Carnegie Hall, alongside hip backings from Robert Corman! CD
(Out of print. Includes the original slipcover!)
Polskie Nagrania (Poland), 1974. Used ... $9.99
Very groovy vocal jazz from Poland – very much in the style of the best work by the Novi Singers! The group's led by the lovely Ewa Bem, but features harmonizing male voices behind her on many titles – set alongside lightly electric instrumentation that has lots of sweet breezy touches! ... read more CD
(Out of print, 2007 digipak pressing.)
Sony (Japan), 1962. Used ... $12.99
Tony's classic – with the big hit "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" – and other titles that include "Rules Of The Road", "Candy Kisses", "Marry Young", "The Best Is Yet To Come", "Smike", and "Tender Is The Night". CD
(Includes obi.)
Columbia/BGO (UK), Late 60s. New Copy ... $14.99
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 more CD
Columbia/Legacy, 1958. Used ... $14.99
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(Out of print, 1994 gold CD pressing – part of the MasterSound series.)
Highlife, 2020. Used ... $8.99
Terence Blanchard/Columbia, 1994. Used Promo ... $4.99
Promotional release for Blanchard's forthcoming album Billie Holiday Songbook. CD features four cuts by Blanchard, playing songs from Holiday's songbook – plus the orginal Billie Holiday versions, making for a neat side by side comparison. Titles are "What A Little Moonlight Can ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more CD
Ropeadope, 2021. New Copy ... $9.99 14.99
A set recorded in Brooklyn, but one with plenty of Brazilian spirit in the music – served up in a mix of English and Portuguese lyrics, with a breathy sort of charm that really takes us back to the 60s! The album's more jazz vocals than bossa nova, but definitely has some of the latter ... (Brazil, Vocalists) read more CD
Encino/Muzak (Japan), 1967. New Copy Gatefold ... $24.99
A really charming little set from vocalist Bobbi Boyle – a singer in Encino during the late 60s, working here with a great mix of jazz, bossa, and all things groovy! The album's almost a Sunshine Pop take on jazz vocals – one that has Bobbi singing with a sweet small combo, and ... read more CD
Trio/Muzak (Japan), 1974. New Copy ... $24.99
One of the greatest jazz vocal albums of all time – and one of the first true moments of genius from a young Dee Dee Bridgewater! The album's a Japanese only release (proof that they're always hipper to our jazz artists than we are!) – and it features Dee Dee singing material that's ... read more CD
Also available Afro Blue ... LP 19.99
Dee Dee Bridgewater —
Dear Ella ... CD Verve, 1997. Used ... $2.99
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
(Barcode has a cutout hole.)
Verve/Charly (UK), 1990. Used ... $6.99
A seminal album from Dee Dee Bridgewater – a set that carries forward some of the soul styles she had at the start of the 80s, but one that also points the way towards her return to jazz in the 90s as well! The production is fairly electric – lots of keyboards and guitars, and mostly ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Verve/Polydor (France), 1990. Used ... $6.99
A seminal album from Dee Dee Bridgewater – a set that carries forward some of the soul styles she had at the start of the 80s, but one that also points the way towards her return to jazz in the 90s as well! The production is fairly electric – lots of keyboards and guitars, and mostly ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
DeeDee Bridgewater —
Love & Peace – A Tribute To Horace Silver ... CD Verve, 1995. Used ... Just Sold Out!
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. Barcode has a cutout hole, booklet has a gold promo stamp.)
Capri, 2013. Used ... $9.99
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(Sticker on digipack spine.)
Dawn/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1956. Used ... $14.99
A great set of breathy vocals from Donna Brooks – a singer we only know from this rare outing for the Dawn label in the mid 50s! Donna's got a style that's warm and late nite – recorded intimately here with trio backing from Alex Smith on piano, Paul Worthington on bass, and Angelo ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Ray Brown Trio —
Some Of My Best Friends Are Singers ... CD Telarc, 1998. Used ... $4.99
Delmark, Mid/Late 40s. Used ... $5.99
Ann Hampton Callaway —
Easy Living ... CD Sin-Drome, 1999. Used ... $3.99
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(Out of print, penmark through barcode.)
Ann Hampton Callaway —
Slow ... CD Shanachie, 2004. Used ... $6.99
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(Small cutout hole through case.)
Elektra/DBK Works, 1978. New Copy ... $15.99 17.99
One of the great albums from Terry Callier's "second chapter" on record – a time when he was working for Elektra Records, and doing work that was a bit straighter soul than before – and also slightly jazzy as well! The record's kind of a mix of jazzy grooves and smoother soul ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more CD
Cadet/Verve, 1973. New Copy ... $11.99
Possibly the greatest album ever by the legendary Chicago soul singer Terry Callier! Terry's rich mellow voice is mixed with superb arrangements from the Cadet studio team, with Charles Stepney at the head, and the result is completely sublime. The songs are longer than on earlier albums – ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more CD
Columbia/Sony, Late 30s/1940s. Used ... $1.99
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(Out of print, BMG Direct pressing.)
Ruth Cameron —
Roadhouse ... CD Verve, 2000. Used ... $6.99
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(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
Bethlehem/Avenue, Mid 50s. Used ... $11.99
The complete works of Helen Carr – one of the best female jazz singers to record for the Bethlehem label, and an icy-voiced siren with a wonderful style. The set features 20 tracks in all – lifted from one full LP and a shorter 10" set – and all cuts feature small group ... read more CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode & promotional stamp in side booklet.)
Matt Catingub with Mavis Rivers —
Your Friendly Neighborhood Big Band ... CD Reference Recordings, 1989. Used ... $3.99
ABC/Rhino, 1962. Used ... $3.99
A classic! What seemed a silly idea at the time was true proof of Ray's genius, and the result was the most successful album of his career – and a bona-fide number one hit that rode the charts for years and years! Ray's voice works perfectly with the material, and thanks to soulful ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more CD
Ray Charles —
Ray Charles In Antibes 1961 (with bonus tracks) (4CD set) ... CD Fremeaux & Associates (France), 1961. New Copy 4CD ... Just Sold Out!
A fantastic vintage performance from the legendary Ray Charles – his first concert outside the US, spread out over four different nights at the Antibes Festival in France in 1961! This package brings together the full performance for the first time ever – not only including material ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more CD
Buddah/BMG, Mid 60s. Used ... $3.99
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(Out of print.)
Reprise, 1961. Used ... $3.99
A really unusual album from Rosemary Clooney – recorded with lush backings from Nelson Riddle, in a style that gets past the lighter mode of earlier years! Clooney really opens up in Riddle's company – and hits a mature, adult mode that almost points the way towards directions Morgana ... read more CD
(Out of print. Booklet has a crease in one corner.)
Concord, 1980. Used ... $12.99
Features Scott Hamilton on tenor, Nat Pierce on piano, and Cal Tjader on vibes! CD
(Out of print.)
P-Vine (Japan), 1964/1990s. New Copy ... $28.99
An incredible treasure from a lost vocal jazz genius – the little-known Bobby Cole, every bit as great a singer as he was a songwriter, very unusual for the time! Bobby was probably best remembered as the house pianist at Jillys, but at the time of this 1964 recording, he was poised to ... read more CD
(Part of the "Lounge At Break Dawn" series!)
Capitol/Universal (UK), 1964. New Copy ... $5.99 11.99
A really great side of the legendary Nat King Cole – tracks recorded late in his years at Capitol Records, and which really further his international appeal! The tracks here are all non-English versions of songs that Nat had recorded previously for Capitol – set to arrangements by ... read more CD
Capitol, 1950s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
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(BMG Direct pressing.)
Nat King Cole —
Nat King Cole & The Quincy Jones Big Band – Live In Paris 19 Avril 1960 ... CD Fremeaux & Associates (France), 1960. New Copy ... $16.99 18.98
A dream of a collaboration – the great Nat King Cole in his prime, getting some mighty hip backings from the equally great Quincy Jones – who gives Nat a jazzy push that he wasn't always getting on his Capitol Records sessions of the time! The performance was recorded live in Paris on ... read more CD
Capitol, Early 50s. Used ... $5.99
Sublime instrumentals from Nat – his tinkling piano lines over lush arrangements – all in a sweet 50s Capitol mode! CD
(Out of print, sticker on case spine.)
RCA/Collectables, 1955/1957. Used ... $8.99
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(Out of print.)
Verve/Universal (Netherlands), 2019. Used ... $3.99
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(Still sealed with the hype sticker.)
DRG, 1980. Used ... Just Sold Out!
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(Out of print.)
Spiritmuse, 2020. New Copy ... $15.99 16.99
A great spiritual jazz group – one put together at the suggestion of Dwight Trible, and which features his amazing vocals as the cornerstone! The group have some sonic roots in the past, but also embrace some of the newer freedoms of the current spiritual jazz scene – modes that would ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more CD
Also available Pathways & Passages ... LP 33.99
Noel Coward —
I'll See You Again – His Greatest Recordings ... CD ASV (UK), Late 20s/1930s/Early 40s. Used ... $3.99
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Cynthia Crane & Mike Renzi —
Smoky Bar Songs For The No Smoking Section ... CD Lookout, 1994. Used ... Just Sold Out!
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Mainstream/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1972. Used ... $11.99
We've only ever seen this one record by singer Mel Dancy, and it's a groovy little set that makes us wonder why he never moved on to greater fame! The record's got this mix of soul and jazz at the core – with occasional hints at the territory that would be opened up later in the 70s by ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more CD
(2017 pressing – includes obi.)
Hyena, 1960s. Used CD & DVD ... $4.99
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(Out of print.)
Atco, Late 50s/1960s. Used ... $2.99
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
Capitol, Mid 60s. Used ... $5.99
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(Out of print.)
Collectors Choice/Reprise, 1962. Used ... $13.99
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 more CD
Also available What Kind Of Fool Am I & Other Show Stoppers ... LP 4.99(Out of print.)
Jackie De Shannon —
Me About You/Imperial/BGO (UK), Late 60s. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99 19.99
Four classic albums from Jackie DeShannon – all in a single set! First up is Me About You – sophisticated Jackie at her best – working with great arrangements from Jack Nitzsche and Nick DeCaro – both cats from the California scene we can really trust for "cut-above&quo ... (Rock, Vocalists) read more CD
Fremeaux & Associates (France), Mid 50s. New Copy 3CD ... $22.99 29.99
A big set of work from the lovely Blossom Dearie – one of the most unique singers in jazz, and a great pianist too! Blossom first rose to fame on the scene in Paris, but quickly returned home to the US – where she cut some beautiful albums for Verve in the 50s – sprightly vocal ... read more CD
High Note, 2020. Used ... $12.99
Nice work from a hip singer, and a pretty good pianist too – an artist wise enough to choose tunes that include a few each from Mark Murphy and Bob Dorough, then match the strength of those with some original work of her own! Dena's from that old school generation when jazz singers were ... read more CD
(Punch through barcode.)
Capitol (Japan), 1973. New Copy ... $13.99
Sure, it was silly stuff when we were kids – but once De La Soul sampled "Three Is The Magic Number", this record became one of the most prized in our possession! And thanks to that hip hop reintroduction, we've really fallen in love with the music again over the years – ... (Soundtracks, Vocalists) read more CD
(Part of the Free Soul 20th Anniversary series!)
Doris Drew —
Delightful Doris Drew ... CD Mode/VSOP, 1957. Used ... $11.99
A delightful session of west coast vocal jazz – done by singer Doris Drew, who we only know from this album! Doris has a sound that's a bit warmer than some of her contemporaries on the scene – and she's backed here by a great lineup that includes Marty Paich on both piano and celeste, ... read more CD
Frank D'Rone & Geraldine De Haas —
Together Again 2004 ... CD Nor-Am, 2004. Used ... Just Sold Out!
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(Out of print.)
Dot/Real Gone, 1967. New Copy ... $11.99 12.99
Barbara "I Dream Of Jeannie" Eden gets herself out of the bottle and into the studio for a set of 60s pop tunes designed to bring out another side of her magic! Bill Justis handled the arrangements, in a style that has that RCA Nashville country pop sort of feel overall – electric ... read more CD
Atlantic, 1997. Used ... $2.99
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(Out of print, promotional stamp on booklet cover .)
Corinthian, 1950s. Used ... $6.99
Jonathan and Darlene Edwards are pseudonymns for big band director and arranger Paul Weston and his singing wife, Jo Stafford. The two decided to release a series of LPs during the 50's which featured their slaughtered renditions of pop standards. The albums became hilarious musts for every party ... read more CD
Stunt (Denmark), 2015. Used ... $4.99
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(Sealed.)
Blue Note, 1998. Used ... $7.99
Eliane Elias really shows off her vocal skills here – singing the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim at a level that really recalls some of the best breathy singers of the 60s – a mode that was especially rare at the time this set was recorded! Eliane definitely references Astrud Gilberto a ... read more CD
(Promotional stamp on CD.)
Blue Note, 1997. Used ... $5.99
Early genius from Kurt Elling – one of Blue Note's best vocal signings of the 90s, and a richly talented singer who's still not well understood by many audiences! The set's got Kurt doing a bit of everything he does great – completely transforming old standards like "Nature ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
CBS/BGO (UK), 1967/1968. New Copy ... $8.99 14.98
2 classic albums from British vocalist Georgie Fame – back to back on one CD! First up are Two Faces Of Fame – live and studio – as each side of the album was recorded in each mode! Side one features the Brit jazz vocalist swinging in a live set recorded in early 1967 – ... read more CD
Go Jazz, 1998. Used ... $16.99
The great Georgie Fame hardly sounds wounded here – as the singer's in the middle of a great return to form in the 90s – a decade that saw him cutting some tremendous albums like this! Fame's in his home turf of London – working with a small combo at Ronnie Scott's, and turning ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Reprise/EG, 1985. Used ... $3.99
Inner City/P-Vine (Japan), 1985. New Copy ... $28.99
An auspicious name, but an intimate little record – one served up by the vocal duo of Wendy Simon and Eric Shaw – in a mode that's a fair bit like work from Jackie & Roy, but a bit more bop-oriented as well! The pair do a great job of riffing together on the upbeat numbers – ... read more CD
(Part of the "Lounge At Break Dawn" series!)
