Could there be any more confrontational sound in Miles Davis' vast catalog than the distorted guitars and tinny double-timing drums reacting to a two-note bass riff funking it up on the first track from On the Corner? Before the trumpet even enters the st
Unforgettable... with Love was legendary singer and songwriter Natalie Cole's biggest selling album. Since it's initial release in 1991, it has sold over seven million copies and also won Cole seven Grammy Awards.
Nearly 48 hours of live improvised performance recorded at 1 venue over 12 months and 28 shows -culled, cut, rendered, and remixed into 19 potent pieces of organic beat music.
Ultimate Sinatra's 180-gram 2LP version brims with 24 stellar recordings representing Frank Sinatra's unparalleled, six decade-long recording career. Ultimate Sinatra presents key recordings from the Chairman of the Board's Columbia, Capitol & Reprise rep
Poetry for the Beat Generation, legendary beatnik writer Jack Kerouac's second album, Blues and Haikus, teamed him with producer Bob Thiele and came out on Thiele's Hanover label in 1959.
This Hits collection was carefully curated, composed by such names as Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart, and Duke Ellington. Many of these tunes were taken from the celebrated song books that gained Ella Fitzgerald enormous prestige.
This release compiles a collection of rare tracks from the early stages of Nina Simone’s career. It is presented here for the first time ever on a single set. Among the treasures are her seldom heard earliest recordings, made in Atlantic City in 1956
Little Girl Blue documents Nina Simone's unparalleled and idiosyncratic musical persona at a particularly vibrant, formative stage, and helped launch her on a trajectory with more than its share of personal and professional trials and triumphs.
Import 180gm vinyl LP pressing of this 1960 album, one of the most celebrated in Davis' vast catalog. Sketches of Spain was Miles Davis and Gil Evans' third conceptual album.
Now cited as one of his best albums, Waltz for Debby was a live album from Bill Evans' trio and was the companion release to the critically acclaimed Sunday at the Village Vanguard.
The 1975 album from Gil Scott-Heron and his musical partner in crime, Brian Jackson. From South Africa to South Carolina includes the single 'Johannesburg' which brought to our attention the resistance to the apartheid regime in South Africa.
This follow-up to the righteous and soulful Winter in America LP continues with the solid, decidedly left-of-center jazz-R&B that made him a cult figure throughout the '70s.
This collection of songs is drawn from the early years of her releases and very much reflects her diversity of musical choices. Her work is amongst the very best and this album is a taster of her immense talent
Over the course of a career spanning six decades, drummer Jerry Granelli has worked with many of the greatest artists across the full spectrum of jazz and beyond.
