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In contrast to her classic Songbook albums for Verve this 1961 date captures the essence of Ella Fitzgerald as most people got to see her live with a swinging quartet The program is made up mostly of repertoire from the Swing and early Bebop periods with Ella mixing soulful ballads...
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Funk guitarist Fisher teamed up with four ace musicians for this excellent set of groovy soul funk with jazzy leanings recorded in 1969 for Stax subsidiary Cadet...
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Mostly improvised by clarinettist Scott backed by Hozan Yamamoto and Shinichi Yuize on the Japanese instruments shakuhachi and koto this 1964 album is a precursor to later movements in ambient and new age music from in and out of the jazz world This Verve By Request title is pressed on...
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Audiopile Review Mind blowing live set from Alice Coltrane at the height of her powers recorded just after the release of her landmark Journey In Satchidananda Featuring the jaw dropping lineup of Pharoah Sanders Archie Shepp Jimmy Garrison Cecil McBee among others Alice Coltrane leads the group through the...
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Night Reign is the new album from GRAMMY winner Arooj Aftab an ode to the night as her primary source of inspiration and a vivid reflection of the creative community she has fostered in her home of Brooklyn New York Featuring nine original compositions three English language tracks and an...
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Space Flight was the debut recording by the mysterious organist Sam Lazar Issued on Argo in 1960 it features guitar wizard Grant Green on only his second recording as well as Chicago blues legend Willie Dixon on bass The Verve By Request Series features 180 gram vinyl pressed at Third...
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Highlighting an extraordinary guitar trio at the height of their powers in one of jazz s most hallowed spaces Kenny Burrell s A Night At The Vanguard on Argo makes a strong case for Burrell as one of the most influential voices on his instrument Featuring bassist Richard Davis and...
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One of the true masterpieces in the Verve catalog Kenny Burrell s Guitar Forms features unforgettable arrangements by Gil Evans Nominated for three Grammy awards in 1966 Guitar Forms stands as Burrell s definitive musical statement Verve s Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180 gram...
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This 1960 album s inventive Richard Weiss arrangements combine with Carter s uniquely masterful and modern vocals for fresh takes on standards Highlights include a lively run through What A Little Moonlight Can Do inspired scatting on On The Alamo and a beautifully tender take on There s No You...
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Excellent 60s work by Stan Getz tunes recorded in 1964 but not issued at the time thanks to a flurry of bossa nova craziness The pairing of Getz and Bill Evans is a wonderful one here as both players are at their warmest and working with a wonderful sense of...
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1966 s Look To The Rainbow is one of the jewels of Astrud Gilberto s catalog and of the bossa nova canon Teaming with arranger Gil Evans and producer Creed Taylor the orchestral backing perfectly complements Astrud s whispery understated voice especially on the title track and the sweet ballad...
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Guitarist Grant Green joins organist Gloria Coleman and drummer Pola Roberts on this satisfying and soulful album unique in the Impulse catalog Produced by Bob Thiele recorded by Rudy Van Gelder and originally released in 1963...
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Drummer Chico Hamilton has met many top young musicians in his years as a bandleader but it is less well known that Larry Coryell made his recording debut with his solid and mellow soul jazz performance lending a bluesy edge to The Dealer In addition to mainly originals from Chico...
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Soulville is quintessential Ben Webster intimate tender endlessly expressive Webster was internationally recognized as one of Jazz s elder statesman when he recorded this album in 1957 Leading a stellar combo through a program consisting mostly of vintage pop tunes the great tenor saxophonist is at his peak Verve s...
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One of the first soul jazz icons of the mid 60s Ramsey Lewis recorded The In Crowd over three days during a 1965 club date at the Bohemian Caverns in Washington D C Highlights from this lively collection include the bluesy Since I Fell For You the groove on Tennessee...
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Tyner s third Impulse album originally released in 1964 resulted from two sessions one featuring a sextet made up of three horns and fellow John Coltrane Quartet member Elvin Jones the other featuring his trio at the time with bassist Jimmy Garrison also a Coltrane bandmate and drummer Tootie Heath...
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Now s the Time captures Charlie Parker during one of his peak recording periods The personnel of Hank Jones Al Haig Percy Heath Teddy Kotick and Max Roach all contribute immeasurably to this classic session There are numerous outtakes which offers a fascinating analysis of Parker s improvisations as well...
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If you want to luxuriate in jazz then look no further than the Bill Evans Trio with Claus Ogerman conducting a 48 piece orchestra on the appropriately named Bill Evans Trio With Symphony Orchestra Released in February 1966 the album was the brainchild of Verve s A amp R Director...
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On his sole album as a leader bassist Melvin Jackson a veteran of the Eddie Harris band this album includes two Harris originals plays with a bow plucks and plugs his upright bass into a Maestro G 2 filter box a Boomerang an Echoplex and an Ampeg amp The result...
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Pianist Junior Mance a veteran of albums and dates with Dinah Washington and Cannonball Adderley was offered his own recording date by Norman Granz during a session with Dizzy Gillespie The result is this 1959 debut album a bluesy and swinging date with Gillespie s drummer Lex Humphries and bassist...
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On October 16 1957 one of the great studio sessions of the decade took place in Capitol s famous studios in Hollywood The brilliant tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins spent much of the day and evening in the studios recording two separate albums with producer Norman Granz for Verve Records The...
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Roach s solid group featuring Ray Bryant Julian Priester and Stanley and Tommy Turrentine are joined by the great Abbey Lincoln on vocals for two tracks Never Leave Me and Cole Porter s I Concentrate On You A fantastic and often overlooked album this is the first US reissue since...
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Singer songwriter Kurt Vile aka Philly s Constant Hitmaker releases his new EP Back To Moon Beach In addition to Le Bon his long time and unfortunately recently deceased friend and producer Rob Laakso Stella Mozgawa Warpaint Courtney Barnett and Chris Cohen also took part in this With an impressive...
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With this reissue Verve By Request celebrates the 20th anniversary of this landmark genre busting album conceived led and produced by trumpeter Roy Hargrove who considered it a tribute to his childhood love of hip hop Featuring a 10 piece band special guests include D ÄôAngelo Q Tip Erykah Badu...
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Root Down is a 1972 live jazz album by Jimmy Smith The album was recorded in Los Angeles on February 8 1972 Smith is joined by Paul Humphrey Wilton Felder Buck Clarke Arthur Adams and Steve Williams The album features the song Root Down And Get It which was sampled...
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Released on the Cadet label in 1968 The Peace Maker was the first of ten collaborations between the great tenor saxophonist Harold Land and vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson With a group including pianist Joe Sample the session results in a lively lyrical and high quality session The Verve By Request Series...
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Very Tall released in 1961 features the first partnership between Oscar Peterson and vibraphonist Milt Jackson The quartet set which also includes bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen swings as hard as one might expect Highlights include ÄòOn Green Dolphin Street Äô ÄòJohn Brown s Body a jam on...
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Don Cherry reunites with his bandmates Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins from the original Ornette Coleman Quartet along with ÄòTeaxs tenor Äô saxophonist James Clay on this stellar session from 1989 This Verve By Request title is pressed on 180 gram vinyl at Third Man in Detroit nbsp <iframe title=...
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Guitar legend John Scofield fuses with trip hop jazz trio Medeski Martin amp Wood on this influential and much loved album originally released on New Year Äôs Day in 1998 The quartet gets funky on ÄúChank Äù and the organ drenched ÄúHottentot Äù and nods to Scofield Äôs fusion roots...
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For this 1961 release Mingus chose music composed before he heard the revolutionary playing of Charlie Parker The album features large ensembles and includes two swing era contrapuntal Äòmash ups Äô with one song playing out of the left channel and another from the right Verve Äôs Acoustic Sounds Series...
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Acoustic Sounds Series reissues from Verve Universal Music Enterprises Monthly releases highlighting the world s most historic and best jazz records Mastered by Bernie Grundman from the original analog tapes 180 gram LPs pressed at Quality Record Pressings Stoughton Printing gatefold old style tip on jackets Series supervised by...
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On this 1970 album recorded in Los Angeles Donato departs from his Brazilian bossa nova roots incorporating an eclectic and electric mix of funk fusion and psychedelic pop The result is a groovy Fender Rhodes driven set highlighted by The Frog and Lunar Tune The Verve By Request Series features...
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Arriving from various points in Mexico Panama Cuba and Puerto Rico this nine man group led by Benny Velarde found each other and their music in San Francisco in the early 1970 s They brought the music of their homes to the heavy sounds of San Francisco and merged the...
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The coupling of star trombonist Kai Winding with some of the best country amp western songs old and new is a great combination Winding is one of the most melodic trombonists in jazz history Winding and producer Creed Taylor recorded the album in Nashville including greats like I Walk The...
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This 1970 album see master saxophonist Stan Getz cover hits of the day with Beatles producer George Martin at the controls Getz tries his hand at songs by Paul Simon Bacharach David a heartfelt take on Joni Mitchell s Both Sides Now and Graham s Nash title track This Verve...
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Originally released in 1996 and for the first time here on vinyl The New Standard features songs by Stevie Wonder Prince Sade Nirvana and more getting creative inspired and swinging jazz takes from Herbie and a world class band The recording features an all star cast of Michael Brecker John...
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This live album released on vinyl for the first time is made up of 3 European dates in 2001 and introduced Shorter s Footprint Quartet pianist Danilo Perez bassist John Patitucci and drummer Brian Blade All are in top form especially on challenging reimaginations of the title track and Masquelero...
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Multi Grammy® and Oscar® winner Jon Batiste invites the world to experience the marriage of hard hitting pop songs to a rich tapestry of international sounds on his highly anticipated album World Music Radio Jon Batiste delves into the profound question Isn t all music in essence world music Drawing...
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In the 60s the jazz pianist Bill Evans would occasionally record an orchestral easy listening session to pay the bills with predictably mediocre results But FROM LEFT TO RIGHT while certainly easy on the ears is also one of Evans most intriguing lost records brought to us courtesy of Verve...
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The Newport Jazz Festival had always brought the best out in Nina Simone When she took to that famous stage on July 2 1966 the audience was treated to the full range of her artistry from the opener a breathtaking version of You ve Got To Learn to an electrifying...
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This excellent 1965 album from the always versatile Lateef runs the gamut musically from the Coltrane influenced Semi Octo to soulful reads of standards from Hammerstein Kern Fats Waller and Erik Satie and a beautifully rendered original Bamboo Flute Blues Verve By Request Series features 180 gram vinyl pressed at...
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Verve By Request Series Monthly releases from Verve Label Group s jazz catalog Handpicked rarities and fan favorites include out of print titles and first ever vinyl pressings Verve Records UMe and Third Man Records have partnered to resurrect the popular reissue series Verve By Request with a vinyl twist...
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Taking the listener on a smoother rather than bumpier ride down the moonlight highway of jazz is Wes Montgomery a chief architect of the world s guitar virtuoso scene Not only is his brilliant command of the six string present here so is the vivid color tones of notes and...
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In her first recording for Verve Dearie showcases her sense of swing and her first class piano playing on this self titled 1957 gem Dearie surveys the Great American Songbook on standouts like Deed I Do and Thou Swell as well as three songs sung in French Verve By Request...
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Kitt is in excellent form on this never before reissued 1962 album swinging her way through Billy May arrangements on classics like Love For Sale and Diamonds are a Girl s Best Friend Verve By Request Series features 180 gram vinyl pressed at Third Man in Detroit <iframe src= https...
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These 1969 recordings released 5 years later combine Shepp s free jazz bonafides and a blend of blues and funk through an African lens all in a big band setting The all star brass section featuring James Spaulding and Charles Davis on sax along with trombonist Graham Moncur III lead...
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Released on the Cadet label in 1970 this album s wondrous mix of spiritual and funky jazz and unique instrumentation defy categorization Harpist Ashby adds the koto a 13 stringed Japanese instrument to her arsenal and her long time arranger Richard Evans blends flutes vibraphone oboe kalimba and Ashby s...
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Smokin at the Half Note is essential listening for anyone who wants to hear why Wes Montgomery s dynamic live shows were considered the pinnacle of his brilliant and incredibly influential guitar playing Montgomery never played with more drive and confidence and he s supported every step of the way...
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