Bill Frisell convenes a new line-up of musical friends on his third Blue Note album, Four, which features the acclaimed guitarist with Gregory Tardy on saxophone and clarinet, Gerald Clayton on piano, and Johnathan Blake on drums. Together, the foursome delves into intimate explorations of thirteen Frisell originals (both old and new) to create this stunning…
Bill Henderson – Bill Henderson With The Oscar Peterson Trio (Verve By Request Series) [180g LP] Bill Henderson may not have been a household name among jazz singers, but this 1963 release raises a valid point that maybe he should have been. Of course, taking on this mix of standards with the Oscar Peterson Trio…
Charlie Parker s first album with a string section landed in 1950, ten years after his debut recordings. Although the overtly lush arrangements of Charlie Parker with Strings were Parker s idea, the record must ve been something of a relief to producer Norman Granz, especially when the sides went on to become Bird s…
Essential Collection from Late Great Down-Home Soul Legend Back on Vinyl LP! The antithesis of the sweaty R&B shouter that prowled the edge of stages, Bill Withers dealt in mellow, downhome-styled soul and emotional vulnerability, qualities that come to the fore on his seminal 1981 Greatest Hits collection. Evidence of Withers crossover appeal is found not only via his…
Keeping It Real for 50 Years: Bill Withers Still Bill Is an Understated Soul Masterwork Distinguished by Unstinting Consistency, Universal Emotions, Smooth Singing, and Direct Songwriting Mastered on Mobile Fidelity s Renowned Mastering System and Pressed at RTI for Definitive Sound: Mobile Fidelity s 180g Vinyl LP Plays with Lifelike Presence, Richness, Detail, Textures, and Transparency …
Crafted from extraordinary unheard interviews, and restoring key performances into color for the first time, Billie is the story of the singer who changed the face of American music, and the journalist who died trying to tell it. Billie Holiday had one of the greatest voices of all time. She was a woman of breath-taking talent and global popularity…
Limited eco-mix yellow colored vinyl. Billie Eilish s third studio album, HIT ME HARD AND SOFT , released via Darkroom Interscope Records is her most daring body of work to date, a diverse yet cohesive collection of songs – ideally listened to in it s entirety from beginning to end – does exactly as the…
Billie Eilish – HIT ME HARD AND SOFT – Alternative Vinyl LP Billie Eilish’s third studio album, HIT ME HARD AND SOFT , released via Darkroom Interscope Records is her most daring body of work to date, a diverse yet cohesive collection of songs— ideally listened to in its entirety from beginning to end—does exactly…
“Lady In Satin” (1958) is Billie’s penultimate album completed in her lifetime. Produced by Irving Townsend, and engineered by Fred Plaut, its sound is sensuous, rich and swelling with emotion – though much criticized by Lady’s fans who had grown to enjoy her recordings with deft jazz combos earlier in the decade. The song material…
High-definition premium 180gm vinyl pressing of this classic Jazz album. Jazz Wax Records. 2010. 1 Trav lin Light (Johnny Mercer-Jimmy Mundy-Trummy Young) 3:10 2 I Must Have That Man! (Jimmy McHugh-Dorothy Fields) 3:06 3 Some Other Spring (Arthur Herzog Jr.-Irene Kitchings) 3:39 4 Lady Sings the Blues (Herbie Nichols-Billie Holiday) 3:46 5 Strange Fruit (Lewis Allan) 3:04 6 God Bless the…
Limited 180gm brown colored vinyl LP pressing. 1 Strange Fruit 2 Yesterdays 3 Fine and Mellow 4 I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues 5 How Am I to Know? 6 My Old Flame 7 I ll Get By 8 I Cover the Waterfront 9 I ll Be Seeing You 10 I m Yours 11 Embraceable You 12 As Time Goes By 13 He s Funny That Way…
Double vinyl LP pressing. A compilation of Billy Childish related groups to celebrate the release of the brand-new book – To Ease My Troubled Mind: The Authorised Unauthorised History of Billy Childish written by Ted Kessler. My name is William Ivy Loveday, aka Steve Hamper, aka Guy Hamper, aka Jack Ketch, aka Billy Childish. I…
On his aptly titled 1973 solo debut, Spectrum, Billy Cobham revealed his interest and aptitude for the rock, jazz and funk genres. Cobham s impressive list of collaborators here include keyboardist Jan Hammer, guitarist Tommy Bolin, electric bassist Lee Sklar and Ray Barretto on congas. Cobham was fresh off his success with the Mahavishnu Orchestra when he recorded Spectrum….