Best Jazz Albums 2019 - April 2024

The Final Tour: Copenhagen, March 24, 1960

The latest entry in the award-winning Miles Davis Bootleg Series focuses on the final chapter in the landmark collaboration between Davis and saxophonist John Coltrane: their last live performances together, in Europe in the spring of 1960. Miles and Coltrane first collaborated in 1955, when Davis recruited the tenor saxophonist alongside pianist Red Garland, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Philly Joe Jones. This "first great quintet" made their Columbia Records debut in 1957. Those early recordings showcased the stunning contrasts between Miles' spacious, melodic lines and Trane's cascading... [Read More]

• ASIN: B077Z82BCF
• UPC: 889854987411
• ASIN: B077Z82BCF
• Manufacturer: Sony Legacy

God's Problem Child

'God's Problem Child' is Willie s first album to debut all-new songs since 'Band of Brothers' in 2014. It includes 13 new songs, including seven recently written by Willie and Buddy Cannon, his longtime collaborator and producer. The album's title track, penned by Jamey Johnson and Tony Joe White, includes vocals by both writers and the legendary Leon Russell (on what may be Russell's very last recording). Closing the album is "He Won't Ever Be Gone," a song written by Gary Nicholson that pays tribute to Willie's outlaw country comrade, Merle Haggard.

• ASIN: B01NBZ59J6
• UPC: 889854157326
• ASIN: B01NBZ59J6
• Brand: Sony Legacy
• Manufacturer: SMG

The Blues Is Alive And Well

2018 studio album from the great blues man with guests Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Jeff Beck & James Bay

• ASIN: B07CHX88S3
• UPC: 190758124728
• ASIN: B07CHX88S3
• Brand: Rca
• Manufacturer: RCA

My Way

My Way, Willie Nelson's new studio album, explores his admiration and connection to Frank Sinatra's art and artistry across 11 fresh, intoxicating takes on songs made famous by the Chairman of the Board. Recorded in the tradition of 1978s legendary Stardust and 2016s Grammy Award-winning Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin, My Way is a warm and personal nod from one icon to another. Included are Willie's takes on timeless tunes like "Summer Wind," "It Was A Very Good Year," "I'll Be Around," "Fly Me To The Moon," "What Is This Thing Called Love" (cast as a duet with fellow Grammy winner N... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07FDHD8YJ
• UPC: 190758705026
• ASIN: B07FDHD8YJ
• Brand: Sony Legacy
• Manufacturer: SMG

A Star Is Born Soundtrack

2018 soundtrack to the remake of the iconic film, performed by the lead actors Bradley Cooper & Lady Gaga with snippets of film dialogue interspersed between the songs.

• ASIN: B07GRLPXPB
• UPC: 602567775539
• ASIN: B07GRLPXPB
• ISBN: 0602567775539
• Brand: Interscope
• Manufacturer: Interscope

The Capitol Studios Sessions [2 LP]

• ASIN: B07G1XX25X
• UPC: 602567925972
• ASIN: B07G1XX25X
• Manufacturer: Verve

Roll With The Punches

Roll With The Punches – Van Morrison’s 37th studio album - sees him simultaneously hand-picking a selection of rhythm and blues classics (by the likes of Bo Diddley, Mose Allison, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Lightnin’ Hopkins among others) and recording a set of new self-written songs. It’s an album that features raw, intimate interpretations of some of the cornerstones of rock’n’roll alongside five new numbers by one of our most consistently brilliant recording artists. Roll With The Punches was produced by Van Morrison and recorded with an incredible team of studio collaborators in... [Read More]

• ASIN: B073SQR7BZ
• UPC: 602557718515
• ASIN: B073SQR7BZ
• Brand: Caroline
• Manufacturer: Caroline International

Best Swing Jazz Album 2019

• ASIN: B07W9549NV
• ASIN: B07W9549NV
• Manufacturer: Calm Jazz Record

Traveller

"His voice is just incredible...it's like caramel." Adele"REAL music fans already know. So, mainstream: Chris Stapleton. Remember that name..." Justin Timberlake"One of the best singers on the planet. It's ridiculous...so good. So good" Little Big Town"Stapleton's writing is masterful, but his huge country/blues voice think Gregg Allman by way of the Kentucky coal mines is what will really blow your hair back and make you literally feel every word he sings." Rolling Stone"Every once in a while you run into a singer here in Nashville who just blows you away, an artist who can create sound in an... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00SWBLS3C
• UPC: 602537577439
• ASIN: B00SWBLS3C
• Brand: Mercury Nashville
• Manufacturer: Mercury Nashville

The Best Damn Thing

• ASIN: B000NA1OXY
• UPC: 886970377423
• ASIN: B000NA1OXY
• Brand: Columbia
• Manufacturer: RCA

The Beatles (The White Album) [4 LP]

For 50 years, ‘The White Album’ has invited its listeners to venture forth and explore the breadth and ambition of its music, delighting and inspiring each new generation in turn. The Beatles have now released a suite of lavishly presented ‘White Album’ packages, including a 180-gram 4LP vinyl set housed in a 2 piece lift off lid box and gatefold sleeves. The album’s 30 tracks are newly mixed by producer Giles Martin and mix engineer Sam Okell in stereo.

• ASIN: B07HFZKLBL
• UPC: 602567572015
• ASIN: B07HFZKLBL
• Brand: Capitol
• Manufacturer: Capitol

Albums: 1968-1972

2017 seven CD box. When they formed in 1968, Pentangle were hailed as folk's first supergroup, fusing elements of jazz and underground music and comprising the twin guitar/songwriting talents of Bert Jansch and John Renbourn with bassist Danny Thompson, drummer Terry Cox and singer Jacqui McShee. Between 1968 and 1972, Pentangle issued six albums - five on legendary Folk label Transatlantic and a swansong release on Reprise. Their debut, The Pentangle (1968), was hailed as a folk rock classic and charted in the UK at #21. Sequel Sweet Child (also 1968) was an ambitious double album coupling li... [Read More]

• ASIN: B072ZFNTNL
• ASIN: B072ZFNTNL
• Brand: CHERRY RED
• Manufacturer: Cherry Red

Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album

Unknown until 2004 and unheard until now, these recordings by the John Coltrane Quartet are, as Sonny Rollins says in the liner notes, like finding a new room in the Great Pyramid. Featuring the Classic Quartet – John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones – and recorded at the end of a two-week run at Birdland, the music on this album represents one of the most influential groups in music history both performing in a musical style it had perfected and reaching in new, exploratory directions that were to affect the trajectory of jazz from that point forward. The standard ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07D4ZWCHX
• UPC: 602567639251
• ASIN: B07D4ZWCHX
• Brand: Verve
• Manufacturer: Verve

Bitter-Sweet (Deluxe)

New album from Bryan Ferry

• ASIN: B07JK2FKS2
• ASIN: B07JK2FKS2
• Brand: Bmg Rights Managemen
• Manufacturer: BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd

Piano & A Microphone 1983

Recorded in 1983 at Prince's Kiowa Trail home studio in Chanhassen, MN & engineered by Don Batts, Piano & A Microphone 1983 is a nine track, 35-minute album features a previously unreleased home studio cassette recording of Prince at his piano. The private rehearsal provides a rare, intimate glimpse into Prince s creative process as he worked through songs which include 17 Days and Purple Rain (neither of which would be released until 1984), a cover of Joni Mitchell's A Case Of You, Strange Relationship (not released until 1987 on his critically acclaimed Sign O' The Times album), and Internat... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07DKJGNSF
• UPC: 793588570675
• ASIN: B07DKJGNSF
• Brand: Warner Bros.
• Manufacturer: Warner Bros.

Personnel: McCoy Tyner (piano); Gary Bartz (saxophone); Terence Blanchard (trumpet); Christian McBride (bass instrument); Lewis Nash (drums).Recording information: Avatar, New York, New York (11/18/2003 - 11/19/2003).ILLUMINATIONS finds McCoy Tyner, some 40 years after his best-known work (as a member of John Coltrane's legendary early-1960s quartet), still kicking. Tyner's energies as a session leader, composer, and ever-progressive musician haven't flagged since the mid-'60's, when the pianist started heading his own dates. On this 2004 album, as per usual, Tyner has surrounded himself with some of the finest personnel in jazz, including bassist Christian McBride, sax player Gary Bartz, and trumpeter Terence Blanchard.Tyner's music is appealing for its balance of familiar hard-bop vocabulary and intricately wrought structures--it is rhythmic and accessible, yet intellectually engaging. Tyner plays with great vigor, mixing virtuoso classical flourishes with bold chords and dazzlingly complex solos. His compositions here touch on avant-bebop ("The Chase"), Latin groove ("Angelina"), and smooth swing (the title track--on which all the musicians get a chance to stretch out). Blanchard's playing is especially notable, substantiating the melody lines in the chorus and blazing on the solos (as on "New Orleans Stomp," driven by a classic second-line beat). The high quality of music here--in conception and execution--should come as no surprise to long-time fans of Tyner or his sidemen.

Mccoy Tyner - Illuminations (SACD NEW)Label: TelarcFormat: SACDRelease Date: 22 Jun 2004No. of Discs: 1UPC: 089408359965Details1. Illuminations2. Angelina3. New Orleans Stomp4. Come Rain Or Come Shine5. Soulstice6. Blessings7. If I Should Lose You8. The Chase9.

• UPC: 3465201

Personnel: Chico O'Farrill (conductor, arranger); Jimmy Cozier, Marshall McDonald, Bobby Porcelli (alto saxophone); Mike Migliore, Peter Brainin (tenor saxophone); Pablo Calogero (baritone saxophone); Jim Seeley, Matt Hilgenburg, Roger Ingram, Kenny Rampton, Peter Olstad, David "Piro" Rodriguez (trumpet); Gary Valente, Sam Burtis, Papo Vazquez, Jack Jeffers (trombone); Arturo O'Farrill (piano); Andy Gonzalez, Joe Santiago (bass); Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez, Willie Martinez (drums); Eddie Bobe (bongos, percussion); Joe Gonzalez (congas).Producers: Jorge Ulla, Todd Barkan, Arturo O'Farrill.Recorded at Clinton Recording Studios, New York, New York in December 1998 and in June & July 1999. Includes liner notes by Oscar Hijuelos, Enrique Fernandez and Nat ChediakHEART OF A LEGEND was nominated for the 2000 Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album.

THE HEART OF A LEGEND

• UPC: 3448416

Personnel: Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone); Idrees Sulieman (trumpet); J.J. Johnson (trombone); Hank Jones (piano); Barry Galbraith (guitar); Oscar Pettiford (bass); Jo Jones (drums).Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios, New York, New York on March 12 & 15, 1957. Originally released on Riverside (233). Includes liner notes by Orrin Keepnews.Digitally remasterd by Joe Tarantino (1987, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California).THE HAWK THAT FLIES HIGH is a swingin' small group session lead by Coleman Hawkins in 1957. This album features the then-young bebop musicians J.J. Johnson (trombone), Idrees Sulieman (trumpet), Barry Galbraith (guitar), Oscar Pettiford (bass), and the great Hank Jones (piano).The rhythm section plays with a quieter, calmer approach to the music best evidenced by the opening track "Chant." However, early hard-bop is heard on tracks such as "Juicy Fruit" and "Blue Lights." Refusing to be pigeon-holed, Hawkins returns to his swing roots with "Sanctity." This is one of Hawk's best efforts from to come out of the 1950s.

THE HAWK FLIES HIGH [CD] [1 DISC]

• UPC: 3447524

Personnel includes: Erin McKeown (vocals, various instruments); Dave Chalfant(electric guitar, upright & electric basses, percussion, samples); Katryna Nields, Beth Amsel (background vocals).Recorded at Sackamusic Studios, Amhearst, Massachusetts between October 1999 & January 2000.Virginia-born and New England-based, Erin McKeown's musical roots seem to lie somewhere in the deep South. Throughout her aptly named debut, DISTILLATION, you can hear echoes of Robert Johnson, G. Love, the Faulknerian landscape of the first couple albums by the Band, and most obviously, the rural mythos best explored, from entirely different angles, by those Louisiana-born Williams non-sisters, Victoria and Lucinda.While nowhere near as helium-pitched, McKeown shares Victoria's fondness for odd, jazz-inflected phrasing, especially on the swooping vocal melody of the Tin Pan Alleyish "Didn't They?," on which McKeown soars and dives like a drunken seagull, or the Billie Holidayesque trills in "The Little Cowboy." What McKeown has in common with Lucinda Williams is her wry but essentially romantic, tradition-rooted but not bound lyrical stance. The countryish "La Petite Mort," with its sly sex-and-religion twining, would not have sounded out of place on CAR WHEELS ON A GRAVEL ROAD.

DISTILLATION [ERIN MCKEOWN] [CD] [1

• UPC: 3489203

Personnel: Common Sense (vocals); Tony Orbach (saxophone); Lenny Underwood (keyboards); Kenny Aaronson (bass); Twilite Tone, Tarsha Jones (background vocals); Immenslope, Rayshel.Producers: Immenslope, The Beat Nuts, Twilite Tone.The first album by Chicago MC Common, CAN I BORROW A DOLLAR?, is widely accepted in hip-hop's underground as a classic. Raw cuts like "Blows to the Temple" demonstrate why, and give listeners a glimpse at a legend in the making.With CAN I BORROW A DOLLAR?, a younger, more careless Common was simply out to demonstrate his talents to a nation obsessed with New York and L.A. rap. The lo-fi beat structure of the album is reminiscent of the music of the early '90s, when heavy jazz and funk influences dominated East Coast hip-hop. Though the disc is layered with gritty beats and samples that now seem familiar, they seem vibrant when put into context with other material of the same era. The Beatnuts offer one of their early productions on "Heidi Hoe," a track that may shock listeners who are used to Common's more reflective, socially aware lyrics of today. While certainly not his best work, die-hard fans won't be disappointed.

Common - Can I Borrow A Dollar (CD NEW)Label: RelativityFormat: CD MODRelease Date: 06 Oct 1992No. of Discs: 1UPC: 088561108427Album Tracks1. A Penny For My Thoughts2. Charms Alarm3. Take It EZ4. Heidi Hoe5. Breaker 1/96.

• UPC: 3464472

The Best Blue Note Album In The World...Ever! (2CD)

The Best Blue Note Album In The World...Ever!

• UPC: 3199837

Full title: Michael Feinstein With The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players.Personnel includes: Michael Feinstein (vocals, piano); Alan Broadbent (arranger, conductor, piano); Avishai Cohen (bass); Albie Berk (drums); The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.Producers: Allen Sviridoff, Leslie Ann Jones.Recorded at The Mann Auditorium, Tel Aviv, Israel; Capitol, Hollywood,California; Skywalker Sound Studios, Marin County, California. Includes linernotes by Michael Feinstein. MICHAEL FEINSTEIN WITH THE ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA was nominated forthe 2003 Grammy Awards for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.Though he's one of the premier modern interpreters of the Great American Songbook, Michael Feinstein went until 2001 without ever releasing an album featuring symphony orchestra. His intimate, cabaret-bred interpretive style might strike some as an unusual match for full orchestra, but Alan Broadbent's arrangements (and the orchestra's innate gifts) ensure that Feinstein's up-close-and-personal vocal approach is never overwhelmed. Whether delivering a lovelorn ballad like "Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry" or getting bold and swinging on "The Best Is Yet To Come," Feinstein glides along smoothly on the sensuous sonic blanket the orchestra provides, making for a rich, distinctive recording.

Michael Feinstein - With The Israel Philharmonic Orch. (SACD NEW)Label: Concord RecordsFormat: SACDRelease Date: 22 Jul 2003No. of Discs: 1UPC: 013431101468Details1. Folks Who Live on the Hill2. Best Is Yet to Come3. Guess I'll Hang

• UPC: 3441424

WES MONTGOMERY-The Best Of-Jazz Guitar Album-VERVE #V6-8714

Album is in very good condition. Album plays near perfectly with very minor paper scuffs/scratches that do not interfere with the sound quality. Vinyl is bright and shiny. Label is clean. Album cover is in

• UPC: 289171571

Al Hirt: Best Of Dixieland Jazz Album

Collectible like new condition album. Album is in very good condition. Album plays near perfectly with very minor paper scuffs/scratches that do not interfere with the sound quality. Vinyl is bright and shiny. Label is

• UPC: 917023085

Josephine Baker - Very Best of [New CD] UK - Import

• UPC: 143358399191
• Category: CDs
• Price: 8 USD

Various Artists - Sing A Song Of Jazz: The Best Of Vocal Jazz On Resonance [New

• UPC: 362668034320
• Category: CDs
• Price: 11 USD

THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND FYC Michel Legrand Best Original Score Golden Globe

• UPC: 123568248271
• Category: CDs
• Price: 129 USD

Smith,Gloria / Stewa - Best Voices Time Forgot [New CD] Italy - Import

• UPC: 133296293455
• Category: CDs
• Price: 16 USD

Paul Anka BEST OF (NOT3CD292) 60 Essential Songs COLLECTION New Sealed 3 CD

• UPC: 132990257681
• Category: CDs
• Price: 8 USD

Chris Standring - Best of Chris Standring Remixed [New CD] Digipack Packaging

• UPC: 362740617712
• Category: CDs
• Price: 16 USD

Harvey,Jane / Phillips,Anne - Best Voices Forgot [New CD] Italy - Import

• UPC: 143252000604
• Category: CDs
• Price: 16 USD

The Andrews Sisters VERY BEST OF 40 Essential Songs COLLECTION New Sealed 2 CD

• UPC: 143173284178
• Category: CDs
• Price: 6 USD

Denis Solee - Best of Denis Solee [New CD]

• UPC: 143368993634
• Category: CDs
• Price: 11 USD

Ray Charles PLATINUM COLLECTION Best Of 60 Classic Songs ESSENTIAL New 3 CD

• UPC: 133116145720
• Category: CDs
• Price: 8 USD