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Nat King Cole, The Touch Of Your Lips, 1961 on Capitol. Arranged and conducted by Ralph Carmicheal – “an album of ballads as tender as a kiss” Did…
The Oscar Peterson Trio, The Trio: Live From Chicago, 1961 on Verve. Ray Brown, Ed Thigpen, Oscar Peterson – live at The London House in Chicago – multiple…
Ella Fitzgerald, Ella, 1959 on Verve. This is a mid-seventies reissue of what was originally released in 1959 as “Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers” in a…
Oscar Peterson & Harry Edison, Oscar Peterson & Harry Edison, 1975 on Pablo Records. Another excellent mid seventies jazz record on the label Norman Granz founded in 1973….
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson Plays The Cole Porter Song Book, 1959 on Verve. I love the “song book” albums from the fifties – [artist] plays the [composer] song…
Nat ‘King’ Cole, Penthouse Serenade, 1955 on Capitol. Originally a 10″ record released om 1952, then as an LP in 1955 with more tracks. My pressing is an…
Abbey Lincoln, It’s Magic, 1958 on Riverside. Lincoln’s third LP and second on Riverside. My copy is the Vinyl Me, Please reissue and is a fantastic pressing.
Nat ‘King’ Cole, The Piano Style of Nat ‘King’ Cole, 1956 on Capitol. My copy is a 1962 Capitol pressing With orchestra conducted and arranged by Nelson Riddle….
Duke Ellington and Ray Brown, This One’s For Blanton, 1975 on Pablo Records. This is a beautifully recorded tribute album to Duke Ellington bassist Jimmy Blanton (who died…
Sarah Vaughan and Billy Eckstine Sing the Best of Irving Berlin, 1958 on Mercury. MG 20316, mono. ” Long Playing Microgroove” labels Great thrift shop find. Though the…
Cannonball Adderley and the Bossa Rio Sextet with Sergio Mendes, Cannonball’s Bossa Nova, 1963 on Riverside. My copy is a Capitol Records reissue from 1968 without the “Cannonball’s…
Thelonious Monk, Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington, 1956 on Riverside. My copy is an 1982 pressing in the Original Jazz Classics series – jacket reproduced from the 1958…
Ray Brown, This is Ray Brown, 1958 on Verve My copy is an 80s Japanese pressing by Polydor K.K., part of the Original Verve Jazz Classics series. Includes…
Paul Desmond, Summertime, 1969 on A&M / CTI. Desmond wrote “Take Five” and played with the Dave Brubeck Quartet as well as Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker. CtI…
Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson Plays My Fair Lady, 1958 on Verve An original 1958 mono pressing – one of my favorite recent finds. With Ray Brown on bass…
Chuck Mangione, Feels So Good, 1977 on A&M With James Bradley Jr, Charles Meeks, Grant Geissman, and Chris Vadala Was one of the LPs that inspired me to…
Ella Fitzgerald, Like Someone In Love, 1957 on Verve. Black and silver Verve labels without mention of MGM Ella with Frank DeVol and his Orchestra – classic Via…
Herbie Hancock, Head Hunters, 1973 on Columbia. (My copy is from the Vinyl Me, Please Story of Herbie Hancock anthology) What can you say about Head Hunters? One…
Carmen McRae, Bittersweet, 1964 on Focus (FM 334). Focus was a label created by NY DJ Mort Fega (who also produced the LP). May be my favorite McRae…
Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, and Sarah Vaughan; Billie, Ella, Lena, Sarah; 1958 compilation on Harmony. Harmony was a “budget” sub-label of Columbia, revived in 1957,selling LPs…