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Oscar Peterson Trio, West Side Story, 1962 on Verve

Oscar Peterson Trio, West Side Story, 1962 on Verve Bop version of the musical’s songs – Maria, I Feel Pretty, Somewhere, etc. Via Anntiques in Ipswich, MA

Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book Volume 2, 1959 on Verve.

Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book Volume 2, 1959 on Verve. Came out in 1957 on “His Master’s Voice” in the UK. There…

Bud Powell, The Genius of Bud Powell, 1976 on Verve.

Bud Powell, The Genius of Bud Powell, 1976 on Verve. My copy is a later “Polygram Classics” reissue – runout etchings and Polygram Classics markings suggest 1983 or…

The Velvet Underground, Self-Titled, 1969, originally on MGM

The Velvet Underground, Self-Titled, 1969, originally on MGM My copy is a Verve reissue from the mid-eighties, remastered at Sterling and pressed at Hauppauge, with the Valentin mix…

Art Tatum, The Essential Art Tatum, 1962 on Verve

Art Tatum, The Essential Art Tatum, 1962 on Verve Tatum died in 1956, these recordings are from sessions in 1953, 1954, and 1956 Via Listen Up Music in…

Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Gershwin Song Book, 1959 on Verve

Ella sings Gershwin – Verve MGV-4013 from 1959. Still sounds fantastic 60 years later.