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Cover of Ella & Louis - Complete Small Group Studio Recordings by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong.

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

Ella & Louis - Complete Small Group Studio Recordings

Jazz Wax

    Although both Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong had met and performed together previously, they wouldn't be heard on record together until January 18, 1946, when they waxed a single 78-rpm disc ("You Won't Be Satisfied) for Decca. They went on to record a few more singles together until in 1956 when producer Norman Granz paired the two together between 1956 and 1957 on three albums that were both critically acclaimed and commercial successes - appealing to audiences in and beyond the confines of jazz per se: Ella & Louis, its sequel Ella & Louis Again, and the selection of songs from George Gershwin's opera Porgy & Bess.

    While Porgy & Bess was recorded with a big band, the first two albums (featured in this release) were made in small group formats with the great Oscar Peterson Trio plus drummers Buddy Rich or Louie Bellson, resulting in some of the most fascinating jazz and popular music ever produced.

    TRACK LISTING

    1. Can't We Be Friends
    2. Isn't This A Lovely Day?
    3. Moonlight In Vermont 
    4. They Can't Take That Away From Me
    5. Under A Blanket Of Blue
    6. Tenderly
    7. A Foggy Day
    8. Stars Fell On Alabama
    9. Cheek To Cheek
    10. The Nearness Of You
    11. April In Paris
    12. Don't Be That Way
    13. They All Laughed
    14. Autumn In New York 
    15. Stompin' At The Savoy
    16. I Won't Dance
    17. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm 
    18. Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You?
    19. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
    20. I'm Puttin' All My Eggs In One Basket
    21. A Fine Romance
    22. Love Is Here To Stay
    23. Learnin' The Blues

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    Cover of Big Band Bossa Nova - 2024 Reissue by Quincy Jones.

    Quincy Jones

    Big Band Bossa Nova - 2024 Reissue

    Jazz Wax

      Bossa nova was in vogue in 1962 and following the release of the Stan Getz/ Charlie Byrd LP Jazz Samba, jazz record producers were anxious to get their signed artists to jump on the "jazz bossa nova" craze.

      As Mercury Records' musical director at that time, Quincy Jones was his own producer and decided to take advantage of the opportunity with his Big Band Bossa Nova, which put together some Antonio Carlos Jobim classics, along with some original compositions, including the international hit single 'Soul Bossa Nova'. All wonderfully arranged by Jones and performed by his incredible all-star big band.

      TRACK LISTING

      1. Soul Bossa Nova
      2. Boogie Bossa Nova
      3. Desafinado
      4. Manha De Carnaval (Morning Of The Carnival)
      5. Se E Tarde, Me Perdoa (Forgive Me If I'm Late)
      6. On The Street Where You Live
      7. Samba De Uma Nota So (One Note Samba)
      8. Lalo Bossa Nova
      9. Serenata
      10. Chega De Saudade (No More Blues)
      11. A Taste Of Honey

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      Cover of Sketches Of Spain - 2024 Repress by Miles Davis.

      Miles Davis

      Sketches Of Spain - 2024 Repress

      Jazz Wax

        Sketches of Spain was Miles Davis and Gil Evans' third conceptual album, the first being "Miles Ahead" in 1957, followed by their adaptation of George Gershwin's music for "Porgy and Bess"in 1958. On Sketches of Spain, Miles stated in his autobiography that the whole concept came out of listening to Spanish composer Joaquin Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez".

        TRACK LISTING

        Concierto De Aranjuez
        Will O' The Wisp
        The Pan Piper
        Saeta
        Solea 
        Song Of Our Country

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        Cover of All Or Nothing At All - 2024 Reissue by Billie Holiday.

        Billie Holiday

        All Or Nothing At All - 2024 Reissue

        Jazz Wax

          All or Nothing at All is a studio album from 1958 on Norman Granz's Verve Records label

          Featuring twelve songs taken from five different recording sessions that took place in 1956 and 1957, a period when some thought Billie Holiday was in vocal decline, a thought not shared by Mile Davis it must be said:

          "I'd rather hear [Billie Holiday] now. She's become more mature. Sometimes you can sing words every night for five years, and all of a sudden it dawns on you what the song means.... So with Billie, you know she's not thinking now what she was in 1937, and she's probably learned more about different things. And she still has control, probably more control now than she did back then. No, I don't think she's in decline."-- MILES DAVIS, 1958.

          "For these sessions, Granz assembled a wonderful group of musicians who shined as much when backing Holiday as they did on their solos. The front line was covered by Harry Edison and Ben Webster, both longtime friends of Holiday and each a specialist in accompanying vocalists. Holiday's pianist was the exceptionally sensitive Jimmy Rowles, who had rehearsed the songs with Holiday before the sessions. Barney Kessel provided both harmonic and melodic support on guitar, and the rhythm section was filled out with Red Mitchell and Joe Mondragon alternating on bass, and Al Stoller and Larry Bunker swapping duties on drums. All of these musicians were based in LA at the time and had all worked together, so the fine ensemble playing was a given, and the group easily put together all of the arrangements on the recording dates." - AllMusic: Jim Lennon May 6, 2022

          TRACK LISTING

          Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
          Cheek To Cheek
          Ill Wind
          Speak Low
          I Wished On The Moon
          But Not For Me
          All Or Nothing At All
          We'll Be Together Again
          Sophisticated Lady
          April In Paris
          Say It Isn't So
          Love Is Here To Stay
          Moonlight In Vermont

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          Cover of Your Number Please - 2024 Reissue by Julie London.

          Julie London

          Your Number Please - 2024 Reissue

          Jazz Wax

            Arranged and conducted by Andre Previn, "Your Number, Please" is Julie London's tribute to famous male singers, musicians, and entertainment personalities of the 1950's Thirteen evergreen love songs for all those romantic occasions! The original out of print album is expensive and hard to fnd, so it's a collector's treat to have it readily available again - and with all the original artwork and liner notes included. Fans of Julie London's icily sexy but emotionally downbeat style will be thrilled by this collection.

            TRACK LISTING

            Makin' Whoopee
            It Could Happen To You
            When I Fall In Love
            It's A Blue World
            They Can't Take That Away From Me
            One For My Baby
            Angel Eyes
            Love Is Here To Stay
            The More I See You
            A Stranger In Town
            Two Sleepy People
            Learnin' The Blues
            But Not For Me

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            Cover of The Musing Of Miles - 2023 Reissue by Miles Davis.

            Miles Davis

            The Musing Of Miles - 2023 Reissue

            Jazz Wax

              Charlie Parker had just died (March 1955) and Miles Davis was in the process of forming his first classic quintet when he recorded this quartet session with celebrated bassist Oscar Pettiford, pianist Red Garland, and drummer Philly Joe Jones, both of whom would also form part of the quintet with John Coltrane on tenor sax and Paul Chambers on bass.

              The program consisted of four standards, a blues, 'Green Haze', and the original tune 'I Didn't', which was Miles' humorous answer to Thelonious Monk's 'Well, You Needn't'. The interpretations are lyrical and melodic, and even 'A Night In Tunisia' sounds mellow.

              A version of 'How Deep Is the Ocean?' from Miles' only other studio session with Oscar Pettiford is include here as a bonus track.

              TRACK LISTING

              1. Will You Still Be Mine?
              2. I See Your Face Before Me
              3. I Didn't
              4. A Gal In Calico
              5. A Night In Tunisia
              6. Green Haze
              7. How Deep Is The Ocean?

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              Cover of Ballads - 2023 Reissue by John Coltrane.

              John Coltrane

              Ballads - 2023 Reissue

              Jazz Wax

                Presented here in its entirety, the celebrated 1962 LP 'Ballads' album (Impulse AS-32) was the last word in John Coltrane's ballad playing and became an instant hit. One of the most revolutionary saxophonists in jazz history, Coltrane was also a superb ballad player, capable of creating a very personal and intimate sound. This album features the leader backed by the members of his classic quartet: McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin Jones.

                TRACK LISTING

                1. Say It (Over And Over Again)
                2. You Don't Know What Love Is
                3. Too Young
                4. To Go Steady
                5. All Or Nothing At All
                6. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
                7. I Wish I Knew / What's New?
                8. It's Easy To Remember
                9. Nancy (With The Laughing Face)
                10. Greensleeves
                11. Naima

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                Cover of Plays The Blues - 2023 Reissue by John Coltrane.

                John Coltrane

                Plays The Blues - 2023 Reissue

                Jazz Wax

                  Coltrane's sessions for Atlantic in late October 1960 were prolific, yielding the material for 'My Favorite Things', 'Coltrane Plays the Blues', and 'Coltrane's Sound'. 'My Favorite Things' was destined to be the most remembered and influential of these, and while Coltrane Plays the Blues is not as renowned or daring in material, it is still a powerful session.

                  As for the phrase "plays the blues" in the title, it's not so much an indicator that the tunes are conventional blues, but more indicative of a bluesy sensibility.

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                  1. Blues To Elvin
                  2. Blues To Bechet
                  3. Blues To You
                  4. Blues To Elvin [Alternative Take]
                  5. Mr. Day
                  6. Mr. Syms
                  7. Mr. Knight
                  8. Blues To You [Alternative Take]

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                  Cover of Monk's Dream - 2023 Reissue by Thelonious Monk Quartet.

                  Thelonious Monk Quartet

                  Monk's Dream - 2023 Reissue

                  Jazz Wax

                    'Monk's Dream' was the first album Thelonious Monk released on Columbia Records after his less than amicable departure from Riverside Records. Even though Monk had already recorded all the tracks on the album before (apart from Bright Mississippi), in a variety of settings, the powerful cohesion of the quartet this Columbia session produced a first-rate work worthy of the praises it received when released, and which it still receives today. It was Monk's best-selling album ever.

                    "This important album, Monk's first after a long absence from the recording studio, is a stunning reaffirmation of his power as a performer and composer. It is a brilliant and absorbing program of five Monk originals and three standards (and they might just as well be originals, so startling is their transformation at his hands). This is a beautiful album in every respect, completely stimulating in each second of its more than 47 minutes" - ***** Pete Welding, DownBeat

                    TRACK LISTING

                    1. Monk's Dream
                    2. Body And Soul
                    3. Bright Mississippi
                    4. Five Spot Blues 
                    5. Monk's Dream [original Trio Version]
                    6. Blue Bolivar Blues
                    7. Just A Gigolo
                    8. Bye-Ya
                    9. Sweet And Lovely
                    10. Just A Gigolo [1954 Version]

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                    Cover of Chet Is Back - 2023 Reissue by Chet Baker.

                    Chet Baker

                    Chet Is Back - 2023 Reissue

                    Jazz Wax

                      Recorded in Italy in 1962, 'Chet Is Back!' highlights the iconic trumpeter cutting loose on such bop-oriented workouts as "Pent-Up House" and "Well, You Needn't." Backed skilfully by a young cadre of up- and- coming European musicians, including the stellar saxophonist Bobby Jaspar and guitarist Rene Thomas, Baker sounds marvellous in both ballads and up-tempo tunes. It includes a stellar Baker version of the immortal "Over the Rainbow."

                      TRACK LISTING

                      Blues In The Closet
                      Ballata In Forma Di Blues
                      Pent- UP House
                      Over The Rainbow
                      Star Eyes
                      Barbados
                      These Foolish Things
                      Well, You Needn't

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                      Cover of Dig It! - 2023 Reissue by Bill Evans.

                      Bill Evans

                      Dig It! - 2023 Reissue

                      Jazz Wax

                        This LP comprises highlights from Bill Evans' earliest studio recording sessions. By September 1956, at nearly 27- years old, Evans already had many studio recordings under his belt, and a lot of playing experience. However, that month marked the making of his first recordings to be issued under his own name. Included here are unaccompanied piano tracks, but also wonderful selections by the Bill Evans Trio featuring such amazing partners as bassists Sam Jones, Scott LaFaro or Teddy Kotick, or drummers Paul Motian and Philly Joe Jones.

                        TRACK LISTING

                        I Love You
                        Easy Living
                        Displacement
                        Waltz For Debby
                        Autumn Leaves
                        Spring Is Here
                        Someday My Prince Will Come
                        Tenderly
                        What Is There To Say?
                        Oleo
                        Witchcraft

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                        Cover of Interplay - 2023 Reissue by Bill Evans.

                        Bill Evans

                        Interplay - 2023 Reissue

                        Jazz Wax

                          Recorded in New York in July of 1962, Bill Evans' album Interplay showcased the pianist with four legendary players, trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, guitarist Jim Hall, bassist Percy Heath, and drummer Philly Joe Jones. It represents a rare treat, for up until 1962, Evans recorded primarily as a leader in the piano trio format and not with horns. Evans' interplay with these four musicians, each of them personal favourites of Bill's, produced a most unusual and remarkable album.

                          "Interplay stands as some of Bill Evans' most enigmatic and unusual music in makeup as well as execution. A welcome addition to the music shelf of any Evans fan." - Thom Jurek, AllMusic

                          TRACK LISTING

                          You And The Night And The Music
                          When You Wish Upon A Star
                          I'll Never Smile Again / Interplay
                          You Go To My Head
                          Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
                          I'll Never Smile Again

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                          Cover of New Jazz Conceptions - 2023 Reissue by Bill Evans.

                          Bill Evans

                          New Jazz Conceptions - 2023 Reissue

                          Jazz Wax

                            New Jazz Conceptions was Bill Evans' first studio album recorded under his own name

                            The album primarily showcases Evans in a trio format (with Teddy Kotick on bass, and Paul Motian on drums), but also contains three solo piano tracks, one of which is Evans' earliest recording ever of his legendary composition 'Waltz for Debby'.

                            BILL EVANS piano
                            TEDDY KOTICK bass
                            PAUL MOTIAN drums

                            New York, September 18, 1956 & September 27, 1956. Original sessions produced by Orrin Keepnews.

                            BONUS TRACK: Joe Puma (guitar), Bill Evans (piano), Oscar Pettiford (bass), Paul Motian (drums). New York, late summer 1957.

                            "This is an important first LP- as- leader, and on any count, is one of the more creative modern jazz piano albums in a number of months." - Nat Hentoff, Down Beat

                            "Even in 1956 (more than a year before he joined the Miles Davis Sextet), Evans had his own chord voicings and a lyrical yet swinging style. A strong start to a significant career."- Scott Yanow, AllMusic.

                            TRACK LISTING

                            I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good [quartet Version]
                            No Cover, No Minimum
                            My Romance
                            Our Delight
                            Waltz For Debby
                            Speak Low
                            Displacement
                            Easy Living
                            Conception
                            I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
                            Five
                            I Love You

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                            Cover of In New York - 2023 Reissue by Chet Baker.

                            Chet Baker

                            In New York - 2023 Reissue

                            Jazz Wax

                              Chet Baker in New York has Chet Baker playing with great East Coast musicians: Philly Joe Jones on drums, Al Haig on piano, the great Paul Chambers on bass, and tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin added on three tracks.

                              Recorded in December 1958, Baker didn't sing on any of the tracks on the LP. "Soft Winds" was recorded during the same session as the rest of the tracks, but it wasn't initially included on the Chet Baker in New York LP, as it was originally going to be issued on a compilation LP by various trumpet players titled New Blue Horns. It has been added here in order to complete the original session.

                              The Complete Album + 1 Bonus Track.

                              TRACK LISTING

                              1. Fair Weather 6:56
                              2. Hotel 49 9:52
                              3. Blue Thoughts 7:37
                              4. Polka Dots And Moonbeams 7:57
                              5. Solar 5:51
                              6. When Lights Are Low 6:54
                              7. Soft Winds 6:29
                              8. The Heather On The Hill 5:05*
                              9. I Ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face 4:14*
                              10. On The Street Where You Live 8:37*

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                              Cover of We Insist! Freedom Now Suite - 2023 Reissue by Max Roach.

                              Max Roach

                              We Insist! Freedom Now Suite - 2023 Reissue

                              Jazz Wax

                                In addition to being one of the best jazz drummers of all time, Max Roach was a long-time civil rights activist. The cover art for the 1961 LP, 'We Insist! Freedom Now Suite', shows a photo of three black men at a lunch counter with a white man in a soda jerk's uniform attending them. It was an incendiary image directed at a still-segregated country. But the album does not stop at its cover. The music is superb, and includes an array of jazz stars, including singer Abbey Lincoln, tenor saxophonists Coleman Hawkins and Walter Benton, trumpeter Booker Little, trombonist Julian Priester, and conguero Michael Babatunde Olatunji. This was (and still is) both a brilliant piece of music, and a political and social statement, which received a crown in the Penguin Guide to Jazzand a 5-star rating in Down Beat. Max Roach, drums & leader Booker Little, trumpet Julian Priester, trombone Walter Benton, tenor sax Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax James Schenck, bass Michael Olatunji, congas Ray Mantilla, percussion Tomas Duvall, percussion Abbey Lincoln, vocals New York, August 31 & September 6, 1960.

                                TRACK LISTING

                                1. Driva' Man
                                2. Freedom Day
                                3. Triptych: Prayer/ Protest/Peace
                                4. All Africa
                                5. Tears For Johannesburg
                                6. Oh Yeah, Oh Yeah

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                                Cover of Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants - 2023 Reissue by Miles Davis.

                                Miles Davis

                                Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants - 2023 Reissue

                                Jazz Wax

                                  Miles Davis and Milt Jackson only recorded together on a few occasions, but those collaborations always produced superb music. Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giantsincludes one such collaborative effort - a unique 1954 quintet session that also features the great Thelonious Monk on piano. These are the only existing studio recordings presenting Miles and Monk together.

                                  Miles Davis, trumpet
                                  Milt Jackson, vibes
                                  Thelonious Monk, piano
                                  Percy Heath, bass
                                  Kenny Clarke, drums

                                  Original session recorded by Rudy Van Gelder & produced by Bob Weinstock.

                                  Hackensack, New Jersey, December 24, 1954.

                                  TRACK LISTING

                                  Swing Spring
                                  The Man I Love [take 2]
                                  The Man I Love [take 1]
                                  Bemsha Swing
                                  Bags Groove [take 2]
                                  Bags Groove [take 1]

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