VINYLS

.. Commodore Masters / 180gr. Brown Vinyl
1-LP
Jazz
Limited Edition, High Quality, Coloured Vinyl
Complete Commodore Masters is an album by Billie Holiday, released in 2022. Complete Commodore Masters includes a.o. the following tracks: “Strange Fruit”, “Fine And Mellow”, “I’ll Be Seeing You”, “I’m Yours” and more. The album is a Limited Edition, High Quality, Coloured Vinyl jazz LP.

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Soultrane is an album by John Coltrane, released in 2015. Soultrane includes a.o. the following tracks: “Good Bait”, “I Want To Talk About You”, “You Say You Care”, “Theme For Ernie” and more. The album is a High Quality jazz LP.

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During his first year with Columbia Records, Tony Bennett experienced little commercial success. And a parting of the ways looked likely until, at what was scheduled to be his final session for the label in 1951, he recorded Because Of You. This revival of a number from the decade-old film ‘I Was An American Spy’ resided in the charts for over 30 weeks and would reach the Number 1 spot. Later the same year this was then followed by the Hank Williams- penned Cold, Cold Heart. Which also topped the charts, and hewas suddenly hot property. With Bennett’s feel-good career flourishing until the mid-Sixties, the hits were coming at regular intervals with Rags To Riches and a Stranger In Paradise hitting it big in 1953. By 1957, he replaced his Musical Director Chuck Wayne with Pianist Ralph Sharon, creating a partnership that would last until 1965 (and be rekindled later). He encouraged Bennett to focus on his Jazzier side, and the result was The Beat of My Heart which featured the track Just One Of Those Things. With a stronger emphasis on Percussion from the likes of Art Blakey, Jo Jones, Latin star Candido and Chico Hamilton, plus well-known Jazz musicians such as Herbie Mann and Nat Adderley also lending their talents.

Black 180g Vinyl Edition

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Djangology is an album by Django Reinhardt, released in 2015. Djangology includes a.o. the following tracks: “Minor Swing”, “Bricktop”, “I Saw Stars”, “Lover Man (oh, Where Can You Be)” and more. The album is a High Quality jazz LP.

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As America left the clouds of world war behind, no-one personified their hopes and dreams more than the beautiful, freckle-faced Doris Day. She was an Oscar-winning actress, yet she remained engagingly modest and unfailingly approachable. The Hollywood mood of the Fifties was light and upbeat, and Day was very much in tune with the times. Enjoy this superb LP with some of her best songs.

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Gene Pitney was a musician’s musician. Having begun his career as a songwriter, he was not content merely being the faceless pen behind his peers’ success, becoming a singing star in his own right. He did this during a time when America’s shores were being invaded by a wave of British talent led by The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. Pitney turned the tables by finding success in the UK and went on to enjoy a 45- year career. 1962 was Pitney’s breakout year in the US. He shot to Number 4 in April with the Burt Bacharach and Hal Davidpenned hit (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance, intended as the theme for the John Wayne flick of the same name. He followed that up with his highest-charting US single, Only Love Can Break A Heart. It would go on to be covered by numerous artists, Dionne Warwick attempting her own version in the late Seventies. He left behind a four-decade career that saw him notch up 16 US Top 40 singles and 22 in the UK. His legacy is also evident in the hits of others, like Orbison, Bobby Vee and Ricky Nelson. This collection showcases the best of Pitney’s early work, and gives an insight into one of America’s most gifted musicians, a man who found his own voice.