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Oscar Peterson: Exclusively for My Friends [8 CDs]

An 8-CD set of recordings from the great Oscar Peterson, beautifully recorded, sumptuously packaged and accompanied by a 60-page booklet full
of informative writing: Exclusively For My Friends is a treat for ears and eyes.
All of the recordings on this set were made between 1963 and 1971 in Germany, and most feature trio performances—most commonly with the excellent
rhythm pairing of bassist Sam Jones and drummer Bobby Durham. This music sounds as fresh and exciting as the day it was recorded—it’s a key collection of music from a golden age of Peterson’s creativity and musicianship.
(8 CDs) (MPS Records)
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Miles Davis: The Last Word - The Warner Bros. Years [8 CDs]

The Last Word is an overdue look at the final five-year phase of Miles Davis’ career.
The albums Davis recorded for Warner Bros. Records from ’86 to ‘91 found him playing in the company of big bands, small groups, and pre-recorded studio tracks and
samples. There were the sounds of traditional acoustic instruments, rock guitars, as
well as cutting-edge synthesizers and drum machines. There was the feel of Andalusian Spain, the flavor of New York hip-hop, and the flow of hardbop jazz. One cannot
help but marvel at the distance this musical maverick traveled, from bebop to DooBop and beyond. (Warner Bros/Rhino)
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Billie Holiday: 100 Years of Lady Day [10 CDs]

Nina Simone: The Amazing Nina Simone

This 10-CD set presents all fifteen
original albums that Billie Holiday
published in his lifetime, including
‘Lady Sings The Blues’ from 1954
‘Lady in Satin’ and the rare album
‘and Stan’ with saxophonist Stan
Getz. This extensive collection
contains all the songs that made Lady Day a legend.
(10 CDs)(Documents) HBIM 5017073 $24.98 On Sale

Nina Simone was not only a
phenomenal jazz and blues singer,
but also an accomplished pianist,
civil rights activist and just as much
at home with Bach and Beethoven
as with jazz and blues.Numerous
bonus tracks round off this box of
10 outstanding original albums from the 1950s.
(10 CDs)(Documents) HBIM 1038892 $26.98 On Sale

Duke Ellington – pianist,
composer and bandleader sans
pareil – is presented here in all
his genius and glory with 17 of
his best albums from the 1950s,
as diverse as they are superb.
Lovingly selected and remastered, the works in this 10 CD-set cover a wide
range – from revered classics to absolute rarities.
(10 CDs)(Documents) HBIM 5009585 $24.98 On Sale

Albums: “Art Pepper Meets the
Rhythm Section;” “Smack Up”
et al. (6 CD) (Enlightenment)
6 EGHT EN6CD9046 $18.99
Art Pepper became known as
one of the leading alto saxophone
and clarinet players of the 1950s,
voted second to Charlie Parker as Best Alto Sax player
in Down Beat’s 1952 poll. This collection brings together
Pepper’s finest material from the peak of his career.

10-CD box set containing 16
original albums by the legendary jazz pianist and composer
Dave Brubeck, including ‘Time
Out’, which was the first jazz album to sell more than a million
copies and featured the bestselling jazz single of all time, “Take Five.” (10 CDs)
(Documents) 10 HBIM 1018424 $31.98 On Sale

Iconic Jazz artist Erroll Garner’s
greatest concert al bum and one
of the best selling jazz albums of
all time, The Complete Concert
By The Sea celebrates the 60th
Anniversary of the original concert from September 19, 1955.
The complete live concert recording has been digitally
remastered in its entirety after six decades. (3 CDs)
(Columbia/Legacy) COLB 512084 $15.49 On Sale

Duke Ellington: A Giant Among Giants, 1950-61

Dave Brubeck: Take Five: Portrait of a Legend

Oscar Peterson: Oscar Peterson and Friends

Oscar Peterson was in a class of his own. His exuberant pleasure in playing was unique, as were his power
and virtuosity, talent for improvisation and technical
perfection. This collection of legendary as well as rare
albums dating from the 1950s features O.P. making
music with illustrious partners and friends: Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Getz, Lester Young, Ben
Webster and Buddy DeFranco, among many others.
(10 CDs)(Documents) HBIM 1038893 $26.98 On Sale

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Art Pepper: 12 Classic Albums, 1954-62 [6 CDs]

Erroll Garner: The Complete Concert By The Sea

Ahmad Jamal: Complete Collection, Parts I & II

This anthology, consisting of two 4-disc volumes,
brings together 16 of the innovative jazz pianist’s
best-loved albums. Among these is Jamal’s classic
1958 live album At the Pershing, which featured his
groundbreaking hit “Poinciana.” These are all essential albums in Jamal’s discography. ~ Matt Collar
Volume 1: 4 EGHT EN4CD9023 $14.99
Volume 2: 4 EGHT EN4CD9024 $14.99

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Coltrane: Evolution - The Road to Giant Steps

Artists: John Coltrane, Miles
Davis, Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk, Red Garland, Hank
Mobley et al. (4 CDs)
CHRM CD4CD5069 $16.99
Featuring Coltrane working as both
a leader and as a sideman in sessions with the likes of Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk and others, plus ~40 minutes of interviews.

1959: The Year That Jazz Changed

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Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass: Christmas Album

Herb Alpert’s 1968 classic Christmas Album is here, remastered
and re-issued, for the holiday
season! Brighten up your festivities with beloved Christmas carols, imbued with that unmistakable Tijuana Brass sound.
HERA 70201H $11.39 On Sale

Artists: Miles Davis, Ornette
Coleman, Charles Mingus,
Dave Brubeck et al. (4 CDs)
CHRM CD4CD5042 $14.99
Presents four landmark post-bop
albums from 1959: Miles Davis’
Kind of Blue, Dave Brubeck
Quartet’s Time Out, Charles Mingus’ Mingus Ah Um,
and Ornette Coleman’s Shape of Jazz to Come. All four
come complete with bonus tracks, in a collector’s edition
set featuring artwork, rare photographs and more.

(1 CD) (ADA)

The 100 Best Jazz Tunes of the 1950’s [8 CD]

In celebration of its 80th Anniversary, The Count Basie Orchestra
releases its first Christmas album,
A Very Swingin’ Basie Christmas!
The 19-piece band is accompanied with the guest vocals of
Johnny Mathis on “It’s The Holiday
Season,” Ledisi on “The Christmas Song” and Carmen
Bradford on “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.”
(1 CD) (Concord) CNC CRE38450 $11.98 On Sale

Artists: Charlie Parker, Thelonious
Monk, Django Reinhardt, Miles
Davis, Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, John Coltrane
et al. (1 CD) (Chrome Dreams)
CHRM CD8CD5056 $16.99
All the biggest names from jazz history are featured
here – from early pioneers like Louis Armstrong,
and Duke Ellington to modern jazz pathfinders represented by Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman. As such, this set offers
vivid musical snapshots of jazz’s pivotal decade.

Thelonious Monk: Complete Albums 1954-61

This two-volume collection,
spanning 10 CDs, draws
together the inimitable jazz
piano icon Thelonious Monk’s
highly regarded recordings
made in the 1950s through to
1961 for the Prestige label, at
a pivotal point in his musical development.
Vol. 1, 1954-57 5 CDs EGHT EN5CD9048 $18.99
Vol. 2, 1957-61 5 CDs EGHT EN5CD9049 $18.99

Eric Dolphy: Twelve Classic Albums: 1959-62

Albums: Caribe; Out There; Looking Ahead, Here and There, Far
Cry, Straight Ahead et al. (6 CDs)
EGHT EN6CD9027 $17.98
All 12 of the highly regarded
albums Eric Dolphy recorded
for the New Jazz label are
brought together in this new 6-CD collection.

Bill Evans: Twelve Classic Albums, 1956-1962

Albums: New Jazz Conceptions, Portrait in Jazz, Moon
Beams, Undercurrent, How My Heart Sings! et al. (6
EGHT EN6CD9025 $17.98
CDs)(Enlightenment)
These 12 albums are the first group of recordings under the leadership of the piano genius Bill
Evans, a man revered in the annals of jazz for
the groundbreaking invention and impressionistic
beauty of his music.

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Louis Armstrong: What a Wonderful Christmas

Armstrong’s Christmas tunes,
including standards like “Winter
Wonderland” and originals like
the aptly-named “Cool Yule,”
are as full of love and good
humor as the man himself.
(1 CD) (Hip-O Records)
HPO HIPD40065 $8.99 On Sale

A Very Swingin’ Basie Christmas!

An Oscar Peterson Christmas

Works: White Christmas; Jingle Bells, et al. Artists: Oscar
Peterson, piano (1 CD)(Telarc)
TLC 83372 $11.98 On Sale
“A sympathetic rhythm section
simmers on the up tunes and
cools down with taste on the ballads....[Peterson’s] solos probe the harmonic corners of the tune, with plenty
of space, an unhurried feel, and only the occasional
hair-raising embellishment...” – Musician (magazine)

Dave Brubeck: A Dave Brubeck Christmas

Works: “Homecoming” Jingle
Bells; Joy to the World; Away
in a Manger, et al. Artists:
Dave Brubeck, piano (1 CD)
TLC 83410 $11.98 On Sale
“...Delicate renditions of Christmas
standards.” – Entertainment Weekly

Yule Struttin’ - A Blue Note Christmas

Artists: Bobby Watson, Stanley Jordan, Lou Rawls, Eliane
Elias, Chet Baker, Benny Green,
Count Basie et al. (1 CD) (Blue
Note) BLU 948572A $11.98
“With such top stars as Lou Rawls,
Benny Green, Dianne Reeves,
and John Scofield playing music not available elsewhere,
this melodic CD is worth picking up.” – Scott Yanow

A Jolly C hristmas from Frank Sinatra

“It’s a tribute to Sinatra’s versatility and professionalism that this oft-sung set comes off sounding
simultaneously fresh, original, and heartwarming...
Mistletoe magic!”
– Rolling Stone
(1 CD) (Capitol) CPT 797632B
$6.98 On Sale
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