There are dozens of Christmas albums released each year although that was not originally the case. Prior to the mid-1960s, Christmas-related albums were relatively [more]
Exclusive!
Also, Concerto in B Major for Two Flutes and Two Oboes; Concerto in E Major for Flute, Oboe d'Amore and Viola d'Amore.
Louise [more]
Agustin Barrios-Mangore: Barcarola; Julia Florida; Vals, Op. 8, No. 4; Una Limosna por el Amor de Dios; La [more]
This brings together all of the extant takes recorded for two albums that Milt Jackson made with Ray Charles for Atlantic in 1957 and 1958. With Oscar [more]
Remarkable. The music extraordinary. -The New York Times
Includes: OLP #23: Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band (8012073) and Wynton Marsalis: Mr. Jelly Lord-Standard Time, Vol. 6 (5166636).
Includes: Basin Sreet East Proudly Presents Miss Peggy Lee (5184204) and Peggy Lee with George Shearing: Beauty & the Beat (5162434).
Includes: OLP #38: Illionis Jacquet & His Orchestra (8012108) and Lionel Hampton: Flying Home (5135919).
Includes: OLP #17: A Jazz Date With George Shearing (8012064) and The Best of George Shearing 1955-60 (5162327).
The release of Jazz Icons
Although not a blues singer in the strictest sense, Aretha Franklin's glorious voice could never make anything dull, especially not blues classics. These songs didn't [more]
She's Billie Holiday. No, she's Ella Fitzgerald. No, wait, she's Dinah Washington. The conventional wisdom on Aretha Franklin's tenure at Columbia Records is that the label didn't [more]