This recording features singer Joe Williams backed by a studio orchestra headed and arranged by Jimmy Jones. Williams mostly sticks to blues-oriented material but there is a [more]

Chances are that when Andy Williams released his first holiday album in 1963, he had no idea that his name would soon become synonymous with Christmas. The success of the album [more]

There are a certain few CDs that serve as the staples for a fun and festive soundtrack and this disc is sure to fit the bill. It captures a [more]

Pianist William Albright-well-known to Society Members for his critically acclaimed recordings of Joplin Rags-unleashes his wonderfully styled talent on [more]

All of Scott Joplin's rags (other than his collaborations, which are on a different and complementary disc) are on this two-CD set. Pianist William Albright, a [more]

Subtitled "The Complete Piano Music, Vol. 2," this single disc is the logical companion to pianist William Albright's slightly earlier two-CD Scott Joplin [more]

The concept of the big band era was to swing, it didn't matter who it was, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Duke [more]

Clarence Williams was a very important musical force during the 1920s and '30s. A fair pianist and a spirited vocalist, Williams' main skills were as an [more]

Ragtime became very popular during 1899-1900 with the publishing of Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag. It was very much a different era than today in the music world. [more]

Of all the recording sessions completed by Miles Davis with his various bands, the sessions surrounding In a Silent Way Sessions in 1968 and 1969 are easily the most [more]

For lovers of solo jazz piano, this Roland Hanna disc offers one of the most consistently enjoyable 46 minutes of music to be heard. Over the ten Ellington selections [more]

The Atlantic/Rhino anthology line has delighted novices and angered purists who have balked at what they deem questionable [more]

The Swingle Singers have a unique place in recorded history, owing their creation to an American living in Paris, whose legacy can best be described as a vocal group [more]

This budget-priced four-disc set compiles four previously released CDs, all of them recorded live during the various traditional music [more]

This five-CD box set collects all five of the Dave Brubeck Quartet's {#Time} series recordings: Time Out, Time Further Out, Countdown: Time in Outer Space, Time Changes, and Time In, [more]

Loved by millions around the world, no one makes people feel as good as today's Waltz King — André Rieu. Whether performing a lilting waltz or a rousing [more]

16 Most Requested Songs doesn't necessarily contain Rosemary Clooney's biggest hits -- "Hey There," "This Ole House," and "Mambo Italiano" are here, but "Memories of [more]

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Using Anita Day as starting point -- but eschewing many of her scat-song histrionics in favor of pure tonal power and melancholic shading -- June Christy honed her singing skills [more]