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One of the most original pianists and composers in jazz history, Thelonious Monk was considered so advanced and eccentric in his early days that even the most forward-looking [more]

CD 1—Heartbreak Blues (TT: 65:13 1929-34): Hello, Lola; One Hour; Dismal Dan; Poor Richard; Down Georgia Way; Georgia On My Mind; I Can’t [more]

Throughout his long career, Count Basie epitomized swing. His light piano style was originally influenced by the stride of [more]

Only a handful of musicians can be said to have introduced their instrument to jazz. In Lionel Hampton's case, he was not the very first jazz vibraphonist but he was [more]

One of jazz's great cult figures, Chet Baker had charisma and vulnerability to spare. His medium-register trumpet solos in the 1950s epitomized cool jazz, his [more]

One of the most important jazz musicians of all time, altoist Charlie Parker was an innovator who changed the way that jazz is played. Considered a founder of [more]

George Gershwin's accomplishments as a composer are so vast that it is remarkable to think that he wrote all of his music in just a little over a 20-year period. Dozens of his [more]

John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time and one of the founders of two different styles of jazz. Born in 1917, Dizzy [more]

If you're gonna put out a box set that really offers something to the devoted fans of an artist -- who are, after all, probably bound to have much or all of the artist's [more]

In conjunction with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns' ten-part 2000 PBS special, Columbia/Legacy and Verve teamed up to issue a special series of [more]

Although Rhino's four-disc box set, Q: The Musical Biography of Quincy Jones, was released to coincide with Quincy Jones' autobiography, and that's what gives [more]

John Lee Hooker was an active recording artist for roughly 50 years -- active in that not only did he record steadily, but he actively jumped from label to label, recording for [more]

In an era when box sets are so plentiful and are basically de rigueur for any major, and some not so major labels, it's virtually a wonder that a Weather Report box set didn't [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]

Imagine having a 20-CD set that traces the history of the jazz piano from its beginnings and even before (in ragtime) up to the present time. Jazz Piano History is just [more]

To commemorate the end of the century, Sony Music assembled the gargantuan 26-disc box set Sony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a Century. The title [more]

Imported from Europe!
New Orleans was the starting point of collective improvisation. The jazz for which the city on the Mississippi delta [more]

Imported from Europe!
The music of the decade between the Depression and World War II gave people hope — and [more]

Imported from Europe!
Bebop marked the beginning of Modern Jazz – a musical and technical revolution and [more]

Imported from Europe!
The glorious time of the big bands which was followed by the dance hall craze in the swing era started in the [more]