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The Look Of Love

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by: Diana Krall

Release Date August 25, 2003
Although Diana Krall might not be first choice for the best jazz singer in the world she still manages to drip her lyrics like honey over the already sumptuous arrangements in this collection of standards. Her vocals are at once languid and precise, distant and intense and when added to the bittersweet, fully orchestral back-ups, it all comes together in a most intoxicating way. A definite grower; for the impatient listener a first take might be their last but with subsequent plays, the nuances blossom until you realise that you are hearing something rather special.

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Kind of Blue [VINYL]

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by: Miles Davis

Release Date October 29, 2007
Although Diana Krall might not be first choice for the best jazz singer in the world she still manages to drip her lyrics like honey over the already sumptuous arrangements in this collection of standards. Her vocals are at once languid and precise, distant and intense and when added to the bittersweet, fully orchestral back-ups, it all comes together in a most intoxicating way. A definite grower; for the impatient listener a first take might be their last but with subsequent plays, the nuances blossom until you realise that you are hearing something rather special.

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My Funny Valentine

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by: Chet Baker

Release Date January 31, 1994
I cannot believe how cheap this cd is. This is truly a wonderful album that is up there with my other favourite Chet cds and yet it has a bargain basement price. If you buy it I promise you wont be disappointed.

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Greatest Hits

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by: Kenny Ball

Release Date February 26, 2008
Some of the tunes on this are nearly fifty years old and they are still swinging. Wow, he may not be considered the coolest artist on the planet...but Kenny's got Balls!!!!!

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The Very Best of John Coltrane

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by: John Coltrane

Release Date March 06, 2000
This was the first Coltrane record I bought after seeing it offer. Well being called 'The Very Best of' I was expecting too much, but this isn't just hyperbole. A great selection of tracks and really stand out performances too (best version of 'My Favorite Things' I've heard).

Certainly a great introduction to the trane, highly accessible. I wouldn't consider myself a connoisseur of the genre, by any stretch, but I imagine this would be a worth while purchase to the more seasoned listeners too.

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Bossa Nova - Jazz Masters 53

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by: Stan Getz

Release Date April 08, 1996
The best Stan Getz album money can buy. Relaxing soothing sounds to wind down to. Jazz Masters have excelled themselves with this selection.

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Mixed Bag

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by: Richie Havens

Release Date July 25, 2002
Richie Havens has found a whole new audience for his intense, emotional vocal style thanks to his collaborations with the likes of Groove Armada and subsequent solo live appearances. In the seventies he owed his major popularity to his inclusion in the film of the 1969 Woodstock festival, for which he opened and had to fill for over an hour, eventually improvising what became his own anthem, Freedom.

Before that he had been known to the cognoscenti from his influential Greenwich Village jazz-folk-rock interpretations of diverse material, using his unusual self-taught D-chord guitar tunings (not E-chord as is often written), and for his idiosyncratic song compositions. Although not a prolific writer, the original songs which peppered his ... Read More:

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Seven Days of Falling

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by: Esbjorn Svensson Trio

Release Date May 01, 2007
If you want a good starting point in the world of EST (or trio-jazz, for that matter), this may be it!
The sounds, grooves and themes are very diverse; from the country-gospel of 'Believe, beleft, below'(even sounds a little bit like Floyd Kramer at some points)to the jungle of 'Did they ever tell Cousteau'. Absolute highpoint is the exstatic 'Elevation of Love'with an almost scary bass-solo.
It has been said before; there may be 'faster' pianists, and technically more advanced drummers or bassists, but the interplay between the band-members is in a legue of their own!

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Empirical

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by: Empirical

Release Date July 16, 2007
They are obviously young and finding their own style but you can hear the tidy integration of Ornette Coleman and of Steve Coleman - different styles but cogent nontheless. If you are a fan of Kenny G (not the classy Garrett but the other one) then steer well clear of this album. It has twists and turns and is put together to hold interest conceptually, melodically and harmonically.

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Pimpoint

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by: Soil & Pimp Sessions

Release Date July 16, 2007
I've just got back from Japan and was determined not to leave without getting some of their music,having seen them on Jools's show.Friends and relatives couldn't help,they hadn't heard of them. So back in the U.K. I bought this album from through Amazon from robustrecords,BIG THANKS to them,delivered in 2 days and so cheap!
And this is a GREAT piece of work and so much of it.BUT...they are just warming-up!For whilst I was in Japan they had just released PLANET PIMP(check AMAZON.jp.) fortunately on display in HMV(Shibuya}.
So I strongly advise the purchase of this CD to prepare you for what is coming,one of the most powerfull albums ever made,they tip their outrageous hats to almost all the greats ,past and present,.....then bury them,...no ... Read More: