The late vibraphonist Milt Jackson (1923-1999) is a towering figure in jazz history, a vibrant and elegant player and bandleader who pioneered the application of bebop to his instrument. DA CAPO is a superb cross-section of Jackson's career from the late '40s through the mid-1950s, including the formation of the popular Modern Jazz Quartet, of which he was a charter member. In addition to MJQ members John Lewis and Percy Heath, guitarist Barney Kessel, innovative pianist Thelonious Monk, and Afro-Cuban jazz legend Chano Pozo also appear.

AVID Jazz here presents four classic Benny Carter albums including original LP liner notes on a finely re-mastered and low priced double CD. 'Benny Carter, Jazz Giant', 'Swingin' The 20's', 'Sax Ala Carter!' and 'Aspects' Giants don't come much bigger than Benny Carter, except maybe for Ben Webster .and we've got them both together for our first album on this fine CD set! A stunning line up join our giants for these sessions recorded in 1957 & 1958. Frank Rosolino on trombone, Andre Previn on piano (an underrated jazz pianist!), Barney Kessel on guitar, Leroy Vinegar on bass and Shelly Manne on drums. Old meets new for our next selection 'Swingin' The 20's', Benny is joined by legendary pianist Earl Hines for their first recorded session together. These two seasoned jazz men here show they are unafraid to take on the modern guys here represented by Leroy Vinegar and Shelly Manne the set was completely improvised ..the quartet just played! Another quartet but, a different approach for 'Sax Ala Carter!' recorded in 1960 .. standards in a relaxed style are the order of the day. Benny is joined by Jimmy Knowles on piano, Leroy Vinegar on bass and Mel Lewis on drums. All change again for these sessions from 1958 & 1959, Benny gathers together his first big band since the 1940's for 'Aspects'. This time of course it would not be a touring band but a recording band. The members were all handpicked from Hollywood's finest musicians solely for the purpose of making the record. Among the musicians were Shorty Sherock, Pete Condoli, Tommy Pederson, Buddy Colette and Shelly Manne All four albums have been digitally re-mastered for probably the finest ever sound quality!

2006 release featuring Django's only recordings playing violin!! His collaborators on this disc include some of the regular members of his group like Stephane Grappelli, Louis Vola, Andr Ekyan, Bill Coleman and Eddie South. Grappelli backs Django on many tracks, playing his second instrument after the violin: the piano. The most surprising moments of this collection occur on 'Vous et Moi' and 'Blues en Mineur', which were recorded in 1942. Here Django puts the guitar down for a while and picks up the violin to play two duets backed by a pianist! His solo on the blues displays what he could do with Grappelli's instrument. These two sides are the only existing examples of Django's violin playing.

The new JAZZ CLUB series is an attractive addition to the Verve catalogue. With its modern design and popular choice of repertoire, the JAZZ CLUB is not only opened for Jazz fans, but for everyone that loves good music. This collection by the elegant Ella Fitzgerald features 18 tracks including 'A-Tisket A-Tasket', 'Lullaby Of Birdland', 'The Lady Is A Tramp' and more. 2006.