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Music > Jazz
Concentrating on Les Paul's mid-1940s period jazz work, this double
disc set contains rare tracks and well as collaborations with
masters of the genre such as Art Tatum and Nat King Cole. Paul
would go on to produce pop hits with Mary Ford at Capitol records
at the end of the decade, but this collection serves as an
important document of his roots.
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The Night Owl
(CD)
Spats Langham and His Hot Combination
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R301
Discovery Miles 3 010
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Tumbler
(CD)
Mara Von Ferne, Dan Freeman, Inèz Schäfer; Performed by Miramode Orchestra
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R470
Discovery Miles 4 700
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Since Paul Desmond only recorded two albums for CTI, this best-of
accumulation from that label stretches the definition a bit by
including Desmond appearances on other CTI albums by Jim Hall, Chet
Baker, Don Sebesky, and Jackie & Roy, along with extensive
samplings from the solo albums. Of course, a more sweeping idea
would have been to raid Columbia's vast Dave Brubeck archives for
more prime Desmond, but the archivists presumably wanted a more
musically unified package. In any case, during this period Desmond
was working at a very relaxed pace, recording now and then, fitting
into the carefully produced small-group CTI format and a handful of
orchestral sessions. He plays beautifully at all times, with Creed
Taylor's production inflating the famous dry-martini alto sax tone
into something fuller and lusher. Yet he didn't have too much that
was new and striking to say at this stage; the earlier Creed Taylor
A&M releases are more eloquent and Desmond's true Indian summer
would come in his later Horizon recordings with and without
Brubeck. Standouts include the lopsidedly swinging remake of "Take
Ten" with Gabor Szabo on guitar; two tracks from Pure Desmond with
guitarist Ed Bickert as Desmond's subdued, inspired new sidekick
("Squeeze Me," "I'm Old Fashioned"); and an absolutely gorgeous
"Song to a Seagull" from Sebesky's Giant Box. As a summation of a
particular period of Paul Desmond's career, there is plenty to
enjoy here. ~ Richard S. Ginell
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Ballads
(CD)
Miles Davis
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R136
Discovery Miles 1 360
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Trane 90
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John Coltrane
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R325
Discovery Miles 3 250
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