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Diana Krall's star has risen to a point that transcends jazz and is poised to impact the mainstream. Maintaining her emphasis on songbook standards, Krall's musicianship, beauty, and allure have captivated the attention of all that come in contact with her music.
Diana Krall - The Look Of Love
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A new Kind of Blue with the GREATEST SOUND EVER! Cited frequently as the greatest, most influential and possibly largest-selling jazz album of all time, this definitive reissue showcases classic tracks remixed from the original 3-track masters (in fact, the first 3 songs are now in their correct pitch). Highlights include bonus track (a rare alternate of "Flamenco Sketches"), new liner notes (in addition to the original notes by Bill Evans) and previously unseen photos.
Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue (remastered + Bonus Track)
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Acclaimed guitarist Joe Bonamassa will release his most ambitious CD to date, Had to Cry Today, on August 24, 2004. Following the success of his 2003 release, Blues Deluxe, a tribute album to the blues greats who influenced him most, Bonamassa's latest CD further defines the guitarist/vocalist/songwriter as a force to be reckoned with - from his heartfelt & inspiring vocals to his seamless fusion of blues, rock & country. Incorporating influences of Chicago, Delta & British blues into original material, the influences of Had to Cry Today read like a Who's Who of blues. From the 40s & 50s music of B.B. King, Muddy Waters & Buddy Guy to the English invasion of the Yardbirds, Clapton & Cream, Had to Cry Today deftly elaborates on the many faces of modern music's most influential genre.
Joe Bonamassa - Had to Cry Today
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New remixes of Blue Note's legendary classic by one of the hottest DJ producers, Madlib. This collection of old and new flavors, Shades of Blue opens with the declaration that "we are now having a little cooking session for Blue Note right here on the scene.
Madlib - Shades of Blue
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Multi-instrumentalist singer Otis Taylor album TRUTH IS NOT FICTION is a minimalist, acoutisc-driven album that pushes the boundaries to create a kind of trance-blues.
Otis Taylor - Truth Is Not Fiction
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SPIRITUAL UNITY, led by Marc Ribot, is a group dedicated to recreating the collective musical process of Albert Ayler. SPIRITUAL UNITY unites the energy and influences of all these histories into a search for common language of creation. If you love avant jazz, check this out.
Marc Ribot - Spiritual Unity
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Versatile and transcendent, Snooks Eaglein is known for his electric R&B, as well as his acoustic folk classic. Billed in the mid-50s as "Lil' Ray Charles" this influential New Orleans guitarist can hold his own with just voice and guitar. Snooks Eaglin: NEW ORLEANS STREET SINGER is a poignant collection of his early work and yet still holds true to his broad range and style.
Snooks Eaglin - New Orleans Street Singer
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Inveterate record collector R. Crumb's artwork for this 2-CD set includes the subtitle "The Dead Sea Scrolls of Record Collecting," and indeed he and his henchmen at the Yazoo label have cooked up quite the collection for US unsuspecting consumers, consisting of 46 of the rarest and greatest blues and country sides from the '20s and '30s! Among the gems: two newly discovered masterpieces from Son House, Mississippi Country Farm Blues and Clarksdale Moan; If I Call You, a Luke Jordan side 'never' heard anywhere; the long-lost Georgia Pot Lickers record featuring duet fiddling by Lowe Stokes and A.A. Gray, and rarities from rural legends Tommy Johnson, Dock Boggs, Clarence Ashley, the Sweet Brothers, Andrew and Jim Baxter and many, many more. Crumb's booklet artwork expounds on the lunacy of record collecting utterly unique!
Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of - The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of
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Six weeks after Hurricane Katrina, a group of legendary musicians from New Orleans gathered in Austin, TX, to record SING ME BACK HOME. a collection of 13 tracks from the likes of Leo Nocentelli, George Porter Jr., Ivan Neville, Cyril Neville, Charles Neville, Raymond Weber, Irma Thomas, Marcia Ball, Dr John, Willie Tee, Henry Butler and Troy Andrews, prove this album to be a testament to New Orleans' rich musical cultural heritage. [Note: This product is an authorized CD-R and is manufactured on demand].
New Orleans Social Club - Sing Me Back Home
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This is drummer Robert Jospe and Inner Rhythm's second release on Random Chance Records. Vocalist Heather Maxwell joins Inner Rhythm for this CD and adds a new dimension to it's audience appeal. This CD contains 11 tracks and a running time of 60 minutes. New works are featured, such as "Heart Beat," "Mask Dance" and "Kana Kasi," a vehicle for vocalist Maxwell. Also included are "Epistrophy," "Senor Blues" and "Mozambique." As always, Inner Rhythm delivers samba and Afro-Cuban flavored songs from the combination of saxophone, piano, bass, drums and percussion.
Robert Jospe - Heart Beat
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16 track collection of swampy, rootsy favorites such as "Crawfishin'," "Hot Tamale Baby," "Jambalaya," and more, culled from his five Vanguard albums.
Tab Benoit - Best of the Bayou Blues
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The Grammy-nominated, platinum-selling former prodigy blues guitarist who topped the Billboard New Artist chart with his first album at age 15, stands now as a mature creative force, made more sensitive yet also toughened by life's adventures. These insights, and the emotions they unleash, make Turn Around the pivotal album of Jonny Lang's career
Jonny Lang - Turn Around
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This latest release from the famed sax player features guests Esthero, Faith Evans, Phillip Bailey, Dwele, Ann Nesby, George Duke and George Benson. Features the singles "Shine" and "The Total Experience."
Boney James - Shine
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JJ Grey & Mofro are creators of a singular musical mix they like to call "Front Porch Soul" and come to Alligator Records with exciting career momentum and vast potential. JJ Grey is a gifted singer/songwriter whose distinctly Southern lyrics play out over Mofro's dazzling display of fire-breathing R&B, swampy blues, arching soul and funky, Dixie-fried rock. JJ Grey & Mofro are now releasing their newest album, COUNTRY GHETTO.
JJ Grey & Mofro - Country Ghetto
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Melding the contemporary and the classic in ways only he can, Michael Buble has created his most complete studio effort yet. Ranging from"I've Got the World on a String"to"Me and Mrs. Jones,"in addition to two new songs co-written by Michael, Call Me Irresponsible is irresistible.
Michael Buble - Call Me Irresponsible
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On the 40th anniversary of the death of the great John Coltrane, we celebrate his life, with a collection of two blazing Newport Jazz Festival performances recorded for Impulse. While both sets have previously been issued on various separate releases, they're now together for the first time with the addition of newly discovered, previously unreleased material.
John Coltrane - My Favorite Things: Coltrane at Newport
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During the 20th century, American songwriters produced songs that became the standard for vocalists around the world. While many have recorded versions of these songs over the years, Tony Bennett is in the rare class of artist who actually took part in their original interpretation. Tony Bennett Sings The Real American Songbook features fifteen of the best- known songs from this large body of work.
Tony Bennett - Sings The Ultimate American Songbook, Vol. 1
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With this album the legendary pianist and innovator explores the words and music of another musical pioneer Joni Mitchell on his first new studio recording for Verve since 1998's Grammy Award winner GERSHWIN'S WORLD. Special guests vocalists include Leonard Cohen, Norah Jones, Joni Mitchell, Corinne Bailey Rae, Luciana Souza, and Tina Turner.
Herbie Hancock - River: The Joni Letters
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Guitarist-singer John Cephas and his harmonica-player partner Phil Wiggins personify the century-old blues sound of the Piedmont, the Appalachian foothills running from Richmond to Atlanta. Drawing from roots of ragtime, ballads, country, old-time string band, rhythm and blues, and more, Richmond Blues is a musical roadmap of the Virginia Piedmont tradition.
Cephas & Wiggins - Richmond Blues
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In a society defined by our greatest and worst moments, out of chaos comes Letters from a Black Widow – a definitive statement of perseverance and liberation from Grammy-winning singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Judith Hill. The album’s 12 songs masterfully reveal themes she’d explored only in therapy and nightmares. Stories of resistance, hard-won clarity and redemption are delivered through an unshakable soul, funk and blues foundation that resonates with a defiant, beautiful power.

Judith Hill - Letters from a Black Widow
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Today! is Skip James’ second album, originally released in 1966. The album features James solo on all but one track, “How Long,” which includes Russ Savakus on bass. This 180-gram LP pressed at QRP includes an obi with notes by Scott Billington, a paper-wrapped jacket and (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab. AllMusic asserts, “wonderful vocals, superb guitar and a couple of tunes with tasty piano make this essential.”

Skip James - Today! (Bluesville Acoustic Sounds Series)  [LP]
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180-Gram High Quality Virgin Vinyl - Limited Edition. Bossa nova jazz fusion masterpiece by the legendary pianist/arranger Osmar Milito. A key figure on the Bossa Nova and Brazilian jazz scene, Milito participated on plenty of sessions led by stars such as Nara Leaf), Maria Bethania, Vinicius de Moraes, Gilberto Gil, Jorge Ben, Elis Regina, Sergio Mendes, Chico Buarque and Marcos Valle, among many others. 1E10 GRAM HIGH QUALITY VIRGIN VINYL LIMITED EDITION
Osmar Milito - Viagem [LP]
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180-Gram High Quality Virgin Vinyl - Limited Gatefold Edition. One of the most celebrated and emblematic LPs of Brazilian music, Todos Os Olhos was an album in which Tom Ze presented, with a lot of courage, a different way of fighting his country's military dictatorship. "This was the record that took me out of circulation," explained Tom Ze. "Until then I was played on the radio." However, he admitted that, "This album is something so joyful that I've done, that I don't even know how to explain. It was the best thing I've accomplished after years of incomprehensible lack of motivation. I noticed that my heart could stand being unpopular, and this conviction spread comfortably inside me. This record had the faculty of bringing back my internal joy. It has brought back the joy of singing, of making music, of creating, of accomplishing. It's what I'm doing." 1130 GRAM HIGH QUALITY VIRGIN VINYL LIMITED EDITION
Tom Ze - Todos os Olhos [LP]
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Recorded in Oslo in September 1970, Afric Pepperbird was released on New Year’s Day in 1971. Half a century later, it still conveys the freshness and excitement of discoveries being made. The album signaled the arrival of four Norwegian improvisers – Jan Garbarek, Terje Rypdal, Arild Andersen and Jon Christensen – at the fledgling ECM label. It was the start of a lifelong association with each of the musicians, whose influence was soon to reach far beyond the borders of their homeland.

Jan Garbarek Quartet - Afric Pepperbird (ECM Luminessence Series) [LP]
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In August 2023, Joe Bonamassa made his historic, first-ever appearance at the iconic Hollywood Bowl in his hometown of Los Angeles, where he was accompanied by a stellar ensemble of 40 orchestra members for a one-night-only event. Checking off another bucket list venue, Joe’s performance at the Bowl was his biggest production to date. Showcasing incredible orchestra arrangements from David Campbell, Trevor Rabin and Jeff Bova, fan-favorite songs are given new life on a much bigger scale.

Joe Bonamassa - Live At The Hollywood Bowl with Orchestra [CD/Blu-ray]
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In August 2023, Joe Bonamassa made his historic, first-ever appearance at the iconic Hollywood Bowl in his hometown of Los Angeles, where he was accompanied by a stellar ensemble of 40 orchestra members for a one-night-only event. Checking off another bucket list venue, Joe’s performance at the Bowl was his biggest production to date. Showcasing incredible orchestra arrangements from David Campbell, Trevor Rabin and Jeff Bova, fan-favorite songs are given new life on a much bigger scale.

Joe Bonamassa - Live At The Hollywood Bowl With Orchestra [2 LP]
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After putting down the saxophone, the instrument he has become synonymous with, Shabaka returns with his first full-length album under his own name. Perceive Its beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace is a moving suite of primarily instrumental music. Shabaka is found playing the flute on this album, and has enlisted key artists such as Andre 3000, Lianne La Havas, Moses Sumney, Floating Points and more to help build this all-encompassing aural landscape.

Shabaka - Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace [LP]
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Bill Frisell’s expansive double album Orchestras documents two inspired concert-hall engagements arranged by Michael Gibbs for the guitarist’s trio with bassist Thomas Morgan and drummer Rudy Royston. Sweeping orchestration evoking landmark film scores and Gil Evans alike move nimbly within and around the trio’s telepathic rapport, and Frisell’s shimmering trademark tone melds gorgeously with symphonic strings and brass.

Bill Frisell - Orchestras [2 CD]
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Bill Frisell’s expansive double album Orchestras documents two inspired concert-hall engagements arranged by Michael Gibbs for the guitarist’s trio with bassist Thomas Morgan and drummer Rudy Royston. Sweeping orchestration evoking landmark film scores and Gil Evans alike move nimbly within and around the trio’s telepathic rapport, and Frisell’s shimmering trademark tone melds gorgeously with symphonic strings and brass.

Bill Frisell - Orchestras [2 LP]
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Composer, singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Laufey continues her story with Bewitched: The Goddess Edition, an expanded version of her 2023 critically celebrated and GRAMMY-winning second album. Since the release of Bewitched, Laufey has proven how staying true to oneself can result in creating a space where people can find themselves. Bewitched has been wildly successful around the world, appearing on multiple year-end best-of lists, sparking an immediately sold-out tour and reaching No. 1 on Billboard’s Jazz charts. The Goddess Edition features four brand-new original songs including lead single "Goddess" and will be available on vinyl, cassette, and CD. The expanded package includes dark blue vinyl, an updated booklet, and a custom board game.

Laufey - Bewitched: The Goddess Edition [Navy 2LP]
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Night Reign is the new album from GRAMMY-winner Arooj Aftab, an ode to the night as her primary source of inspiration and a vivid reflection of the creative community she has fostered in her home of Brooklyn, New York. Featuring nine original compositions, three English-language tracks, and an array of guest artists, Night Reign is a perfumed, public garden of renewal, desire, shelter, and love guided by Aftab’s voice – its reach and intensity complementing the sun’s departure. Indie Exclusive Silver LP. Limited Edition.

Arooj Aftab - Night Reign [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Silver LP]
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Inspired by a lifetime of listening to jazz + woodshedding, Andrew Bird on his new album Sunday Morning Put-On presents his take on the Great American Songbook. Andrew Bird Trio features Ted Poor (drums) & Alan Hampton (bass), and transcends nostalgia, pushing his limits as an improviser. Replacing saxophones with violin solos, and showcasing Andrew's signature vocal prowess, the Trio reimagines jazz standards completely live in southern California’s legendary Valentine Studios.

Andrew Bird Trio - Sunday Morning Put-On [INDIE EXCLUSIVE Limited Edition Translucent Ruby Red LP]
$24.98

        
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