Limited edition of 10'000 and contains the Mercury 1940's output of
musicians like Albert Ammons (including a great father & son date
with Gene Ammons on tenor), Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Jay McShann, Roy
Byrd (Professor Longhair), Helen Humes, Buddy Rich's Big Band, Cootie
Williams (including some Willis "Gator" Jackson), and others. There are
six discs full of music, plus a seventh with alternates and a very
rare, previously unreleased date by Mary Lou Williams (two tunes).
In
this collection by the German "History" label, you get nearly 40 hours
of digitally remastered original 78s and 45s. The sound quality is truly
amazing - the remastering process removes hiss, clicks & pops;
optimizes the equalization, and synthesizes stereo. The forty discs in
this set are grouped into twenty 2-disc volumes which are dedicated to a
vocalist or pair or vocalists.
The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 is a 2005 reissue of several 1970 concerts given by Miles Davis, at the Washington, DC nightclub, The Cellar Door.
Significant portions of Davis' Live-Evil were edited and compiled from the music that appears on discs 5 and 6.
It is one of the few recordings that has Keith Jarrett playing electric piano. Live-Evil and this collection are the only live recordings of John McLaughlin live performances with Miles Davis.
18 original albums in one budget-priced deluxe box with some of the greatest names in Jazz incl. Miles Davis, Chet Baker, and Oscar Peterson
- The greatest Broadway musicals of all time from Porgy & Bess to West Side Story in fantastic Jazz arrangements
- Also featuring hidden gems like Do-Re-Mi by June Christy and Bob Cooper or Blossom Dearie Sings Comden & Green.
Blue Mitchell was always a
consistent, lyrical, and pleasing trumpeter. Although not as
significant during the 1960s as Lee Morgan and Freddie Hubbard (much
less Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis), Mitchell had his own appealing
sound and was a major asset on many modern mainstream dates. This
four-CD limited-edition Mosaic box set collects Mitchell's first six
Blue Note dates as a leader: Step Lightly, The Thing to Do, Down With It, Bring It Home to Me, Boss Horn, and Heads Up.
