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Various Artists: Talkin' Verve Groovy

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In a departure from the greater part of their popular introductory series “Talkin' Verve," legendary jazz label Verve Records has released this collection of '60s pop covers by some of their greatest jazz legends. Though all 16 tracks have been previously released on the label (proving their contention that “jazz didn't expose pop music in the ...

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Various Artists: Jazz for...

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In this ever-burgeoning series of compilations, legendary producer-cum-label boss Joel Dorn leaves an inexpensive but no less luminescent light in the window for those of us who are lost in a sea of moods and music, looking for the right fit. From quiet times to rainy afternoons to top-down trips in the old jalopy (an old ...

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Various Artists: 32 Gems from 32 Jazz

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In marking their third year on the independent label scene, 32 Jazz has put together an impressive three-disc compilation culled from their broad and well-researched library (which now contains the entire Muse/Landmark discography, as well as rare album and television productions by the likes of Judy Garland and Tom Jones). From Nat Adderly to Zoot Sims, ...

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Various Artists: Original Jazz Legends- Featuring Torrid Trumpeters

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In this brassy volume of Original Jazz Legends, 1201 Music presents the three-fingered horn work of Nat King Cole and Buddy Rich, Joe Newman and Donald Byrd. Though Rich and Cole may not be best known for their horn-y aptitude, one of their bandmates lets go some fiery squeaks in the Rich-ly percussed jitterbug "Laguna Jump." ...

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Various Artists: Jazz That Swings

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As the “Nouveau-Swing" era dies a well-deserved death, it leaves in its overdone, under-appropriately handled wake on valuable lesson: real Swing swings! Fortunately, the folks at 32 Jazz were able to not only ride the wave but pick out the crests that rose highest. Though a few of the tracks on this compilation are a bit ...

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Various Artists: Pure Jazz Encore

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Continuing the comprehensive education introduced with Pure Jazz, Verve Records has taken another dip into the cream of their collections for this broad and widely popular second helping. Opening with Nina Simone's haunting and somewhat ironic “Feeling Good," the album also vocalizes through the ages from Billie Holiday ("I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm") ...

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Music From And Inspired By Spider-Man

Label: Columbia Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: Theme from Spider Man; Hero; What We're All About; Learn to Crawl; Somebody Else; Bug Bytes; Blind; Bother; Shelter; When It Started; Hate to say I Told You So; Invisible Man; Undercover; My Nutmeg; I-IV-V; She Was My Girl; Main Titles; Farewell; Theme from Spider Man.

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CTI: The Master Collection

Label: Epic Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Don't Mess With Mister "T"; Sunflower; Blue Selah; My Latin Brother; Mr. Blues; Ponteio; Gibraltar; La Cuna; California Dreamin'; Take Ten; Funk In Deep Freeze; Home Is Where The Hatred Is; Sky Dive; Do It Again; People Make the World Go Round; We're In Love; Wave; Jaws.

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Vocal Blues & Jazz Volume Four 1938-1949

Label: Document Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: (21 tracks, 60 minutes 11 seconds)

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Verve//Remixed

Label: Verve Music Group
Released: 2002
Track listing: 1. Willie Bobo-Spanish Grease Dorfmeister con madrid de los Austrias muga reserva mix 7:25 2. Carmen McRae-How Long Has This Been Going On? MJ Cole remix 4:56 3. Astrud Gilberto-Who Needs Forever? Thievery Corporation remix 4:11 4. Dinah Washington-Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby? Rae & Christian remix 4:57 5. Nina Simone-Feelin' Good Joe Clausell remix 6:03 6. Shirley Horn-Return to Paradise Mark de Clive-Lowe remix 5:51 7. Ella Fitzgerald-Wait 'Till You See Him De-Phazz remix 3:51 8. Billie Holiday-Don't Explain dZihan & Kamien remix 4:48 9. Nina Simone-See-Line Woman Masters At Work remix10:04 10. Sarah Vaughan-Summertime UFO remix 6:49 11. Billie Holiday-Strange Fruit Tricky remix 3:18 12. Tony Scott-Hare Krishna King Britt funke mix 6:57


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