Ocean Drive 1950

Miles Davis - Young Miles (2001) {4CD Set, Proper Records PROPERBOX 17 rec 1945-1950}
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© 2001 Proper Records | PROPERBOX 17
Jazz / Bop / Trumpetz

This box set contains 82 tracks recorded by Miles Davis between 1945 and 1950. Miles' spark of genius was already apparent right from the start, and it's clear after listening to this set why Prestige gave him a lucrative recording contract which he would fulfill from 1951-1956 on his way to super-stardom. His distinctive sound on the trumpet is unmistakable here, even as a twenty year old…a sound that would delight the world for decades! This set is solid gold, filled with nuggets of beautiful jazz from start to finish. Many people may be content to limit their early Miles Davis collection to the Complete Birth Of The Cool CD, and that's fine, but you'll be missing out on lots of great music from one of the finest jazz artists of the 20th century!! The sound quality on this box set is great, save for a handful of recordings that are a little garbled but were included anyway because the playing is so beautiful.

German two CD compilation packaged in a digipak with 20 page booklet.
One of the all-time great tenor saxophonists, Stan Getz was known as "The Sound" because he had one of the most beautiful tones ever heard. Getz, whose main early influence was Lester Young, grew to be a major influence himself, and to his credit he never stopped evolving…

April in Paris, 1950. James Moody is making records with a band led by trumpeter Ernie Royal. While two originals by Royal are based on textbook bop themes, Moody's own "Date With Kate" shows greater depth of invention. "Mean to Me" prances at a healthy clip and "Embraceable You" is presented as a slow-dance delicacy. Jumping to July of 1950, Moody leads his own "Boptet" through four remarkable exercises in modernity. Marshall "Red" Allen, who subsequently worked for decades with Sun Ra, is heard in Moody's band playing alto saxophone. These must be Allen's earliest appearances on record. "Delooney" surges ahead with peculiar chords that do in fact slightly resemble what Ra's Arkestra would be playing by 1957…

In a three-year period, Stan Getz played with bands featuring either pianist Duke Jordan or a young Horace Silver. This is the boppin' Getz on tenor, playing standards fervently. There are two Gigi Gryce originals, the Getz original "Hershey Bar," and Silver's "Penny" among the 24 tracks. This is a decent introduction to the pre-bossa nova player the world would later know.

Two CD collection focusing on the many special and sought-after versions of tracks from everyone's favorite Anglo-Trinidadian pop superstar, Billy Ocean. Born in Fyzabad, Trinidad and Tobago in 1950 and raised in Romford, London, Billy went on to record ten original albums, accruing several US No. 1 singles, a Grammy, an Ivor Novello Award and a MOBO Lifetime Achievement Award along the way. This set features 23 special and sought-after alternative versions of some of Billy's best-known tracks, such as 'When The Going Gets Tough (The Tough Get Going)', 'Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car', 'Love Really Hurts Without You', 'Loverboy' and 'European Queen (No More Love On The Run)', with a number of these versions making their first ever appearance on CD here. All tracks contained within have been lovingly remastered, with audio being sourced from the original master tapes where possible. The package includes a beautiful 16-page booklet featuring extensive sleeve notes by music journalist and pop expert Justin Kantor.

Billy Ocean - Nights (Feel Like Getting Down) (1980) {2010 Remastered & Expanded Reissue - Big Break Records CDBBR 0023}
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© 1979-80, 2010 GTO/Epic / Big Break Records / Cherry Red Records | CDBBR 0023
R&B / Adult Contemporary / Quiet Storm / Soul

Billy Ocean was one of the most popular and successful R&B singers living in the UK during the 70s and 80s. Born In Trinidad and Tobago in 1950, Ocean moved to England at the age of 8 where after learning his trade singing on the London club scene Billy Ocean released his first single in 1972. Four years later he recorded his first album and captured the #2 spot on the UK pop charts while scoring #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with single, Love Really Hurts Without You. Red Light Spells Danger returned him to the UK #2 spot a year later in 1977.

STAN GETZ Kind Of Getz (2009 Dutch exclusive 154-track 10-CD album set, offering a fine selection of recordings from the legendary jazz saxophonist, spanning the years 1946-57; presented in sealed clamshell box). In the '40s, Getz played with Goodman, Herman and Kenton. In the '60s, he helped spark the bossa-nova explosion. In between, he became one of the top sax stars in jazz, and this 154-track set captures him in that '50s prime.

Perhaps you have seen him depicted in the recent feature film; possibly watched the HBO documentary. You might even have been amazed by accounts of legal shenanigans surrounding his estate. Its like James Brown never left, still stirring up controversy and whipping heads around in the twenty-first century. The Roots of Revolution is your ticket to understanding how his story began. This all-new set from Southern Routes presents a complete collection of the Godfather of Soul's formative recording for Federal Records with The Famous Flames in late 1950 s. This import 2LP or 2CD package features all of JB's early, explosive hits including Please, Please, Please, Try Me and Think; thirty-six dynamic Rhythm and Blues gems. Essential!!