The ultimate collection of jazz recordings perfectly suited for a relaxing evening at home. Whether you're entertaining company over a candlelit dinner or simply kicking off your shoes with a glass of wine after a long day, this compilation finds the perfect balance of intrigue, tranquility, and sonic brilliance. Sit back, relax, and let some of the greatest names in Jazz put you at ease
The coronation of Charles II was the glorious celebration of the restoration of the monarchy following a coup d'ètat, civil war and an 11-year government of the Commonwealth under Oliver Cromwell. The return of the monarch was sealed in early 1660 and the official coronation took place in London just a year later. It was a large-scale political spectacle and a festive patriotic statement. The sequence of the coronation festivities is well documented in texts and pictures, but contemporary statements concerning the music that was played are imprecise.
The sun has set, it’s cocktail hour and you need some sounds to help you settle into the evening. These are those sounds. More than four hours of the very best after-hours jazz around. Whether sultry saxophone, cool singing, muted trumpet or relaxed piano, this Late Night Jazz is the perfect accompaniment to your wee small hours.
Stan Getz, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Carmen McRae, Jimmy Scott, Miles Davis, Lee Morgan, Donald Byrd, Kenny Barron and many others.
When the hour is late, but life goes on, the chilled-out grooves of Simply Jazz After Dark ease you into the wee small hours. This meticulously selected 4CD collection of jazz legends in a mellow mood will take the edge off the day and soothe the soul. Includes informative liner notes on all tracks and artists featured.
Count Basie, Stan Getz, Sarah Vaughan, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Cannonball Adderley, Donald Byrd, Ella Fitzgerald, Lee Morgan and many more.
The resulting 2 box set, unlike any other available today, groups together the main vocalists in the story of jazz from the first half of the 20th century. Each of these 20 CDs offers in more or less the same proportion, the purest of African-American song with gospel and blues singers, from truculent Ma Rainey to majestic Bessie Smith, sophisticated Sarah Vaughan to popular Louis Prima, the folk-related tones of Charlie Patton to the honeyed voice of Frank Sinatra.
A chronological history of jazz vocal presented by André Francis and Jean Schwarz. 10 CDs with more than 12 hours of music.
The resulting 2 boxed sets of 10 CDs in each, unlike any other available today, groups together the main vocalists in the story of jazz from the first half of the 20th century. Each of these 20 CDs offers in more or less the same proportion, the purest of African-American song with gospel and blues singers, from truculent Ma Rainey to majestic Bessie Smith, sophisticated Sarah Vaughan to popular Louis Prima, the folk-related tones of Charlie Patton to the honeyed voice of Frank Sinatra.