Hubert Laws Rite

The veteran pianist based in Southern California, Llew Matthews is relatively unknown to international jazz fans, although he has played with jazz giants including Kenny Dorham and Jackie McLean, and accompanied great singers such as Lena Horne and Nancy Wilson. The Japanese label M&I has been working hard to rectify the situation, releasing a series of leader albums by the lyrical pianist whose style can be expressed by one word: beautiful. A Certain Smile is an interesting concept album. As the subtitle suggests, Matthews and company play evergreen songs whose lyrics were written by Paul Francis Webster…

Eloise Laws' two 1980s albums are combined on this 2013 release from the U.K.'s Expansion label.

In 1969 Eloise began her career with Columbia Records, but within two years she had joined Holland-Dozier-Holland and was recording their songs and productions for Music Merchant. Her single Love Factory is a soul classic from that period. Linda continued her affiliation on the first of two albums presented here Eloise Laws , Thom Bell more involved as an arranger to bring the Bell-Creed team closer to their more familiar Philly sound. Im Just Warming Up has already been celebrated on an Expansion collection Luxury Soul , while there has been recent renewed interest in another of the albums leading tunes If I Dont Watch Out. All but one track on Eloise Laws has a Philly rhythm, Ronnie Laws completing the album with his production of Almost All The Way To Love. He was one step ahead of the new album All In Time, taking over complete production duties alongside jazz drummer William Jeffrey. Love Aint Easy is just fantastic.

Carmen McRae - I'm Coming Home Again (1978) {Buddah–Essential Media Group 32962-3 rel 2010, Digitally Remastered}
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Jazz / Vocal Jazz / Bop / Standards

One of a handful of true greats in the jazz vocal world, Carmen McRae has always been considered a "singer's singer." Never content to remain static, Ms. McRae was constantly evolving throughout her 40 year career and eventually was recognized as one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th Century alongside Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald.

Various Artists - CTI Records: The Cool Revolution [4CD BoxSet] (2010) {Masterworks}
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Jazz / Fusion / Soul Jazz / Brazilian Jazz

Remastered for the first time using the original two-track analog tapes, this brand new 4-CD set celebrates the vintage years of CTI, when a distinctive style and sound were born. Over 5 hours of music showcase all the major artists on the CTI roster, both in solo performances and in the unforgettable collaborations that made each CTI album so distinctive. Includes a lavishly illustrated 20-page, LP-sized booklet containing rare photos, plus new liner notes by noted jazz critic Dan Ouellette with comments by CTI artists and enthusiasts.