Jazz Singers

Dinah Washington - Compact Jazz: Dinah Washington Sings The Blues (1987) Music

Posted by gribovar at March 6, 2019

Dinah Washington is one of the all-time great jazz singers, and she staked that claim with a whole lot of blues in her delivery. This roundup of blues-heavy sides from her Mercury heyday, then, is a welcome addition to an already impressive catalog. Cut during the '50s and early '60s, the 16 tracks include such usual suspects as "Trouble in Mind," "You Don't' Know What Love Is," and Bessie Smith's classic "Backwater Blues." Nicely augmenting these fine renditions, Washington transforms pop numbers like "Since I Fell for You" and "Soft Winds" with some juke-joint heat. And with plenty more gems to be had and fine support from arranger Quincy Jones, tenor saxophonist Lucky Thompson, trombonist Jimmy Cleveland, drummer Max Roach, and many others, one can't lose gettin' real lowdown with the swingin' (and bluesy) "Miss D."

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Mildred Bailey - Sunday, Monday or Always (Jazz Edition Quadromania) [2005] {4CDs, Box Set} Music

Posted by jclane at Dec. 13, 2011

Mildred was one of the most adored jazz singers of the '30s and '40s, and these are 91 reasons why: she sings her hits Rockin' Chair; Thanks for the Memory; It's So Peaceful in the Country , and Almost Like Being in Love plus When Day Is Done (with Chu Berry and Teddy Wilson); Daydreaming; This Is Madness; A Ghost of a Chance; Georgia on My Mind; I'll Get By; At Sundown , and more!

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The King's Singers, The WDR Big Band, Bill Dobbins - J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio (2CD) (2010) (Repost) Music

Posted by Domestos at Feb. 14, 2018

The King's Singers, The WDR Big Band, Bill Dobbins - J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio (2CD) (2010)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 325.50 Mb (CD1) + 303.59 Mb (CD2) + 7.58 Mb (Scans) | 01:47:16
Crossover Jazz, Classical, Vocal, Big Band | Country: UK/Germany | Label: Signum Classics - SIGCD215

When Lucas Schmid, producer of the WDR Big Band, first mentioned his interest in a program of music from the Christmas Oratorio of J.S. Bach, arranged to feature this ensemble in combination with the King’s Singers, I was immediately interested and excited. Having collaborated several times with this group of uniquely gifted vocalists, including the WDR Big Band’s Bach 2000 project, I knew there was an opportunity to create something very special indeed. Bach composed the work between 1734 and 1735. Since each of the six cantatas that make up the Christmas Oratorio was originally intended for a particular Sunday in the liturgical year, the sheer quantity of music is far too much for a single performance. The first major part of my work, then, would be the musical selection.

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The Anita Kerr Orchestra & Singers - The Five Classic Warner Brothers Albums 1966-68 (2016) 5CD Box Set Music

Posted by Designol at Feb. 4, 2025

Having made an enormous contribution to the establishment of the Nashville Sound and the modernisation of country music, Anita Kerr felt the need to expand her artistic horizons and in 1965, made the move from Nashville to Hollywood. She wanted to work with different people, to get her own songs recorded, to play jazz, to conduct an orchestra, to take on more ambitious and more varied projects musically, and to form a vocal group which, rather than be confined to studio sessions, might also appear in club and concert settings. Her arrival on the West Coast was well timed. She had just fought off The Beatles to win a Grammy for the album We Dig Mancini and she was quickly able to assemble a stellar Anita Kerr Singers (B.J Baker: alto, Gene Merlino: tenor; Bob Tebow: bass, with Anita herself as soprano and soloist) and secure a contract more tailored to her needs with Warner Brothers. The result over the next two years, were these five superbly fashioned albums.

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Swingle Singers - Best Of The Classic Years (2003) Music

Posted by Domestos at March 12, 2018

Swingle Singers - Best Of The Classic Years (2003)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 245.26 Mb + 19.81 Mb (Scans) | 42:47
Classical crossover, Jazz Vocal | Country: France | Label: Helicon - 9810963

The Swingles are a vocal group formed in 1962 in Paris, France by Ward Swingle with Anne Germain, Claude Germain, Jeanette Baucomont, Christiane Legrand, Claudine Meunier, Jean-Claude Briodin, and Jean Cussac. Until 2011, the group consisted of eight voices: two sopranos, two altos, two tenors and two basses. The French group performed and recorded typically with only a double bass and drums as accompaniment. In 1973, the original French group disbanded and Ward Swingle moved to London and hired members who debuted as Swingle II. The current group performs primarily a cappella.

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VA - Smooth Jazz - The Very Best Relaxing Jazz Moods (2017) Music

Posted by ciklon5 at April 25, 2017

VA - Smooth Jazz - The Very Best Relaxing Jazz Moods (2017)
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 1:41:53 | 246 Mb
Genre: Jazz / Label: Regency Entertainment

Smooth jazz is a kind of jazz that appeared in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s, with significant influences on such directions as rhythm and blues, funk, rock and pop. Also, the term "contemporary jazz" is used to refer to the genre.

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Ella Fitzgerald - 1945-1954 [6CD, Classics Records] Music

Posted by v3122 at March 3, 2015

Ella Fitzgerald - 1945-1954
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
1998-2005 | Classics Records | ~ 1084 or 949 Mb | Scans Included
Vocal Jazz / Swing

"The First Lady of Song," Ella Fitzgerald was arguably the finest female jazz singer of all time (although some may vote for Sarah Vaughan or Billie Holiday). Blessed with a beautiful voice and a wide range, Fitzgerald could outswing anyone, was a brilliant scat singer, and had near-perfect elocution; one could always understand the words she sang…

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VA - Traditional Christmas Songs (2016) Music

Posted by Pisulik at Dec. 10, 2016

VA - Traditional Christmas Songs (2016)
Vocal Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Christmas | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 01:30:58 | 213 MB
Label: Gingerbread Records | Release Year: 2016

Very soon the upcoming holiday. And what is a holiday without good music? It was for a good mood on New Year's holidays Gingerbread Records label released a collection for us wonderful Christmas songs and good old hits performed by famous artists. Listen to great music and a good time during the holidays.

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Les Swingle Singers - Jazz Sebastian Bach (1963 & 1968) {1989 Philips} Music

Posted by Domestos at Nov. 3, 2019

Les Swingle Singers - Jazz Sebastian Bach (1963 & 1968) {1989 Philips}
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 310.55 Mb + 26.29 Mb (Scans) | 1:03:27
Jazz, Neo-Classical, Modern Classical | Label: Philips - 824 703-2

The Swingle Singers' scat vocal jazz swing arrangements of Johann Sebastian Bach classics were among their most popular material, particularly in Europe (where they actually enjoyed some chart success in the U.K.). Accompanied by nothing more than double bass and drums, the octet distributed their vocal parts equally among two sopranos, two altos, two tenors, and two basses, favoring brisk tempos.

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The Swingle Singers - Christmas With The Swingle Singers (1968) [Reissue 2012] Music

Posted by gribovar at Nov. 25, 2018

The Swingle Singers - Christmas With The Swingle Singers (1968) [Reissue 2012]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 203 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 79 MB | Covers (5 MB) included
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Acapella, Christmas | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Universal Music (06007 5340943)

Christmastime (released as Noëls Sans Passeport in France, Christmas with the Swingle Singers in the Netherlands) is an album of Christmas songs released by the Swingle Singers in 1968 on the Philips Records label. It was reissued with the title Christmas Album (1980).
A French vocal group famed for tackling all manner of classical material (Baroque, fugues, madrigals, orchestral overtures) and switching them to an a cappella swing setting, the Swingle Singers was formed in Paris during the early '60s by American expatriate Ward Swingle…

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