Shaw Way to Fly

Remember the time when life was easy with 60 classic easy listening hits. From Dionne Warwick, Burt Bacharach and Sandie Shaw through to Dusty Springfield, Cilla Black and The 5th Dimension, The Easy Way is the all-encompassing easy listening album you need.

Remember the time when life was easy with 60 classic easy listening hits. From Dionne Warwick, Burt Bacharach and Sandie Shaw through to Dusty Springfield, Cilla Black and The 5th Dimension, The Easy Way is the all-encompassing easy listening album you need.

For the past five years, 29-year-old trumpeter Marquis Hill has been invigorating the Chicago jazz scene with his sleek approach to modern jazz, which often incorporates elements of spoken word and hip-hop. JazzTimes praised his trumpet playing by stating, "His articulation, precise but unlabored, calls to mind the precedent of Clifford Brown, while his bravura phrasing suggests an equal immersion in Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw. All of which surely helped his cause at Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, in 2014, where he won first prize".

It’s great to see John Lennon’s posthumous hit ‘Nobody Told Me’ on CD 3 as well as singles from Lloyd Cole and The Commotions, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Sandie Shaw, Pretenders, Marillion, The Stranglers and Echo and the Bunnymen. There’s also some interesting selections on the second disc including Talk Talk, David Sylvian, Tears For Fears and The Kane Gang.

Azar Lawrence (born November 3, 1952) is an American jazz saxophonist, known for his contributions as sideman to McCoy Tyner, Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, and Woody Shaw. Lawrence was the tenor saxophonist Tyner used following John Coltrane's death. Lawrence released Summer Solstice on Prestige Records in 1975, produced by Orrin Keepnews. It featured Raul de Souza, Gerald Hayes, Amaury Tristão, Dom Salvador, Ron Carter, Guilherme Franco on the songs "Novo Ano" and "Highway" which were composed by Amaury Tristão, and Lawrence, Souza, Albert Dailey, Carter and Billy Hart on all other selections.

Four CD set. NOW Music are pleased to announce NOW That's What I Call A 60s & 70s Summer: Seasons In The Sun. Contains 86 tracks recalling the nostalgia of past summers with music of the 60s and 70s… a collection of songs that have stood the test time as fantastic summer anthems… The perfect soundtrack to your summertime fun! Includes tracks by the Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, Otis Redding. The Surfaris, Sandie Shaw, Sonny & Cher, Brian Hyland, the Mamas & the Papas, Bay City Rollers, Mungo Jerry, Elvis Presley, The Tornados, Love Affair, First Class, Barry Manilow, The Stylistics, Minnie Riperton, Fleetwood Mac, The Animals, Manfred Mann, Thunderclap Newman, The Isley Brothers, and many others.

NOW Music are pleased to announce our next release - NOW That’s What I Call A 60s & 70s Summer: Seasons In The Sun’, out June 24th. 86 tracks across 4CDs recalling the nostalgia of past summers with music of the 60s and 70s… a collection of songs that have stood the test time as fantastic summer anthems… the perfect soundtrack to your summertime fun!

Amazon Review by Stuart Jefferson
If you're a blues fan chances are you're already familiar with (if you don't already own) some/many/all of these albums. But if you don't own these sets (or have only a few) this is a good way to own all 20 albums in one nice, neat box. The sound is the same as the individual albums which is very good for the various periods when these tracks were originally recorded. The jackets are fairly thick cardboard and are reproductions of the original covers. The outer box is also of good quality. There's a 34 page booklet that has a few paragraphs on each disc, and track lists, but no detailed liner notes to really put this music into some kind of perspective, but information on these artists and styles is available in various blues books/encyclopedias and on the internet.