Yeh Yeh

Georgie Fame's swinging, surprisingly credible blend of jazz and American R&B earned him a substantial following in his native U.K., where he scored three number one singles during the '60s. Fame played piano and organ in addition to singing, and was influenced by the likes of Mose Allison, Booker T. & the MG's, and Louis Jordan. Early in his career, he also peppered his repertoire with Jamaican ska and bluebeat tunes, helping to popularize that genre in England; during his later years, he was one of the few jazz singers of any stripe to take an interest in the vanishing art of vocalese, and earned much general respect from jazz critics on both sides of the Atlantic.

Originally from Montana, but now living, performing, and teaching in San Diego, this is Kristin Korb's first album. Not possessed with an especially powerful set of vocal chords, Korb nonetheless weaves delicate figures with a clear, cool, almost vibrato-less voice. Scatting, but not to the point where lyrics are entirely ignored, she's a pleasant, if not overwhelming, addition to the world of jazz vocals. Korb is joined on this session by the dean of bass players, Ray Brown, and his trio that features the outstanding, hard driving piano player Benny Green, an outstanding soloist in his own right. The trio is augmented by two veterans, Plas Johnson on tenor sax and Conte Candoli on trumpet. Johnson, unfairly, is pretty much known for his work on Henry Mancini's Pink Panther. He has done much more and better work, such as with T-Bone Walker…

Now, for the first time ever, “Matt Bianco”, the eponymous, sophomore album by continental, Latin, Jazz, Pop combo MATT BIANCO, has been remastered and expanded. Originally released in 1986, Matt Bianco (UK #26) achieved platinum and gold sales status throughout the UK and Europe. Matt Bianco were part of the sophisticated pop sound that included Sade, Carmel, Swing Out Sister, The Style Council and many others during the mid-80s. This deluxe edition features 31 tracks including the original 10-song album alongside 21 bonus recordings - 13 mark their appearance on CD for the first time, four of which are previously unreleased. The bonus material on this set collects all of the singles, b-sides, remixes, and alternate versions that were released during the promotion of the original album alongside remixes of 'Love Situation' (UK #59), the Brit Funk single released by Matt Bianco member, Mark Fisher featuring vocals by Dotty Green.

The Three Sounds' return to Blue Note wasn't a celebrated event - no exact date even exists for these sessions, although in all likelihood it was recorded somewhere in October 1966. Even if the event was poorly documented, it was fairly important for the label, because it signaled that they were backing away from the adventurous hard bop and free jazz they had been recording, and were considering concentrating on the commercially oriented, mainstream soul-jazz the Three Sounds pioneered. Since Vibrations was recorded in 1965, not 1959, there were differences in the trio's approach. Pianist Gene Harris tried organ on a few tracks, and the group tackled contemporary R&B hits ("Let's Go Get Stoned," "Fever," "Yeh Yeh") as well as MOR pop ("It Was a Very Good Year")…

Now, for the first time ever, “Matt Bianco”, the eponymous, sophomore album by continental, Latin, Jazz, Pop combo MATT BIANCO, has been remastered and expanded. Originally released in 1986, Matt Bianco (UK #26) achieved platinum and gold sales status throughout the UK and Europe. Matt Bianco were part of the sophisticated pop sound that included Sade, Carmel, Swing Out Sister, The Style Council and many others during the mid-80s. This deluxe edition features 31 tracks including the original 10-song album alongside 21 bonus recordings - 13 mark their appearance on CD for the first time, four of which are previously unreleased. The bonus material on this set collects all of the singles, b-sides, remixes, and alternate versions that were released during the promotion of the original album alongside remixes of 'Love Situation' (UK #59), the Brit Funk single released by Matt Bianco member, Mark Fisher featuring vocals by Dotty Green.