The first decade in the longest, most electrifying career in jazz organ, distilled down to 4 CDs at a price that really pulls out all the stops! Jimmy's crucial early sessions and live cuts come... more

This 4-CD, 82-track set provides a comprehensive overview of the first six years of pianist Mose Allison's prolific recording career. Presented in chronological order—beginning with S-H-I-N-E and... more

Trumpeter and bandleader Harry James was one of the most important, successful and influential personalities of the swing and big band era, his unmistakeable bravura trumpet style providing an... more

Nancy Wilson is one of the finest vocalists to emerge in the post-war era to take over the mantle of great jazz, cabaret and pop singers such as Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald and... more

Coleman Hawkins was a hugely influential exponent of the tenor saxophone in jazz, being widely regarded as the first artist to establish the instrument as an essential component of the genre's sound.... more

The wide open City Of Kansas with it's unregulated bars and clubs helped nurture the development of Jazz in America. This Compilation offers 25 examples of Kansas based performers including, Bennie... more

George Shearing, who died in 2011, was one of the most illustrious jazz pianists of his era, overcoming blindness to become one of the truly distinctive keyboard stylists, equally at home as soloist,... more

Smooth soul singer Al Wilson's singles appeared often on the R&B and pop charts between 1968 and 1976. His recordings for the independent Rocky Road label are featured on this 20-track compilation... more

In 1958, the first issue of a new magazine named Jazz Review contained an essay by musicologist Gunther Schuller, titled "Sonny Rollins and Thematic Improvisation". The piece's premise was simple -... more

Clarinettist and bandleader Woody Herman was one of the leading figures of the swing era and beyond, with his various bands, generally known as "Herman's Herd", being known for the force and... more

With bold guitar technique and silky-smooth vocals, Pee Wee Crayton emerged as a West Coast blues star in the late '40s. These 55 single sides and album cuts (issued by Modern, Crown, 4 Star,... more

At King Cole was undoubtedly one of the most popular, successful and respected vocalists of the post-war era, and would have enjoyed even greater success had his career not been cut short by cancer... more

American songstress Kitty Kallen had a remarkable career, starting in the swing era of the late '30s and extending beyond the rock 'n' roll explosion of the '50s into the early '60s, racking up a... more

Dizzy Reece was that rare beast in the 1950s - a London-based jazz musician who gained an international reputation. The trumpet player counted Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins and Art Blakey among his many... more

That wondrous trombone virtuosity and that remarkable singing voice combined to make Jack a giant of New Orleans jazz. These 2 CDs cross decades of his stardom: "Knockin' a Jug," "My Kinda Love,"... more

Recorded in New York in November 1977 under the auspices of Lionel Hampton, these 10 tracks represent one of Charles Mingus' last sessions. The lineup is outstanding (Gerry Mulligan on baritone sax;... more

One of the most prized, inventive and influential units in jazz—Evans on piano, Scott LaFaro on bass and Paul Motian on drums—is heard on most of the tracks from their four LPs ("Portrait in Jazz,"... more

Clarinetist and saxophonist Jimmy Dorsey and his brother Tommy led two of the most popular and successful big bands through the swing era of the late '30s and through the war years into the post-war... more

This 2-CD set captures the revered songstress at the height of her seductive powers. Early EP tracks join all her Liberty As and Bs through 1962 plus the finest LP tracks from her early prime: her... more

Here's the Modern Jazz Quartet vibes man during the seven years leading up to the formation of that group, boppin' with the best in the biz: Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Coleman... more

Don Byas was one of the most highly-regarded tenor sax players of his generation - he had a distinctive sound and a technique that enabled him to swing with effortless smoothness, yet with the... more

This is another re-issue of a title previously released by Acrobat and now deleted, but much in demand, so it has been re-packaged, with eight tracks added, presented in chronological order. It... more

In the early years of the rapid rise of Glenn Miller's Orchestra to become one of the biggest names in popular music at the end of the '30s and through to his legendary status as an icon of wartime... more

Along with Billie Holiday and other contemporaries like Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald was one of the great singers to emerge from the golden age of jazz singing as a premier exponent of an art form... more