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It was 1980. Buddy Guy was still out there in the career doldrums. Not starving - certainly not starving, but not accorded his due either by the mainstream music business or those people in the... more

Buddy sounds like he's playing for his life on this 1979 recording from Chicago's South Side institution. He's at his sweaty, soulful, electrifying live best, backed by a hot band as he bends those... more

After cutting his teeth with Kenton, Dorsey and Goodman and while still playing with Woody Herman, Getz emerged as one of the top sax stylists in jazz with these 1946–52 recordings. This exhaustive... more

The Quintet of the Hot Club of France made Django (and Stephane Grappelli) a star in the late '30s, a stardom that crossed oceans and grew through the '40s. These prime recordings include Bouncin'... more

It's unanimous among the jazz guides that these Satchmo sides are indispensable for every jazz collector, and these John R.T. Davies remasters are absolutely tops: Muskrat Ramble; Wild Man Blues;... more

Five full discs of formative recordings from the fascinating early years of this jazz-guitar genius! His sound is already unmistakable as he plays I Saw Stars; Smoke Rings; I'm Confessin'; Sweet... more

The long-awaited sequel to 2010's groundbreaking 4-CD set "Judy Garland Lost Tracks: 1929-1959," "Judy Garland Lost Tracks 2 - 1936-1967" features a whopping 40 new-to-CD tracks. In the years between... more

JSP Records' best-selling 2010 release Judy Garland: Lost Tracks 1929-1959 contained countless unreleased tracks. Lost Tracks 2 1936-1967 picks up with newly discovered gems. The Judy Garland... more

There are guitar players. There are great guitar players. And then there is Buddy Guy. He simply transcends genre and musical barriers. Is he not just the best guitar player on the planet'... more

Django is usually classified as a swing guitarist, but he did, in fact, continue to evolve, adapt and amaze during the age of bop. Here are 5 CDs that bear that out; Stephane Grappelli and Peanuts... more

Many fervent fans insist that Django lost none of his magic in his late period. You'll no doubt agree when you hear these 5 CDs of dazzling guitar performances drawn from his last eight years (this... more

100 tracks documenting the gypsy jazz guitar master's stay in Rome, where he tackled an astonishingly diverse repertoire including Nuages; Minor Swing; Debussy's Reverie; Over the Rainbow; Nature... more

A legendary show, a legendary artist. This renowned show is presented here complete for the first time, expertly mastered form the original acetates. |Act 1 of Judy Garland's life (1922-1969) could... more

As well as the Duke's skills as pianist, composer and arranger, key sidemen, such as 'Bubber' Miley, Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton and Johnny Hodges were recognised as major jazz soloists. This collection... more

This is a unique set of recordings. The singing genius that was Judy Garland in a set of 4 Cds of nothing but duets with her contemporaries-every one of them a gold plated legend as well-Gene Kelly,... more

From prewar sides cut when George was a mere 20 years old through his postwar collaborations with Stephane Grappelli and Harry Hayes, this 5-CD set collects George's seldom-anthologized British... more

From his early Musette-band recordings to the late-'30s heyday of his legendary Quintet of the Hot Club of France, here are 5 CDs that trace the evolution of jazz guitar's greatest virtuoso. Watch... more

These 84 tracks take us from '46, when a teenage Patti was just starting out in the studio, to '52, by the end of which she had 26 hits under her belt. Mitch Miller held the reins at Mercury for many... more

Ray really broke through on Atlantic starting in '54; these 2 CDs, though, take us to the top as we hear the earliest glimpses of the genius that would flower into the Genius of Soul. Listen as his... more

It's hard to keep a good thing to yourself, and even Basie had to lend out his prized players now and then. Here are Lester Young, Buck Clayton, Freddie Green, Jo Jones and more Basie sidemen ON LOAN... more

After serving in the Merchant Marines, Jimmy joined Jay McShann's band and started to make his own splash as a blues singer. Here are 108 sides from his postwar (1945–53) prime: his R&B hits Big Fine... more