Frank Sinatra

 

Artist:  Frank Sinatra 
Birth Name:  Francis Albert Sinatra
Born:  December 12, 1915.  Hoboken, New Jersey, USA.
Died:  May 14, 1998 (Aged 82).  West Hollywood, California, USA.
Genre:  Traditional Pop, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Swing, Big Band, Standards, Vocal Pop
Occupations;  Singer, Actor, Producer, Director, Conductor
Instruments:  Vocals

Frank Sinatra was an American Singer and Film Actor.  He started his career as a boy singer with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey in the Swing Era.  He found success as a solo artist from the early to mid-1940, he had many hits with "Strangers In The Night", "My Way", "New York, New York", "Somethin' Stupid", and many many more!, and he is one of the Best-Selling Artists of All Time.  He was also the recipient of 11 Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Trustees Awards, Grammy Legend Award And The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Title:  The Hits (Limited Edition) (2025) 

Genre:  Traditional Pop, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Swing, Big Band, Standards, Vocal Pop

Label:  New Continent

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  The Lady Is A Tramp (3:15)

 2.  Witchcraft (2:53)

 3.  I've Got The World On A String (2:12)

 4.  Don' Cha Go 'Way Mad (3:14)

 5.  Night And Day (4:00)

 6.  All The Way (2:51)

 7.  I Love Paris (1:48)

 8.  Oh! Look At Me Now (2:52)

 9.  Young At Heart (2:50)

10. One For My Baby (4:24)

Side B:

 1.  I've Got You Under My Skin (3:45)

 2.  Nice 'N' Easy (2:46)

 3.  Not As A Stranger (2:47)

 4.  Come Fly With Me (3:18)

 5.  I Get A Kick Out Of You (2:54)

 6.  How Little We now (2:40)

 7.  At Long Last Love (2:26)

 8.  I Wish I Were In Love Again (2:28)

 9.  In The Still Of The Night (3:26)

10. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning (3:09)

The Hits is the compilation album by Frank Sinatra, released on November 21, 2025 by New Continent.  Limited Edition 180 Gram Blue Colored Vinyl.

Nina Simone

 

Artist:   Nina Simone  

Birth Name:  Eunice Kathleen Waymon

Born:  February 21, 1933.  Tryon, North Carolina, USA

Died:  April 21, 2003 (Aged 70).  Carry-le-Rouet France

Genre:  R&B, Jazz, Blues, Folk, Soul, Classical, Gospel, Standards, Vocal Jazz

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Arranger, Composer, Activist

Instruments:   Vocals, Piano

Nina Simone was an American Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Arranger and Civil Rights Activist.  Her music spanned a broad range of musical styles including Jazz, Blues, Folk, R&B, Gospel, Pop and Classical.  She recorded more than 40 albums between 1958 and 1974, making her debut with Little Girl Blue.  She had a hit single in the USA in 1958 with "I Loves You Porgy".

Title:  A Single Woman:  The Complete Elektra Recordings (2025) 

Genre:  R&B, Jazz, Blues, Folk, Soul, Classical, Gospel, Standards, Vocal Jazz

Label:  Omnivore Recordings

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side One:

 1.  A Single Woman (3:33)

 2.  Lonesome Cities (3:08)

 3.  If I Should Lose You (3:59)

 4.  The Folks Who Live On The Hill (3:39)

 5.  Love's Been Good To Me (3:57)

Side Two:

 1.  Papa, Can You Hear Me? (4:22)

 2.  II N'Y A Pas D'amour Heureux (6:26)

 3.  Just Say I Love Him (4:29)

 4.  The More I See You (2:42)

 5.  Marry Me (2:51)

LP 2:

Side Three:

 1.  The Long And Winding Road (Outtake) (3:32)

 2.  The Times They Are A-Changin' (Outtake) (0:58)

 3.  Sign O' The Times (Outtake) (5:37)

 4.  Baseball Boogie (Outtake) (0:55)

 5.  I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter (Outtake) (2:30)

 6.  Do I Move You (Outtake) (3:16)

Side Four:

 1.  The Times They Are A-Changin' (Alternate Take) (1:03)

 2.  No Woman, No Cry (Outtake) (3:13)

 3.  Do I Move You? (Take 1) (3:15)

 4.  I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter (Alternate Take) (2:21)

 5.  Baseball Boogie (Instrumental (0:55)

Personnel:

Nina Simone:  Vocals, Piano

John Chiodini:  Guitar

Al Schackman:  Guitar

John Clayton:  Bass

Stee Edelman:  Bass

Christopher Hanulik:  Bass

Jim Hughart:  Bass

Bueli Neidinger:  Bass

John Pena:  Bass

Susan Ranney:  Bass

Margaret Storer:  Bass

David Young:  Bass

Mie Melvoin:  Piano

Andre Fischer:  Drums

Jeff Hamilton:  Drums

Paul Robinson:  Drums

Larry Bunker:  Percussion

darryl Munyungo Jackson:  Percussion

Bill Summers:  Percussion

Gerald Abright:  Tenor Saxophone

Jack Sheldon:  Trumpet

Ann Stockton:  Harp

Carol Robbins:  Harp

Assa Dron:  Violin

Connie Kupka:  Violin

Gina Kronstadt:  Violin

Gordon Marron:  Violin

Henry Ferber:  Violin

Irving Geller:  Violin

Isabelle Dasoff:  Violin

Israel Baier:  Violin

Jay Rosen:  Violin

Joe Derouin:  Violin

Kathleen Lenski:  Violin

Mari Tsumura:  Violin

Mark Cargill:  Violin

Shari Zippert:  Violin

Yvette Devereaux:  Violin

Evan Wilson:  Viola

Herschel Wise:  Viola

Margot MacLaine: Viola

Marilyn Baker:  Viola

Rollice Dale:  Viola

David Speltz:  Cello

Frederick Seykora:  Cello

Igor Horoshevsky:  Cello

Marie Fera:  Cello

Melissa Hasin:  Cello

Suzie Katayama:  Cello

Bob Tricarico:  Woodwind, Reeds

Earl Dumler:  Woodwind, Reeds

Gary Foster:  Woodwind, Reeds

Jack Nimitz:  Woodwind, Reeds

Jeff Clayton:  Woodwind, Reeds

Jon Kip: Woodwind, Reeds

Valerie King:  Woodwind, Reeds

Brad Warnaar:   French Horn

Jeff DeRosa:  French Horn

Marilyn Johnson:  French Horn

Richard Todd:  French Horn

Gerald Vinci:  Concertmaster, Violin

A Single Woman:  The Complete Elektra Recordings is the final studio album by Nina Simone, originally released on March 1993 by Elektra, remastered and reissued on November 7, 2025 by Omnivore Recordings with previously unissued tracks.  Legendary Artist's Final Album.  For Fans of Nina Simone and Music Collectors.

Jackie McLean

Artist:  Jackie McLean
Birth Name:  John Lenwood McLean
Born:  Ma 17, 1931.  New York City, New York, USA
Died:  March 31, 2006 (Aged 74).  Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Modal Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Post-Bop, Avant Garde Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz, Standards
Occupation:  Musician, Bandleader, Composer, Educator, Community Activist
Instruments:  Alto Saxophone

Jackie McLean was an American Jazz Alto Saxophonist, Composer, Bandleader and Educator  He started on Alto when he was 15.  As a teenager he was friends with such neighbors as Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, and Sonny Rollins and he made his recording debut with Miles Davis in 1951.  He is one of the few musicians to be elected to the Down Beat Hall of Fame in the year of his death.

Title:  One Step Beyond (Blue Note Classic Edition) (2025)

Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Modal Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Post-Bop, Avant Garde Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz, Standards

Label:  Blue Note

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Saturday And Sunday (10:30)

 2.  Frankenstein (7:32)

Side Two:

 1.  Blue Rondo (4:52)

 2.  Ghost Town (14:39)

Personnel:

Jackie McLean:  Alto Saxophone

Grahan Moncur III:  Trombone

Bobby Htcherson:  Vibraphone

Eddie Khan:  Double Bass

Tony Williams:  Drums

One Step Beyond is an album by Jackie McLean, originally released on January, 1964 by Blue Note, remastered and reissued on November 21, 2025 by Blue Note.  180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.

 

Nina Simone

 

Artist:   Nina Simone  

Birth Name:  Eunice Kathleen Waymon

Born:  February 21, 1933.  Tryon, North Carolina, USA

Died:  April 21, 2003 (Aged 70).  Carry-le-Rouet France

Genre:  R&B, Jazz, Blues, Folk, Soul, Classical, Gospel, Standards, Vocal Jazz

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Arranger, Composer, Activist

Instruments:   Vocals, Piano

Nina Simone was an American Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Arranger and Civil Rights Activist.  Her music spanned a broad range of musical styles including Jazz, Blues, Folk, R&B, Gospel, Pop and Classical.  She recorded more than 40 albums between 1958 and 1974, making her debut with Little Girl Blue.  She had a hit single in the USA in 1958 with "I Loves You Porgy".

Title:  A Single Woman:  The Complete Elektra Recordings (2025)

Genre:  R&B, Jazz, Blues, Folk, Soul, Classical, Gospel, Standards, Vocal Jazz

Label:  Omnivore Recordings

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  A Single Woman (3:33)

 2.  Lonesome Cities (3:08)

 3.  If I Should Lose You (3:59)

 4.  The Folks Who Live On The Hill (3:39)

 5.  Love's Been Good To Me (3:57)

 6.  Papa, Can You Hear Me? (4:22)

 7.  II N'Y A Pas D'amour Heureux (6:26)

 8.  Just Say I Love Him (4:29)

 9.  The More I See You (2:42)

10. Marry Me (2:51)

Bonus Tracks:

11.  The Long And Winding Road (Outtake) (3:32)

12. The Times They Are A-Changin' (Outtake) (0:58)

13. Sign O' The Times (Outtake) (5:37)

14. Baseball Boogie (Outtake) (0:55)

15. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter (Outtake) (2:30)

16. Do I Move You (Outtake) (3:16)

17. The Times They Are A-Changin' (Alternate Take) (1:03)

18. No Woman, No Cry (Outtake) (3:13)

19. Do I Move You? (Take 1) (3:15)

20. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter (Alternate Take) (2:21)

21. Baseball Boogie (Instrumental (0:55)

Personnel:

Nina Simone:  Vocals, Piano

John Chiodini:  Guitar

Al Schackman:  Guitar

John Clayton:  Bass

Stee Edelman:  Bass

Christopher Hanulik:  Bass

Jim Hughart:  Bass

Bueli Neidinger:  Bass

John Pena:  Bass

Susan Ranney:  Bass

Margaret Storer:  Bass

David Young:  Bass

Mie Melvoin:  Piano

Andre Fischer:  Drums

Jeff Hamilton:  Drums

Paul Robinson:  Drums

Larry Bunker:  Percussion

darryl Munyungo Jackson:  Percussion

Bill Summers:  Percussion

Gerald Abright:  Tenor Saxophone

Jack Sheldon:  Trumpet

Ann Stockton:  Harp

Carol Robbins:  Harp

Assa Dron:  Violin

Connie Kupka:  Violin

Gina Kronstadt:  Violin

Gordon Marron:  Violin

Henry Ferber:  Violin

Irving Geller:  Violin

Isabelle Dasoff:  Violin

Israel Baier:  Violin

Jay Rosen:  Violin

Joe Derouin:  Violin

Kathleen Lenski:  Violin

Mari Tsumura:  Violin

Mark Cargill:  Violin

Shari Zippert:  Violin

Yvette Devereaux:  Violin

Evan Wilson:  Viola

Herschel Wise:  Viola

Margot MacLaine: Viola

Marilyn Baker:  Viola

Rollice Dale:  Viola

David Speltz:  Cello

Frederick Seykora:  Cello

Igor Horoshevsky:  Cello

Marie Fera:  Cello

Melissa Hasin:  Cello

Suzie Katayama:  Cello

Bob Tricarico:  Woodwind, Reeds

Earl Dumler:  Woodwind, Reeds

Gary Foster:  Woodwind, Reeds

Jack Nimitz:  Woodwind, Reeds

Jeff Clayton:  Woodwind, Reeds

Jon Kip: Woodwind, Reeds

Valerie King:  Woodwind, Reeds

Brad Warnaar:   French Horn

Jeff DeRosa:  French Horn

Marilyn Johnson:  French Horn

Richard Todd:  French Horn

Gerald Vinci:  Concertmaster, Violin

A Single Woman:  The Complete Elektra Recordings is the final studio album by Nina Simone, originally released on March 1993 by Elektra, remastered and reissued on November 7, 2025 by Omnivore Recordings.  For Fans of Nina Simone and Music Collectors.

Gerry Mulligan

 

Artist:  Gerry Mulligan
Birth Name:  Gerald Joseph Mulligan
Born:  April 6, 1927.  Queens Village, Queens, New York, USA
Died:  January 20, 1996 (Aged 68).  Darien, Connecticut, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, Post Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Modern Big Band, Standards, Progressive Jazz, West Coast Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Vocal Pop, Saxophone Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Composer
Instruments:  Baritone Saxophone

Gerry Mulligan was an American Jazz Saxophonist, Clarinetist, Musician, Composer and Arranger.  He was as one of the leading Jazz Baritone Saxophonists in the era of Cool Jazz.  He was also a significant arranger, working with Miles Davis, Stan Kenton and others.  He played with Chet Baker who is still one of the best Cool Jazz Group.  He was also a skilled pianist and played several other reed instruments and several of his compositions, such as "Walkin' Shoes" and "Five Brothers", have become Jazz Standards.

Title:  Gerry Mulligan Meets Johnny Hodges (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) (2025) 

Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, Post Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Modern Big Band, Standards, Progressive Jazz, West Coast Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Vocal Pop, Saxophone Jazz

Label:  Verve Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Bunny (5:40)

 2.  What's The Rush (3:40)

 3.  Back Beat (7:27)

Side Two:

 1.  What It's All About (3:59)

 2.  18 Carrots For Rabbit (5:14)

 3.  Shady Side (7:04)

Personnel:

Gerry Mulligan:  Baritone Saxophone, except Track 2

Johnny Hodges:  Alto Saxophone

Claude Williamson:  Piano

Buddy Clark:  Bass

Mel Lewis:  Drums

Gerry Mulligan Meets Johnny Hodges is an album by Gerry Mulligan, originally released in 1960 by Verve, remastered and reissued on October 24, 2025 by Verve Records.  180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.

Sarah Vaughan

 

Artist:  Sarah Vaughan
Birth Name:  Sarah Lois Vaughan
Born:  March 27, 1924.  Newark, New Jersey, USA
Died:  April 3, 1990 (Aged 66).  Hidden Hills, California, USA

Genre:  Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Standards, Traditional Pop, Bebop, Cool Jazz, Blues, Bossa Nova
Occupations:  Singer

Sarah Vaughan was an American Jazz Singer, one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th Century.  She was a Grammy Award Winner, The NEA Jazz Masters Award, in 1989.

Artist:  Sarah Vaughan And Her Trio 

Title:  Swingin' Easy plus Birdland Broadcast (Limited Edition) (2025)

Genre:  Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Standards, Traditional Pop, Bebop, Cool Jazz, Blues, Bossa Nova

Label:  Vinyl Passion

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

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Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Shulie A Bop (2:42)

 2.  Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) (3:19)

 3.  I Cried For You (1:42)

 4.  Polka Dots And Moonbeams (2:36)

 5.  All Of Me (3:18)

 6.  Words Can't Describe (4:35)

 7.  Prelude To A Kiss (2:48)

 8.  You Hit The Spot (3:03)

Side B:

 1.  Pennies From Heaven (3:07)

 2.  If I Knew Then (What I Know Now) (2:33)

 3.  Body And Soul (3:15)

 4.  They Can't Take That Away From Me (2:44)

Birdland Broadcast:

 5.  Body And Soul (3:10)

 6.  Nice Work If You Can Get It (2:36)

 7.  Everything I Have Is Yours (2:49)

8.   Summertime (3:17)

 9.  Linger Awhile (1:00)

10. East Of The Sun (3:07)

Personnel:

Sarah Vaughan:  Vocals on All Tracks

Jimmy Jones:  Piano on Tracks:  A3, 5, 6, B1, 9

John Malachi:  Piano on Tracks:  A1, 2, 4, 7, 8, B2-4, 5-10

Richard Davis:  Double Bass, Tracks:  A3, 5, 6, B1, 9

Joe Benjamin:  Bass on Tracks:  A1, 2, 4, 7, 8, B2-4, 5-10

Roy Haynes:  Drums on All Tracks

Swingin' Easy plus Birdland Broadcast is an album by Sarah Vaughan And Her Trio, originally released in 1957 by EmArcy, remastered and reissued on July 11, 2025 by Vinyl Passion.  Limited Edition Coloured 18o Gram Audiophile Vinyl.