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Vocal Jazz
Presenting Billie Holiday
DescriptionBillie Holiday, born Eleanora Fagan Gough, made her singing debut in obscure Harlem nightclubs. She then toured with Count Basie and Artie Shaw before going solo. Benny Goodman dragged the frightened young singer to her first studio session. Between 1933 and 1944, she recorded over 200 “sides,” but never received... »
Elvis Sinatra: Live!
Amazon. comWhat we have here is an elaborate and no doubt expensive (for him, if not for us) vanity project courtesy of George Leonard, a dry-cleaning proprietor from Providence, Rhode Island. As the documentary preceding the actual show explains, Leonard, a singer-songwriter and instrumentalist (violin and guitar), built a state-of-the-art studio at... »
Chet Baker – Live at Ronnie Scott’s
DescriptionChet Baker’s performance here is both fragile and passionate. Baker is joined by Van Morrison and reunited with Elvis Costello, with whom he recorded Shipbuilding at Ronnie Scott’s intimate English club. In interviews with Costello, the pain and happiness hidden between his wrinkled, tired face pour... »
Kimiko Itoh: An Evening With Kimiko Itoh
DescriptionJapan’s finest female jazz vocalist recorded live in New York, featuring Steve Gadd, Will Lee, John Tropea, Ralph MacDonald, Ronnie Cuber and Soichi Noriki. Set list: Just in Time, New York State of Mind, And Here You Are, You’ve Got a Friend, Love Me Where I Live, The Moment, Love, Skylark, All of... »
Carmen McRae – Live
DescriptionThe unique jazz vocalist Carmen McRae is joined by Pat Coil on piano, Bob Bowman on bass and Mark Pulice on drums in this concert recorded at Kan-I Hoken Hall in Tokyo. 81 minutes. Amazon. comVocalist Carmen McRae was almost 64 when she performed this August 1986 concert in Japan. And while... »
Bobby McFerrin and Friends – Swingin’ Bach
DescriptionBobby McFerrin and friends performing live from the Market Square in Leipzig. Tracks: Concerto in D major, BWV 972, 1st movement, Allegro (German Brass); Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066, Bouree I/II (The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig, Christian Gansch); Fugue No. 5 in D major, from the “Well-Tempered Clavier”... »
Nat “King” Cole – Encore
DescriptionMore of the best of the velvet smooth master of intimate songs as only the legendary Nat “King” Cole could deliver. Nobody before or since has ever sounded quite like Nat “King” Cole and this fabulous DVD shows you why. In NAT “KING” COLE: ENCORE, you see and hear Nat singing some... »
The Unforgettable Nat “King” Cole
DescriptionThis 18-song set from Nat “King” Cole is visual tribute to one of the most elegant trailblazers in history. Born on St. Patrick’s Day 1919, Nathaniel Adams Coles took to the piano at an early ago and formed his own group while in his teens. Nat put a royal sobriquet... »
Swing Era – Nat King Cole: Soundies & Telescriptions
DescriptionBefore achieving international pop stardom in the 50’s, Nat King Cole enjoyed considerable success fronting his own trio in Hollywood. This video is a fascinating collection of early film shorts produced for theaters and television. Backed by such sidem. . . More >> Swing Era – Nat King Cole: Soundies... »