 | Mel Tormé Swings Shubert Alley by Mel Tormé
Buy used from: $11.22 The sine qua non of swing.
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 | Anthology 1937-1955 by Jimmy Rushing
Brings joy to your heart.
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 | Jazz Icons: Ella Fitzgerald Live in '57 and '63
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $14.90 Ella's personality is a key element of her charm, so experiencing her visually just enhances enjoyment of her brilliant performances.
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 | Mrs. Swing by Mildred Bailey
Buy new: $25.98 / Used from: $12.72 In the 1930s, when Ella was still just a kid singer, Bailey was nearly the equal of Billie Holiday, and she truly ranks as one of the earliest and greatest of jazz singers. But, following her early death in 1951, she fell from favour and memory. Her simple, girlish voice masks a artist of tremendous feeling.
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 | Songs for Distingué Lovers by Billie Holiday
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $3.85 Pure genius. "Stars Fell on Alabama" will get under your skin and stay there.
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 | Pick Yourself Up with Anita O'Day by Anita O'Day
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $8.98 Joy and invention.
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 | Take Love Easy by Ella Fitzgerald
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $8.88 Far better than it had any right to be.
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 | Swingin' with Humes by Helen Humes
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $7.98 The former Basie vocalist will knock you out on this set, guaranteed.
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 | Sarah Vaughan W/ Clifford Brown by Sarah Vaughan and Clifford Brown
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $8.94 Sarah's a bit artistically self-conscious (and self-impressed) for my tastes, but her talent can't be denied.
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 | The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album by Bill Evans
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $4.93 A career-saver and finest hour for both men....
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 | The Wham of Sam by Jr. Sammy Davis
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $1.00 This selection of tracks, all featuring arrangements by the incomparable Marty Paich, prove that Sammy really was a top-flight jazz singer.
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 | What a Diff'rence a Day Makes! by Dinah Washington
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $5.95 A heartbreaking song cycle about love lost, won... and then lost again.....
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