 | The Voice of the Sparrow: The Very Best of Edith Piaf by Edith Piaf
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $3.65 the best french singer since napoleon whistled in the shower
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 | Malediction d'Amour
Buy new: $28.99 Romania's most famous and respected singer. Rivals Piaf in my book.
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 | Our Story by Golden Gate Quartet
Buy used from: $47.82 gospel good enough for that kingdom in the clouds
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 | Ken Burns JAZZ Collection: Sidney Bechet by Sidney Bechet
Buy used from: $2.57 clarinet (and soprano sax) king of the 1940s
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 | Bix Beiderbecke, Vol. 1: Singin' the Blues by Bix Beiderbecke
Buy used from: $2.43 bix is to the cornet what bechet is to the clarinet
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 | 20th Century Piano Genius by Art Tatum
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $9.79 the title pretty much sums is up
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 | The Essential Glenn Miller by Glenn Miller
Buy used from: $1.94 double-disc of the greatest big band around
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 | The Best of Early Basie by Count Basie
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $4.00 Basie for beginners. but great.
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 | The Very Best of Fats Waller by Fats Waller
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $9.99 rag / early jazz pianist, writer, genius
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 | Harlem Stride Piano 1921-1929 by James Johnson
Buy used from: $49.90 early 1900s pianist along the lines of fats
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 | Masters of the Delta Blues: The Friends of Charlie Patton by Various Artists
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $10.00 i got dem Mississippi delta blues, baby
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 | Founder of the Delta Blues by Charlie Patton
Buy used from: $24.97 this time, they're sung by the master
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 | Best Of Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $3.89 two tastes that taste great together. essential stuff
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 | Keyboard Wizards Of The Gershwin Era, Vol.4 by Zez Confrey
Buy used from: $24.11 a bit hissy and mechanical, but i love zez anyway. from the days of rags and piano rolls...
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 | Billie Holiday - Greatest Hits (Sony) by Billie Holiday
Buy new: $7.98 / Used from: $4.47 i like ella better, but billie holiday is amazing
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 | King of the Delta Blues Singers by Robert Johnson
Buy new: $7.98 / Used from: $3.93 as influential and unforgettable as Patton
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 | Jelly Roll Morton: 1926-1930 by Jelly Roll Morton
Buy new: $25.99 / Used from: $23.44 nawlinz-style jazz pianah
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 | The Classic Early Recordings in Chronological Order by Django Reinhardt
Buy new: $25.99 / Used from: $20.35 ok, it's a five-disc set, but i don't know which else to recommend. he's worth it, anyway
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 | Blowin' Up a Storm: The Columbia Years, 1945-1947 by Woody Herman
Buy used from: $11.99 what can i say. i love big band
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 | Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert by Benny Goodman
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $4.87 the King of Swing live at Carnegie Hall. see comment above.
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 | Paris Musette, Vol. 2: Swing et Manouche by Various Artists
Buy used from: $8.59 see above. the 2nd of 3 volumes - the most popular. vol 1 is hard to get.
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 | The Accordions of France
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $4.49 French accordion music from the early Cabaret / Musette era. i dig it
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 | New Orleans, Vol. 4 by Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Buy new: $7.98 / Used from: $1.74 newer band, but ol' style, so they count. get any volume - it doesn't matter
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 | 50 Years of Swing: 50 Great Years & Tracks by Tito Puente
Buy used from: $26.88 ay caramba.
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 | The Secret Museum Of Mankind, Vol. 1: Ethnic Music Classics 1925-1948 by Various Artists
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $6.80 A bit different - 78s of traditional music from around the world. Five "volumes" plus discs that focus on particular areas. Truly unique set.
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