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Born in remote Utah in 1905, trumpeter and cornetist Red Nichols became one of the most successful bandleaders in jazz during the 1920s and ‘30s, recording prolifically with a huge variety of sm...
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Born in Mississippi in 1915, Al Hibbler, who was blind from birth, was a baritone vocalist whose career transcended the divide between big band jazz, rhythm and blues and sophisticated pop. Starting w...
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Best-known for her US Top 10 hit with “Fascination” and her 1958 UK No. 1 with “The Day The Rains Came”, Jane Morgan was a s... |
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Vic Damone was one of the significant coterie of Italian American crooners to come to the fore in the post-war years to play a significant role in the popular music of the time – that group incl...
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Peggy Lee was one of great female singers of the post-war era, her unmistakeable sophisticated and sultry style making her one of the most distinctive performers of the time, ranging across the genres...
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Stan Freberg was a comedian, broadcaster, writer and actor who was best-known for his satirical radio shows and recordings during the 1950s and ‘60s. Starting his career providing the voices for...
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The early 1970s have long been regarded as the “dark ages” for acoustic modern jazz in the UK: jazz-rock and fusion were everywhere, monopolising whatever recording opportunities were avai...
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This release continues the series which we re-established a couple of years ago and which comprises selected annual collections of the biggest US country hits of each year. This great value 100-track ...
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Cal Tjader, Grammy Award winner in 1980, was one of the leading figures of the burgeoning post-war Latin jazz scene, and was in the earliest line-ups of Dave Brubeck's groups.
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