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Beyond The Beatles' own awesome talents there lay an unparalleled understanding of music itself. John, Paul, George and Ringo managed to draw on a vast range of different influences that included rock & roll, rhythm & blues, rockabilly, country & western, girl groups, skiffle, Broadway show tunes and the Motown hit factory sound. They blended these styles into their own unique sound that would be celebrated the world over. This special collector's edition presents the roots of "The Fab Four", from Chuck Berry and Little Richard to Buddy Holly, from The Shirelles, The Miracles, Barret Strong and The Coasters to Lonnie Donegan and Fats Domino, among many others. All of these pioneer artists and influences are gathered here. So listen to these quintessential original recordings and enjoy a collection of songs that provided the sountrack to the birth of Beatlemania.

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Release Date: 2011-01-25, Audio CD, Itm

Release Date: 2010-04-20, Audio CD, Verve

One of the watershed jazz albums-1960's Time Out -plus the four LPs that followed its lead: Time Further Out ('61), Countdown: Time in Outer Space ('62), Time Changes ('64) and Time In ('66). Don't try to dance to these crazy time signatures-just enjoy the brilliance of Brubeck, Desmond and company as they do the immortal Take Five plus Blue Rondo a la Turk; Countdown; Three's a Crowd; Unsquare Dance; It's a Raggy Waltz; Elementals; World's Fair; Time In; Lost Waltz , and more!

"Hooked!" showcases Woodward's engaging, expressive vocals and witty, insightful songwriting on such memorable originals as "He Got Away," "Purple Heart," and "Slow Recovery." Another highlight is "Another Woman," especially written for Lucy by admirer Nellie McKay, who lends her harmony vocals to the track. Woodward's gifts as an interpreter of outside material are showcased on her readings of such vintage tunes as the obscure Peggy Lee number "Sans Souci," Hoagy Carmichael's 1930s pop standard "Stardust" and "I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)," originally sung by Louis Prima in Disney's The Jungle Book. Hooked! was produced largely by veteran studio legend Tony Visconti (David Bowie, T. Rex, Paul McCartney, Morrissey), with additional tracks produced by Justin Stanley (Nikka Costa, Eric Clapton) and longtime Woodward collaborators Tim K.and Itaal Shur. In addition to her own albums, Woodward has also contributed songs to the soundtracks of several films, including Disney's Ice Princess and the recent Sandra Bullock hit The Blind Side. She's also devoted considerable energy to several charitable projects, making multiple trips to Africa on behalf of relief organizations, and singing for Bishop Desmond Tutu at a benefit for his foundation in Dallas

For All We Know the stunning collaboration between new signing Jose James (vocals) and pianist Jef Neve, will be the first new album in Impulse! records since Alice Coltrane's Translinear Light in 2004 when it is released this May. In the tradition of classic albums like Coltrane/Hartman, this amazing duet record features Jose's inimitable voice paired with Jef's tasteful, creative playing on standards like "Body and Soul" and "Lush Life".

Mike has held court at the historic Smoke Jazz Club in New York for probably more years than he cares to admit but this. This, his sixth recording for Savant Records, finds him and his Hammond B-3 in the controlled atmosphere of the recording studio with his regular band featuring Eric Alexander on tenor sax. The guitarist Peter Bernstein and drummer Joe Farnsworth first-calls these days for B-3 dates it seems make Keep The Faith an important addition to the organ discography; one that looks forward while remembering its roots, one that innovates while respecting the tradition.

When you think of hard-driving swing, daring expression, sophistication and elegance in artistry, formidable technique and a thunderous sound, there are only a very small handful of contemporary pianists you think of and two of them are on this recording! Eric Reed and Cyrus Chestnut have played with a virtual Who's Who of jazz including Wynton Marsalis, Freddie Hubbard and others. Captured live in the rarely-encountered two-piano format, they offer enough jazz adorned with uninhibited improvisations, flashes of pop & bop, whimsy and wit to please the most discriminating of jazz aficionados.

2010 three CD live archive release containing all known recordings from Benny Goodman's successful one-week presentation at the 1958 Brussels World Fair. It is presented here for the first time ever on a single set, and includes the original two volume album Benny in Brussels as well as all further material from that week (which has been previously issued on a variety of different sources). Besides Goodman's brilliant playing, highlights include the presence of such stars as Jimmy Rushing, Zoot Sims, Taft Jordan and pianist Roland Hanna (who was still unknown at the time). Includes 16-page booklet.