Wonderful work from the team of Donald Byrd and Gigi Gryce! Byrd is at his youthful best here -- blowing with a soulful imagination that's surprising, given his young age, and honed to a modern edge by the arrangements of Gryce. Conversely, Gryce's tone on the alto is fantastic -- less measured than on other albums, and perhaps given a bit more of a gutsy push by his work here with Byrd. Of course, the rest of the group helps, too -- and with Art Taylor on drums, Tommy Flanagan on piano, and Wendell Marshall on bass, the whole set grooves nicely! Titles include "Little Niles", "Sans Souci", "Nica's Tempo", and "Speculation". (6 eye logo pressing with deep groove. Cover has seam splitting, remnants of a sticker, a small peeled spot, staining on the back, and a small bit of the upper corner on the opening has worn away.) © 1996-2008, Dusty Groove America, Inc.

Perhaps his greatest album as a leader. Immaculate trombone solos. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

Frank Rosolino was one of the all time greats in the world of jazz trombone. Born in Detroit in 1926, he played in the bands of, among others, Gene Krupa and Stan Kenton. His first notoriety came with the vocal "Lemon Drop" with Krupa's band, but it was with the Kenton band that he got his biggest public notice. After leaving Kenton, he eventually settled into the LA/Hollywood scene, making a living in the studios as well as outside jazz dates.He was a regular in Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All Stars, as well as with many of Marty Paich's recordings, and in his later years was heard with the group Supersax as well as appearing on the Quincy Jones version of "Bluesette". Others he recorded with include Benny Carter, Mel Torme, Louie Bellson, Helen Humes, Zoot Sims and many more.

A unique collection featuring many of his own favorites! Acker Bilk brings sounds from
his personal touch to this selection of great clarinet across the musical spectrum!

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Публикацию этого замечательного альбома посвящаю нашим прекрасным
дамам, которые своим присутствием украшают Клуб!

Этот сборник представляет нам не привычного Фрэнка Синатру - седовласого патриарха американской эстрады, а совсем молодого человека, лишь недавно сделавшего первые шаги на сцене.

В начале 40-х Синатра, которого поклонницы назвали не иначе как 'Фрэнки голубые глазки', еще колебался, выбрать ему карьеру голливудского актера или все-таки эстрадного певца. В фильмах ему давали главные роли, а на сцене он выступал лишь на разогреве у Бенни Гудмана. В конечном итоге Синатра принял правильное решение, а фирма Columbia заключила с ним контракт.

В 1943 году три его песни вошли в американский Тор 10, и в последующие годы популярность музыканта росла день ото дня. В 1946 году таких хитов было уже шесть. Он стал одним из первопроходцев американского телевидения, основал свое шоу, где работал в качестве диск-жокея. В 1952 году, когда он покинул Columbia, на его счету уже числились 15 Тор10 хитов, несколько миллионов проданных пластинок, а все радиошоу страны мечтали получить его хотя бы на один вечер.

Впереди ждали новые достижения и мультиплатиновые пластинки, но ранний Фрэнк Синатра во всем его юношеском очаровании идеально запечатлен именно на этом сборнике.

Columbia Records and Sony Music never did too well by their catalog of Frank Sinatra's music, at least in the way of single-disc compilations. There was the 12-CD complete set, of course, and the four-CD best-of that complete set, both from the early '90s, which were aimed at serious, dedicated fans, but except for the very flawed 16 Most Requested Songs, there wasn't a genuinely good single-CD overview for the casual listener to get his first taste of at least the most popular songs from this most underrated phase of Sinatra's career. Sings His Greatest Hits solved that problem and then some. It's a terrific single-disc collection containing 18 of the singer's best-known songs from his time at Columbia, including "April in Paris," "Night and Day," and "Nancy," of which "Body and Soul" and "Laura" are alternate takes. This CD (which also came out in a limited-edition gold CD version) is a great sampler and introduction for the curious listener who doesn't want to invest in any of the more comprehensive sets, although once one gets hooked -- assuming one does -- those bigger sets will seem a logical next step. ~ Bruce Eder & Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music

After the success of Michael Bublй's self-titled debut, DRG belatedly released this jazzy soundtrack from the 2001 film Totally Blonde in which Bublй had a co-starring role as a nightclub singer. Capitalizing on Bublй's newfound stardom, DRG basically ignores the music's connection to the film by altering the title and putting a shot of Bublй on the cover making it appear as if this was a proper Michael Bublй release. The slight misrepresentation was not lost on Bublй who has stated on his website that he did not want these songs released but that it was out of his control. In reality, the disc is not the complete disaster he makes it out to be, but buyers should be wary of the disc and understand what it is they are purchasing. The film's director, Andrew Van Slee, wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on this short, energetic disc while an as-yet unsigned Bublй does his best to breathe some life into these imitation swing-style songs. As with the standards he interpreted on his debut disc, Bublй sounds in command and comfortable fronting these slight tunes, making the songs sound much more interesting than they really are. Throughout most of the tracks Bublй channels his inner Sinatra in a way that is complementary but not imitative, as in the swagger of the disc's opening number, "That's How It Goes," where his Frank-ish vocals get revved up and zoom into a final Bobby Darin growl. His youthfulness does show through on the ballad "Anyone to Love," a boozy ode to losing at love in which Bublй's vocals lack the experience needed to truly portray the song's older, depressed character, but that is his only vocal misstep throughout these seven audio tracks. Although one could understand why Bublй would not want these early recordings to sit beside his stellar debut in CD bins, he shouldn't be too concerned as Totally Bublй does show what this gifted vocalist can do with even second-rate material. Aaron Latham.All Music Guide.

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