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JAZZ COMPACT DISCS & JAZZ DVDs

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Please click on the underlined links below to view our latest Jazz offers.
Offers are for a limited period only.
Please check individual offers for expiry dates.

 

STORYVILLE RECORDS
Recording jazz since 1952 and most issued on CD. We have the catalogue of CDs on offer and prices start from only £5.49.
Offer expires 30 September 2008

VERVE, IMPULSE etc
We've put together a mid price CD offer with Universal Jazz. Hundreds of titles selected from Verve, Impulse, Concord, Original Jazz Classics, Emarcy, GRP and more all lowered in price.
Offer expires 23 September 2008.

DUKE ELLINGTON
Carnegie Hall 1943

Recorded by Ellington himself, this is an excellent quality recording of a complete concert on 2cds and is a must for Ellington enthusiasts.
Limited Offer 2CD set only £8.99

CHRIS CONNOR
All About Ronnie

With her distinctive style and expression, Connor’s popularity is as strong as ever. This album is a re-issue of Connor’s 1957 Bethlehem release, Chris (aka The Rich Sounds Of Chris Connor), for whom she was the first jazz-oriented act signed to the roster.
Limited Offer just £4.99!

PEGGY LEE
The Quintessential(DVD)

'Peggy Lee has never performed better!'(Observer review). Classic repertoire from her early days with Benny Goodman and favourite hits from the ’50s and ’60s, as well as more recent songs.
£13.99 Offer Price

SARAH VAUGHAN & WOODY HERMAN
On The Radio

Unique 'live' radio recordings from 1963 - the only time that these two major artists recorded together.

PETE KELLY'S BLUES OST
Features Peggy Lee and Ella Fitzgerald. This expanded version includes instrumental tracks by Pete Kelly's Big Seven.

ORIGINAL BUD SHANK QUARTET
Pacific Jazz Years

Alto sax star Bud Shank is one of the few surviving modern jazz musicians who truly justifies legendary status. Features Claude WIlliamson, Don Prell, Chuck Flores and Bob Cooper.
Only £8.99 for 2CDs

Properbox 4CD Set Offer
Now only £10.99 for these great four disc sets. Includes great new titles by Art Pepper, Jimmy Smith and Cab Calloway.
£10.99 offer price extended to 26 July 2008.

HUMPHREY LYTTELTON
And Friends

Super-bargain issue of recordings from 1974 with extra tracks by the Terry Lightfoot Band.
Only £4.99!

DUKE ELLINGTON
Three Classic Albums & More

Two CDs containing Historically Speaking/Duke Ellington Presents/Ellington 55 plus extra tracks - A real treat for Ellington fans and at a great price from AVID Jazz.
2CD set only £7.99.

LES PAUL
The Jazzman

The most comprehensive collection of his pure jazz recordings ever assembled including rare & unreleased tracks on 2CDs. Settle back and enjoy a genius at work!
2CD set only £7.99.

CLEO LAINE & JOHN DANKWORTH
Three Early LPs And More

Cleo Laine kicks the first CD set off with an early EP entitled “The April Age” before launching into her 1957 album “ She’s The Tops”, which of course she was, and indeed, still is! CD1 concludes with a selection from John Dankworth & His Orchestra before heading into CD2 with the complete albums “Journey Into Jazz” and “5 Steps To Heaven”.
2CD set only £7.99.

SHELLY MANNE
Combinations 1954-1956

This fine remastered 2CD collection is a timely reminder of what a great drummer Shelly Manne was and why twenty years after his death he is still up there amongst the very great jazz drummers.
2CD set only £7.99.

ELIANE ELIAS
Bossa Nova Stories

Bossa Nova Stories is a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Bossa Nova and features Eliane’s vocals accompanied by a stellar rhythm section and orchestra. Eliane sings and plays some of the great Bossa Nova classics and songs from the American songbook.

ACOUSTIC TRIANGLE
Three Dimensions

Leading bassist Malcolm Creese, Tim Garland, admired as one of the world’s finest saxophonists, and the extraordinary young pianist Gwilym Simcock, show a commitment to exploring extended compositions together with their own brand of improvisation.

KEN PEPLOWSKI & JESPER THILO
Happy Together

The word "sublime" comes to mind when listening to the new recording by Ken Peplowski and his co-leader Jesper Thilo. The music echoes the smoothness of Dexter Gordon, Benny Goodman, and Charlie Parker, with the right touch of swing and balladry. The sound that the band creates is simply a pleasurable and joyful experience.

BEN WEBSTER & STAN TRACEY
Soho Nights Volume 1

Recorded live at Ronnie Scotts, this unreleased recording of the 'tenor giant' performing with Stan's 'in-house' trio of the time is now digitally remastered from the original reel tape. The album perfectly captures the atmosphere of the club in 1968 (including Ronnie Scott as MC). Along with Simon Spillett's superb liner notes the cd is a must for fans of this classic period.
Only £10.99 for a limited period

JOHN McLAUGHLIN
Floating Point

Simply put, Floating Point is a western-style jazz-fusion album played by (for the most part) Indian musicians. Listening to these Indian musicians strike a balance between their own concept of harmony (their ragas), and McLaughlin's western jazz harmony is fascinating stuff.

JOHN McLAUGHLIN
Meeting Of The Minds - Making Of Floating Point

This 80 minute film documents for the first time, what happens in a recording session by the guitar legend and composer John McLaughlin. Filmed over five days in a studio in India, you get an intimate view of the way great musicians work together and create new music with spontaneity and vitality
Limited Offer DVD only £13.99.

DAVID SANCHEZ
Cultural Survival

Puerto Rican-born David Sanchez's "Cultural Survival" moves like a shimmering arc across the sky, pulling together African, Caribbean and modern jazz motifs into a hypnotic force of nature and human experience. (Jazzchicago.net)

ROY HARGROVE
Earfood

Earfood’ presents a richly coloured snapshot of an artist reaching his prime, a young player once dubbed ubiquitously as the ‘Young Lion’, is now head of The Jazz Pride.

NINA SIMONE
A Single Woman - Her Final Works

The long-awaited reissue of Nina Simone’s very last studio album, with 7 previously unreleased tracks, available for the first time, including Prince’s ‘Sign Of The Times’, Bob Marley’s ‘No Woman No Cry’ and more.
Only £6.99 while stocks last.

DJANGO BATES
Spring Is Here

The pianist/composer Django Bates completes his “Four Seasons” with “Spring is Here (Shall We Dance)?” After ‘Summer Fruits’, ‘Autumn Fires’ and ‘Winter Truce’ comes earthy grooves, blatant simplicity, hidden complexity and sunny humour.

ACT MUSIC & VISION
One of the most critically acclaimed and internationally respected independent labels of the current era. A fitting tribute offer to the late Esbjorn Svensson.
Offer expires 23 August 2008.

Producer Orrin Keepnews Offer
Five more from the Universal Classics & Jazz Re-Mastered series highlighting the legendary jazz record producer & Riverside label founder ORRIN KEEPNEWS.

PROPER PAIRS & PROPER INTROS
Proper Boxes little brothers that never seemed to grow up. The music was every bit as good as the Proper Boxes but now reduced to clear.
Order early stock will run out!

EMI GOLD
Three offers in one across a selection of EMI issues. Easy Listening, Blues and Jazz. More titles mean more discounts.
Offer expires 31 August 2008.

LEE WILEY
Back Home Again

Rare original LP originally released on the Monmouth-Evergreen label now reissued on CD with bonus tracks - her last ever recordings.

SEA BREEZE JAZZ
Sea Breeze Jazz and Sea Breeze Vista cover great big band sounds on the current US scene including the awesome college jazz bands.
Offer expires 31 August 2008.

PEGGY LEE & BENNY GOODMAN ORCHESTRA
Where Or When

Every studio track that Peggy is known to have recorded with Goodman, including 3 rare alternate takes, previously unavailable in the UK.
2CD set only £7.99.

FRESH SOUND
A massive offer across Fresh Sound and the various labels that come under their umbrella. Genres cover great reissues to the cream of current fresh talent. Over 700 bargains to be had on this link.
Offer expires 31 July 2008.

CONCORD JAZZ
A Mid price offer on selected Original Jazz Classics, Contemporary, Fantasy, Good Time Jazz, Milestone, Fantasy and Prestige.
Offer expires 16 August 2008.

LITA ROZA
Love Songs For Night People

Her unfeasibly-rare 1963 Ember LP, ‘Love Songs For Night People’, plus a non-album single and two previously unreleased outtakes, together with the best of Lita’s 50s Decca singles.
2CD set only £7.99.

CASSANDRA WILSON
Loverly

A new selection of classic songs from one of the finest singers in the jazz world. Cassandra brings her considerable powers to this tour de force of emotion, technique, interpretation and style.

BLUE NOTE
Another "box of chocolate" selection reduced from the Blue Note catalogue. Latest Stacey Kent CD is one of the surprises!
Offer expires 23 August 2008.

TUBBY HAYES
Intensity

“Intensity” captures Hayes at his peak performing at Ronnie Scott’s club in Gerrard Strreet in 1965.This newly discovered recording, which has lain hidden for over 40 years, provides a most potent example of Tubby doing what he did best.

Jazz Icons DVD Offer
This superbly put together range of DVDs only £14.99 each.
Offer for a limited period only.

LOUIS ARMSTRONG
Live Australia 1964

This rare treasure captures one of the few complete concert performances of Louis Armstrong. A must have DVD.

MILES FROM INDIA
Specially priced 2cd set only £13.99

‘Miles From India’ is an historic and ambitious gathering of 2 dozen musicians from two continents paying tribute to the great Miles Davis showing both the influence of Indian music in the groundbreaking music of Miles Davis and conversely the influence Miles’ music has had on many contemporary Indian musicians.

SCOTT HAMILTON
Across The Tracks

The brand new album from one of the most respected mainstream jazz saxophonists in the business.

RUDY VAN GELDER EDITION
Ten New Releases

The first ten in this year's RVG reissue programme. Remastered by Rudy Van Gelder himself with original sleeves and notes plus additional improved and updated notes setting the albums in their historical context.

BUD FREEMAN
The Man, Live in Dublin 1976

These previously unreleased 1976 live recordings from Dublin capture the veteran tenor saxophonist Bud Freeman with local rhythm sections performing a set of classic jazz standards.

MARY LOU WILLIAMS
A Grand Night For Swinging

A newly discovered live 1976 session from a truly great jazz pianist. Also features the drummer Roy Haynes.

STOMP OFF RECORDS
Stomp Off is dedicated to the preservation of the styles and repertoire of the classic period of ragtime and jazz, essentially the 1920s and earlier.

VERVE ORIGINALS
Classic albums, some on CD for the first time, presented in digipacks including a facsimile of the original LP artwork.

JAMES CARTER
Present Tense

One of the most admired saxophonists of his generation makes his Universal Jazz debut; highlighting Carter’s critically acclaimed virtuosity on flute, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone and baritone saxophone.
Only £10.49 for a limited period.

LAKE RECORDS
Created in 1984 specialises in Jazz and mainly, but not exclusively, concentrates on British Traditional and Mainstream styles. Many of the albums are classic reissues, but the label also has current working bands. Single discs only £9.99.
Offer extended to 26 July 2008.

PRESTIGE & RIVERSIDE
Specially Priced Collections

Prestige & Milestone albums re-mastered by Concord and Universal. Many have two albums on one CD and all are
"SPECIALLY PRICED COLLECTIONS".
Only £7.99 each.

WARNER & ATLANTIC JAZZ
Like Blue Note the history of Warner Jazz reflects the history of jazz itself. This page includes releases from many labels such as Atlantic, Warner Bros, Elektra, Reprise and Rhino, to name just a few.

ALEX WELSH
Jazz Club Session

Recorded in 1963 at the Dancing Slipper Jazz club in Nottingham. Previously unreleased it is excellently recorded and finds the Welsh band in fine form.
Special offer only £9.99 for a limited period.

ACKER BILK
Vintage

A double CD for the price of one of recordings made by Acker with various groups for the 77 label in 1957. Good stomping traditional jazz played by young men on a mission.
Special offer only £9.99 for a limited period.

STANLEY JORDAN
State Of Nature

Jordan’s first major release in over a decade and his debut for Mack Avenue Records, ‘State Of Nature’ shines with Jordan’s pioneering techniques.

BLUE NOTE DVD
A Story Of Modern Jazz

Blue Note, the most successful movie ever made about jazz, is a testimony to the passion and vision of Alfred Lion and Frank Wolff and certainly swings like the propulsive sounds that made their label so famous.

SIMON SPILLETT
Sienna Red

Following on from his successful Woodville debut, Simon Spillett presents the new edition of his superb quartet, now featuring ex-Hayes sideman Spike Wells, with a set of tunes either composed by or associated with the great Tubby Hayes.

ECM Special Offer
Latest release is a new collaboration between John Surman and Howard Moody. Page also includes massive list of ECM titles.

CLARK TRACEY QUARTET
Given Time

Volume 2 in a series devoted to British Composers. A mix of material from the likes of Victor Feldman and Ray Noble to David Newton, Tim Garland and Django Bates.

DUKE ELLINGTON & ELLA FITZGERALD
At The Cote D'Azur

Great offer on this 2 DVD set featuring the Duke with Ella Fitzgerald. Also includes the last Jam Session plus many extras. Only £11.99.

BARNEY KESSEL
First Four Albums

Easy Like, Kessel Plays Standards, To Swing Or Not To Swing, Music To Listen To Barney Kessel By. Yup four albums on 2CDs from the legendary guitarist and arranger and only £7.99!.

JOHNNY DANKWORTH
Best Of

From working with Geraldo, to helping spearhead the bop movement in the UK, to pioneering jazz to mainstream audiences Johnny Dankworth has been there and done it. This superb 2CD set spans 1953-1960 and is only £6.99.

TELARC JAZZ
Not featured this label for a while. One of the best mainstream jazz labels around today and recording the greats and new artists. Featuring both mid & full price discs.

OVERSTOCKS & SECOND HAND DISCS
Our second hand section is now larger than ever as it also includes many overstocks. All limited and first come first served.

LIONEL LOUEKE
Karibu

Stunning debut on Blue Note from guitarist and vocalist Lionel Loueke. Also features Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter.

LINN RECORDS
Great Linn Jazz offer across both CD and CD/SACD hybrids. Top quality music with top quality sound and under a tenner each.

COURTNEY PINE
Afropeans

On 6 October 2007, UK saxophone legend Courtney Pine led the freshly-minted 15-piece Jazz Warriors Afropeans in a vibrant three hour musical celebration. This live album documents an extraordinary meeting of some of the UK’s most exciting musicians.

Rudy Van Gelder £7.99 on Blue Note
Classic albums with the finest recordings and artists. Re-packaged with insightful notes and great photos.

BREW MOORE
The Kerouac Connection

Although not as successful as Stan Getz, Zoot Sims or Allen Eager Brew Moore certainly earned the respect of musicians such as Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and many more. Find out why on this 2cd set.
2CD set only £8.99.

BUDDY RICH
Live In Miami

"With Flip Phillips" is the full title of this CD. Also 8 tracks as Flip Phillips Quintet featuring Buddy Rich and none other than Oscar Peterson.

NAT GONELLA
Very Best Of

Great value for money re-issue of no less than 50 tracks on 2CDs for only £5.99.

GERALDO
Very Best Of

Another great value for money re-issue of no less than 50 tracks on 2CDs for only £5.99.

ARTURO SANDOVAL
Hot House

First time release outside of the US for this Grammy award winning album.

DAVE GRUSIN
Presents West Side Story

All star commemoration of Bernstein's Musical. Features many talented artists such as Lee Ritenour, Gloria Estefan and John Secada.

CAMJAZZ Label Offer
Sample some of the best contemporary jazz recordings made in the last few years. The CamJazz catalogue now boasts recordings by or including Enrico Rava, Kenny Wheeler, John Taylor, Jim Hall, Enrico Pieranunzi, Martial Solal, Chris Potter, Paolo Fresu, Oregon, Richard Galliano and many more.

STAN TRACEY & KEITH TIPPETT
Supernova

Recently unearthed live concert recording from 1977. Two giants of the Piano in a live duo setting three years after originally coming together as "TNT".

DELLA REESE
With The Duke

Belting! is the only way to describe this CD and the only known recording of Della with the great Duke Ellington Orchestra. Unique concert recording from a live broadcast on Feb 13th 1962.

BLACK SAINT & SOUL NOTE
Two mid price labels combined for a great £7.99 offer. Many titles reintroduced to the catalogue for this offer.

Jazz Box Sets
Extra offers on box sets - prices as shown and
valid until 31 July 2008.

STEEPLECHASE RECORDS
It has been far too long since we last promoted this label. The label doesn't send out review copies so they don't get the great press reaction the deserve. Heartily recommended label.

JAZZOLOGY LABEL OFFER
The Flagship label from the George Buck empire in America. With greats such as Red Nichols, Wild Bill Davison, Pud Brown, Marty Grosz, Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band, Tim Laughlin, Pete Fountain, Bob Wilber, Doc Cheatham, Eddie Condon etc.

Arbors Label Mid Price Offer
Possibly the first time ever certain titles from Arbors at mid price. Arbors also say that once these titles sell out they will be deleting them! Check it out now.

CLEO LAINE & JOHN DANKWORTH
"I Hear Music"

Possibly the "Box Set Of The Year" this box has over 4 hours of music covering the careers of Cleo Laine & John Dankworth.
Only £23.99 for a limited period.

Original Long Player Offer
This series of re-issues of classic 1950s vinyl albums now have 20 further titles added to the series. All 40 titles now available for just £6.99 each.

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