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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.

 

SCOTT HAMILTON & ALAN BARNES
Hi-Ya

Following the success of their debut recording on Woodville, “Zootcase”, American tenor saxophone giant Scott Hamilton and “Britain’s leading mainstreamer” Alan Barnes, meet up for another straight ahead, free-wheeling session.
Limited Offer Price £10.99.

ONE FOR ALL
Incorrigible

The One For All sound is forged in the quintessential ‘50s-‘60s Blue Note vibe, perhaps best exemplified by classic Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers recordings. After more than 13 years together as a working sextet, you can immediately sense their remarkable chemistry.
Limited Offer Price £10.99.

AVID JAZZ
Mid Price Offer

Includes the celebrated "Classic Albums" series of 2cd sets which often includes extra material as well. The latest releases feature John Lewis and the Modern Jazz Quartet, Lena Horne, and Champion Jack Dupree.
Only £7.99 each.

JUDY GARLAND
Lost Tracks 1929-1959

This set of 103 tracks includes no less than 53 previously unreleased recordings. It commences with the 2 legendary 1935 test pressings which many people didn’t believe actually existed!
Special Offer only £15.99 for 4CDs.

KIT DOWNES TRIO
Golden

24 year old pianist/composer Kit Downes exploded onto the British Jazz Scene playing with the band Empirical, and then with Troyka, Fraud and Acoustic Ladyland. Two years on, Kit moved on to his own trio project and this debut album sees him developing as a strong voice both as a performer and composer. Shortlisted for the prestigious Barclaycard Mercury Prize 2010.
Only £8.99 until 31 August 2010.

PROPERBOX FOUR DISC SET OFFER
Each set contains either 4 compact discs or 3 compact discs and one DVD. Still with the meticulously researched booklets, photos and discographies. Latest release is 'Larkin's Jazz, commissioned by the Philip Larkin Society. This collection offers fresh perspectives on both Larkin and the jazz he actually liked.

SOUNDS OF YESTERYEAR
No fewer than six new issues, featuring Stan Kenton, Don Redman, Bob Scobey, Maynard Ferguson, Joe Venuti and Glenn Miller.
Singles and doubles from only £7.49 each.

NEW YORK BLUES
Rub A Little Boogie

4CD Set covering 1945-1956 taking a rare look at the fabulous New York Blues Scene which has not been often documented by reissue labels.
Special Offer only £15.99 for 4CDs.

HEP JAZZ
Hep Jazz consists of three labels covering Jazz in Depth from the 30's to the present. Only £7.49 for mid price and £9.99 for full price titles.
Offer expires 25 September 2010.

NAT KING COLE
1949 Carnegie Hall Concert

This rare, previously unissued concert recording features Nat King Cole and his trio live at the Carnegie Hall in November 1949. Also featured is the Woody Herman Orchestra who joined the trio for a spirited version of “How High the Moon”.
Only £7.49 as part of current Hep Offer.

MAINSTEM PRODUCTIONS OFFER
Mainstem Productions has released recordings since 1998 mainly by top British jazz musicians but also feature several leading international names who basically operate within the "mainstream" of the music.
Offer expires 31 August 2010.

COLLECTORS' CHOICE OFFER
Collectors' Choice concentrate on the vintage, the classic and the oldies. Our special selection offers the best in jazz, easy listening and nostalgia, and featured artists include Nat King Cole, Sammy Davis Jr, Everly Brothers, Peggy Lee and many more.
Offer expires 31 August 2010.

JOHN HICKS & FRANK MORGAN
Twogether

John Hicks and Frank Morgan never recorded together as a duo but on this live recording these two incredible instrumentalists draw from the deepest tradition of jazz-improvisation and interact with sensitivity, flexibility and such ease of invention so that the ideas flow naturally from one musical mind to the other.
Only £9.99 for a limited time.

STEVE COLEMAN
Harvesting Semblances & Affinities

This is the first new release in almost four years by the influential alto saxophonist and composer Steve Coleman. The music "bristles" and features Coleman’s band Five Elements, a shifting group of musicians, many of whom have worked with Coleman for years.
Limited Offer just £9.99.

LONEHILL JAZZ
One of the best mid price reissue labels including many lost or hard to find jazz treasures which have been long unavailable. Most of these outstanding releases contain 2 rare albums on 1 CD with prices now reduced across the catalogue for a limited period.
Offer expires 31 August 2010.

RARE LIVE RECORDINGS
plus Groove Hut and Jazzbeat Offer

Three specialist jazz reissue labels combined into one offer. Rare Live Recordings, Groove Hut and Jazzbeat labels featuring all the greats such as Dave Brubeck, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Sonny Stitt and Teddy Wilson. All at special offer prices for a limited period.
Offer expires 31 August 2010.

CONCORD JAZZ MIDLINE
A selection of the Concord Group label now available at mid price. Includes Monty Alexander, Gerry Mulligan, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Jim Hall, Dave Brubeck, Toots Thielmans and more. Second batch brings the total to fifty titles!
Only £6.99 each!

LAKE RECORDS
More top trad jazz as Ken Colyer's 1966 German tour with four unreleased tracks joins the recent Humphrey Lyttelton, Bone Supremacy and Cy Laurie releases. Rest of the catalogue also featured.
Limited offer on the new releases.

JO STAFFORD
Beyond the Stars

Key Recordings 1940-1959. The second definitive JSP box set on one of the great singers of swinging popular music.
Only £16.99 for 4CD set.

DAVID HAZELTINE
Inversions

For his eighth set as a leader for Criss Cross, the pianist brings his talents to the fore with three originals and some select standards including a new twist on Dizzy Gillespie’s 'Tin Tin Deo'. Longtime collaborators Eric Alexander (tenor sax), John Webber (bass), and Joe Farnsworth (drums) mix it up with expert vibist Steve Nelson for a colorful set.
£10.99 for a limited period.

FRED HERSCH TRIO
Whirl

Hersch is widely considered a genius on the piano. His list of credits as a band leader, co-leader, sideman and soloist are astounding. He has worked extensively with jazz masters such as Stan Getz, Joe Henderson, Art Farmer, and Charlie Haden and has appeared on over 100 recordings.
Only £10.99 for a limited time.

STANLEY CLARKE BAND
Featuring Hiromi

Following 2009’s highly-acclaimed Jazz In the Garden, this is featured artist Hiromi Uehara’s second Clarke recording collaboration. Clarke’s rugged and complex bass work serves as the ideal foil for her trademark fiery and expressive piano chops.
Limited Offer just £10.99.

CINDY BLACKMAN
Another Lifetime

‘Another Lifetime’ is Cindy Blackman’s tribute to her mentor, Tony Williams, one of the greatest drummers of all time. The album features some of the most exciting tracks from the eclectic recordings of Tony Williams' Lifetime. Helping Cindy is an all-star line-up, including Joe Lovano, Mike Stern, Doug Carne, Vernon Reid, Patrice Rushen, Benny Reitveld and others.
Only £10.99 for a limited period.

CHRISTINE TOBIN/LIAM NOBLE
Tapestry Unravelled

Unadorned and unaffected, ‘Tapestry Unravelled’ finds Christine Tobin exploring the songs that comprise Carole King’s landmark album, with accompaniment from wonderful pianist Liam Noble. A deeply personal album, ‘Tapestry Unravelled’ is a powerful, fragile, eloquent work.
Limited Offer just £9.99.

STACEY KENT/JIM TOMLINSON
A Fine Romance

Stacey and Jim’s dedication has resulted in success first in England and subsequently France and Europe and now hers is a household name in jazz circles worldwide. This vignette shows not only the captivating voice of Stacey herself but also the impressive talents of Jim Tomlinson – saxophonist, arranger and producer par excellence.
CD Only £7.99.

HUMPHREY LYTTELTON
Live With Marie Knight 1958

The first of a ‘Humph Live Series’ and never before released, this captures the Humph band supported by blues and gospel legend Marie Knight. Her stunning vocals inspire what Humph would always recall as one of the band’s most memorable performances.

JULIE ANDREWS
Four Classic Albums

Four classic Julie Andrews albums, including original LP liner notes on a finely re-mastered and low priced double CD. My Fair Lady / Julie Andrews Sings / The Lass With The Delicate Air / Tell It Again.
Only £7.99 for 2CD set.

TOMMY DORSEY / JIMMY DORSEY
Three Classic Albums plus

Three classic Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey albums plus, including original LP liner notes on a finely re-mastered and low priced double CD. The Fabulous Dorseys in Hi-Fi Vol 1 / Vol 2 / Sentimental And Swinging plus more.
Only £7.99 for 2CD set.

DUTTON VOCALION
Another set of recent releases from Dutton Vocalion with track details etc and of course discounted prices. Latest issues include new titles by Henry Mancini, John Dankworth, Kurt Edelhagen, Werner Muller, JOhnny Gregory, Guy Lombardo, Mantovani, Herman Clebanoff, George Melachrino, Charles Mackerras, Max Jaffa, Carroll Gibbons, Henry Hall, Ambrose, Flotsam & Jetsam, and lots more.

POLL WINNERS
Great new label featuring the most influential jazz albums according to the critics of Downbeat Magazine. Includes second batch of titles. All received the maximum 5-star rating in a review and these new editions present the complete original albums, which are often expanded to include interesting bonus albums tracks by the same artists at the peak of their talents.

MARTIN TAYLOR
Last Train To Hauteville

In 1994 Martin formed Spirit of Django and reached No.1 in the UK Jazz Charts. A recent concert at The Royal Albert Hall marked their return. Includes fast rising jazz singer Alison Burns, saxophonist Alan Barnes and maestro accordionist Jack Emblow.

DR LONNIE SMITH
Spiral

The Doctor is back and playing standard jazz tunes in a not so standard way. A pace-setting proponent of the Hammond B3 Organ Dr. Lonnie Smith has been at the forefront of the jazz scene since 1969 when he was first named Top Organist by Downbeat Magazine.

DEFINITIVE RECORDS CD Offer
Great bargains on this specialist jazz label. Single discs from just £6.99 each, plus doubles and upwards as shown.
Offer expires 31 August 2010.

LENNY WHITE
Anomaly

Following his triumphant worldwide reunion tour with Return To Forever in 2008 and trio tours in 2009 with Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke, Lenny White puts out his first recording as a leader in ten years.

ECM Records
More new releases from ECM's major recording artists. Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden together again on an album of standards and also joining together are Marilyn Crispell & David Rothenberg. Also low prices on massive list of ECM titles.
Limited offer on the new releases.

VINCE MENDOZA
Caribbean Nights

Grammy Award winner Vince Mendoza has arranged a fabulous selection of compositions soaked in hot Caribbean sounds for Big Band. Special guests include drummer Peter Erskine, percussionist Luis Conte and keyboardist Dario Eskenazi who augment the acclaimed WDR Big Band.

STORYVILLE RECORDS
Recording jazz since 1952 and considered by many to be the Scandinavian equivalent to America’s Blue Note Records. The Storyville archive includes recordings by Louis Armstrong, Ben Webster, and Duke Ellington, while the label was also instrumental in launching the career of some of the most influential Danish jazz artists.

BYGONE DAYS
Nostalgia Label

Bygone Days is dedicated to bringing nostalgic and historic recordings to a new level of quality. Each release contains over an hour of music and combines both classics and rare, seldom heard recordings which have been sympathetically digitally remastered.
Only £5.49 per disc.

DISCOVERY DISTRIBUTION
NEW RELEASES

Another update on our regular feature on new release CDs and DVDs from Discovery Records. Featured labels include Lonehill Jazz, Gambit Records, Rare Live Records, Groove Hut Records, Essential Jazz Classics, Storyville Records, Rare Jazz Footage DVD & Smithsonian Folkways.

HIGHNOTE RECORDS & SAVANT OFFER
Highnote And Savant have some of the best contemporary jazz artists around today. In addition Highnote's archival releases include Art Tatum , Thelonious Monk and more. They claim their only criteria is excellence. We would like to add great offer prices!

LEE KONITZ
Live At The Village Vanguard

Great new CD from Lee Konitz's "new quartet" featuring his association with the Trio Minsarah which dates back to when Lee lived in Germany for close to 20 years. Lee holds that this uncompromising, completely personal recording is a high point in his long career.

WALLACE RONEY
If Only For One Night

On this new CD the Wallace Roney has succeeded in taking all of his influences, including of course Miles Davis and forging them into a coherent whole which is somehow more than the sum of its parts. The music, though, always sound freshly-wrought and never derivative.
Only £9.99 as part of our Highnote offer.

BENNY GOODMAN
Three Classic Albums Plus

Three classic Benny Goodman albums plus, including original LP liner notes on a finely re-mastered and low priced double CD. Benny In Brussels Vol 1, Benny In Brussels Vol 2 and Plays World Favourites In High Fidelity plus from the 1958 album The Playboy Jazz All Stars Vol 2 the only BG track on the 2LP set, The King And Me and lots more!
Only £7.99 for 2CD set.

BIG BILL BROONZY
Four Classic Albums plus

Avid Roots here presents four classic Big Bill Broonzy albums plus, including original LP liner notes on a finely re-mastered and low priced double CD. Big Bill’s Blues, Big Bill Broonzy Sings the Blues, Folk Blues and The Blues and more. Big Bill Blues and Sings the Blues appear on CD for the first time!!.
Only £7.99 for 2CD set.

JOHNNY HODGES
Four Classic Albums

Four classic Johnny Hodges albums, including original LP liner notes on a finely re-mastered and low priced double CD. Castle Rock, In A Mellow Tone, Perdido and Creamy.
Only £7.99 for 2CD set.

DAVE BRUBECK
Three Classic Albums plus

Three classic Dave Brubeck albums plus, including original LP liner notes on a finely re-mastered and low priced double CD. Time Out, Jazz Impressions Of Eurasia, and Dave Brubeck At Storyville: 1954 plus an extra bonus LP side from Jazz Impressions Of The USA.
Only £7.99 for 2CD set.

NEIL COWLEY TRIO
Radio Silence

Described as music for the ‘heart and feet’, Neil Cowley Trio's elegant and explosive third album "Radio Silence" is the band's most complete statement. It moves effortlessly between moments of heart-stopping beauty, rip-roaring rock riffs and Chaplinesque ditties.

LAURA COLLINS
Baltimore Oriole

Debut album from exciting new jazz vocalist Laura Collins, supported by a stellar UK band, including the excellent trumpeter Dick Pearce. Laura's main singing influences include Ella Fitzgerald, Annie Ross and Norma Winstone. What results is a magical blend of old and new.

AVID GROUP LABELS
Incredible value across the Avid Group range of jazz, blues and easy compact discs. Includes the celebrated "4 original albums on 2 CDs" series which often includes extra material as well. Featured artists include Anita O'day, Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Nat King Cole, Doris Day, Duke Ellington, Ted Heath, Louis Jordan, Peggy Lee, Ralph Sharon Trio, Frank Sinatra.
Prices start at just £4.99.

FRESH SOUND RECORDS
Over 1000 titles at special offer prices from Fresh Sounds and their group of labels. Music from the legendary creators of Be-Bop of the 1940s to the biggest names in West Coast Jazz. From Mainstream, Cool, Hard-Bop, through to the revered figures of jazz from Los Angeles and the young talent of New York's current scene.

SONY/COLUMBIA/RCA
Mid Price Jazz

Includes selected Easy Listening and Blues titles as well as classic recordings by a wide range oj Jazz artists including Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington and Nina Simone.
Only £7.99 per disc

REX RECORDINGS and
GREAT VOICES OF THE CENTURY

Rex Recordings - A label of distinction bringing you all that's best from the 40s & 50s. All titles have been digitally re-mastered. Great Voices Of The Century - double CDs with best selling jazz and easy listening from the stars of golden eras.
Prices start at only £5.49.

LINN JAZZ
Linn Records is home to the world's finest jazz talent. Featuring a diverse catalogue of vocal and instrumental albums spanning three decades, artists include five times British Jazz award-winner Claire Martin, world-class guitarist Martin Taylor, 2007 BBC Jazz Award Winner Ian Shaw and many more.
Single discs £11.99 each.

STOMP OFF JAZZ
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.

MARK NIGHTINGALE
Out Of The Box

Mark Nightingale, one of the great trombonists and a regular sideman to both Stan Tracey and the late John Dankworth, makes an inspired foray into the world of funk, with some of the best musicians around, in this superb and accessible session.

NEW!
IDEAS ON A BUDGET

Our ongoing partnership with Delta Distribution offers a new selection of budget jazz, easy, soundtracks, nostalgia and more. Thirty one pages of great present ideas for you or others. Page with "click though" for track details etc.
Prices start from £3.99.

VERVE IMPULSE CONCORD OFFER
Mid Price Compact Disc Offer

Best selling special offer list from the Concord Music Group; the home of Verve, Impulse, Concord, Original Jazz Classics, Emarcy, GRP and more great jazz labels. Mid price jazz only £7.99 each.

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.

DUKE ELLINGTON
Original Album Series

5 original albums in one package from Duke Ellington’s output for the Reprise and Atlantic labels, newly remastered, and featuring singularly talented musicians, such as Johnny Hodges, Cootie Williams, Paul Gonsalves and of course Billy Strayhorn.

AMERICAN JAZZ CLASSICS
The American Jazz Classics label's new releases bring together complete original albums augmented by many extras and bonus tracks. Prices from only £8.99.

WEATHER REPORT DVD
Live In Germany 1971

Formed by Joe Zawinul & Wayne Shorter Weather Report were one of the most influential jazz rock bands of the 1970’s & 1980’s. This exhilarating concert captures the band in full flight performing versions of tunes from their first two albums.

CIRCLE LABEL OFFER
Circle is the label to go to for the documentation of the big bands. Primarily from the 1930s & 1940s with greats such as Bob Crosby, Red Norvo, Harry James, Claude Thornhill, Dorsey Brothers, Frankie Carle, Louis Jordan, Count Basie, Woody Herman, Duke Ellington etc. Page also includes the GHB Black Swan catalogue.

WARNER/ATLANTIC JAZZ
Mid Price Jazz

The Warner mid price catalogue available from only £7.99; doubles only £12.99. Includes the legendary Atlantic Jazz label featuring Coltrane, Mingus, MJQ, Grover Washington plus Elektra, Rhino, Warner Bros and many more.

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.

JASMINE LABEL
Budget Price Catalogue Offer

Over 150 titles - Jazz, Blues, Nostalgia, Gospel, and even Country - something for everyone at just £5.49 per disc!

GAMBIT RECORDS
Special offer on the whole of the Gambit jazz catalogue. Prices start from just £8.99 for single discs.

CRISS CROSS JAZZ
Criss Cross was founded in 1980 by Gerry Teekens. A Dutch label that records mostly American artists its ethos & style has been compared to the legendary label Blue Note.

JAZZ FACTORY
One of the many labels from Europe taking on the mantle of reissuing CDs from the great jazz eras. Plenty of bonus tracks etc on most releases.

Jazz Box Sets
Extra offers on box sets. This list is constantly evolving - prices as shown.
Offer expires 31 August 2010.

ESSENTIAL JAZZ
This offer actually combines two labels imported from Europe, Essential Jazz Classics and Essential Jazz Albums. Great mainstream jazz with extra tracks etc. From only £7.99.

RUDY VAN GELDER
Remasters

From labels such as Prestige etc Concord & Decca are reissuing some of the best RVG Remasters. Red Garland, Sonny Rollins and Thelonious Monk now added.

BUDDY DE FRANCO
Meets Martin Taylor

First time on CD for this 1984 session when two of the world’s greatest jazz virtuosos, clarinettist Buddy DeFranco and guitarist Martin Taylor, met in London for this studio recording
Only £9.99 for a limited period.

MILES DAVIS
Complete Columbia Collection

Presenting an incredible 70 disc retrospective of the phenomenal music Miles Davis created over 30 years with Columbia. Less than £3 per disc.
Strictly limited edition – only one manufacturing run

CANDID JAZZ
Candid’s jazz catalogue is an impressive collection of over 300 titles featuring legendary classic jazz by Charles Mingus, Max Roach, Abbey Lincoln, Eric Dolphy and others, while its current artist roster includes Jamie Cullum, Stacey Kent and Clare Teal.

JSP Jazz & Blues
Boxed Sets

JSP Records has been the leading label for top quality reissues of vintage jazz and blues with the definitive re-releases of artists such as Django Reinhardt, Cab Calloway, Fats Waller, Big Bill Broonzy, Bessie Smith and many others. Their series of boxed sets have set new standards for presenting quality and definitive reissue packages.

TELARC JAZZ & BLUES
Since the late 1980s, Telarc has taken its unparalleled expertise in digital recording and applied it to the world of jazz. The result has been a catalog of some of the finest jazz recordings of the past two decades, by a roster of artists that includes Oscar Peterson, Dave Brubeck and Ray Brown.

JOHN SCOFIELD
Piety Street

It is a rare artist that can explore more than one kind of music with true fluency, virtuosity and sincerity. Guitarist John Scofield can, and he’s proven it once again with Piety Street - a powerful collection of Blues & Gospel renditions.

UPBEAT JAZZ
Upbeat has developed a varied and unique catalogue including several best-selling Ken Colyer albums, and the popular BBC Jazz Club and At the Jazz Band Ball series. Titles include both traditional and mainstream jazz, including Humphrey Lyttelton, Chris Barber, Sandy Brown and Alex Welsh.

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.

FREDDIE HUBBARD
On The Real Side

This is now a tribute offer to legendary trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. This had been his first outing as a leader in seven years, backed by The New Jazz Composers Octet.

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