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Buy Now	Into the Blue (more) »rank: 11965 by: Nicholas Payton : :Into the Blue is the Nonesuch debut from Grammy Award-winning trumpet player Nicholas Payton and his first as bandleadersince the 2003 Warner Bros CD, Sonic Trance. Though celebrated for his interpretations of the New Orleans jazz canon, especiallyfor material associated with Louis Armstrong, Payton focuses here on original compositions that are soulful, pensive and romantic.He also gamely steps out as a vocalist, for the first time on disc, on an elegant, self-penned slow dance called Blue. Along witheight original tracks, Payton interprets film-scoring giant Jerry Goldsmith s title theme from Chinatown as well as Nida, composedby his father, the bassist Walter Payton. ...	Buy Now	The Best of Herbie Hancock: The Blue Note Years (more) »rank: 27533 by: Herbie Hancock :Album Description:Mirroring his onetime boss and mentor Miles Davis' own protean output, Herbie Hancock has explored hard-bop, soul-jazz, fusion, funk-rock, soundtracks, hip-hop-inflected pop ('Rockit'), and many permutations in between. His early work for Blue Note, though, offers the best entrie for newcomers. Compiled from five of his albums for the label and covering a period from 1962-1968, this fine sampler includes highlights off his debut, Takin' Off ('Watermelon Man'), the classic Maiden Voyage (the title track and 'Dolphin Dance'), and the early electric album Speak Like a Child (the title track and 'Riot'). Add to this more indelible cuts like 'Cantaloupe Island' and ...
Buy Now	Schizophrenia (more) »rank: 14982 by: Wayne Shorter :Album Description:Wayne Shorter was at the peak of his creative powers when he recorded Schizophrenia in the spring of 1967. Assembling a sextet that featured two of his Miles Davis band mates (pianist Herbie Hancock and bassist Ron Carter), trombonist Curtis Fuller, alto saxophonist/flautist James Spaulding and drummer Joe Chambers, Shorter found a band that was capable of conveying his musical 'schizophrenia,' which means that this is a band that can play straight up jazz just as well as they can stretch the limits of jazz. At their best, they do this simultaneously, as they do on the opening track 'Tom Thumb.' The ...	Buy Now	Getz for Lovers (more) »rank: 70348 by: Stan Getz : :There has never been an instrument that conveyed more romance than Stan Getz's tenor saxophone, from the breathy, beautiful tone--all air and gauze--to the rapturous sweep that he could bring to a melody. It's a sound both warm and cool--able to convey everything from hesitation to keening passion. Getz could also swing hard, but this compilation puts its emphasis squarely on the ballad side, picking up highlights from his Verve recordings from 1952 to 1968, placing him in intimate small groups to orchestral settings. Getz perfectly captures the breezy warmth of a Brazilian beach in his collaborations with João and Astrud Gilberto, including ...
Buy Now	Anthem (more) »rank: 26629 by: Christian Scott :Album Description:Grammy Award nominated trumpeter Christian Scott returns with his sophomore release, Anthem; a powerful collection of 12 pieces teeming with jazz, indie rock, neo-soul and hip-hop sensibilities.	Buy Now	The Bossa Nova Albums (more) »rank: 13234 by: Stan Getz :Album Description:Grammy Award nominated trumpeter Christian Scott returns with his sophomore release, Anthem; a powerful collection of 12 pieces teeming with jazz, indie rock, neo-soul and hip-hop sensibilities.
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