Mel Torme - Two Darn Hot CD

CD debut Stevie Wonder, George Duke, Hubert Laws, Toots Thielemans and Valerie Simpson join in as he tackles everything from Superstition to his own Sanford & Son theme. Quincy took time out from producing to record this star-studded LP in '73.

Compiled by Crosby authority F.B. "Wig" Wiggins with a sparkling new remastering, too includes Stardust; Blue Hawaii; Pennies from Heaven; Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day); Sweet Leilani; You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby; Home on the Range; White Christmas; Swinging on a Star; Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Rai (That's an Irish Lullaby); Don't Fence Me In (with the Andrews Sisters); Road to Morocco (with Bob Hope); Alexander's Ragtime Band (with Al Jolson); Now Is the Hour (Maori Farewell Song) , and more 22 of Bing's greatest hits for Decca from 1931 to 1956!

Brown , which wonderfully connect the links between ethereal avant-jazz and earthy, butt-spanking club beats Debut album from the group led by Avant-jazz drummer Guillermo E.

5th Rel.

Getz/Gilberto , which featured composer Antonio Carlos Jobim on piano, not only yielded the hit "Girl from Ipanema" (sung by Astrud Gilberto, the guitarist's wife, who had no professional experience) but also "Corcovado" ("Quiet Night")--an instant standard, and the definitive version of "Desafinado." Getz/Gilberto spent 96 weeks in the charts and won four Grammys. In fact, the story goes that Getz had to push for the release of Getz/Gilberto since the company did not want to compete with its own hit; it was a good thing he did. Jazz Samba remains the only jazz album to reach number one in the pop charts. It remains one of those rare cases in popular music where commercial success matches artistic merit. Originally released in March 1964, this collaboration between saxophonist Stan Getz and guitarist Jo�o Gilberto came at seemingly the end of the bossa nova craze Getz himself had sparked in 1962 with Jazz Samba , his release with American guitarist Charlie Byrd. Getz, with his lyricism, the bittersweet longing in his sound, and his restrained but strong swing, was the perfect fit. Gilberto in particular was a Stan Getz fan. Bossa nova's "cool" aesthetic--with its understated rhythms, rich harmonies, and slightly detached delivery--had been influenced, in part, by cool jazz. His lines, at once decisive and evanescent, focus the rest of the group's performance without overpowering.

2 Cds. W/ Take 5 Quartet. Rec. 1963

Here's a collection (originally released in 2001) of some of the greatest ballads ever written, but chosen by the fans rather than Stacey or her record label. The whole album is dedicated to all those fans, friends and family who have supported Stacey ov