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His approach to the tenor saxophone, with its huge sound and vertical harmonic thinking, influenced virtually every saxophonist who followed, from Lester Young to John Coltrane.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eThe four tracks balance standards and unexpected repertoire choices. \"All The Things You Are\" receives a masterful reading that highlights Hawkins' ability to wring new meaning from well-worn material. \"Josh Fit The Battle Of Jericho\", the spiritual reimagined as a swinging jazz vehicle, showcases Hawkins' playful side and his ability to honour tradition while making it contemporary. \"Mack The Knife\", already a jazz standard by 1962, gets the full Hawkins treatment with his characteristic gruff eloquence, while \"Talk Of The Town\" closes the album with romantic balladry that demonstrates the tenderness within Hawkins' powerful sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eTommy Flanagan, one of the most tasteful and supportive pianists in jazz, provides elegant accompaniment throughout, while Holley and Locke maintain a buoyant, swinging foundation. The live setting captures the interaction and spontaneity that studio recordings sometimes miss, with the Village Gate audience responding to particularly inspired moments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eThis Japanese pressing offers excellent sound quality that captures both the intimacy of the club setting and the power of Hawkins' playing. 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Released in Japan in December 1989 as a mono compilation on Verve\/Norgran through Polydor K.K., this album captures Rich at age 38, already a veteran of big band swing with Tommy Dorsey and Artie Shaw, now fully engaged with the bebop revolution and demonstrating that his phenomenal technique could serve modern jazz as powerfully as it had swing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eThe album draws from two sessions three months apart. The first, recorded on 16 May 1955, features an exceptional sextet with Oscar Peterson on piano, tenor saxophonists Ben Webster and Frank Wess, trumpeters Joe Newman and Thad Jones, bassist John Simmons, and Rich on drums. \"The Monster\" and \"Sunday\" showcase this group's ability to swing hard while navigating bebop-influenced arrangements. Peterson's presence guarantees virtuosity and swing, while Webster's warm, breathy tenor provides a link to the swing era that Rich himself embodied.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eThe second session, from 26 August 1955, presents a different configuration with pianist Jimmy Rowles replacing Peterson, alto saxophonist Sonny Criss joining, and trumpeter Harry \"Sweets\" Edison replacing Newman and Jones. Criss was one of the finest Charlie Parker-influenced alto players, and his inclusion points toward the bebop aesthetic. Edison, a Count Basie Orchestra veteran, brings swing era elegance and economy to his solos. Freddie Greene, Basie's legendary rhythm guitarist, appears on several tracks, his four-to-the-bar comping a masterclass in timekeeping and harmonic support.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eThroughout all six tracks, Rich's drumming commands attention without overwhelming the music. His technical facility was extraordinary - speed, power, precision, and independence all deployed in service of swing and musical excitement. Rich could play impossibly fast single-stroke rolls, execute complex patterns between bass drum, snare, and cymbals simultaneously, and maintain relentless drive, yet he also knew when to lay back and support the soloists. 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Backed by an all-star rhythm section of Oscar Peterson on piano, Herb Ellis on guitar, Ray Brown on bass, and Buddy Rich on drums, \u003cem\u003eElla and Louis\u003c\/em\u003e navigate 11 classic standards with a combination of technical mastery and emotional depth that has made this album a vocal jazz cornerstone. This 1981 Japanese pressing on Verve, part of the Best Jazz Collection Verve and Special 1800 series, offers this landmark recording in limited edition mono format with liner notes including lyrics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe contrast between Fitzgerald's and Armstrong's voices creates the album's magic. Ella's pristine clarity and rhythmic precision complement Armstrong's rough-hewn expressiveness and behind-the-beat phrasing, their duets demonstrating that technical perfection and emotional directness are not mutually exclusive but rather enhance each other. The rhythm section, featuring four jazz giants, provides sophisticated yet unobtrusive support, Peterson's elegant piano work particularly shining throughout. Standards like \"Cheek To Cheek\", \"A Foggy Day\", and \"They Can't Take That Away From Me\" receive definitive readings that balance respect for the songs' original character with the distinctive personalities of both vocalists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManufactured by Polydor K.K. as part of their premium Japanese reissue series, this mono pressing honours the original 1950s recording format while offering the quality control Japanese pressings are celebrated for. The inclusion of liner notes with lyrics adds value for listeners wanting to follow along with these classic interpretations. 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Backed by the extraordinary rhythm section of Thelonious Monk on piano, Curly Russell on bass, and Buddy Rich on drums, Parker's alto saxophone and Gillespie's trumpet navigate six original compositions plus the standard \"My Melancholy Baby\", with multiple alternate takes revealing the creative process behind these definitive performances. Released in Japan in 1974 as part of Verve's Immortal Jazz series and The Genius of Charlie Parker reissue programme, this mono pressing captures bebop's essential document at the peak of its power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe pairing of Parker and Gillespie needs no justification. They created bebop together in the early 1940s, their harmonic innovations and rhythmic complexity revolutionising jazz. By 1950, both had become established bandleaders, making this collaboration particularly special. 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Jim Hall's guitar work provides elegant accompaniment and brief solos that complement rather than compete with Fitzgerald's vocals, while the rhythm section swings with precision and taste throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe live setting captures Fitzgerald's rapport with the Berlin audience, her warmth and humour audible between songs and during the famous \"Mack The Knife\" improvisation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verve Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43140520837179,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_5762.jpg?v=1768801026"},{"product_id":"stan-getz-joao-gilberto-getz-gilberto-1977-japanese-verve-gatefold-lp","title":"Stan Getz \u0026 João Gilberto - Getz\/Gilberto (1977 Japanese Verve Gatefold LP)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"1061\" data-end=\"1214\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: EX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: VG+\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e None\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur grading system explained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStan Getz \u0026amp; João Gilberto Featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim - \u003cem\u003eGetz\/Gilberto\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eVinyl LP - 1977 Japanese Verve Immortal Jazz Series Gatefold Reissue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe album that brought bossa nova to international audiences and became one of jazz's biggest commercial successes, \u003cem\u003eGetz\/Gilberto\u003c\/em\u003e unites American tenor saxophonist Stan Getz with Brazilian guitarist\/vocalist João Gilberto and composer\/pianist Antonio Carlos Jobim. Recorded in March 1963 and produced by Creed Taylor, the album features the original version of \"The Girl From Ipanema\" with vocals by Astrud Gilberto (João's wife at the time), plus seven other classics of the bossa nova repertoire. This 1977 Japanese reissue, part of Verve's Immortal Jazz series and distributed by Polydor K.K., presents this landmark recording in gatefold format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe album's success stems from the perfect balance between Getz's cool-toned, lyrical tenor saxophone and Gilberto's understated guitar and intimate vocals, with Jobim's piano providing harmonic sophistication and compositional genius. \"The Girl From Ipanema\" became a worldwide hit and remains one of the most recorded songs in popular music history, while tracks like \"Desafinado\", \"Corcovado\", and \"So Danco Samba\" demonstrate bossa nova's subtle rhythmic sophistication and melodic beauty. Getz's saxophone solos float effortlessly over the gentle bossa nova rhythms, his tone perfectly suited to the music's relaxed yet emotionally rich aesthetic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe album won four Grammy Awards including Album of the Year, making it one of the few jazz albums to achieve such mainstream recognition while maintaining artistic integrity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verve Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43141881135163,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_5759_880e6092-0727-4417-a669-20076ff1a3e5.jpg?v=1768824264"},{"product_id":"duke-ellington-and-johnny-hodges-side-by-side-1971-japanese-verve-gatefold-lp","title":"Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges - Side By Side (1971 Japanese Verve Gatefold LP)","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"1214\" data-start=\"1061\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: EX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: EX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e None\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur grading system explained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDuke Ellington And Johnny Hodges - \u003cem\u003eSide By Side\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eVinyl LP - 1971 Japanese Verve Gatefold Reissue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reunion of Duke Ellington with his longtime alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges resulted in this intimate session showcasing both musicians' enduring artistry. Originally recorded for Verve and reissued in Japan in 1971 by Polydor K.K. in gatefold format, \u003cem\u003eSide By Side\u003c\/em\u003e features nine tracks blending Ellington originals with standards, the duo's decades-long musical partnership evident in their intuitive interaction. Hodges' warm, singing alto saxophone tone—one of the most distinctive and influential sounds in jazz history—finds perfect complement in Ellington's elegant piano work, their collaboration demonstrating that even masters can achieve new insights through familiar partnership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHodges spent most of his career in Ellington's orchestra (1928-1970, with a five-year absence 1951-1955), his alto saxophone becoming an essential voice in the Ellington sound. This smaller group setting allows both musicians' individual voices to shine while maintaining the rapport built over decades of collaboration. Tracks like \"Stompy Jones\" showcase swinging, uptempo material, while ballads like \"Just A Memory\" and \"Let's Fall In Love\" demonstrate Hodges' legendary ability to make his horn sing with human expressiveness. Ellington's piano work provides both rhythmic support and melodic counterpoint, his harmonic sophistication evident throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verve Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43173802770491,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_5879.jpg?v=1769577024"},{"product_id":"ella-fitzgerald-ella-fitzgerald-at-the-opera-house-1985-japanese-verve-mono-lp","title":"Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald At The Opera House (1985 Japanese Verve Mono LP)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"1061\" data-end=\"1214\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: EX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: EX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e None\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur grading system explained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElla Fitzgerald - E\u003cem\u003ella Fitzgerald At The Opera House\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eVinyl LP - 1985 Japanese Verve Best 50 Series Mono Reissue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis live concert recording captures Ella Fitzgerald performing with two distinct configurations: the Oscar Peterson Trio (with Herb Ellis on guitar, Ray Brown on bass, and Jo Jones on drums) on side A, and an all-star big band featuring tenor saxophonists Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz, Lester Young, Illinois Jacquet, and Flip Phillips, plus Roy Eldridge on trumpet, J.J. Johnson on trombone, and Sonny Stitt on alto saxophone on side B. Released in Japan in 1985 as part of Verve's Best 50 series and manufactured by Polydor K.K., this mono pressing showcases Fitzgerald's vocal mastery across both intimate trio settings and full big band arrangements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide A features seven standards with the Peterson Trio providing sophisticated yet unobtrusive support, Fitzgerald's voice navigating Cole Porter's \"It's All Right With Me\", the torch ballad \"Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered\", and six other classics with her characteristic blend of technical perfection and emotional warmth. The trio format allows maximum space for Fitzgerald's phrasing and Peterson's elegant piano work, Ellis' guitar and Brown's bass adding subtle colours. Side B's two extended tracks with the all-star ensemble feature Fitzgerald trading phrases with some of jazz's greatest horn players, \"Stompin' At The Savoy\" and \"Oh, Lady Be Good\" showcasing both her scat singing abilities and her rapport with instrumental giants.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verve Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43173868535867,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_5891.jpg?v=1769579573"},{"product_id":"lester-young-buddy-rich-trio-1973-japanese-verve-immortal-jazz-mono-lp","title":"Lester Young Buddy Rich Trio (1973 Japanese Verve Immortal Jazz Mono LP)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"1061\" data-end=\"1214\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: EX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: EX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e EX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur grading system explained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLester Young Buddy Rich Trio - \u003cem\u003eThe Lester Young Buddy Rich Trio\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eVinyl LP - 1973 Japanese Verve Immortal Jazz Series Mono Reissue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pairing of tenor saxophonist Lester Young (\"Prez\") with drummer Buddy Rich created one of jazz's most distinctive trios, the contrast between Young's cool, relaxed phrasing and Rich's explosive technique creating fascinating musical tension. Accompanied by pianist Aye Guy, this trio session captures Young interpreting eight standards with his characteristic behind-the-beat delivery and light, airy tone that influenced countless saxophonists including Stan Getz and John Coltrane. Released in Japan on 1 November 1973 as part of Verve's Immortal Jazz series and manufactured by Polydor K.K., this mono pressing showcases two masters from different stylistic camps finding common ground through mutual respect and musicality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYoung's approach to standards like \"I Cover The Water Front\", \"The Man I Love\", and \"Mean To Me\" demonstrates his gift for making familiar melodies sound freshly discovered through subtle rhythmic displacement and melodic invention. His tone, cooler and lighter than contemporaries like Coleman Hawkins, created space within the music rather than filling every moment with notes. Rich's drumming, capable of jaw-dropping virtuosity, here demonstrates his sensitivity and swing when accompanying, his brush work and cymbal playing providing texture rather than overwhelming the subtle saxophonist. Aye Guy's piano work provides harmonic foundation and occasional solo statements, his contributions understated yet essential.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verve Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43180259672123,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_5894.jpg?v=1769723011"},{"product_id":"billie-holiday-solitude-1982-japanese-verve-mono-lp","title":"Billie Holiday - Solitude (1982 Japanese Verve Mono LP)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"1061\" data-end=\"1214\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: NM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: NM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur grading system explained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBillie Holiday - \u003cem\u003eSolitude\u003c\/em\u003e | Vinyl LP - 1982 Japanese Verve Mono Reissue (23MJ 3189, Polydor K.K.)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBillie Holiday's first recordings for Norman Granz's Clef label\u003c\/strong\u003e, made in Hollywood in March and April 1952 with the Oscar Peterson Trio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally issued as the 10\" \u003cem\u003eBillie Holiday Sings\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (Clef, 1952) and expanded to twelve tracks for reissue as \u003cem\u003eSolitude\u003c\/em\u003e (Clef, 1956)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1982 Japanese Verve mono pressing\u003c\/strong\u003e (23MJ 3189), manufactured by Polydor K.K.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNorman Granz signed Billie Holiday to his Clef label in April 1952. The first sessions — eight tracks recorded at Radio Recorders in Hollywood on 26 March 1952 — paired her with the Oscar Peterson Trio (Peterson on piano, Ray Brown on bass, Barney Kessel on guitar), Alvin Stoller on drums, Charlie Shavers on trumpet and Flip Phillips on tenor saxophone. Four additional tracks were recorded in Los Angeles in April 1952 with J.C. Heard on drums in place of Stoller. Granz supervised both sessions. The eight March tracks appeared originally on the 10\" album \u003cem\u003eBillie Holiday Sings\u003c\/em\u003e (Clef MGC-118); when Clef phased out the 10\" format in 1956, all twelve tracks were consolidated and released as \u003cem\u003eSolitude\u003c\/em\u003e (Clef MGC-690).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1952, Holiday's voice had changed considerably from the supple lightness of her Billings and Hammond sessions in the 1930s. Granz's response was to give her the best musicians available and the most carefully selected repertoire, drawing on the Songbook material she had not recorded before. The sessions produced some of her most sustained work. Peterson's accompaniment — responsive, never intrusive — and Kessel's guitar framing of the title track are frequently cited among the finest backing Holiday received. Shavers and Phillips solo briefly on most tracks without dominating. The programme includes \"East of the Sun,\" \"Blue Moon,\" \"You Go to My Head,\" \"These Foolish Things,\" Duke Ellington's \"Solitude,\" Cole Porter's \"Love for Sale\" and \"Tenderly,\" among others. This is the 1982 Japanese Verve mono reissue, manufactured by Polydor K.K.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verve Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43329090256955,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_6474.jpg?v=1774734115"},{"product_id":"jimmy-smith-and-wes-montgomery-dynamic-duo-1967-us-verve-gatefold-lp","title":"Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery - Dynamic Duo (1967 US Verve Gatefold LP)","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"1214\" data-start=\"1061\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: VG+\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: VG+\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur grading system explained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery - \u003cem\u003eJimmy and Wes: The Dynamic Duo\u003c\/em\u003e | Vinyl LP - 1967 US Verve Stereo Gatefold (V6-8678) with Japanese insert\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth Smith and Montgomery were at their commercial peak in 1966. Creed Taylor had been pushing the pair toward arrangements that would let their playing reach pop radio audiences. Oliver Nelson, who had been writing scores for television and films, was a natural choice to write for a large ensemble that could showcase both soloists simultaneously without crowding either.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe results are livelier than the commercial strategy suggests. \"Down by the Riverside\" opens at full swing, the big band setting the temperature before Smith and Montgomery trade. \"Night Train\" runs just over eight minutes, Jimmy Forrest's 1951 blues given a patient, building arrangement that keeps returning to Wes's guitar. \"James and Wes\" on Side B is Smith's composition, a blues in the soul-jazz mode that becomes more open as it develops. \"13 (Death March)\" is Nelson's. A minor-key, slightly ominous piece that was singled out in several contemporary reviews as the most interesting arrangement on the record. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWes Montgomery died on June 15, 1968. The three days they spent at Van Gelder's studio in September 1966 were their only studio collaboration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUS pressing but comes with a Japanese insert, so likely a US import for the Japanese market.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verve Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43533817905211,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_7032.jpg?v=1779367181"},{"product_id":"junior-mance-junior-1981-japanese-verve-stereo-lp","title":"Junior Mance - Junior (1981 Japanese Verve Stereo LP)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"1061\" data-end=\"1214\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: EX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: VG+\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur grading system explained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eJunior Mance came out of Chicago in the late 1940s carrying the city's twin musical inheritances on his hands: the church and the South Side blues. By the time Norman Granz offered him a Verve date in 1959, he had already done his time in Gene Ammons' band, served the army stint that put him alongside Cannonball Adderley in the 36th Army Band, played in Cannonball's first New York quintet (1956–58), and joined Dizzy Gillespie's group (1958–60). The Granz offer came in the middle of sessions for Gillespie's \u003cem\u003eHave Trumpet, Will Excite!\u003c\/em\u003e, and Mance walked into the studio a few months later with Ray Brown on bass and Gillespie's drummer Lex Humphries already locked in to his rhythmic instincts. The program is exactly what an end-of-the-fifties Verve trio date sounds like in the hands of someone who had been listening hard to Ahmad Jamal and Wynton Kelly without losing his own blues vocabulary: a smooth Benny Goodman number to open, a Benny Golson ballad to settle, Cole Porter's \"Love for Sale\" pulled apart and put back together at trio tempo, Gillespie's \"Birk's Works\" played by the rhythm section that knew it intimately, and three Mance originals built around the same kind of churchy, blues-soaked harmonic instincts that would carry him through another sixty years of working as a leader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe album sat in the Verve catalogue across the 1960s and 1970s as a discreetly admired piece of work without ever attracting the cult attention paid to the contemporaneous Bill Evans or Wynton Kelly trio records. Japanese collectors caught onto Mance early. By 1981 Polydor Japan was issuing the Verve hard-bop catalogue in their Best Jazz Collection series, with careful mastering and the kind of quiet pressings the Japanese plants of the period were known for. \u003cem\u003eJunior\u003c\/em\u003e came out in that program as 18MJ 9018, sequenced alongside other under-discussed Verve titles by trio-format pianists. 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Too many strings, too many big bands, too much Norman Granz trying to package the most important alto saxophonist of the century into formats Verve could sell. The 1952 and 1953 quartet sessions on this LP are the answer to that argument. With just a piano, bass and drums for company, Parker is exposed in the way the bebop trios and quartets of a decade earlier had exposed him, and the playing across these two dates ranks with the best studio work of his career. The 30 December 1952 session opens Side A with Hank Jones at the piano, Teddy Kotick on bass and Max Roach back behind the kit. Roach had been Parker's drummer on and off since the 1945 Savoy sessions; the partnership is documented across most of the records that matter. \"Laird Baird\" was named for Parker's son Baird, \"Kim\" for his stepdaughter, \"Cosmic Rays\" for nobody in particular. Side B convenes a new quartet in July 1953, Al Haig in for Jones, Percy Heath in for Kotick, Roach holding his chair, and turns in the title track (\"Now's the Time\" was originally a Savoy recording from 1945, here remade with the 1953 quartet), \"Confirmation\", a tender \"I Remember You\", and three takes of \"Chi Chi\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album sat in Verve's catalogue across the late 1950s and 1960s as the third volume of \u003cem\u003eThe Genius of Charlie Parker\u003c\/em\u003e series Granz had assembled to organise the alto saxophonist's posthumous discography. Polydor Japan picked up the licence in the 1970s and issued this 1973 pressing as MV 2029, keeping the original \"Genius #3\" series numbering and the 12\" Verve sequencing with all the alternate takes included. 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