American Jazz Classics

Although Chet Baker and Bill Evans were both highly lyrical and introspective players who could have made a marvelous team, they only recorded together on a couple of occasions. Their complete collaborations are included on this CD.

Digitally remastered two CD set that contains the complete contents of the original Atlantic label LPs Worthwhile Konitz and Inside Hi Fi, which contain all of Konitz' 1956 quartet recordings. Among the highlights are the sides featuring Konitz, Jimmy Rowles, Leroy Vinnegar and Shelly Manne. This exact formation would never record again.

Digitally remastered two-fer containing a pair of albums from sax legend Gerry Mulligan: Gerry Mulligan Meets Johnny Hodges and What Is There To Say? Gerry Mulligan Meets Johnny Hodges was the only collaborative small group recording ever made by these two sax giants. What Is There To Say? was one of the best efforts by Mulligan's celebrated piano-less quartet with Art Farmer.

This release presents the complete original album Cool Heat, which showcases the superlative Anita O’Day singing tailor-made arrangements by Jimmy Giuffre. She is backed by a variety of all-star combos featuring Frank Rosolino, Art Pepper, Conte Candoli, Jack Sheldon, Jim Hall, and of course, Giuffre himself.

This edition presents - for the first time ever on a single collection and in chronological order - all known recordings by the legendary Manne quintet with Joe Gordon and Richie Kamuca made at the Black Hawk, in San Francisco, in 1958.This was the first time Shelly Manne and His Men recorded in a live setting.**** Down Beat:

This collection presents the complete studio recordings made by the outstanding 1959 Dizzy Gillespie Quintet with Junior Mance and Les Spann. These recordings are also interesting in that, with the sole exception of Les Spann’s flute on a few tracks, no other horn is heard here but Dizzy`s trumpet. Included are the albums Have Trumpet, Will Excite and The Ebullient Mr.

Eric Dolphy’s complete original album Out There (New Jazz NJLP8252), his second LP as a leader after Outward Bound.

The instrumentation featured here is unusual, with Dolphy playing in a quartet format with Ron Carter on cello, George Duvivier on bass, and Roy Haynes on drums.

The complete original album Far Cry (Prestige/New Jazz 8270), featuring Eric Dolphy in a quintet format with another star who passed away before his time, trumpeter Booker Little.