Format: Vinyl Record LP, Capitol Records. Format: Vinyl Record LP, Capitol Records. USA release from 1954. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra. Classic Big Band Jazz music LP. Some light scuffing to record. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Capitol Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34204t637 letrE
About this Record:Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra make it an absolute pleasure to get up and dance on this wonderfully entertaining album, swinging through a programme of irresistible dance floor material with characteristic grace and power. Ellington's orchestra was the finest dancing machine in jazz history, and this album captures that glorious quality magnificently, delivering the perfect combination of rhythmic propulsion, melodic beauty, and sophisticated arrangement that only Ellington could achieve so consistently.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Columbia Records. Format: Vinyl Record LP, Columbia Records. USA release from 1953. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Duke Ellington And His Orchestra. Classic Jazz music LP. Record labels are the Columbia six eye grey coloured versions. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Columbia Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34203ml4639 letrE
About this Record:Duke Ellington pushes his orchestra into gloriously ambitious creative territory on this outstanding album, blending jazz tradition with more extended compositional forms to dazzling effect. Featuring the remarkable Mahalia Jackson alongside his brilliant instrumental soloists, Ellington creates a rich and varied musical tapestry that demonstrates his extraordinary range and vision. Uplifting, innovative, and consistently magnificent, this album shows one of music's greatest ever creative minds operating with wonderful ambition and supreme confidence.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Joker Records. Format: Vinyl Record LP, Joker Records. Italy release from 1971. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Duke Ellington And His Orchestra. Classic Jazz music LP. Record label: Joker Records. Italy Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34202sm3120 letrE
About this Record:Duke Ellington and his Orchestra are captured in peak creative form on these marvellous 1940-1941 recordings, widely considered among the greatest in jazz history. The ensemble plays with breathtaking precision and collective brilliance, featuring legendary soloists at the absolute height of their considerable powers. Ellington's compositional genius shines magnificently throughout, producing music of extraordinary sophistication, beauty, and swing that continues to sound utterly thrilling and utterly timeless many decades later.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Liberty Records. Format: Vinyl Record LP, Liberty Records. USA release from 1964. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Inga Swenson. Classic Jazz Vocal music LP. Comes with the original Liberty inner sleeve. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Liberty Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34189lst7379 letrS
About this Record: What a discovery Inga Swenson turns out to be! Released on Liberty Records in 1964, this beautifully arranged album showcases the stage and screen actress as an accomplished jazz and cabaret singer with a warm, intimate voice perfectly suited to standards. Orchestrated and conducted by Peter Matz, she glides through twelve classic songs including 'I'm Old Fashioned', 'My Ship', 'All the Things You Are', and 'When I Fall in Love' with elegant phrasing and genuine emotional warmth. A true hidden gem.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, RCA Records. Spain release. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Charlie Ventura And His Orchestra. Classic Jazz music LP. Record label: RCA Records. Spain Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM34182nl46031 letrV
About this Record: A terrific slice of big band bebop! This RCA Victor compilation brings together recordings by Charlie Ventura and his orchestra, capturing the vivacious tenor saxophonist in his exuberant post-war style at the height of his popularity. Ventura was one of the most crowd-pleasing performers of his era, blending bop lines with accessible swing energy, and this collection showcases the excitement he generated both as a soloist and as a bandleader, making it an energetic and hugely enjoyable listen throughout.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Swing-House Records. UK release. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Georgie Auld. Classic Jazz music LP. Record label: Swing-House Records. UK Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34181swh25 letrA
About this Record: A swinging delight! This 1981 Swing House compilation showcases the tremendously gifted Georgie Auld and his orchestra in a live bop session of infectious energy. With the young Neal Hefti on trumpet among the sidemen, it's a vivid document of a hard-driving band playing with real fire. Auld's commanding tenor saxophone leads the way throughout, demonstrating why he was one of the most respected figures to bridge the gap between swing and bebop in the immediate post-war era.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, RCA Records. France release. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Paul Gonsalves. Classic Jazz music LP. Record label: RCA Records. France Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM34179pl43192 letrL
About this Record: What a soulful, intimate encounter! Recorded in August 1967 at RCA Victor's Studio B in New York, this French RCA pressing brings together two of jazz's greatest tenor saxophonists — Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis and Paul Gonsalves — for an exquisite programme of eleven ballad standards. Backed by pianist Roland Hanna, guitarist Everett Barksdale, bassist Ben Tucker, and drummer Grady Tate, the two men reveal their romantic, lyrical sides in a gorgeous, deeply moving and thoroughly delightful session.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Columbia Records. UK release. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Count Basie And His Orchestra, Louis Bellson. Classic Jazz music LP. Record label: Columbia Records. UK Grade: Vinyl VG, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM3417533sx1606 letrB
About this Record: What a live treat! Count Basie's final album for Roulette Records captures the orchestra at the Gröna Lunds Tivoli in Stockholm in 1962, with the irrepressible Louis Bellson sitting in on drums after Sonny Payne was sidelined by injury. The lineup is spectacular — Thad Jones, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, and Freddie Green among them — and the loose, energetic playing reflects the joy of a band truly in the zone under the Swedish night sky.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Mode-Disques Records. France release. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Count Basie Orchestra. Classic Jazz music LP. Record label: Mode-Disques Records. France Grade: Vinyl VG, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34174mdr9237 letrB
About this Record: What a pairing of two brilliant minds! Count Basie's 1959 Roulette album features compositions and arrangements exclusively by the then-young Quincy Jones, whose bright, hip charts perfectly complement the orchestra's natural swing without altering its essential soul. Released in France on Mode Records as MDR 9237, the record sparkles with personality — from the driving 'Rat Race' to the tender 'For Lena and Lennie'. An exceptional meeting of two jazz legends at their creative peaks.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Dot Records. UK release. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Count Basie And His Orchestra. Classic Jazz music LP. Record label: Dot Records. UK Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34173slpd525 letrB
About this Record: Historic and absolutely thrilling! Count Basie's 1968 recording for Dot Records, released in the UK as SLPD 525, marks the first collaboration between the great bandleader and arranger Sammy Nestico, who composed and conducted all nine original pieces. Recorded at TTG Studios in Hollywood, it's a beautifully crisp, swinging set that perfectly balances Basie's trademark groove with fresh, accessible big band writing. Standout soloists Eddie Lockjaw Davis and Eric Dixon shine magnificently throughout.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Fontana Records. UK release. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Count Basie And His Orchestra. Classic Jazz music LP. Record label: Fontana Records. UK Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34172tfl5077 letrB
About this Record: What a gem! Released on Fontana in 1960, this Count Basie compilation draws on some of the orchestra's finest classic recordings, showcasing the big band at the height of its golden-era power and elegance. The swinging precision of the brass and reed sections, underpinned by Basie's characteristically sparse but perfectly placed piano, makes this a wonderfully joyful introduction to one of jazz's most important and enduringly popular orchestras.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, MCA Records. UK release. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Count Basie And His Orchestra. Classic Jazz music LP. Record label: MCA Records. UK Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34170mups300 letrB