With Acrobat's catalogue having grown substantially, and it's product strategy evolved significantly over the years, we are occasionally looking to repurpose some of our early albums in the context... more

These songs will forever belong to Ol' Blue Eyes, but they're borrowed beautifully across 25 tracks here: "South of the Border" Lou Donaldson, "S'posin'" Miles Davis Quintet, "Witchcraft" Bill Evans... more

Another rare and previously unreleased jazz album from Acrobat, this time a very special 'live' concert recording from the creative hotbed that was the British post-war modern jazz scene.

Two CD release. The long-running series of Jazz at the Philharmonic concerts began in 1944 at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Auditorium. This previously unreleased recording is a classic example of the... more

25 early examples of slide guitar playing hillbilly music in the 1930s and 40s. Among the exponents of the early forms of the art or bandleaders who incorporated the instrument are, Jimmie Davis,... more

Everything's bigger in Texas, and after WWII. everything was hotter in Houston—especially the music! Supporting that notion are smoldering sides from Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Lavarda Durst, Silver... more

20 examples of the many styles of Black vocal group harmony from the early 30's to the early Fifties. Beginning with the jump and jive sounds of the earliest groups to record in the 1930's to those... more

The second release in our ongoing series of legendary Independent record labels of the 1940's and 1950's features the Texas based "Macys" label. Formed in 1948 the label enjoyed two huge hits on it's... more

The "Road to Doo Wop" series has reached its final destination: the arrival of the doo-wop era, with 25 vintage vocal tracks from the '50s and '60s: Don't Leave Me; I Need Your Love Impressions; I'll... more

One of three volumes that form an overview of the three most important instruments in the Blues: The guitar, the piano and the harmonica. Without these instruments the development of Blues throughout... more

Here are 25 examples of the emergent Chicago Blues genre recorded between 1926 and 1945. The city's pre-eminence as a Blues centre was not only due to the proliferation of clubs and recording... more

Goree Carter, one of T-BoneWalker's most devout disciples who plays on 10 of these tracks, provides the rockin' vibe on this volume along with Lonnie Lyons, Jessie Thomas, Carl Campbell, Clarence... more

After Lionel Hampton's unprecedented success with "Flying Home" and it's raucous sax solo by Illinois Jacquet, saxophone players became the leading soloists in bands and leaders in their own right.... more

20 examples of the many styles of Black vocal group harmony from the early 30's to the early Fifties. Beginning with the jump and jive sounds of the earliest groups to record in the 1930's to those... more

This collection leaves no doubt that these cats could play and party with the best of them! Once again featuring Goree Carter on eight tracks, plus Henry Hayes and Lonnie Lyons, who backed some of... more

Companion to the recent Chicago - White Small Bands release, this volume features recordings made in Chicago by acts from across America in the early years of Jazz development. Jazz recording... more

The big bands of the '40s brought female blues vocalists to the fore. But when the bubble burst and smaller R&B bands began to rule the stages and jukeboxes of the post-war era, many of those... more

The story of the Paino Blues is largely one of unsung heroes and a music mostly forgotten but richly varied, intense and exciting. It's a music forged in the smoky heat of the barrelhouses of the... more

25 rare examples of some of the earliest Jazz Recordings ever made. This collection includes contributions from such pioneers as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson and King Oliver.... more

23 live jump, swing and jazz classics from the heyday of Harlem's hoppin' musical mecca: Take the ‘A' Train Cab Calloway; Gimme a Pigfoot Bessie Smith; Beulah's Boogie Lionel Hampton; Them There Eyes... more

The wide open City Of Kansas with it's unregulated bars and clubs helped nurture the development of Jazz in America. This Compilation offers 25 examples of Kansas based performers including, Bennie... more

By the 1920's the rise of Jazz from it's birthplace in New Orleans had spread across all of America's major urban areas. With it's huge club scene controlled by gangsters and fuelled by bootleg... more