This is the ultimate 2-CD look at one of the best composers, jazzmen AND bandleaders ever: "Take the "A" Train," "Caravan," "Satin Doll," "Perdido," "Mood Indigo," "Cotton Tail," "Prelude to a Kiss,"... more

The Glenn Miller band featured some of the finest musicians, singers and arrangers of all time. Here they are doin' work on 18 classics from their hit-making heyday, including "Stairway to the... more

Woody Herman and an edition of the New Thundering Herd rolled into Rome, Italy in May 1969 for this live set that included renderings of contemporary pop hits like the Doors' "Light My Fire" and the... more

Duke Ellington's "The Feeling of Jazz" from Black Lion Records, remastered for the first time in decades by legendary engineer, Bernie Grundman. Performed by the 1962 Duke Ellington Orchestra... more

Basie had just leapt to stardom when the 1937 broadcast here aired. Two more from 1938 and 1940 join Moten Swing; King Porter Stomp, and the rest featuring Lester Young and Jimmy Rushing. A set of... more

The three sessions here were recorded in N.Y.C. in 1945 - 2 live sessions (Apollo Theatre and Zanzibar Club) plus one studio session (Radio City Music Hall). The 143 minutes (44 tunes) of music on... more

Duke Ellington & Orchestra: Duke Ellington (piano); Ray Nance (vocals, trumpet, violin); Kay Davis, Al Hibbler, Joya Sherrill (vocals); Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick (alto saxophone); Jimmy Hamilton... more

Here are more precious wartime broadcasts that Duke made for the U.S. Treasury Department, these dating from October 13 and 20, 1945. You don't have to buy the war bonds, but you will treasure these:... more

Due to bad mike placement on stage, the original "live" album was actually a studio re-creation; the actual live performance was never issued—until now. This 2-CD set contains the complete original... more

Includes "Minnie the Moocher," "Jive," "Trickeraction," "Willow Weep for Me," "Hot Toddy," "Scat Song," "Come on with the 'Come On'," and more from this great entertainer. 20 tracks in all.

Grouped into big-band, Tin Pan Alley, small-group and live sections, this 2-CD set is the perfect compact tour of the big-band icon's kingdom (or, should we say, swingdom?). Unissued takes of "Sing,... more

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed the slaves during the Civil War, jazz giant Duke Ellington began work on a special suite of music commemorating the... more

THE DUKE BOX includes more than eight hours of music what many consider the greatest decade of the greatest orchestra in the history of jazz. This 8 CD box set captures Duke Ellington and his... more

This two-CD set includes two broadcasts in the series of Treasury Department transcriptions issued as V-discs during World War II plus a Treasury Star Parade program from 1943 and a portion of a... more

The eleventh double-CD in this special D.E.T.S. (Duke Ellington Treasury Series) program continues the reissue of all of Ellington.

Wonderful compositions, plus previously unissued bonus tracks, featuring Oscar Pettiford on bass and vocalists Joya Sherrill, Kay Davis, Betty Roche, and Al Hibbler + the Mellotones.

Generally, when a talented musician like Woody Herman enters the woodshed for an intense creative session, he emerges with something special. By all accounts, this 21-track compilation qualifies!... more