Not many people knew about jazz improvisation until these historic numbers were recorded in the late 1920s! Hear the brilliant horn and scat singing that made Armstrong a star on West End Blues;... more

25 tracks, starting with one of Satchmo's earliest recordings as a sideman with King Oliver, "Chimes Blues," followed by "West End Blues" and "Potato Head Blues" with the Hot Five, and on to "Ain't... more

It's unanimous among the jazz guides that these Satchmo sides are indispensable for every jazz collector, and these John R.T. Davies remasters are absolutely tops: Muskrat Ramble; Wild Man Blues;... more

This box set includes a DVD and 7 CDs. Sidemen include Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge, Jack Teagarden, Coleman Hawkins, Earl Hines, and Barney Bigard.

Billie's Columbia years are considered her finest, as demonstrated on this collection of her best-known performances. Body and Soul; The Way You Look Tonight; Easy Living and My Man all showcase the... more

Over the course of his long and illustrious career Louis Armstrong visited Scandinavia on no less than nine occasions to both tour and record. Amongst the wealth of fabulous recordings he produced on... more

Includes "Salty Papa Blues," "Ain't Misbehavin'," "Stairway to the Stars," "Tell Me So," "West Side Baby," "Fool that I Am" and more. 47 tracks!

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This 22-track compilation features all of Billie's 78s that gobbled up coins in jukeboxes around the world, including "These Foolish Things," "The Way You Look Tonight," "Pennies from Heaven," "(This... more

In Dinah Washington's case, the title of this 20-track collection is an understatement indeed! Hear her do her thing on some of her earliest recordings with the Lionel Hampton Band (Evil Gal Blues)... more

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The First Lady of Jazz had many R&B hits for Decca, too, and here are all of 'em! Her hits with the Ink Spots ("Cow-Cow Boogie," "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall" and "I'm Making Believe") join... more

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The great Louis Armstrong presented here as the all round entertainer rather than the icon of 20th Century Jazz. Despite the importance of his groundbreaking 20's and 30's small group Jazz recordings... more

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Rivalled only by Ella Fitzgerald among all female Jazz singers, the great 'Lady Day' was born in 1915. Following her difficult early years she was discovered by Jazz critic John Hammond; she recorded... more

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