Along with Billie Holiday and other contemporaries like Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald was one of the great singers to emerge from the golden age of jazz singing as a premier exponent of an art form... more

Etta James is widely regarded as one of the finest female blues, R&B and soul singers of the modern era, second only in some eyes to Aretha Franklin - Atlantic's Jerry Wexler called her "the greatest... more

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

Every Black & White and Comet side this Texas blues-guitar icon took to the charts and more—20 tracks no blues collector can be without! Includes "Bobby Sox Blues," "Call It Stormy Monday," "Long... more

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George Shearing, who died in 2011, was one of the most illustrious jazz pianists of his era, overcoming blindness to become one of the truly distinctive keyboard stylists, equally at home as soloist,... more

Ella was undoubtedly one of the truly great vocal stylists of the last century, effortlessly bridging the gap between jazz, big band music and middle-ground popular music, and this collection... more

It was hailed as one of the greatest comebacks the jazz world had ever seen, but like every step taken by Miles Davis on his ground-breaking musical journey, the trumpeters sensational "relaunch" at... more

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T-Bone Walker was among the first to amplify his guitar, making him unquestionably one of the most important pioneers of the electric blues sound— specifically the style most closely associated with... more

At King Cole was undoubtedly one of the most popular, successful and respected vocalists of the post-war era, and would have enjoyed even greater success had his career not been cut short by cancer... more

Herbie Hancock is an innovative and influential jazz pianist, keyboard player, bandleader and composer who has embraced other musical developments during his career, playing funk and using... more

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

Nancy Wilson is one of the finest vocalists to emerge in the post-war era to take over the mantle of great jazz, cabaret and pop singers such as Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald and... more

One of the most prized, inventive and influential units in jazz—Evans on piano, Scott LaFaro on bass and Paul Motian on drums—is heard on most of the tracks from their four LPs ("Portrait in Jazz,"... more

Alto saxophonist and bandleader Julian "Cannonball" Adderley was one of the most important and influential figures of modern jazz in the two decades before his sudden death in 1975, effectively... more

Great value 3-CD set, comprising tracks from 4 separate 'live' recordings during 1952 and 1953. Of the 45 tracks, 20 are previously unreleased, and 15 have only ever been released on vinyl. Includes... 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

This live performance from 1980 proves that the undisputed Queen of the Blues entered a new decade with her status intact! These nine tracks find Etta in top form as she storms through a set of blues... more