These 103 tracks chronicle the fascinating nexus of urban and rural blues that started gathering steam in the '20s. From the sophisticated to the raw, these recordings capture an extraordinary... more

Even though 17 of these 19 LPs feature the famed Brubeck Quartet lineup with Paul Desmond, Eugene Wright and Joe Morello, nine remain very hard to find and have never been on CD in the U.S. Both the... more

You'll encounter lots of big names and killer cuts among these independent-label blues gems—and also 20 tracks that have never been released 'til now! You get 100 sides in all: Little Mary; Cheatin'... more

This grizzly of a Bear Family box packs 307 tracks into 10 CDs, bringing together their best (and rarest) blues, R&B and gospel sides plus Sam Phillips productions that were issued by Chess, RPM,... more

One of the great pianists and songsmiths of prewar blues, Carr managed to record lots of influential sides with guitarist Scrapper Blackwell before alcoholism took his life at age 30. Here are 4 CDs... more

This 4-CD, 82-track set provides a comprehensive overview of the first six years of pianist Mose Allison's prolific recording career. Presented in chronological order—beginning with S-H-I-N-E and... more

Here's a fascinating way to chart the course of Miles' unparalleled jazz journey: live recordings of his ever-evolving bands from '55 to '75…almost five hours of music, nearly four of which are... more

This hugely influential harmonica man gets the lion's share of these 64 cuts: "Hard Hearted Woman," "Off the Wall," "Need My Baby," "Little Boy Blue," "Jumpin' Blues," "In the Mood," "Sick & Tired,"... more

The beyond-legendary prime-period sides by the most towering of folk figures! Includes Take This Hammer; Midnight Special; Irene; John Hardy; C.C. Rider; Boll Weevil; The Gallis Pole; Rock Island... more

The genius of pianist and composer Thelonious Monk is unassailable. Since his death in 1982, he has become recognized as one of the greatest composers of jazz - and of the wider world of music. The... more

Following his stardom during the bossa-nova boom, Stan Getz embarked on a new era of jazz exploration. The eighth disc here rounds up rare Getz performances from the Woody Herman Band... 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.

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 precious link to a lost rural past takes us from Georgia and Alabama up to Indiana and New York, where all-day singing conventions were as much a social gathering as a musical event. Hauntingly... more

One of the leading lights of jazz for the past 30 years, Wynton Marsalis greeted the new millennium with a flurry of recordings. This 11-CD set chronicles that stunning burst of productivity by... more

One of the sparks that ignited the British blues boom was Paul Oliver's 1960 book Blues Fell This Morning. It's been cited as a catalyst by countless UK artists; here are 4 CDs of seminal tracks... more

Studio owner, label head, talent scout…Bob was a crucial figure in Bay Area blues in the '40s and '50s. Here's the first comprehensive look at his legacy: 107 sides including Jelly, Jelly; Tell Me... more

This unique DVD/7 CD collection contains memorable performances by 29 blues artists including Sonny Boy Williamson, Champion Jack Dupree, Louisiana Red, Robert Lockwood Jr.., James Caroll Booker III,... more

She spoke her mind, she sang from someplace deep within her soul, she refused to be pigeonholed, she moved us so deeply…she was Nina Simone, and this is her music and her story. Packed with rare... 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

Blues is everywhere, not just in the Delta or in Chicago, these vintage East Coast blues records have been overlooked again and again. Now's their time to shine: Bad Love; Cold Mama; Mean Old Blues... more

Every fan of blues and roots music should own these vintage sides by these looming giants of country blues. Among the 104 pieces of history here: Walkin' Blues; Special Rider Blues Son House; Devil... more

This superb boxed set does the long-overdue deed of shining a light on the extraordinary jazz composer, pianist, lyricist and arranger who's all-too-often known only as someone who once played in... more

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