Freddie Roach

 

Artist:  Freddie Roach

Born:  May 11, 1931.  Bronx, New York, USA

Died:  October 3, 1980.  California, USA

Genre:  Jazz, Soul Jazz, Big Band, Boogaloo

Occupations:  Musician, Organist

Instrument:  Organ, Hammond B3 Organ

Freddie Roach was an American Soul Jazz Hammond B3 Organist from Bronx, New York.  His first commercial recordings were with Saxophonist Ike Quebec for Blue Note Records in 1961.  He played with Kenny Dorham, Cannonball Adderley and Jackie McLean.  He also recorded to support Kenny Burrell, Hank Mobley.

Title:  Good Move! (2024) 

Genre:  Jazz, Soul Jazz, Big Band, Boogaloo

Label:  Blue Note Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  It Ain't Necessarily So (5:02)

 2.  When Malindy Sings (5:20)

 3.  Pastel (4:31)

 4.  Wine, Wine, Wine (6:31)

Side B:

 1.  On Our Way Up (6:20)

 2.  T'ain't What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It) (4:58)

 3.  Lots Of Lovely Love ((4:59)

 4.  I.Q. Blues (5:21)

Personnel:

Freddie Roach:  Organ

Blue Mitchell:  Trumpet on Tracks:  A2, 4, B1-3

Hank Mobley:  Tenor Saxophone on Tracks:  A2, 4, B1-3

Eddie Wright:  Guitar

Clarence Johnston:  Drums

Good Move! is the third album by Freddie Roach, riginally released in 1963 by Blue Note Recorded, remastered and reissued on December 6, 2024 by Blue Note Recorded.  180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.

Michael Bublé

 

Artist:  Michael Bublé
Birth Name:  Michael  Steven Bublé
Born:  September 9, 1975.  Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
Genre:  Jazz, Pop, Traditional Pop, Easy Listening, Vocal Jazz, Swing, Big Band, Blue-Eyed Soul, Vocal Pop, Standards, Adult Contemporary
Occupations: Singer, Songwriter, Actor
Instruments:  Vocals

Michael Bublé is a Canadian Singer, Songwriter and Actor, he has won several awards, including Three Grammy Awards and Multiple Juno Awards.  His first album reached the Top Ten in Canada and UK.  In 2011 his  fourth album was No. 1 Album on Billboard's Top Jazz Albums Chart, his album Call Me Irresponsible also reached No. 1 on the Canadian Album Chart, the UK Albums Chart, the U.S. Billboard 200 Albums Chart the Australian ARIA Albums Chart and in several European Charts.

Title:  The Best Of Buble (2024)

Genre:  Jazz, Pop, Traditional Pop, Easy Listening, Vocal Jazz, Swing, Big Band, Blue-Eyed Soul, Vocal Pop, Standards, Adult Contemporary

Label:  Warner Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side One:

 1.  Feeling Good (3:56)

 2.  Haven't Met You Yet (4:05)

 3.  Sway (3:08)

 4.  Everything (3:32)

 5.  Me And Mrs. Jones (4:33)

Side Two:

 1.  Home (3:46)

 2.  L O V E (2:51)

 3.  Cry Me  A River (4:14)

 4.  Don't Blame It On Me (2:48)

 5.  Baby (You've Got What It Takes) (with Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings) (3:18)

LP 2:

Side Three:

 1.  Fever (3:57)

 2.  Quando, Quando, Quando (with Nelly Furtado) (4:44)

 3.  Save The Last Dance For Me (3:38)

 4.  Bring It On Home To Me (4:36)

 5.  Moondance (4:13)

Side Four:

 1.  Spider-Man Theme (3:03)

 2.  It's A Beautiful Day (3:19)

 3.  Hold On (4:06)

 4.  Quizas, Quizas, Quizas (3:12)

 5.  Higher (3:07)

 6.  You And I (3:55)

The Best Of Buble is the essential collection album by Michael Buble, released on November 22, 2024 by Reprise Records, includes 21 of his greatest songs and featuring 2 brand new, "Don't Blame It On Me", and "Quizas, Quizas, Quizas".

Dean Martin

Artist:  Dean Martin
Birth Name:  Dino Paul Crocetti
Other Names:  Dino Martini
Born:  June 7, 1917.  Steubenville, Ohio, USA
Died:  December 25, 1995 (Aged 78)
Genre:  Traditional Pop, Big Band, Country, Jazz, Easy Listening, Swing, Vocal Jazz, Vocal Pop
Occupation:  Singer, Actor, Comedian, Producer
Instruments:  Vocals

Dean Martin was an American Singer, Actor, Comedian and Producer.  One of the most popular and enduring American entertainers of the mid-20th century.  His nicknamed the "King Of Cool".  He went on to become a star of concert stages, nightclubs audio recordings, motion pictures and television, and was also a member of the "Rat Pack".  He was the host of the television variety programs The Dean Martin Show and The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts.  He had a  dozens of hit singles, including his signature songs "Memories Are Made Of This", "That's Amore", Everybody Loves Somebody", "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You", "Sway", "Volare", and "Ain't That A Kick In The Head?".

 

Title:  Greatest Hits (2024)

Genre:  Traditional Pop, Big Band, Country, Jazz, Easy Listening, Swing, Vocal Jazz, Vocal Pop

Label:  UMG Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  That's Amore (3:05)

 2.  Ain't That A Kick In The Head (2:23)

 3.  Memories Are Made Of This (2:15)

 4.  Volare (Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu) (3:02)

 5.  Sway (Quien Sera) (2:44)

 6.  Just In Time (2:16)

Side 2:

 1.  On An Evening In Roma (Sotter Celo De Roma) (2:28)

 2.  Powder Your Face With Sujshne (Smile! Smile! Smile!) (2:30)

 3.  You Belong To Me (3:00)

 4.  Innamorata (Sweetheart) (2:22)

 5.  Cha Cha Cha D'Amour (Melodie D'Amour) (2:18)

 6.  You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You (2:15)

 7.  Return To Me (Retorna-Me) (2:22)

Greatest Hits is the compilation album by Dean Martin, released on November 1, 2024 by UMG Records, featuring 13 of his biggest hits and signature songs, including "That's Amore", "Volare", "Ain't That A Kick To The Head", "Sway" and many more!.

Michael Bublé

Artist:  Michael Bublé
Birth Name:  Michael  Steven Bublé
Born:  September 9, 1975.  Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
Genre:  Jazz, Pop, Traditional Pop, Easy Listening, Vocal Jazz, Swing, Big Band, Blue-Eyed Soul, Vocal Pop, Standards, Adult Contemporary
Occupations: Singer, Songwriter, Actor
Instruments:  Vocals

Michael Bublé is a Canadian Singer, Songwriter and Actor, he has won several awards, including Three Grammy Awards and Multiple Juno Awards.  His first album reached the Top Ten in Canada and UK.  In 2011 his  fourth album was No. 1 Album on Billboard's Top Jazz Albums Chart, his album Call Me Irresponsible also reached No. 1 on the Canadian Album Chart, the UK Albums Chart, the U.S. Billboard 200 Albums Chart the Australian ARIA Albums Chart and in several European Charts.

Title:  The Best Of Buble (2024)

Genre:  Jazz, Pop, Traditional Pop, Easy Listening, Vocal Jazz, Swing, Big Band, Blue-Eyed Soul, Vocal Pop, Standards, Adult Contemporary

Label:  Warner Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Feeling Good (3:56)

 2.  Haven't Met You Yet (4:05)

 3.  Sway (3:08)

 4.  Everything (3:32)

 5.  Me And Mrs. Jones (4:33)

 6.  Home (3:46)

 7.  L O V E (2:51)

 8.  Cry Me  A River (4:14)

 9.  Don't Blame It On Me (2:48)

10. Baby (You've Got What It Takes) (with Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings) (3:18)

11. Fever (3:57)

12. Quando, Quando, Quando (with Nelly Furtado) (4:44)

13. Save The Last Dance For Me (3:38)

14. Bring It On Home To Me (4:36)

15. Moondance (4:13)

16. Spider-Man Theme (3:03)

17. It's A Beautiful Day (3:19)

18. Hold On (4:06)

19. Quizas, Quizas, Quizas (3:12)

20. Higher (3:07)

21. You And I (3:55)

The Best Of Buble is the essential collection album by Michael Buble, released on September 27, 2024 by Reprise Records, includes 21 of his greatest songs and featuring 2 brand new, "Don't Blame It On Me", and "Quizas, Quizas, Quizas".

 

Duke Ellington

 

Artist:  Duke Ellington
Birth Name:  Edward Kennedy Ellington
Born:  April 29, 1899.  Washington, D.C. USA
Died:  May 24, 1974 (Aged 75).  New York City, New York. USA
Genre:  Jazz, Swing, Big Band, Orchestral Jazz, Standards, Modern Big Band, Progressive Jazz
Occupation:  Bandleader, Musician, Composer, Conductor, Songwriter
Instruments: Piano

Duke Ellington was an American Composer, Pianist and Bandleader of a Jazz Orchestra, was based on New York City from the mid-1920s onward together continuously for almost 50 years, and was the most important composer in the history of Jazz.  Some of the musicians who were members of Duke Ellington's Orchestra, such as Saxophonist Johnny Hodges.  He wrote more than one thousand compositions.  He was awarded a special Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1999.

Artist:  Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

Title:  Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (2024)

Genre:  Jazz, Swing, Big Band, Orchestral Jazz, Standards, Modern Big Band, Progressive Jazz

Label:  20th Century Masterworks

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  In ASentimental Mood (4:14)

 2.  Take The Coltrane (4:42)

 3.  Big Nick (4:27)

 4.  Stevie(4:52)

 5.  In A Sentimental Mood (2:28) *

Side B:

 1.  My Little Brown Book (5:20)

 2.  Angelica (6:00)

 3.  The Feeling Of Jazz (6:32)

 4.  Big Nick (John Coltrane Quartet Version) (4:05) *

Personnel:

Duke Ellington:  Piano

John Coltrane:  Tenor & Soprano Saxophone

Jimmy Garrison:  Bass o n Tracks:  A2, 3, B2

Aaron Bell:  Bass on Tracks:  A1,4, B1, 3

Elvin Jones:  Drums on Tracks:  A1, 3, B2

Sam Wooduard:  Drums on Tracks:  A4, B1, 3

Duke Ellington & John Coltrane is an album by Duke Ellington & John Coltrane, originally released on January 1963 by Impulse, remastered and reissued on July 19, 2024 by 20th Century Masterworks, with 2 Bonus Tracks.  180 Gram Colored Red Vinyl.

Paul McCartney

 

Artist:  Paul McCartney   
Birth Name:  James Paul McCartney
Born:  June 18, 1942.  Liverpool, England.
Genre:  Rock, Pop, Contemporary Pop, Soft Rock, Adult Contemporary, Rock & Roll, AM Pop
Occupations:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Composer
Instruments:  Vocals, Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Drums

Paul McCartney is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Composer.  He is a member and former The Beatles and had the most successful Solo career, after the band's break-up and later formed The Wings with his first wife, Linda, and Denny Laine.  Guinness World Records described Paul McCartney as "The Most Successful Composer and Recording Artist of All Time", with 60 Gold Discs and Sales of over 100 million Albums and 100 million Singles and as "The Most Successful Songwriter" in UK Chart History.  The Beatles song "Yesterday" have covered by more than 2,200 Artists.

Artist:  Various Artists

Title:  Paul McCartney In Jazz:  A Jazz Tribute To Paul McCartney (2024)

Genre:   Jazz, Easy Listening, Big Band

Label:  Wagram Music

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Can't Buy Me Love (by Susie Thorne) (4:10)

 2.  Lady Madonna (by Nils Landgren, Michael Wollny, Lars Danielsson & Wolfgang Haffner) (4:10)

 3.  Junk (by Regina Machado) (1:58)

 4.  Yesterday (by Cyrus Chestnut) (4:12)

 5.  I'm Looking Through You (by Connie Evingson) (4:43)

 6.  She's Leaving Home (by Larry Coryell) (3:01)

Side B:

 1.  Eleanor Rigby (by Tok Tok Tok) (3:12)

 2.  Blackbird (by Bireli Lagrene & Sylvain Luc) (3:18)

 3.  And I Love Her (by Serena Fisseau & Vincent Peirani) (3:56)

 4.  Live And Let Die (by Stan Kenton & His Orchestra) (3:43)

 5.  The Long And Winding Road (by Sinne Eeg & Thomas Fonnesbaek) (4:13)

 6.  I've Just Seen A Face (by Gabor Szabo) (4:34)

Paul McCartney In Jazz:  A Jazz Tribute To Paul McCartney is a tribute album by Various Artists, released on June 21, 2024 by Wagram Music.  For Fans of The Beatles and Paul McCartney.