Milt Jackson & Ray Charles
Soul Brothers (LP) [ Rhino / Warner / LP - released 18/Jun/2021 ] A stunning collaboration, this is Ray Charles's second "true" studio album for Atlantic (after The Great Ray Charles). While he released R&B singles for the pop market during his time with the label, he used his LPs to explore modern jazz. Here he... |
Ray Charles
Ray Charles (Limited LP) [ Rhino / Warner / LP - released 3/Feb/2023 ] Ray Charles' Atlantic debut in mono is a must-have. Also known as Hallelujah, I Love Her So, Ray Charles is a compilation of Charles' early singles that helped forge this his original fusion of blues, R&B, jazz and pop. Limited clear vinyl. |
Ray Columbus & The Invaders
The Definitive Collection [ Ode Records / 2 CD - released 5/Oct/2009 ] This 'Definitive Collection' contains every studio recording by Ray Columbus and The Invaders, plus four never released live tracks - all fully re-mastered! |
Ray Woolf
New Zealand School of Music Big Band [ Ode Records / CD - released 14/May/2007 ] Old favourites such as “You Make Me Feel So Young” and “The Way You Look Tonight” are performed superbly by Woolf, a natural crooner - with a full swingin’ big band. |
Ray Woolf
The Sixties Collection [ Frenzy / CD - released 24/Aug/2012 ] 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of a skinny quiffed 17 year old by the name of Ray Woolf on his first night out in his new home town of Auckland after emigrating here from Daggenham, Essex with his parents. Fifteen minutes after entering the Orienta |
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble [ Epic Records / 2 CD - released 29/Jan/2008 ] 'The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan' features his 33 best songs, all digitally re-mastered. These are the SRV selections you need!! |
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
In Step [ Legacy / Epic Records / CD - released 10/Sep/1999 ] Originally released in 1989, this triumphant farewell album from the late great S.R.V. has been digitally re-mastered and includes previously unreleased bonus tracks. |
SAMUEL BARBER
Barber: Vanessa (complete opera) Ellen Chickering (soprano) / Andrea Matthews (soprano) / Marion Dry (contralto) / Ray Bauwens, tenor / Ukranian National Capella Dumka / Gil Rose [ Naxos American Opera Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] "...the all-American cast of a recent Boston revival is vocally more than adequate and dramatically convincing, while the conductor of that revival draws full-blooded playing from the excellent Ukranian orchestra...this set is a valuable account of... |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: Opera Arias and Sinfonias Emma Kirkby (soprano) Katharina Arfken (oboe) The Brandenburg Consort / Ray Goodman [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 26/May/2008 ] 'A disc which will delight both Vivaldi enthusiasts and lovers of Baroque music generally. Excellent recorded sound and strongly recommended on all counts' (Gramophone) |
IRVING BERLIN
Berlin: Annie Get Your Gun Ethel Merman & Ray Middleton / Original Broadway & Original London Productions recorded in 1946 & 1947 [ Prism / CD - released 2/Feb/2000 ] Annie Get Your Gun is a musical with lyrics and music by Irving Berlin and a book by Dorothy Fields and her brother Herbert Fields. The story is a fictionalized version of the life of Annie Oakley (1860-1926), a sharpshooter who starred in Buffalo... |
Aretha Franklin With The Ray Bryant Combo
Aretha (LP) [ Music On Vinyl / LP - released 19/Aug/2022 ] The super talent Aretha Franklin just turned 18 years old when she recorded her album Aretha with The Ray Bryant Combo. This 1961 album was her first album release on the Columbia label and showcases her covers of a range of jazz and pop standards.... |
Johnnie Ray
The Best Of [ Sony Budget / CD ] |
BERNSTEIN / STYNE / RODGERS / STROUSE / LOEWE / SONDHEIM / et
Broadway Magic: 1960s Original Cast Compilation Judy Holliday, Barbara Cook, Dick Van Dyke, Angela Lansbury, Ray Bolger / Original Broadway Casts [ Columbia / Sony / CD - released 25/Mar/2013 ] A selection of the very best of Broadway featuring recordings from the original cast albums. Featured shows include 'Hallelujah, Baby!', 'George M!', 'Do I Hear a Waltz?', 'Anyone Can Whistle', 'Camelot' and 'The Sound of Music' |
JERRY ROSS / RICHARD ADLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Damn Yankees Original cast recording with Gwen Verdon, Stephen Douglas, Ray Walston & Robert Shafer [ RCA Victor / CD - released 1/Jan/1988 ] Gwen Verdon headlining the original cast of "Damn Yankees." Re-issue of original 1955 release. |
Ray Bryant
Four Classic Albums (Ray Bryant Trio 1956 / Alone With The Blues / Little Susie / Hollywood Jazz Beat) [ Avid / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2016 ] Born on Christmas Eve in Philadelphia, 1961, Ray Bryant began picking out tunes on the piano at the tender age of six. His mother, an accomplished pianist gave him his first lessons before he moved on to other teachers and finally joined the local... |
Ray Charles
At Newport (LP) [ Wax Time / LP - released 5/Jun/2017 ] For his appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival on July 5, 1958, Charles pulled out all the stops, performing raucous versions of "The Right Time", his massive hit "I Got A Woman" and "Talkin' 'Bout You". Featuring (a.o.) Bennie Crawford on baritone... |
Ray Charles
Four Classic Albums (The Genius Hits The Road / The Genius Sings The Blues / The Genius After Hours / Genius + Soul = Jazz) [ Avid / 2 CD - released 3/Mar/2017 ] For those of us in music retail, Ray Charles has always presented a problem as we love to place artists into handy categories in order to file their albums in the racks in our stores or on our websites! I have lost count of how many times I have been... |
Ray Charles
Four Classic Albums (Yes Indeed / What'd I Say / Ray Charles / The Great) [ Avid / CD - released 15/Dec/2017 ] For those of us in music retail, Ray Charles has always presented a problem as we love to place artists into handy categories in order to file their albums in the racks in our stores or on our websites! Well, what's the answer? It could be gospel,... |
Ray Charles
The Genius in Person - Journey Through the Early Albums 1957-1960 [ Jasmine / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2011 ] Four complete classic albums presenting Ray as a jazz performer, R&B performer and as an exciting live performer with 'The Great Ray Charles', 'At Newport', 'The Genius of Ray Charles' and 'Ray Charles in Person'. These is nothing new to be said... |
Ray Charles
Modern Sounds In Country & Western (LP) [ Wax Time / LP - released 18/Feb/2013 ] |