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Monty Alexander
Hand picked from his deep Concord catalog, Monty displays his fresh, colorful jazz vocabulary and world-wise rhythm to a collection of familiar favorites.
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Ernestine Anderson
Featuring a dozen vintage ballads, Ms. Anderson displays her superb, soulful and underrateed flair on some of the greatest songs ever written.
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Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell is a quintessential jazz guitarist and balladeer, as this ballads collection, clearly demonstrates.
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Rosemary Clooney
Rosemary Clooney was an incomparable musical storyteller. Artfully blurring the lines between jazz and traditional pop, this American musical icon fashioned her own inimitable vocal style by simply singing songs the only way she knew how — directly and honestly.
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Jim Hall
Jim Hall is revered as one of the most poetically lyrical guittarists in the history of jazz. The ballad is the perfect vehicle for showcasing the warm, gorgeous guitar tone, the subtle nuances, and the harmonic & melodic sophistication that have influenced legions of jazz guitarists.
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Scott Hamilton
A master of the Swing vocabulary, Scott Hamilton is particulary notable for
his beautiful tone, which is very much in evidence on this collection of
a dozen ballads taken from a variety of his Concord releases.
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Susannah McCorkle
Susannah McCorkle was lauded by critics and fans alike for her inimitable and insightful way of delivering a song's lyrics, revealing new layers of depth and meaning with each repeated listening. This collection shocases the ballad as the perfect vehicle for her.
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Carmen McRae
Featuring one of jazz's all-time greatest vocalists in a collection of some of her best, slow yet sultry ballad performances. hand picked from her
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George Shearing
George Shearing is an exquisite interpreter of ballads and Ballad Essentials draws its dozen selections from ten of the pianist's famed Concord releases. Only a mature master can create at this level and making every note sound beautiful.
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Carol Sloane
This collection draws its eleven songs from Carol's six releases on Concord. Although the tempos are relaxed, the passion in Carol's singing and the top-notch accompaniment make this a stirring and exciting set.
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Gene Harris
The peerless combination of musical qualities that Gene Harris unleashed on up-tempo burners and deep-in-the-pocket medium-tempo swingers—and made him one of jazz’s most exciting and accessible pianists—are the same qualities that enliven his timeless interpretations of ballads. The eleven selections presented here are the very best of Gene Harris’ enduring ballad performances.
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