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swinging at carnegie hall
Featuring recordings from 1938 and 1939 recorded by John Hammond in both live and studio dates. Includes luminaries of the jazz world such as Lester Y..
ray bryant/bobby henderson/sir charles thompson
key one up
Three leading jazz pianists of the 50s on one CD. 24 bit remastered. Track listing:AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ / BLUE TURNING GREY OVER YOU / HANDFUL OF KEYS /..
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gospel at newport, 1959, 1963-66
A veritable Who’s Who of gospel groups, guitar evangelists and preachers with their church choirs. Track listing:GONNA LAY DOWN MY SWORD & SHIELD - J..
the weavers
gospel
Formed in 1948 the Weavers suffered for their stance on human rights at the hand of McCarthy. They survived personnel changes and temporary break ups ..
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frett'n the blues
21 tracks featuring Vanguard’s best blues guitar recordings, including Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters. Track listing:POISON IVY / ONE RO..
sir charles thompson and the hawk
for the ears
Showcase of sessions produced by John Hammond from 1954/5 from this skilled pianist and composer. Five of the tracks feature the sax of Coleman Hawkin..
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folk hits
Not strictly a hits collection, as most of the tracks on this CD were not released as singles, so obviously could not chart.However, what we have here..
basie bunch
cool too
After 40 years of jazz being “hot”, these Basie sidemen wanted to be identified with the new “cool” sound. These 50s titles, recorded by John Hammond,..
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bluegrass breakdown
A great selection of bluegrass including founding father Bill Monroe, such greats as the Stanley Brothers, new bloods the Dillards and Byron Berline p..
From 1959-1965 Vanguard documented the Newport Festival in all its aspects, so here we range from country with Johnny Cash to blues with Hooker & Mudd..
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blues with a feeling (newport)
Breathtaking 2-CD set that ranges from the country sounds of Delta blues founding father Son House to the tremendous energy of the electric Chicago bl..
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vanguard blues sampler
The 60s were a period of discovery in the blues as white folk took an overt approach to the music, and here their interpretation sits side by side wit..