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Nat King Cole Sings For Two In Love was Cole's first album made specifically for the new 12" LP format. Like Frank Sinatra, with whom he shared a record company (Capitol) and a conductor (Nelson Riddle), Cole made a thematic album with Sings For Two In Love, in this case a set of 12 romantic ballads. It's another album that examples the lengthy musical partnership between the singer Nat 'King' Cole and his most frequent musical facilitator Nelson Riddle. Ballads Of The Day could have been called something like Nat King Cole's Greatest Hits 1953-1955, since it is actually a compilation assembled from recent single releases. All tracks on this 2-LP are original remastered recordings.

'Love Is The Thing' is a 1957 album released by American jazz vocalist Nat King Cole. It is the first of four collaborations between Cole and influential arranger Gordon Jenkins. Here we have ballads about the melancholy side of love, although any sadness is undercut by the optimistic tone in Cole's voice. 'The Very Thought of You' is tender and gentle. Highlights include "Stardust", "But Beautiful", "This Is All I Ask", and "The More I See You."

Reissue, Remastered, Mono

These performances by the Dave Brubeck quartet recorded in 1958 during the opening night of Newport's Jazz Festival, are an impressive tribute to Duke's music, and among the very best of the Brubeck quartet offerings.

Feat. Paul Desmond, Ron Crotty & Lloyd Davis. This album is unquestionably one of Brubeck's best. The interplay between the rhythm section, Ron Crotty on bass and Lloyd Davis on drums and the beautiful tone of Paul Desmond gives you chills. The live atmosphere is terrific and the audience, mostly music students, are very appreciative of the solos. It’s Brubeck & Desmond at their best.

Mahalia Jackson declaims Christmas like a pastor, giving every word meaning like a poet, singing as if supported by an inner choir of trumpeting angels. Possessing a powerful contralto voice, she was referred to as "The Queen of Gospel" and became one of the most influential gospel singers in the world, heralded internationally as a singer and civil rights activist. If you prefer your Christmas songs performed with reverence and tradition, you know Mahalia Jackson will deliver on both counts. The true meaning of the season truly reverberates in each and every word that comes from this gospel legend's lips in this collection of Christmas favorites like "No Room At The Inn", "Joy To The World", "Silent Night, Holy Night" and "The Holy Babe".

Bandoneon legend Piazzolla's Nuevo Tango was distinct from the traditional tango in it's incorporation of elements of jazz, it's use of extended harmonies and dissonance, it's use of counterpoint, and it's ventures into extended compositional forms.

Autumn Leaves is a 1980 album by Bill Evans with Eddie Gómez on bass and Marty Morell on drums.It was released by Lotus, Italy. The title track of the album, Autumn Leaves, is one of the most recorded songs in the world.