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October 7, 2022 By The Second Disc 6 Comments

John Cafferty Greatest Hits

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of new releases arriving in stores today! John Cafferty and The Beaver Brown Band, Greatest Hits (Iconoclassic)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Iconoclassic offers the first-ever anthology from rock-and-roll revivalists John Cafferty and The Beaver Brown Band.  Its 16 tracks encompass all nine of the band's chart hits (including "On the Dark Side") as well as fan favorites from the Eddie and the

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Holiday, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Bing Crosby, Buck Owens, Davy Jones, Fastway, Frankie Stein and His Ghouls, Fred Astaire, Honey and The Bees, Irving Berlin, John Cafferty and The Beaver Brown Band, Mark Knopfler, Rosemary Clooney, The Damned

March 8, 2022 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 4

The fourth season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is now underway, with two episodes arriving each Friday on Amazon Prime Video for four weeks.  The series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino (Gilmore Girls, Bunheads) chronicles the colorful life of Midge "Mrs." Maisel (portrayed by Emmy Award winner Rachel Brosnahan) as she carves out a career in New York in the rough-and-tumble world of stand-up comedy; the current season finds her in 1960, working at a seedy burlesque house and navigating the

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Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Popular Standards/Vocal, Soundtracks Tags: Blossom Dearie, Doris Day, Eileen Rodgers, Ella Fitzgerald, Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Patience and Prudence, The Barry Sisters, Various Artists

December 6, 2018 By Sam Stone 1 Comment

Granz plain

On December 7, Verve/UMe will release The Founder, a 4-CD box set in honor of Norman Granz's centennial earlier this year (August 6, 1918).  The collection will also be available as a digital download and on streaming services. The set includes 44 tracks, some appearing on CD for the first time ever. It presents a chronological overview of the first two decades of the jazz impresario's impressive career by way of recordings of the musicians he recorded. The booklet includes new liner notes by

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Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Jazz, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Anita O'Day, Ben Webster, Billie Holiday, Bing Crosby, Buddy Rich, Charlie Parker, Count Basie, Dexter Gordon, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Fred Astaire, Gerry Mulligan, Johnny Hodges, Les Paul, Lester Young, Lionel Hampton, Louis Armstrong, Mel Tormé, Nat King Cole, Oscar Peterson, Paul Desmond, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, Stan Getz

October 20, 2017 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

George Michael Listen 25

Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up! George Michael, Listen Without Prejudice 25 (Columbia/Legacy) 2-CD (Disc 1 & 2 Only): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3-CD/1-DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Legacy is delivering a deluxe edition of George Michael's classic 1990 album.  Listen Without Prejudice 25 sees release in several formats.  The biggest is a 3-CD/1 DVD box set.  The first CD contains a

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Categories: Release Round-Up Formats: Box Sets, CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, DVD, Vinyl Genre: Classic Rock, Country, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock Tags: Cheap Trick, Donald Fagen, Fred Astaire, George Michael, Jackie Shane, Joe Jackson, Nick Lowe, Pet Shop Boys, Steely Dan, The Jam, The Smiths, Willie Nelson

October 12, 2017 By Mike Duquette 5 Comments

The Astaire Story

A beloved collaboration between Fred Astaire and a clutch of legendary jazz musicians, The Astaire Story, is being rediscovered on CD for its 65th anniversary. "The history of dance on film begins and ends with Astaire," Gene Kelly once declared. The versatile performer, born Frederick Austerlitz in 1899, revolutionized the way footwork was shown on screen in more than two dozen films, with everyone from Rudolf Nuryev to Michael Jackson citing him as an influence. But Astaire was a capable

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Jazz, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Fred Astaire, Oscar Peterson

January 19, 2015 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment

Fascinating Gershwin

When The Library of Congress established a Prize for Popular Song in 2007, one name was affixed to it: Gershwin. With no disrespect to Messrs. Berlin, Porter, Rodgers and company, George and Ira’s surname is synonymous with the gold standard in American popular song. The recipients of the award to date – Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Carole King and Billy Joel – have all followed in the Gershwins’ footsteps of marrying smart, sophisticated and incisive

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: Jazz, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Aretha Franklin, Ethel Merman, Fred Astaire, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis

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