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Reissues spotlight Carmen McRae Ella Fitzgerald Vaughan Vaughan Nina Simone
Four 1955 to 1978 era reissues showcase Carmen McRae Ella Fitzgerald Sarah Vaughan and Nina Simone. McRae glows in intimate late night sets from Decca era. Fitzgerald shines in Newport Carnegie Hall live material and early scat mastery. Vaughan delivers a 1974 soul flavored session. Simone captures 1978 CTI era protest and gospel texts.
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Carmen McRae
Ella Fitzgerald
Nina Simone
Sarah Vaughan
Carmien McRae
Decca
McRae
Billie Holiday
Charlie Parker
Stan Getz
Newport Jazz Festival
Carnegie Hall
Legacy
Columbia Jazz Masterpieces
Ella
Chick Webb
Fitzgerald
Ellis Larkins
Norman Grant
Jazz At the Philharmonic
Parker
Getz
Gillespie
Somebody Loves
Roy Eldridge
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis
al Gray
Columbia
Newark
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Harlem
Apollo Theatre
Earl “Fatha” Hines
Billy Eckstine
Dizzy Gillespie
Vaughan
Stephen Sondheim
Johnny
Isaac Hayes
Baltimore
Columbia Jazz Contemporary
CTI Records
Simone
Porgy
Mississippi