Verve The Sound Of America Vinyl

A fantastic informative and well equipped book about the legendary jazz label verve and its founder norman granz.

Verve the sound of america vinyl.

1956 was the year that verve records was founded. 5x cd compilation deluxe edition remastered country. But the collection hits all the right notes. Verve records 0600753455616 format.

This collection of 100 single releases tells the story of verve records in a unique way. Record covers are only a portion of verve. Verve the sound of america the singles collection takes you through the history of one of the most influential jazz labels of all time with tracks such as ella fitzgerald s top 50 hit mack the knife 1960. It s a fascinating portrait of founder norman granz who fought a war against segregation through music and of verve artists.

A magnificent new release documenting the history of one of america s greatest record labels. For any fan of jazz music who would undoubtedly spend hours on end poring over this voluminous delight. Pressed onto 180g heavyweight vinyl for optimum sound quality. Customer reviews 4 6 out of 5 stars.

Remastered at abbey road studios. Slipcased with vinyl re issues of ten legendary recordings on verve this is an exceptional opportunity to own a unique slice of jazz history. The righteous brothers go ahead and cry verve records 1966 used vinyl lp record 1966 pressing let it be me what now my love stagger le save the last dance for me vinyl wes montgomery movin wes verve records 810 045 1. Stan getz joao gilberto s top 5 grammy award winning hit the girl from ipanema 1964 jimmy smith s top 100 hit the cat 1964 and diana krall s the look of love 2001.

The sound of america. View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 2013 cd release of verve the sound of america the singles collection on discogs. The jazz impresario always managed with ferocity to fight against racism and to give black musicians access to the concert halls. The verve is the entire story of jazz from its earliest days in new orleans to the 1970s and beyond told through archival material from verve the genre s most important label.

The sound of america captures the spirit of jazz a quintessentially american genre of music. Bossa nova dixieland latin jazz cool jazz swing hard bop gypsy jazz easy listening. Hip hop is read.