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Classic Jazz 7 LP Lot. Condition is Used with records and covers in very good to excellent condition.  Titles include:
Stan Kenton - The Creative World Of (Mint, Unopened):
There have been few jazz musicians as consistently controversial as . Dismissed by purists of various genres while loved by many others,  ranks up there with  and  as jazz's top cult figure. He led a succession of highly original bands that often emphasized emotion, power, and advanced harmonies over swing, and this upset listeners who felt that all big bands should aim to sound like .  always had a different vision.
Milt Jackson Sextet - Invitation:
Before , there were only two major vibraphonists:  and .  soon surpassed both of them in significance and, despite the rise of other players (including  and ), still won the popularity polls throughout the decades. (or "Bags" as he was long called) was at the top of his field for 50 years, playing bop, blues, and ballads with equal skill and sensitivity. 
Duke Ellington - Indigos:
 was the most important composer in the history of jazz as well as being a bandleader who held his large group together continuously for almost 50 years. The two aspects of his career were related;  used his band as a musical laboratory for his new compositions and shaped his writing specifically to showcase the talents of his bandmembers, many of whom remained with him for long periods.  also wrote film scores and stage musicals, and several of his instrumental works were adapted into songs that became standards. In addition to touring year in and year out, he recorded extensively, resulting in a gigantic body of work that was still being assessed a quarter century after his death.
Ella Fitzgerald - Sings the Gershwin Songbook Vol. 1:
Recognized worldwide as "The First Lady of Song,"  is arguably the finest female jazz vocalist of all time. Blessed with a highly resonant voice, wide range, and near-perfect elocution,  also possessed a deft sense of swing, and with her brilliant scat technique, could hold her own against any of her instrumental contemporaries. She ca
Ella Fitzgerald - Lullabies of Birdland:
With her impeccably clean phrasing, fluid scat-singing, and confident sense of swing, Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) was one of America's and the world's most popular jazz singers. Fitzgerald was a favored singing partner of Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, Dizzy Gillespie (who had a profound influence on her singing during bebop's rise), and Duke Ellington, and achieved both critical and popular success during her lifetime. LULLABIES OF BIRDLAND consists of recordings from 1945 to 1955, offering a cross-section of Swing-era standards, many of which she flat-out owned by the end of her career ("Oh Lady Be Good" and "How High The Moon" among them).
Lionel Hampton - Lionel Hampton:
 was the first jazz vibraphonist and was one of the jazz giants beginning in the mid-'30s. He has achieved the difficult feat of being musically open-minded (even recording "Giant Steps") without changing his basic swing style.  This is a rare 50s mono album released on the obscure Lion label.
The Oscar Peterson Trio - Bursting Out
Pianist  has a rare outing with a big band on this excellent LP. In addition to his usual bassist  and drummer ,  is joined by a particularly strong big band arranged by ; there are short solos for several of the sidemen including altoist ,  on tenor, and altoist . However, the main focus is on  and he is in excellent form on such songs as "West Coast Blues," "Here's That Rainy Day," "Tricotism," and "Manteca," blending in very well with the orchestra.

The legendary Hamp created the benchmarks for the vibraphone, playing for jazz afficianados and presidents into his 90s. 

The legendary Hamp created the benchmarks for the vibraphone, playing for jazz afficianados and presidents into his 90s.