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To the size it comes to light, the larger the band, the better the sound. This is true at least for the ever-increasing Venues in the 1920s, when the swing gained popularity. But how can you justify such powerful bands, at times, in which you can generate by reinforcing with small combos great sound? The answer is found in these 20 rare and digitally reprocessed albums, some of the best big bands of the 1950s. From classics by Count Basie or Duke Ellington and their interpretations by '' newcomer '' as Clark Terry and Dizzy Gillespie, on the cool sounds a la Marty Paich, Stan Kenton or Pete Rugolo, to advanced arrangements by Gil Evans, Bill Holman and George Russell. Diversity has never sounded so benign and so great.

Brecht & Weill: Complete recordings 1930-60 [10 CD]

"Everybody's Somebody's Fool", a successful hit recorded by Connie Francis could describe her own private life. She was married four times and suffered many blows at the hand of fate such as the loss of her voice, being raped, and the violent death of her brother. Even the musical career of Concetta Franconero, to use her real name, was long in gathering momentum until the hit "Who's sorry now?" came along and the neatly turned-out and charming Connie became a star with no airs and graces also in Europe. <br/><br/>We have put together in all 19 of her original albums and additional bonus songs in this box, which, sung in many languages, show the enormous versatility of America's greatest female pop-star. There are German versions of many of her songs, but she sang also duets with Peter Kraus as well as hits by Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley, songs from musicals, Country songs, Twist songs and Jewish folk-songs. Few female singers were as versatile as Connie Francis. She was for the man in the street the embodiment of the star as very few artists in her line were, and was very successful outside the USA.<br/><br/>These ten CDs offer the opportunity to hear again many, many evergreens such as "Stupid Cupid", "Love Me Tender", O Sole Mio and Volare, to mention just a few. World-wide this singer with much polished sentimentality in her voice had several hundred chart successes and the best of these can be heard in this box.

Kempff Wilhelm: Milestones [14 CD]

This CD box honours the legacy of a black musician who was a model for innumerable white groups and stars. To describe John Lee Hooker as a blues legend is therefore in no way an exaggeration. We present here 16 of his original LPs on ten CDs and in addition about three dozen bonus tracks.

Jones Quincy: Stockholm Sweetnin [CD]

Gillan Ian: The purple people eater (Collection) [CD]