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Erroll Garner – Long Ago And Far Away 

Long Ago and Far Away is a classic jazz album by the legendary pianist Erroll Garner. Originally recorded between 1950 and 1951, these sessions marked his first recordings for Columbia Records and are celebrated for his sophisticated, self-taught swing style.

The AlMusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4 stars and stated:”These sides from 1950-51 were the first Garner recorded for Columbia, and like the later Body And Soul reissue from the same label, this disc includes a sophisticated and highly enjoyable program of classic standards. …  A great disc for newcomers and fans alike ­- nicely remastered, too.”

Personnel:

Double Bass – John Simmons

Drums – Shadow Wilson

Piano – Erroll Garner

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🌟 “Stella by Starlight” (Victor Young) glows with cinematic mystery and romance. 🎶 An intimate jazz trio with nylon guitar, bass, and brushes, elegant and luminous from start to finish. 🌙🎸 Tap to listen ▶️

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Milt Jackson – Milt Jackson Quartet

Milt Jackson Quartet (also released as Soul Pioneers) is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Milt Jackson featuring performances recorded in 1955 and released on the Prestige label.

Personnel:

Milt Jackson – vibraphone

Horace Silver – piano

Percy Heath – bass

Connie Kay – drums

Reception:

The AllMusic review by Richard Mortifoglio awarded the album four and half stars and stated:” This 1955 date is an intriguing opportunity to hear Milt Jackson accompanied by the MJQ rhythm section, but with hard bopper Horace Silver substituting for John Lewis. Not only that, it’s also a chance to hear a hitherto unknown, lushly romantic side of both Jackson and Silver, two blues-oriented players who rarely if ever recorded standards in this sort of style. With its excellent recording quality, it’s a perfect album for intimate dinners and other late-night activities.”

Photo by Steven M. O'Kelly via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5

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"Corcovado" (known in English as "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars") is a bossa nova song and jazz standard written by Antônio Carlos Jobim in 1960. English lyrics were later written by Gene Lees.

“Corcovado,” which translates as “hunchback,” is the name of the mountain overlooking Rio de Janeiro, a 700-meter peak capped by an almost 40-meter statue of Jesus Christ a symbol of the city. But when Gene Lees wrote English lyrics to Jobim’s song, he decided that hit songs need something other than a mountain, hunchback, or Jesus Christ in the title, and renamed “Corcovado” as “Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars,” often shortened to “Quiet Nights.” (Gioia, Ted. The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire (Page 72). Oxford University Press. Kindle Edition).

Notable recordings:

João Gilberto, from The Legendary João Gilberto , 1960

Miles Davis (with Gil Evans), from Quiet Nights , 1962

Cannonball Adderley (with Sérgio Mendes), from Cannonball’s Bossa Nova , 1962

Stan Getz (with João Gilberto), from Getz/Gilberto , 1963

Frank Sinatra and Antônio Carlos Jobim – Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim. 1967

Elis Regina and Antonio Carlos Jobim, from Elis & Tom , 1974

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Bessie Smith – After You’ve Gone

"After You've Gone" is a classic jazz and blues standard recorded by Bessie Smith on April 20, 1927. Known as the "Empress of the Blues," Smith’s rendition is one of the most celebrated versions of the song, originally composed in 1918 by Turner Layton with lyrics by Henry Creamer. 

Key Details of the Song

Recording Date: April 20, 1927.

Writers: Henry Creamer (Lyrics) and Turner Layton (Music).

Genre: Classic blues and jazz.

Label: Columbia Records

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Helen Sung Trio – Helenistique

She is a confident, technically brilliant keyboard artist who uses a fertile imagination to create new lines and shapes from her raw materials. Thus these “standards,” played by countless pianists and other jazz players, take on different colors and textures and tell new stories in her hands. … She and her cohorts—bassist Derrick Hodge and drummer Lewis Nash—take Sung’s sense of composition and work beautifully together to emerge with new wine taken from the traditional old bottles. (Donald Elfman/AllAboutJazz).

Derrick Hodge – bass Lewis Nash – drums Helen Sung – piano