Verve The Sound Of America Vinyl

1956 was the year that verve records was founded.

Verve the sound of america vinyl.

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. Pressed onto 180g heavyweight vinyl for optimum sound quality. 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 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.

Customer reviews 4 6 out of 5 stars. The sound of america. Verve records 0600753455616 format. The sound of america captures the spirit of jazz a quintessentially american genre of music.

The jazz impresario always managed with ferocity to fight against racism and to give black musicians access to the concert halls. Printed with stunning original album artwork. 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. Hip hop is read.

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. Record covers are only a portion of verve. But the collection hits all the right notes. A fantastic informative and well equipped book about the legendary jazz label verve and its founder norman granz.

For any fan of jazz music who would undoubtedly spend hours on end poring over this voluminous delight. This collection of 100 single releases tells the story of verve records in a unique way. It s a fascinating portrait of founder norman granz who fought a war against segregation through music and of verve artists. View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 2013 cd release of verve the sound of america the singles collection on discogs.

Packaged in a dual compartment cloth bound display case. A magnificent new release documenting the history of one of america s greatest record labels. 5x cd compilation deluxe edition remastered country.