Best Of Ella Fitzgerald is a compilation album released by Decca Records France / Universal Music France. The album brings together iconic classics from the First Lady of Song, mapping out her legendary early era spanning from the late 1930s to the mid-1950s.

Unlike the Verve recordings which focus on her later years, the Decca Records catalog captures "Lady Day" at her absolute vocal and commercial peak between 1944 and 1950. This era marked the very first time Holiday was accompanied by lush strings and large studio orchestras.

"16 Golden Memories" is a compilation album by the legendary American singer and actress Doris Day, originally released on CD in 1989 by CeDe International. The album falls under the easy listening, jazz, and traditional pop genres, bringing together 16 of her most iconic movie themes and vocal hits. The songs featured on the 16 Golden Memories compilation span 1945 to 1964. They capture the core of Doris Day’s recording career, moving from her early big band era through her massive movie musical hits of the 1950s and early 1960s.

Not considering the 24 "with strings" performances, there are 50 other master takes here produced by Norman Granz, ranging from a 1947 Carnegie Hall date to Parker's last in 1954. Many of the cuts here come from 1950-1952. Half of the 1949 sessions are string dates; the rest come from sessions with Kenny Dorham, Tommy Turk, Al Haig, Tommy Potter, and Carlos Vidal. The most rewarding performances here are a reunion of sorts with Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk, along with Curly Russell and Buddy Rich, from April 1950. These tracks are nearly seminal versions of "Mohawk," "Leapfrog," and "Relaxin' with Lee," along with fine reads of "Bloomdido," "An Oscar for Treadwell," and "My Melancholy Baby." Four other cuts come from a brief reunion with Miles Davis and Max Roach in January of 1951 with Teddy Kotick and Walter Bishop, Jr. rounding out the band and include smokingly hot versions of "Au Privave"…

Billie Holiday was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made significant contributions to jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly influenced by jazz instrumentalists, inspired a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. Holiday was known for her vocal delivery and improvisational skills.

This comprehensive collection brings together the complete recorded legacy of one of popular music's most beloved vocalists and the orchestra that helped launch her career. Spanning the crucial years from 1940 to 1946, the two-disc set features Day's earliest recordings with Les Brown and His Orchestra—a partnership that produced her breakthrough smash "Sentimental Journey" and established her as a major singing star before she transitioned to Hollywood fame. The album captures Day's fresh, radiant vocals on a wealth of wartime and post-war pop standards. For fans of the American songbook and big band era, this essential release offers a definitive portrait of Day's early artistry and Brown's masterful orchestral support.

This compilation album brings together the soundscapes surrounding the Beat Generation. It features 29 tracks, including jazz and bebop loved by hipsters, as well as film and television soundtracks that capitalized on the Beatnik trend.

It's a matter of opinion as to whether Dixon's Aladdin output was his peak; many would give his Specialty sides (available on the Marshall Texas Is My Home compilation) the nod. Still, his late-'40s and early-'50s work for the label included some of his most popular and best tracks, such as "Wine, Wine, Wine," "Call Operator 210," "Tired, Broke and Busted," "Let's Dance," "Telephone Blues," and "Too Much Jelly Roll" (the last of which was one of Leiber-Stoller's first recorded compositions). This two-CD, 48-track compilation is geared more toward the completist collector than the average fan, especially with the inclusion of five Sonny Parker sides (which Dixon now says he didn't play on, despite some reports to the contrary) and about ten songs that feature Mari Jones on vocals. The best stuff is jump blues at its best, though, with good guitar work by Johnny and Oscar Moore…

A mere fifteen years after the end of WWI, the World witnessed the rise to power of Adolf Hitler, when he became Chancellor of Germany in 1933. The Second World War is widely accepted to have begun in 1939, when British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain declared that Britain was at war with Germany. Within hours, Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies made the announcement that this country was also at war. As before, music played a great part in the upkeep of morale, for both the public at home and the brave soldiers, sailors and airmen involved in the conflict.

ROBERT Johnson's life represents the archetypal myth of Mississippi Delta blues. But before there was a myth, there was a man—and that man made the spookiest, most powerful and most damning country blues ever recorded.

This release compiles, for the first time ever on a single set, all existing material from the sessions that produced the classic Duke Ellington albums Ellington Uptown (Columbia ML4639/CL830), The Liberian Suite (Columbia CL848), and Masterpieces by Ellington (Columbia ML4418). Ellington Uptown was originally issued in two different versions, the first one containing “The Harlem Suite”, and the second one replacing it with “The Controversial Suite”. To add to the confusion, “The Liberian Suite”, first issued on a 10” LP, was later presented on a 12” album coupled with “The Harlem Suite”.

Glenn Miller - Most Famous Hits: The Album (2002) is a compilation record that gathers the legendary big band leader's definitive 1940s recordings. It highlights the defining sound of the Swing Era, including iconic instrumentals and vocal features from the Glenn Miller Orchestra.

A fascinating musical journey through pop, jazz, swing and ballads from the '30s, '40s, '50s by the all-time master vocalist.

"Dancing Under Vintage Lights" is a swing-genre compilation album highlighting the legendary jazz vocalist Billie Holiday, officially released on May 30, 2026. The 10-track collection features remastered historical recordings from her iconic catalog, making it accessible to modern audiences looking for a nostalgic, vintage ambiance.

Singer/Guitarist Brownie McGhee and his life-long musical partner, blind harp-man, Sonny Terry are best known as champions of the "Piedmont"-style blues pioneered by artists such as Blind Blake, Blind Willie McTell and Blind Boy Fuller. In the 1960s, they became icons of the folk-blues revival. The recording presented here however showcase a different chapter of the story. This is a collection of raw and rocking jump blues cut between 1947 and 1955 for juke boxes in black beer joints and dancehalls by the New Jersey-based Savoy Record company. Essential blues recordings from two of the genres' most revered artists.