De-Phazz's third album is another off-color mixture of Heidelberg-based lounge jazz, and its lazy breakbeats, trip-hop strings, and idly soulful singers are the least willfully ironic out there. The Latin touches are sprawling yet snug, like Beatless or Fila Brazillia by way of Air. Even better are the reggae-jazz experiments that pop out from time to time, as if to remind you that chillout collectives, even German ones, still know how to be sobered and eclectic. But it also can't seem to get around the idea that comedic late-night music is a tough, rubber-nosed beast to tame. Like Bent on a bad day, "Heartfixer" is an unfortunately upbeat clod-rock take on downtempo cheek, and "Trash Box" is even worse. Nothing groundbreaking, all said, just braver than Zero 7.

Делюкс-издание альбома было выпущено в Европе 5 ноября 2007 года. Переиздание содержало ремастерированный первоначальный альбомный материал, а второй диск содержал би-сайды, редкие и концертные треки, включая исполнение в программе Live Lounge песни «Valerie», которая до этого момента была доступна только на альбоме Марка Ронсона Version. Первым синглом с пластинки, выпущенным 23 октября 2006 года, стал «Rehab», спродюсированный Ронсоном. Песня была посящена прошлому певицы, когда она по настоянию своих менеджеров проходила курс лечения от алкогольной и наркозависимостей в реабилитационном центре.

Although this 18-track compilation has plenty of fine music from the wealth of material B.B. King recorded in the 1950s and 1960s for the Modern label, it's uncertain how it intends to fit into the King canon. It's not exactly a true best-of, even if the "Best of" phrase in the title is taken only to apply to his Modern recordings. About half the songs were big R&B hits, but this CD doesn't have all of the ones King scored on Modern's behalf.

Элла Фицджеральд не получила музыкального образования, она ни разу в жизни не посетила урок пения и ей не нужно было распеваться перед выступлениями[48]. Она обладала меццо-сопрано, но могла петь как выше, так и ниже. Диапазон её голоса составлял три октавы: от ре-бемоль малой октавы до ре-бемоль третьей октавы.
Американский писатель, журналист и музыкальный критик Уилл Фридуолд писал, что в отличие от многих других певцов Элла Фицджеральд обладала поистине уникальным и ценным голосом, звучание которого можно было бы назвать самым красивым и идеальным среди тех, которые когда-либо слышал человек.

From This Moment On is the ninth studio album by Canadian singer Diana Krall, released on September 19, 2006 by Verve Records. The album debuted atop the Canadian Albums Chart, making it Krall's third consecutive number-one album. It was nominated for Best Jazz Vocal Album at the 2007 Grammy Awards.

Curtis Stigers is the eponymous debut album by American jazz musician Curtis Stigers, released in 1991. It includes the hit singles "I Wonder Why" and "You're All That Matters to Me". The album peaked at number seven on the UK Albums Chart in 1992.

The Clyde Valley Stompers were the quintessence of the 1960’s European traditional jazz movement. They achieved chart success and world acclaim during this period alongside contemporaries Chris Barber, Humphrey Lyttelton, Acker Bilk and Kenny Ball. The Clyde Valley Stompers turned professional in 1956 led by trombonist Ian Menzies after founding member Jim McHarg emigrated to Canada. They subsequently recorded with the iconic ‘Decca’ label and during the next five years took part in a series of tours with influential jazz artistes from wider afield including Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet and Kid Oliver’s Original Creole Band.

Зимой 1949 года Би Би Кинг играл на танцевальной площадке в городе Твист, штат Арканзас. В зале стояла бочка, наполовину наполненная керосином. Её использовали для обогрева помещения во время концертов. ... Зал вспыхнул, началась эвакуация. Оказавшись на улице, Кинг понял, что в зале осталась его любимая гитара, и бросился в огонь. На следующий день Би Би Кинг узнал, что мужчины подрались из-за женщины по имени Люсиль. Так появилось название гитары Люсиль, напоминавшее Би Би Кингу о том, что не следует совершать таких поступков, как драка из-за женщины.

Land of the Midnight Sun is the first album by Al Di Meola, released in 1976. The complex pieces (which include the three-part "Suite-Golden Dawn," an acoustic duet with Chick Corea on "Short Tales of the Black Forest" and a brief Bach violin sonata) show Di Meola's range even at this early stage.

The album includes "Jazz, (Delicious Hot, Disgusting Cold)" which savagely parodied their early "trad" jazz roots and featured some of the most deliberately inept jazz playing ever recorded—the record company only allowed two hours of studio time per track, so it was completed in a single take to allow for the far more complex "The Intro and the Outro" in which every member of the band was introduced and played a solo, starting with genuine band members, before including such improbable members as John Wayne on xylophone, Adolf Hitler on vibes, and J. Arthur Rank on gong. Other 'band members' included Val Doonican, Horace Batchelor and Lord Snooty and His Pals.

Nick of Time topped the Billboard 200 chart, selling five million copies, and won three Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, which was presented to its producer, Don Was. In 2003, the album was ranked number 229 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.