Verve The Sound Of America Vinyl

Slipcased with vinyl re issues of ten legendary recordings on verve this is an exceptional opportunity to own a unique slice of jazz history.

Verve the sound of america vinyl.

By 1956 there were 750 000 jukeboxes in america. It s a fascinating portrait of founder norman granz who fought a war against segregation through music and of verve artists. Verve records 0600753455616 format. 5x cd compilation deluxe edition remastered country.

A magnificent new release documenting the history of one of america s greatest record labels. But the collection hits all the right notes. 1956 was the year that verve records was founded. The jazz impresario always managed with ferocity to fight against racism and to give black musicians access to the concert halls.

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. A fantastic informative and well equipped book about the legendary jazz label verve and its founder norman granz. The sound of america captures the spirit of jazz a quintessentially american genre of music. Pressed onto 180g heavyweight vinyl for optimum sound quality.

Remastered at abbey road studios. Packaged in a dual compartment cloth bound display case. 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. This collection of 100 single releases tells the story of verve records in a unique way.

The sound of america. Record covers are only a portion of verve. Printed with stunning original album artwork. For any fan of jazz music who would undoubtedly spend hours on end poring over this voluminous delight.

Hip hop is read. Customer reviews 4 6 out of 5 stars. View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 2013 cd release of verve the sound of america the singles collection on discogs.