Verve The Sound Of America Vinyl

Packaged in a dual compartment cloth bound display case.

Verve the sound of america vinyl.

Verve records 0600753455616 format. Record covers are only a portion of verve. But the collection hits all the right notes. 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.

Pressed onto 180g heavyweight vinyl for optimum sound quality. Bossa nova dixieland latin jazz cool jazz swing hard bop gypsy jazz easy listening. Printed with stunning original album artwork. Hip hop is read.

The sound of america captures the spirit of jazz a quintessentially american genre of music. Customer reviews 4 6 out of 5 stars. The jazz impresario always managed with ferocity to fight against racism and to give black musicians access to the concert halls. It s a fascinating portrait of founder norman granz who fought a war against segregation through music and of verve artists.

For any fan of jazz music who would undoubtedly spend hours on end poring over this voluminous delight. 1956 was the year that verve records was founded. Slipcased with vinyl re issues of ten legendary recordings on verve this is an exceptional opportunity to own a unique slice of jazz history. 5x cd compilation deluxe edition remastered country.

A fantastic informative and well equipped book about the legendary jazz label verve and its founder norman granz. View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 2013 cd release of verve the sound of america the singles collection on discogs. The sound of america. A magnificent new release documenting the history of one of america s greatest record labels.

By 1956 there were 750 000 jukeboxes in america. Remastered at abbey road studios. 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.