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Samara Joy is a singing star in ascendancy: the young vocalist attracted attention in 2019 after winning the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. Now, the 21-year-old announces her self-titled debut release, which puts her spin on jazz standards from the Great American Songbook. Produced by Grammy-nominated veteran Matt Pierson, she's joined by jazz guitar virtuoso Pasquale Grasso and his trio (Ari Roland and Kenny Washington) for a...

Michael Buble's album catapults the star's enormous talent into the stratosphere as he continues his ongoing journey reinventing and interpreting the music of America's most beloved standards, among others. Fitting perfectly throughout these gems are a handful of Buble originals that further cement his gift for writing and performing great pop tunes and luscious ballads. An irresistible and uplifting collection from the ultimate romantic once again...

Esperanza Spalding's new album explores how songwriters may incorporate knowledge in consultation with practitioners of music therapy, neuroscience, and more to create music that can have a specific effect on the listener. These twelve new songs were created and recorded with different musicians in her traveling lab over the past several months and follow her Grammy Award-winning album from 2019, 12 Little Spells.

Over the course of his career, Seal has sold over 50 million albums globally. Now his iconic voice is tackling timeless songs includes three bonus tracks.

Contains three episodes of the television program Jazz Casual featuring interviews with and performances by Count Basie (air date, May 6, 1968), Dizzy Gillespie (air date, Jan. 17, 1961) and John Coltrane (air date, Jan. 4, 1964).

Gregory Porter's new release is an exquisite collection of musical delights. The first disc includes five brand-new tracks, two new arrangements, and nine of Porter's most loved global tracks. The second disc features breathtaking covers and duets, boasting songs with Moby, Jamie Cullum, Jeff Goldblum, Renée Fleming, Dianne Reeves, Lalah Hathaway, Laura Mvula, Lizz Wright, and others. The new song and first single from the album Dry Bones written...

Presents a short study of singer, songwriter, and jazz musician Louis Armstrong and chronicles his childhood in New Orleans and rise in the entertainment industry.

The legendary saxophonist Jimmy Heath's stunningly elegant last testament, a take on seminal ballads, includes songs written by Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, and Kenny Dorham in addition to original material. Partially recorded in New York in the days preceding his 93rd birthday, Heath presided over a brilliant cast of colleagues and friends. The result is pure Heath: polished, inventive, candid, beautiful. Guest artists include Wynton Marsalis,...