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The California Poppy Pickers - Chains of Love Released in: 1969 Genre: Rock Written by: Ahmet Ertegun "For reasons unknown, the fourth and final California Poppy Pickers album, Honky Tonk Women, was recorded without Gary Paxton's involvement, and featured an entirely different lineup."

Flip Phillips - Moonlight in Vermont Written by: Karl Suessdorf and John Blackburn Released in: 2017 Genre: Jazz "Flip Phillips was a regular soloist for the Woody Herman band in the middle 1940s and for the next ten years performed with Jazz at the Philharmonic. He retired to Florida, but after 15 years he returned to music after relocating to New York, recording again and performing into his 80s."

Zoot Sims, Jimmy Raney and Jim Hall - How About You Produced by: Harry Ringler Released in: September 1964 Genre: Jazz "Zoot Sims is one of the greatest high register saxophone players of his generation, especially on tenor, though he also adopted alto and much later soprano. Regularly recorded for Norman Granz labels, and is well known for his playing on the recordings of beatnik writer and painter Jack Kerouac."

Shed Seven - On Standby Genre: Rock Released in: 1996 Produced by: Chris Sheldon "With five UK Top 40 entries in 1996, Shed Seven had more hit singles than any other act that year. The high point coming with the release of their seventh single which entered the UK chart at number 8 on March 17 and remains their biggest chart hit to date."

Sandro Brugnolini and The Modern Jazz Gang - I Speak Only for You Released in: July 2017 Genre: Jazz Duration: 1:41 "Sandro Brugnolini was born Alessandro Brugnolini, also known by the pseudonym Narassa and Jay Richford. He was an Italian composer, journalist and music critic."

Mildred Bailey - Daydreaming Released in: 2005 Genre: Jazz Written by: Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer "In 1938, Mildred Bailey had two number one hits, Please Be Kind reached number one on the Hit Parade chart on May 7. She also sang lead vocals on Says My Heart, which reached number one during the week of June 18, 1938."

Jimmy Smith - Blues In The Night Recorded on: April 29, 1964 Written by: Harold Arlen Conducted by: Lalo Schifrin "Jimmy Smith was best known as a jazz musician who performed on the Hammond B-3 electric organ, which helped to popularize the instrument greatly. In 2005, Smith was awarded the NEA Jazz Masters Award from the National Endowment for the Arts, the highest honour that a US jazz musician can attain."