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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."

Mel Tormé - Long Ago (and Far Away) Released in: 1944 Written by: Ira Gershwin Music by: Jerome Kern "Mel Torme has  many accomplishments, which also included acting in more than a dozen feature films and on radio and television. Hosting radio and TV shows and writing television dramas, numerous articles for periodicals including Down Beat and The New York Times, and six published books of fiction, biography, and music criticism."

Billie Holiday - No Good Man Written by: Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham, Sammy Gallop Released in: October 14, 1946 Genre: Jazz "At age 18, after gathering more life experience than most adults, Billie Holiday was spotted by producer John Hammond with whom she cut her first record as part of a studio group. From 1935 to 1941 Holiday’s career accelerated, recording hit after hit with pianist and arranger Teddy Wilson."

Antônio Carlos Jobim - Useless Landscape Released in: August 1965 Written by: Ray Gilbert, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Aloysio de Oliveira Conducted by: Nelson Riddle " Antônio Carlos Jobim was a primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova style, and his songs have been performed by many singers and instrumentalists within Brazil and internationally."

The Black Crowes - Cursed Diamond Released on: November 1, 1994 Recorded in: May - August 1994 Produced by: Jack Joseph Puig "As the years rolled on, The Black Crowes loosened up a bit and embraced the jammier side of the classic rock equation, before splitting in 2002. They would continue to regroup and breakup over the years, playing reunion shows and making albums."

Lee Hazlewood - Cold Hard Times Duration: 2:28 Written by: Lee Hazlewood Released in: December 1970 "In the 1970s, Lee Hazlewood moved to Stockholm, where he wrote and produced the one hour television show Cowboy in Sweden together with friend and director Torbjörn Axelman, which also later emerged as an album."

The Fall - Lost in Music Released in: 1993 Genre: Pop Duration: 3:49 "Out of all the bands who formed during the '70s punk revolution, none were longer-lived, more prolific, or more innovative than the Fall. Throughout their career, the band underwent myriad lineup changes, but at the center of it all was vocalist Mark E. Smith."