Jazz Standards

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Come and discover or rediscover 'Jazz Standards' and 'Legends of Rock 'n' Roll', two new SAGA vinyl compilations. Jazz Standards The history of jazz is marked by a long succession of essential performances and eternal standards. With unparalleled richness and diversity, the genre has seen a formidable lineage of instrumentalists, composers, and arrangers. Their creations continue to transcend eras, driven by the virtuoso acrobatics of Django Reinhardt's guitar on 'Nuages' and Wes Montgomery's on 'Summertime', the brassy exuberance of Quincy Jones' orchestra in 'Soul Bossa Nova', the swirls of Miles Davis' trumpet in 'Blue in Green' (from the masterful album 'Kind of Blue', in 1959), Herbie Hancock's swirling piano on 'Watermelon Man', and the delicate swing of Dave Brubeck's quartet with its version of 'Take Five', the emblem of cool jazz. Legends of Rock 'n' Roll Inheriting traditional music by blending gospel, rhythm 'n' blues, folk, blues, and country music, rock 'n' roll revolutionized popular music and captured the teenage audience in the mid-1950s. Rock 'n' roll was born, carried by a new generation of incendiary performers. Elvis Presley, Bill Haley, Eddie Cochran, Buddy Holly, Gene Vincent, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Chuck Berry triumphed on the airwaves with many electric hits that would soon span the decades: 'Jailhouse Rock', '(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock', 'Blue Suede Shoes', 'Tutti Frutti', 'Summertime Blues', 'Johnny B. Goode', 'Be-Bop-A-Lula', and many more...