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...could, down to and including his own premature death at 34. But Benedetti left behind an extraordinary legacy: a cache of impromptu recordings that he had made of Parker's live performances in 1947-48. Now this long-lost treasure has been rediscovered and issued as a 10-LP or seven-CD boxed set. Though the nine hours of music -- consisting mostly of disembodied Parker solos--can be taxing on the casual listener, the set uniquely documents one of Bird's most fertile periods and is thus a must-have for any serious jazz fan. (35 Melrose Place, Stamford, Conn...
McCartney took the zero-risk option and waited until his LP faded off of Billboard's charts, lest recent success detract from his old standards. The crowds, desperately weary of the soundbite, searching for a bit of the past, seemed to especially appreciate the old Beatle ballads...
JAZZ PIANO (Smithsonian Collection). A four-CD (six-LP) compendium of outstanding keyboard artists recorded between 1924 and 1978. Virtually every American jazz pianist of note -- 42 in all, ranging from Jelly Roll Morton to Keith Jarret -- is represented in these 68 solo tracks. As if a gold mine of great music were not enough, the scholarly notes by Dick Katz, Martin Williams and Francis Davis make this a must-have for serious jazz aficionados...
Still, Eyes II is about as good as TV documentaries get. The old news footage, of course, is irresistible: scenes of marchers in Cicero, Ill., or crowds chanting "Free Huey!" recall the era as vividly as an LP of the Supremes' greatest hits. But the filmmakers have made unexpected finds as well, like rare glimpses of King's aides debating strategy before the 1968 Poor People's March on Washington. (King interrupted these planning sessions to travel to Memphis, where garbage men were on strike and where he would be assassinated...
Bruce Springsteen: The River (Columbia, 1980). Born in the U.S.A. was the record that made the Boss a legend, but the bleak majesty of this two-LP set shows the bedrock of his talent...