With its roots in blues, jazz is one of the most versatile styles in all of popular music, both elegant and daring at the same time. Jazz Deluxe is an impressive summary of of this genre; a rich album, where all the great jazz performers are represented. In this wonderfully presented triple album with carefully remastered sound we find all the great voices (Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Frank Sinatra), the great instrumental tracks (Solar by Miles Davis, Summertime performed by Count Basie, Body And Soul by West Montgomery, Mood Indigo by Woody Herman) and finally the best pages of the Cole Porter songbook in the hands of immortal performers such as Sarah Vaughan, John Coltrane or the genius Sonny Rollins.
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