The Modern label was one of the top R&B indies of the late '40s and '50s, continuing to release some soul, blues, and rock of note throughout the '60s as well. This 28-song anthology serves as a sampler and Ace promo of sorts, since the Ace label reissues many Modern products. On its own terms, though, it's a good collection of 1947-1967 R&B-based music. Jump blues, raw blues, early rock, doo wop, and early soul are all heard over the course of the disc, with enoug...   [ read more ]

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The Modern label was one of the Los Angeles independent companies most important in the transition from the swing jazz of the 1940s to the small-combo R&B of the early '50s and the eventual rock & roll of the mid-'50s. Many single-artist and various-artist Modern compilations, many reissued on Ace, explore its large catalog of music covering this large range. Where Let's Jump! Swingin' Humdingers From Modern Records has an advantage over many other such anthologies is in its somewha...   [ read more ]

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A dream-ready blend of desirous love songs and salty lullabies from one of the Pacific Northwest's best-kept secrets. Sixteen gorgeous songs that sparkle with intelligent lyrics and wordplay, incredibly luscious vocals, and the careful use of acoustic and electric guitars, ukulele, bass, drums, organs, violins, and drum programs. Part '50s-style jazz, part modern organic folk/pop/rock sound, all provocatively intoxicating.

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