This recording captures vocalist Joni James during her debut performance at Carnegie Hall. She was likewise the first pop musician to play at the venerable venue. When At Carnegie Hall was issued in 1960, it became an immediate hit with enthusiasts, and one of James' best-selling long-players, eventually going double platinum. The 100-member Symphony of the Air and the assembled 40-voice chorale -- under the supervision of her musical director/husband Anthony Acquaviva -- helped {$Jame...   [ read more ]

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After issuing the music-oriented efforts Silver Throat: Bill Cosby Sings and Bill Cosby Sings Hooray for the Salvation Army Band! in 1967, comedian Bill Cosby returned to standup on the following year's To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With. Unlike his earlier comedy recordings -- which found Cosby in the comparatively intimate confines of a nightclub or lounge -- here he is captured live in front of an SRO audience at the significantly larger Cleveland Public Auditorium circa early 1...   [ read more ]

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From the mavens of Motown over at Hip-O Select came this two-disc expanded edition of Diana Ross's Last Time I Saw Him (1973) -- presented in both the original stereo, as well as a rare quadraphonic mix that was only available in Japan for a short time in the mid-'70s, plus an entire CD containing nothing but previously unreleased "bonus tracks" from the sessions. After leaving the Supremes in 1969, Ross's solo career soared during the early part of the ensuing decade. By 1973 she had alr...   [ read more ]

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