The Night Belongs to Jazz. Our Midnight Jazz series has become one of the most successful releases in the Magic Of Vinyl collection. With Midnight Jazz – Piano Greatest, we now turn the spotlight on the greatest pianists and the most unforgettable piano moments in jazz history. At the heart of this compilation are legendary artists and world-famous standards perfectly suited for the special atmosphere of the night. From gentle melodies to deeply emotional performances filled with elegance and...
Everlasting Gold. What began on the stages of Broadway grew into an extraordinary career: more than 145 million records sold, countless awards, and over six decades at the forefront of music and film. To this day, Barbra Streisand remains the only artist to have achieved at least one No. 1 album in the United States in six consecutive decades. Born in Brooklyn in 1942, she grew up under modest circumstances. Her exceptional talent became apparent early on: as a teenager she recorded her first...
The Song and Dance Man. Bob Dylan lives in that moment between a whisper and a cry, where words stop behaving — and begin to sing. He electrifies poetry, turns folk into upheaval and protest into pop, expanding what a song can be. Born in 1941 as Robert Zimmerman in Minnesota, he finds his truth on the radio and arrives in New York at twenty — not to preserve folk, but to reinvent it. Greenwich Village becomes his laboratory, and Dave Van Ronk, the scene’s “janitor,” shows him that...
Like a Christmas Movie on Vinyl. It is Christmas Eve, and Elvis Presley is at home in Graceland. The house is brightly lit, snow rests on the Cadillac outside — and what begins as a private evening gradually becomes a musical legend. Old friends, unexpected guests and the great voices of American music fill the rooms: Rock’n’Roll, crooner swing, blues and timeless Christmas classics come together in a warm, nostalgic concept album with genuine gift appeal. The release comes as a special...
Cash Comes Home for Christmas. Snow is falling outside, an old record player is spinning somewhere, and Johnny Cash sings in that deep, unmistakable voice of peace, faith and coming home. This is not a Christmas night made of tinsel, but one of wood, dust, candlelight and American soul. Cash stands at the heart of this album: host, storyteller and guiding star. Around him gather artists who belong to his musical world – Elvis Presley, like Cash, a child of the great Sun Records era; Hank...
Kind Of Three. In 1959, Kind of Blue changed the world of music—not as an album, but as a moment of clarity, freedom, and depth. At its center stood three extraordinary voices: Miles Davis with his cool minimalism, John Coltrane with his spiritual intensity, and Bill Evans with his shimmering harmonic touch. This edition is not a reissue of Kind of Blue, but a look at the creative paths that brought these artists together—and then led them apart again. The recordings gathered here come from...
The King Of Cool. On a warm night in 1950s Las Vegas, neon lights shimmered across the desert sky as a man took the stage with effortless grace. Cigarette in hand, smile easy, voice smooth as velvet — Dean Martin sang as if the music were part of a conversation, as if every listener were an old friend. Born Dino Paul Crocetti in 1917 in Steubenville, Ohio, he was the son of Italian immigrants who dreamed beyond their steel-town life. He boxed under the name Kid Crochet, worked as a card...
The Art Of Crooning. On a cool evening in mid-century America, neon lights shimmered across the night, orchestras tuned their instruments, and a single voice rose beneath the spotlight — smooth, close, and unforced. This was the sound of the crooners: singers who turned intimacy into an art form. They didn’t command audiences with volume; they drew them in, as if every song were a private conversation between friends. Romance, polish, and elegance were their language, and their music became...
On The Road Again. In the mid-1960s, as folk and psychedelia were reshaping rock, a band from Los Angeles set out to revive the blues: Canned Heat. Founded by Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson and Bob “The Bear” Hite—both passionate collectors and scholars of old shellac records—the group stood for authenticity from the very beginning. Their name, borrowed from a 1928 song, hinted at the rawness from which they drew their power. Their breakthrough came in 1968 with the album Boogie with...
The Quiet Milestone. A summer day in June 1961, New York’s Village Vanguard: Bill Evans, Scott LaFaro, and Paul Motian step onto the small stage – and create music that endures. From these concerts came two albums that shaped jazz history: Sunday at the Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debby. The latter, named after Evans’s niece, is regarded as one of the most tender and moving recordings in the genre. Born in Plainfield, New Jersey in 1929, Evans was a quiet revolutionary. Classically...