Swank New Tower Records / Blue Note Collections...

Tower Records has just launched an exclusive series of themed jazz compilations featuring vintage Blue Note artists for just $8.99 each. Of course, the CDs only have between 7 to 9 tracks each, but for the the price, who can argue (besides, most of these tunes are up to 8 minutes in length). These are a nice addition for those collecting the recent Verve or Ultra-Lounge releases. So far, I've only grabbed the Blue Bossa Nova CD, but here are the full titles for the new series:

Blue Bossa Nova
Blue Funk
Blues In The Pocket (Slow Blues In The Groove)
Great Jazz Organ
Great Jazz Piano
Great Jazz tenor Saxophone
Jazz Super Hits
Sanctified
Soul Party
Ultimate Cool

So, if you need to increase your hip-factor, this might just be a worthwhile series to look into.