Della Reese – Black is Beautiful (1970/2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Della Reese – Black is Beautiful (1970/2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 35:57 minutes | 779 MB | Genre: Funk
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © AVCO Records Corp.

Black Is Beautiful is an album by singer Della Reese, released in 1970 by Avco Embassy Records. Containing soul-inspired pop songs supported by orchestral arrangements, the album rose to number 44 on Billboard’s R&B album chart, staying on the chart for two weeks in April 1970. Recorded in Los Angeles and New York City, the orchestra sessions were conducted by Peter Myers, and the song arrangements were by Myers (six songs) and Bobby Bryant (four songs.) Hugo & Luigi produced the album.

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Della Reese – Right Now (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Della Reese – Right Now (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 30:46 minutes | 649 MB | Genre: Soul
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Amherst Records, Inc.

Delloreese Patricia Early (July 6, 1931 – November 19, 2017), known professionally as Della Reese, was an American jazz and gospel singer, actress, and ordained minister whose career spanned seven decades. She began her long career as a singer, scoring a hit with her 1959 single “Don’t You Know?”. In the late 1960s she hosted her own talk show, Della, which ran for 197 episodes. From 1975 she also starred in films, playing opposite Redd Foxx in Harlem Nights (1989), Martin Lawrence in A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996) and Elliott Gould in Expecting Mary (2010). Reese achieved continued success in the religious television drama Touched by an Angel (1994–2003), in which she played the leading role of Tess.

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Della Reese – The Story Of The Blues (1959/2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Della Reese – The Story Of The Blues (1959/2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 36:02 minutes | 378 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

The Story of the Blues is an album by singer and actress Della Reese. It is a concept album about the history of the blues. Before each song, there’s a small spoken narrative by Della Reese.

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Della Reese – Special Delivery (1961/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Della Reese – Special Delivery (1961/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 35:44 minutes | 619 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

Delloreese Patricia Early (July 6, 1931 – November 19, 2017), known professionally as Della Reese, was an American jazz and gospel singer, actress, and ordained minister whose career spanned seven decades. She began her long career as a singer, scoring a hit with her 1959 single “Don’t You Know?”. In the late 1960s she hosted her own talk show, Della, which ran for 197 episodes. From 1975 she also starred in films, playing opposite Redd Foxx in Harlem Nights (1989), Martin Lawrence in A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996) and Elliott Gould in Expecting Mary (2010). Reese achieved continued success in the religious television drama Touched by an Angel (1994-2003), in which she played the leading role of Tess.

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Della Reese – Della On Stage (1962/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Della Reese – Della On Stage (1962/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 42:08 minutes | 772 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

Delloreese Patricia Early (July 6, 1931 – November 19, 2017), known professionally as Della Reese, was an American jazz and gospel singer, actress, and ordained minister whose career spanned seven decades. She began her long career as a singer, scoring a hit with her 1959 single “Don’t You Know?”. In the late 1960s she hosted her own talk show, Della, which ran for 197 episodes. From 1975 she also starred in films, playing opposite Redd Foxx in Harlem Nights (1989), Martin Lawrence in A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996) and Elliott Gould in Expecting Mary (2010). Reese achieved continued success in the religious television drama Touched by an Angel (1994-2003), in which she played the leading role of Tess.

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Della Reese – Della By Starlight (1960/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Della Reese – Della By Starlight (1960/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 45:28 minutes | 862 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

Della by Starlight is the seventh album by jazz singer Della Reese, and her second for RCA Victor. After her success at Jubilee Records, and a million-seller hit with “And That Reminds Me”, she switched to RCA, where she would go on to have her biggest hits “Don’t You Know?” (Billboard Hot 100 #2) and “Not One Minute More” (Billboard Hot 100 #16).

The album’s title is a play on the song “Stella by Starlight”, which does not appear on the album.

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Della Reese – And That Reminds Me (1959/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Della Reese – And That Reminds Me (1959/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 31:49 minutes | 535 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

“And That Reminds Me”, also known as “My Heart Reminds Me”, is a popular song.

The music was based on the Italian instrumental, “Concerto d’autunno,” by Camillo Bargoni. As “Autumn Concerto”, it reached the Music Vendor pop survey in versions by Richard Hayman and Carmen Cavallaro. The English language lyrics were written by Al Stillman and Paul Siegel.

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Della Reese – One of a Kind (Live) (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Della Reese - One of a Kind (Live) (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz] Download

Della Reese – One of a Kind (Live) (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 47:57 minutes | 531 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Mons Records

Mons Records presents the live album One Of A Kind, from late jazz and gospel singer Della Reese! For the album, Reese was joined by an all-star band consisting of Kenny Burrell on guitar, Bob Cooper on winds, and Lou Levy on piano.
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