On this day in 2013 Rita gave her final concert. Five years later we are happy to announce the release of Rita Reys Collected by Universal Music: a beautiful 3CD with high lights from Rita's recording career featuring Pim Jacobs, Art Blakey, Johnny Griffin, Kenny Clark and more.

Very nice interview with Rita's daughter Leila Jacobs in newspaper AD this weekend on occasion of the release of 3CD Rita Reys Collected by Universal Music. AD.nl AD Show

Wonderful 3CD available now on Universal Music: Rita Reys Collected. umusicnl.lnk.to/RitaReysCollec…

On 28 July 2013 we had to say goodbye to our beloved Rita. She was enormously grateful for all the musical successess she celebrated throughout her 72 years on stage and so are we for the many wonderful moments we got to share with her. #Photo: Patricia Steur #ritareys #jazz

Ik vind een YouTube-video leuk: youtu.be/xvOIol8TGu8?a Rita Reys & Trio Pim Jacobs You Are the Sunshine of My Life - 18 July 1982

Rita Reys (I.M.) De Telegraaf Het Concertgebouw Peter Beets Het Concertgebouw Rob Horsting over Rita Reys nposoulenjazz.nl/colive/uitzend…

Tonight: Celebrating Rita Reys (I.M.) at the Het Concertgebouw with Jazz O.Concertgebouw & the 'crème de la crème' of Dutch jazz.

Remembering the great #Toots #Thielemans. Photo: Rita and Toots recording Once Upon A Summertime (Michel Legrand)

Ik heb een video toegevoegd aan een YouTube-afspeellijst: youtu.be/tfH0oA9Mzns?a Once Upon A Summertime - Rita Reys, Toots

New York, 1956: Rita Reys & Art Blakey at Columbia Studios, recording The Cool Voice of Rita Reys #jazz #artblakey

Amsterdam names bridge after Rita Reys (I.M.) telegraaf.nl/prive/27455402… #jazz #ritareys #amsterdam #celebreties #news

Released today on @SonyMusicGlobal: The Real...Rita Reys, with all of Rita's best recordings from the Sony catalogue #jazz #newrelease

In stores now: The Real..Rita Reys, with Rita singing Bacharach, Gershwin, Legrand and many more. Released by Sony Music. #jazz #album #sony

Out now on Universal Music: RITA REYS - 5 ORIGINAL ALBUMS. RR Meets Oliver Nelson, Rita A Go Go, RR Sings Antonio Carlos Jobim and more!

Beautiful Rita in Amsterdam, Het Concertgebouw 1960, with the Pim Jacobs Trio. #jazz #photography #art #ritareys

Beautiful Rita live at the Blokker Festival 1959 at which she shared the stage with Louis Armstrong #ritareys#louisarmstrong #jazz #vocal

Sad to hear about the passing of George Avakian, producer of The Cool Voice of Rita Reys, the album Rita recorded with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers (New York, 1956). x.com/ArmstrongHouse…

Great footage of Rita on German national TV: That Old Black Magic. With Pim Jacobs on piano: youtube.com/edit?o=U&video…

Ik heb een video toegevoegd aan een YouTube-afspeellijst: youtu.be/qiA0L7qtjsU?a Brian's Song (The Hands of Time) - Rita Reys