Wilbur De Paris – Plays Cole Porter
Wilbur De Paris – Plays Cole Porter
Wilbur De Paris‘s Plays Cole Porter is a delightful tribute to one of America’s greatest composers. De Paris, known for his vibrant jazz style and [More]
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Charlie Gabriel – Eighty Nine
Charlie Gabriel – Eighty Nine
The debut album from beloved New Orleans saxophonist, clarinetist, and singer Charlie Gabriel, 2022’s Eighty Nine is a warm and intimate showcase for the longtime [More]
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The Storyville Stompers – Dixieland Jazz
The Storyville Stompers – Dixieland Jazz
The Storyville Stompers Brass Band, established in 1981, plays New Orleans music in the traditional style, a music considered the foundation for Jazz. Track listing: [More]
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McKinney’s Cotton Pickers – 1928-1929
McKinney’s Cotton Pickers – 1928-1929
Track listing: 00:00 Four or Five Times (Live) 02:49 Put It There (Shag Nasty) (Live) 05:31 Crying and Sighing (Live) 08:36 Milenberg Joys (Live) 11:32 [More]
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Willie “The Lion” Smith – The Chronological Classics 1925-1937
Willie “The Lion” Smith – The Chronological Classics 1925-1937
“Willie “The Lion” Smith, one of stride piano’s Big Three of the 1920s (along with James P. Johnson and Fats Waller), recorded a lot less [More]
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Fats Waller – Waller On The Ivories
Fats Waller – Waller On The Ivories
  Track listing: A Rockin’ Chair Written-By – Hoagy Carmichael B Georgia On My Mind Written-By – Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell C Tea For Two [More]
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Pete Johnson – Complete Jazz Series 1938-1939
Pete Johnson – Complete Jazz Series 1938-1939
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated “… this is Pete Johnson’s definitive release, showing that he was much [More]
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Earl Hines – Complete Jazz Series 1928-1932
Earl Hines – Complete Jazz Series 1928-1932
“This initial installment in the historical chronology of recordings released under the name of Earl Hines contains no less than 13 finely rendered piano solos. [More]
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Coleman Hawkins / Lester Young – Classic Tenors
Coleman Hawkins / Lester Young – Classic Tenors
“Although this LP is long out of print, its brilliant contents have since been reissued by Bob Thiele on a couple of his labels. Hawkins [More]
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Harold Land – Westward Bound!
Harold Land – Westward Bound!
“Westward Bound! is a buoyant time capsule of modern jazz on the move, before the free jazz era, when East Coast bop met West Coast [More]
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