“I Love Corny Music” (Don Raye and Gene de Paul). From the MGM musical, “Broadway Rhythm” (1944). Personnel: Charles Winninger – vocals Tommy Dorsey – [More]
DeFranco began his professional career just as swing music and big bands — many of which were led by clarinetists like Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman [More]
Recorded live in concert at Carnegie Hall NYC on May 25th 1985 Track listing: 01. Opus One 02. Honeysuckle Rose 03. Sweet Georgia Brown 04. [More]
“Dark Rapture” (Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson, Manny Kurtz). Personnel: Count Basie – piano Buck Clayton, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Ed Lewis – trumpets Dicky Wells, Dan [More]
Command Performance #37 October 21, 1942 James “Jimmy” Dorsey (February 29, 1904 – June 12, 1957) was a prominent American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, trumpeter, composer, [More]
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Harry James was known as a virtuoso technician, swinging jazz player and bandleader. However, Harry James’ musical roots were firmly planted in Dixieland. This musical [More]
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“Body and Soul” is a popular song and jazz standard written in 1930 with music by Johnny Green and lyrics by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour [More]
“Big Swing Face” (Bill Potts). Buddy Rich and his big band. ______________________________________ North Sea Jazz Festival, July 15, 1978 The Hague, Holland