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Count Basie and His Orchestra – Easy Does It (1940)
Count Basie and His Orchestra – Easy Does It (1940)
“Easy Does It” (Oliver Young). Personnel: Buck Clayton, Ed Lewis, Harry Edison, Al Killian – trumpet Dicky Wells, Vick Dickenson, Dan Minor – trombone Earl [More]
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The Best Big Bands of the Swing Era
The Best Big Bands of the Swing Era
00:00 – Gene Krupa & Anita O’Day – Let Me Off Uptown 03:04 – Glenn Miller – Chattanooga Choo Choo 06:29 – Woody Herman – [More]
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Count Basie and His Orchestra – Someday, Sweetheart (1939)
Count Basie and His Orchestra – Someday, Sweetheart (1939)
“Someday Sweetheart” is a jazz standard written by Los Angeles-based musicians John and Reb Spikes in 1919. It was the biggest hit the brothers wrote [More]
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Lester Young and Charlie Christian 1939 -1940
Lester Young and Charlie Christian 1939 -1940
Despite the billing, the majority of this LP features the Count Basie orchestra during 1939-40 with a generous amount of solo space given to the [More]
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Ted Heath And His Music ‎– Ted Heath At The London Palladium
Ted Heath And His Music ‎– Ted Heath At The London Palladium
George Edward “Ted” Heath (30 March 1902 – 18 November 1969) was an English musician and big band leader. Heath led what is widely considered [More]
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Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra – Sorghum Switch
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra – Sorghum Switch
Sorghum Switch (Jesse Stone). New York trombone player Doc Wheeler first recorded Sorghum Switch, a song about a sugarcane switch, in November 1941 with his [More]
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Charlie Shavers & Ray Bryant Quartet Complete Recordings Vol. 3
Charlie Shavers & Ray Bryant Quartet Complete Recordings Vol. 3
Charlie Shаvеrѕ, оnе оf thе greatest if most undеrrаtеd trumреtеrѕ of аll tіmе, wаѕ in hіѕ lаtе prime durіng thе реrіоd соvеrеd bу Cоmрlеtе Rесоrdіngѕ, [More]
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Charlie Shavers & Ray Bryant Quartet Complete Recordings Vol. 2
Charlie Shavers & Ray Bryant Quartet Complete Recordings Vol. 2
Mоѕt оf Chаrlіе Shavers‘ rесоrdіngѕ frоm thе 1954-1964 period hаvе bееn rеіѕѕuеd on fіvе ѕіnglе CDs bу thе Lоnе Hill Jаzz lаbеl. Thе vіrtuоѕо trumреtеr [More]
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Charlie Shavers & Ray Bryant Quartet – Complete Recordings Vol. 1
Charlie Shavers & Ray Bryant Quartet – Complete Recordings Vol. 1
Charlie Shаvеrѕ was one of thе grеаtеѕt jazz trumpeters оf аll tіmе. He hаd brіllіаnt tесhnіԛuе, a vеrу wіdе rаngе, hіѕ own ѕоund, a wіttу [More]
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André Previn – André Previn Plays Fats Waller
André Previn – André Previn Plays Fats Waller
Track listing: Ain’t Misbehavin’ 4:09 Stealin’ Apples 3:26 I’ve Got A Feeling I’m Falling 3:29 Squeeze Me 4:09 Honeysuckle Rose 3:12 Oh, You Sweet Thing [More]
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