Duke Ellington – Satin Doll
Duke Ellington – Satin Doll
Duke Ellington – Satin Doll (1962) In the early 1960’s the Goodyear Tire Company commisioned 5 short jazz films. The programs were originally filmed in 35 [More]
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Duke Ellington – Take The A Train
Duke Ellington – Take The A Train
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra – Take The A Train (1962) In the early 1960’s the Goodyear Tire Company commisioned 5 short jazz films. The [More]
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Cab Calloway – Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway – Minnie the Moocher
“Minnie the Moocher” is a jazz song first recorded in 1931 by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra, selling over a million copies. “Minnie the Moocher” [More]
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Benny Goodman – And the Angels Sing
Benny Goodman – And the Angels Sing
Benny Goodman and his Orchestra – And the Angels Sing One of the greatest recordings of the Big Band era, “And the Angels Sing”, was recorded [More]
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The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra – Tangerine
The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra – Tangerine
“Tangerine” ~ Jimmy Dorsey & his Orchestra w/ Bob Eberly & Helen O’Connell (1941) Decca #4123 – The flip side of, “Everything I Love” – [More]
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Glenn Miller – In the Mood
Glenn Miller – In the Mood
The Glenn Miller Orchestra – In the Mood  (1941) Glenn Miller -thrombone, bandleader
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The Fletcher Henderson Orchestra – My Pretty Girl
The Fletcher Henderson Orchestra – My Pretty Girl
Written by Charles Fulcher in the mid twenties. Became a modestly popular song and played by several other orchestras including Paul Whiteman and Fletcher Henderson.
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Paul Whiteman – Georgia
Paul Whiteman – Georgia
Early Jazz 1920s: Paul Whiteman – Georgia, 1922 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra — Georgia, Fox-trot (W. Donaldson), Victor 1922 (USA; accoustic recording)
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Lionel Hampton – Flying Home
Lionel Hampton – Flying Home
Lionel Hampton – Flying Home (1957) Watch Lionel Hampton and his band perform Flying Home Broadcast on American Television in 1957. Lionel Hampton – vibraphone, [More]
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Cab Calloway – The Jumpin’ Jive
Cab Calloway – The Jumpin’ Jive
(Hep-Hep!) The Jumpin’ Jive (Calloway-Froeba-Palmer) by Cab Calloway & his Orchestra. Purported to have been a million-selling disc, this was one of Calloway’s most popular [More]
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