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Taken from the 1959 “Basie Swings, Bennett Sings” Count Basie Orchestra Tony Bennett – vocal  
Album ” The Count Basie Story ” Disc 2 Count Basie and His Orchestra: EdLewis, Shad Collins, Buck Clayton, Harry Edison (tp); Dicky Wells, Benny [More]
“The Soulful Mr. Timmons” (James Williams) from Album of the Year “Album of the Year “is an album by drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers [More]
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]
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]
“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]
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]
“Tangerine” ~ Jimmy Dorsey & his Orchestra w/ Bob Eberly & Helen O’Connell (1941) Decca #4123 – The flip side of, “Everything I Love” – [More]
The Glenn Miller Orchestra – In the Mood  (1941) Glenn Miller -thrombone, bandleader
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.