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Early Jazz 1920s: Paul Whiteman – Georgia, 1922 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra — Georgia, Fox-trot (W. Donaldson), Victor 1922 (USA; accoustic recording)

Lionel Hampton – Flying Home (1957) Watch Lionel Hampton and his band perform Flying Home Broadcast on American Television in 1957. Lionel Hampton – vibraphone, [More]

(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]

Harry James – bandleader, trumpet Helen Forrest – vocal  

Charlie Barnet – bandleader, piano,  saxophone

Fats Waller – piano, vocal

“Sentimental Journey” is a popular song, published in 1944. The music was written by Les Brown and Ben Homer, and the lyrics were written by [More]

Artie Shaw’s classic recording of Hoagy Carmichael’s standard “Stardust.” The most famous of big band era “Star Dust” versions, arranged by Lennie Hayton and featuring [More]

King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band – The Gennett Sessions April 5-6, 1923 Gennett Recording Studio, Richmond, IN * The songs were taken from The Chronological [More]

Duke Ellington’s big band Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone