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Track listing: 1.) Medley 0:00 My Melancholy Baby Moon Love Stompin’ At The Savoy Blue Moon 2.) Medley 4:06 Long, Long Ago The Music Stopped [More]

Scott Yanow, writing for Allmusic, notes that “Trumpeter Harry James is in good form … but every song on this set would have benefited from being [More]

“Why Don’t You Do Right?” (Joseph “Kansas Joe” McCoy). “Why Don’t You Do Right?” (originally recorded as “Weed Smoker’s Dream”) is an American blues- and [More]

Track listing: A1 Don’t Be That Way (Benny Goodman / Mitchell Parish / Edgar Sampson) 0:00 A2 What A Shuffle 2:34 A3 Blue Lou (rving [More]

“Begin the Beguine” (Cole Porter). A Beguine was originally a Christian lay woman of the 13th or 14th century living in a religious community without [More]

“Basin Street Bluеѕ” fеаturіng Bоb Hаvеnѕ on trоmbоnе, frоm the 1981 “Hіghwауѕ & Bуwауѕ” еріѕоdе of Thе Lаwrеnсе Welk Show. Personnel: Bоb Hаvеnѕ – trombone [More]

“Perfidia” (Alberto Dominguez / Milton Leeds). Personnel: Helen Forrest – vocals Benny Goodman Orchestra ___________________ Label: Columbia 35962 Recorded: January 28, 1941

“Considering that 21 Spices marks Gurtu’s’ first foray into big-band territory, the results are especially impressive. Highly melodic tunes, vibrant arrangements and strong playing all [More]

“…Great music is in short supply, but for Omar Sosa, every recording he does makes it seem like child’s play, and he’s done it yet [More]

“If I Only Had a Brain” (Harold Arlen). Personnel: Carl Fontana – trombone WRD Big Band