Count Basie Orchestra – Blues in Frankie’s Flat (1960)
Count Basie Orchestra – Blues in Frankie’s Flat (1960)
“Blues in Frankie’s Flat” (Arranged by Frank Foster). This medium swing chart composed by Frank Foster and Count Basie trades the melody between the trumpets [More]
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Joe Newman – St. James Infirmary
Joe Newman – St. James Infirmary
St. James Infirmary Blues is an American jazz song of uncertain origin. Louis Armstrong made the song famous in his 1928 recording on which Don [More]
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Mundell Lowe – Blues For A Stripper (Full Album)
Mundell Lowe – Blues For A Stripper (Full Album)
“The music on this big-band date led by guitarist Mundell Lowe has a somewhat confusing history, since it was initially released as the soundtrack to [More]
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Eddie Jefferson – Things Are Getting Better (Full Album)
Eddie Jefferson – Things Are Getting Better (Full Album)
Things Are Getting Better is an album by vocalist Eddie Jefferson recorded in 1974 and released on the Muse label. “Singer Eddie Jefferson’s first album [More]
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Freddie Green – Mr. Rhythm
Freddie Green – Mr. Rhythm
Mr. Rhythm is the sole album led by jazz guitarist Freddie Green. The album was recorded in late 1955 for RCA Victor. “This album shows [More]
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Count Basie – Live 1954 (Savoy Ballroom, New York)
Count Basie – Live 1954 (Savoy Ballroom, New York)
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Count Basie/Sarah Vaughan – Count Basie & Sarah Vaughan (Full Album)
Count Basie/Sarah Vaughan – Count Basie & Sarah Vaughan (Full Album)
Count Basie & Sarah Vaughan is a 1961 album by American jazz singer Sarah Vaughan, accompanied by the Count Basie Orchestra, with arrangements by Frank [More]
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Joe Newman / Zoot Sims – Locking Horns
Joe Newman / Zoot Sims – Locking Horns
Locking Horns is an album by trumpeter Joe Newman and saxophonist Zoot Sims recorded in 1957 and originally released on the Rama label before it [More]
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Al Grey – The Thinking Man’s Trombone (Full Album)
Al Grey – The Thinking Man’s Trombone (Full Album)
The Thinking Man’s Trombone is an album by American jazz trombonist Al Grey released in 1960 on Argo Records. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow [More]
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Count Basie & Billy Eckstine – Basie/Eckstine Incorporated (Full Album)
Count Basie & Billy Eckstine – Basie/Eckstine Incorporated (Full Album)
Basie/Eckstine Incorporated is a 1959 studio album featuring Billy Eckstine and the Count Basie Orchestra. Michael G. Nastos, writing for Allmusic, notes that :”It would [More]
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