Dixieland & Other Trad Jazz Favourites [Import]

Dixieland & Other Trad Jazz Favourites [Import]

ASIN: B00020PR4M

Track Listings

1. Air Mail Special

2. Chicago

3. Sweet Georgia Brown

4. Ja Da

5. Fandangler

6. Man I Love

7. Fun Day

8. Charlie Chase

9. Cox Pippin

10. Busker's Blues

11. It Don't Mean A Thing

12. Coronation Rag

13. Rag With No Name

14. Jumping At The Woodside

15. Araz-A-Ma-Taz

16. Windy City

17. Basin St Blues

18. When The Saints Go Marching In

Tracks:

Star Dust - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
Soon One Mornin' (Death Come A-Creepin' in My Room0 - Mississippi
Memphis Blues - Lieut. Jim Europe's 369th Infantry ("Hell Fighters") Band
Livery Stable Blues - The Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Charleston - James P. Johnson
Chimes Blues - King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
Back Water Blues - Bessie Smith
The Pearls - Jelly Roll Morton
Dead Man Blues - Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
Wild Cat Blues - Clarence Williams's Blue Five
Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home) - Clarence Williams's Blue Five
Sugar Foot Stomp - Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra
Heebie Jeebies - Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five
Potato Head Blues - Louis Armstrong & His Hot Seven
West End Blues - Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five
The Mooche - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
East St. Louis Toodle-Oo - Duke Ellington & His Washingtonians
Black Beauty - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
Mood Indigo - The Jungle Band
There Ain't No Sweet Man (Worth The Salt Of My Tears) - Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra featuring Bix Beiderbecke
Singin' The Blues - Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra featuring Bix Beiderbecke
Riverboat Shuffle - Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra featuring Bix Beiderbecke
Hotter Than 'Ell - Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra
I Got Rhythm - Ethel Waters

Tracks:

It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
Echoes of Harlem - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
Moten Swing - Benny Moten's Kansas City Orchestra
St. Louis blues - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
Ain't Misbehavin' - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
For Dancers Only - Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra
King Porter Stomp - Benny goodman & His Orchestra
Rose Room - The Benny Goodman Sextet
Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) - Benny Goodman Sextet
Jumpin' at the Woodside - Count Basie & His Orchestra
Sent for You Yesterday and Here You Come Today - Count Basie & His Orchestra
Lester Leaps In - Count Basie's Kansas City Seven
Oh, Lady, Be Good! - Jones-Smith Incorporated
Without Your Love - Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra
Strange Fruit - Billie Holiday
God Bless the Child - Billie Holiday with Eddie Heywood & His Orchestra
Three Little Words - Art Tatum
Rebecca - Pete Johnson & "Big" Joe Turner
Harlem Congo - Chick Webb & His Orchestra
A-Tisket, A-Tasket - Chick Webb & His Orchestra featuring Ella Fitzgerald
Shine - Django Reinhardt & Le Quartet du Hot Club de France
Dear Old Southland - Noble Sissle & His Orchestra

Tracks:

Body and Soul - Coleman Hawkins
Cotton Tail - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
Take the 'A' Train - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
Begin the Beguine - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
In The Mood - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
Well, Git It! - Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
Solitude - Billie Holiday with Eddie Heywood & His Orchestra
Drum Boogie - Gene Krupa & His Orchestra
Salt Peanuts - Dizzy Gillespie & His All Star Quintet
Groovin' High - Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
Ko-ko - Charlie Parker's Re-Boppers
Scrapple From the Apple - Charlie Parker Quintet
Enbraceable You - Charlie Parker Quintet
Get Happy - Bud Powell Trio
Epistrophy - Thelonious Monk
Straight, No Chaser - Thelonious Monk
Manteca - Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra
Moon Dreams - Miles Davis Nonet
Just Friends - Charlie Parker
Rockin' Chair - Louis Armstrong
They Can't Take That Away From Me - Sarah Vaughan & Her Trio
Walkin' Shoes - Chet Baker & Gerry Mulligan
Fine and Mellow - Billie Holiday

Tracks:

Doodlin' - Horace Silver & The Jazz Messengers
I Get A Kick Out of You - Clifford Brown & Max Roach
St. Thomas - Sonny Rollins
Django - The Modern Jazz Quartet
Take Five - The Dave Brubeck Quartet
So What - Miles Davis Sextet
Giant Steps - John Coltrane
Rick Kick Shaw - Cecil Taylor Trio
Chronology - Ornette Coleman
Original Faubus Fables - Charles Mingus
Acknowledgment - John Coltrane Quartet

Tracks:

Hello, Dolly! - Louis Armstrong
Desafinado - Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd
In a Sentimental Mood - Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
Tourist Point of View - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
E.S.P. - The Miles Davis Quintet
Spanish Key (single version) - Miles Davis
Birdland - Weather Report
Mister Magic - Grover Washington, Jr
Rockit - Herbie Hancock
Un Ange en Danger - M.C. Solaar & Ron Carter
Tanya - Dexter Gordon
Soon All Will Know - Wynton Marsalis
Death Letter - Cassandra Wilson
Take The "A" Train - The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra

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This five-CD box set soundtrack to filmmaker Ken Burns's 10-part, 19-hour documentary Jazz spans nearly a century of jazz styles, from the martial rhythms of James Reese Europe to the soul-jazz of Grover Washington Jr. It includes time-tested classics like Benny Goodman's 1938 classic, "Sing, Sing, Sing"; John Coltrane's chanting 1965 immortal track, "A Love Supreme"; Billie Holiday's blue-ember ballad, "God Bless the Child"; and Ella Fitzgerald peeling off "A-Tisket A-Tasket." Bebop is represented by Charlie Parker's orchestral bop version of "Just Friends"; Thelonious Monk's nocturnal calling card, "'Round Midnight"; and Dizzy Gillespie's "Salt Peanuts" and "Groovin' High."

The jazz-instrumentalist-as-singer comes to life on Coleman Hawkins's "Body and Soul" and Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers' "Doodlin'." Clifford Brown and Max Roach's "I Get a Kick out of You" epitomizes the hard-bop era, while Miles Davis's "So What" stands as the modal masterpiece. The cool school is in session with Chet Baker and Gerry Mulligan dishing out "Walkin' Shoes," and the Modern Jazz Quartet's soulful elegy "Django" straddles all the above musical orbits. As for Django Reinhardt, he's featured on "Shine" with the justly famed Le Quartet du Hot Club de France.

Louis Armstrong's "West End Blues" and "Potato Head Blues" and Duke Ellington's rousing rendition of Billy Strayhorn's anthem, "Take the A Train," and his moody "Solitude" show why they are the Olympian masters of this art form--and the most frequently featured artists in the series. Although Ken Burns tries bringing the music up-to-date with Wynton Marsalis, Cassandra Wilson, and two jazz-hip-hop-influenced tracks--Herbie Hancock's robotic "Rockit" and the French-language "Un Aige en Danger" by MC Solaar and bass legend Ron Carter--there are significant holes here. After Cecil Taylor and Ornette Coleman, the avant-garde period from the late 1960s to the 1980s is lacking. And aside from the bossa nova hit "Desafinado," Latin jazz is also missing. It's a tough task summarizing jazz in five CDs, and Burns has given us a vibrant and vivid multicolored aural portrait of the music. --Eugene Holley Jr.

Customer Reviews:

Great Intro to Jazz.......2007-03-23

For those just getting into Jazz or just need a refresher course this is a great CD. I brought it for my husband who is a big Jazz fan and he just loves it and gets alot of use out of them.

Ken Burn's Jazz CD.......2007-01-14

A great cd with many remastered original recordings of jazz greats. Each cd features a different jazz era, so one can select a jazz genre to suit one's mood.

A must have.........2007-01-05

..for any jazz fan or music history buff. LOADS of content, hours and hours of great music.

Good starter set for jazz beginners.......2006-02-22

This is a beautifully packaged 5 disc set highlighting some of the greatest jazz artists of all time. If you buy this set and are really excited about the sound and the masterful artists presented then, I highly recommend collecting the 22 discs of individual artists by Burns which showcase the popular and influential music of those artists. Having all of the Ken Burns Jazz editions is of course just a start but a good start into the world of jazz it will be.

good as a starting point as any.......2005-10-10

If you obtained this set, miles davis' kind of blue, and "the verve story 1944-1994" you have the makings of a good starting point of a jazz collection.

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Good Prima
The joy of life!
How could you not?
Prima's Primo
Louis at his best

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ASIN: B000002UWF
Release Date: 1991-05-21

Tracks:

Just A Gigolo - I Ain't Got Nobody (Medley)
Oh Marie
Buona Sera
Jump, Jive, An' Wail
Basin Street Blues - When It's Sleepy Time Down South
The Lip
Whistle Stop
5 Months, 2 Weeks, 2 Days
Banana Split For My Baby
There'll Be No Next Time
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Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
I've Got The World On A String
Pennies From Heaven
Angelina - Zooma Zooma (Medley)
Beep! Beep!
Embraceable You - I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
Sing, Sing, Sing
That Old Black Magic
The Music Goes 'Round And Around
Hey, Boy! Hey, Girl!
Lazy River
I've Got You Under My Skin
You're Just In Love
Twist All Night
St. Louis Blues

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Band leader and lounge kingpin Louis Prima will be best be known for the classic, "Just a Gigolo," immortalized by David Lee Roth for a whole new generation of swingers. But Prima's output went much further: in his day he recorded for Capitol, acted in a movie or two, even owned a golf course. Prima's genius is infectious: lounge, swing, and Dixieland all fuse together into medleys that are fun, dance-worthy, and upbeat. Prima's duets with Keely Smith are the obvious highlights here: "That Ol' Black Magic," "Hey Boy! Hey Girl!," and "I've Got You Under My Skin" are essential Prima tracks. Sure, the cheese factor occasionally runs high, but it is a fun trip. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

Good Prima.......2007-07-04

This is a good collection of the best hits of the unique Louis Prima with his very special Italian-jazzy style.

The joy of life!.......2007-05-31

This disk rocks, and is packed with great, upbeat music. It brims with humor and spirit. Even though it runs for well over an hour, I feel let down when it's over.

Unlike many of the people who have posted here before me, I have no particular interest in the swing revival, and I did not come across Louis Prima via Brian Setzer. Brian Setzer is, however, as good a link to Louis Prima as any. Prima was a mysterious figure who played heavily in the otherwise fictional 50's period Italian food film "Big Night" (1996). Intrigued, I bought this disk after seeing "Big Night" in the theatre.

The song "Beep Beep" is dated and corny, but it differs from the rest of the disk only in its space-age subject matter and "otherworldly" slide-guitar sound effects. It was topical during the late-50's space race. Everything else holds up perfectly well over 40-plus years.

Prima's band is tight, yet spontaneous and not sterile. He has a great onstage comic rapport with cohort Sam Butera, and also with his then-wife and straight-woman Keely Smith.

An example from "Embraceable You" --

Keely (singing): "Why don't you come and get your baby-do..."

Louis (aside to the audience): "Call from 'The Point'."

This disk is a must for any non-classical music lover with a pulse. This is in my top 5 CD's, out of perhaps 400 I own, and is certainly a "desert island disk." Deservedly, almost everyone on this page has given it 5 stars. It doesn't get any better than this, kids. (Adapted from my review of 10/27/1999.)

How could you not?.......2007-05-28

This is classic and cool. Reminds me of the jungle book! Highly recommended

Prima's Primo.......2007-03-10

A Baby Boomer like myself might have first thought that Louis Prima was too square. But I thought I would try his music and I liked it! I was aware of his catalog by current artists who had covered him (Van Morrison, Brian Setzer). I found the songs to be an entertaining,"retro" experience. I enjoyed the different vocal styles with Prima's Louie Armstrong-type voice and Keely Smith's crystal clear vocalizing. I loved the sophisticated, syncopated big band instrumental sound. And at a bargain price. I definitely recommend it!

Louis at his best.......2007-02-21

Amazing CD- excellent arrangements performed by a master musician and showman- his songs still work today - most recently in a GAP TV commercial.

Especially like Just a Gigolo and That Old Black Magic which are classics.

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A Gift of Old Favorites
REALLY the Best
Fantastic cd
The master's best
Hey! It's Pete,

The Best of Pete Fountain
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Manufacturer: Verve
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003N4N
Release Date: 1996-05-21

Tracks:

While We Danced At The Mardi Gras
A Closer Walk
Columbus Stockade Blues
Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?
Facination Medley: Fascination/Basin Street Blues/Tin Roof Blues/Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
China Boy (Go Sleep)
Bye Bye Bill Bailey
Lazy River
Yes Indeed
High Society
Stranger On The Shore
Over The Waves
Oh, Lady Be Good
You're Nobody 'Till Somebody Loves You
My Blue Heaven
Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet
For Pete's Sake
When The Saints Come Marching In March
St. Louis Blues
When My Baby Smiles At Me
Shrimp Boats
Indiana (Back Home In Indiana)

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Though clarinetist Pete Fountain has long been a fixture on the New Orleans jazz scene, his greatest notoriety came from his 1957-1959 nationally televised appearances with the Lawrence Welk orchestra leading a small group playing traditional jazz. Fountain, a Benny Goodman disciple who plays the old standards with indefatigable fervor, is a fixture on Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, leading the early morning parade down St. Charles Avenue with his "Half Fast" marching club. As Fountain walks, he plays the numbers on this record that comprise his standard repertoire--"While We Danced at the Mardi Gras," "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans," "Basin Street Blues," "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans," "When the Saints Come Marching in March" and "St. Louis Blues." --John Swenson

Customer Reviews:

A Gift of Old Favorites.......2007-01-23

Originally, I bought this for my son who remembers "Stranger on the Shore" from a juke box in his childhood. But when I heard the album, I had to download it before sending it on. What a joy! I play it all the time now. Besides the nostalgia and a superb artist... good quality recording. Excellent!

REALLY the Best.......2006-05-09

First had this as a tape in the early 70s, and it's still my favorite Pete Fountain album.

Fantastic cd.......2005-11-23

I bought the cassette version of this album over 20 years ago. I have purchased several other Pete Fountain cd's since. This is by far the best Pete Fountain CD I have found.

The master's best.......2004-07-25

I'm not a jazz afficianado, so I do not know whether there are other clarinetists out there equal to Pete Fountain. I do know that Pete Fountain makes the clarinet sing, talk, grieve, celebrate, exalt, revere, wail, and cry. He takes songs that I know, and moves them to another level.

On this CD (I actually have the audiocasette -- remember those?), the listener gets a good sampler of his best work. "While We Danced at the Mardi Gras" takes one right into the spirit of the festival in New Orleans.

"Closer Walk With Thee" takes a spiritual song and makes it a spiritual experience.

The "Fascination Medley" I like best for the "Fascination" part, which takes one on a soaring ride. I do wish it were not a medley, though, as that spoils the effect for me.

"Yes, Indeed!" makes me want to dance, even though I cannot.

I like the song "You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You," which I usually associate with Dean Martin singing it, but Pete Fountain's rendition makes the words superfluous.

"My Blue Heaven" makes me want to sail the Caribbean, for somne reason.

"When the Saints Go Marching In" takes me to a New Orleans street funeral with all of its vacillation between melancholy grief and near-rapturous fervor.

When Pete Fountain plays the clarinet, it is truly a licorice stick to be savored, "Yes, Indeed!"

Hey! It's Pete,.......2003-01-01

I had the lp for so long until my [$$$] stylus went kaput but I love the vinyl version over the cd. This cd has some great ambience, a nice drum solo(I just love his back-up on this disk) and the disk was produced well. The price is incredible and you can't miss with this high-class, marching-band ensemble. I don't like medleys which is why I gave this 4 instead of 5 stars.This is a great Sunday morning- brunch time listen.You can crank this up too. Buy this.

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Great collection
Classic New Orleans

Marching Down Bourbon Street
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
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Release Date: 2001-01-01

Tracks:

Just A Closer Walk With Thee
Mood Indigo
St. Louis Blues
Hindustan
Bill Bailey (Won't You Please Come Home)
St. James Infirmary
The Bucket's Got A Hole In It
I Shall Not Be Moved
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Customer Reviews:

Great collection.......2007-07-08

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band's 1997 release "Marching Down Bourbon Street" is actually a compilation of tracks from their "New Orleans, Volume..." albums released between the 1970s and 1990s. As most of those albums are now out of print, this is a great buy, especially at such a good price. Anyone who's ever been to Preservation Hall knows what a great show they put on, and they sound just as tight on record. The compilation includes their best known standards like "St. James Infirmary" and "The Bucket's Got a Hole in It," and of course "When the Saints Go Marching In" and "Amen," as well as technical masterpieces like "Hindustan" and "St. Louis Blues." A great purchase, highly recommended, this is fine New Orleans jazz!

Classic New Orleans.......2001-06-25

Anyone who has visited Preservation Hall in New Orleans will truly appreciate this CD as it captures the feeling of that great joyful and music-filled room. To those who have not been blessed with that experience, this CD will certainly whet your appetite for Dixieland. I have been a fan of New Orleans Jazz for over 50 years and never tire of listening to the old standards featured here. St. James Infirmary is one of my all-time favorites and is particulary good here. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band is one of the most important groups preserving and promoting this kind of music. This is also a super value and offers a good way to sample this music.

Woody's Winners: 20 Classic Tracks from the Films

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Woody's winners are THE winning ticket !!!
Perfect except for ONE PIECE!
Have a listen at Woody's impressive record collection!

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ASIN: B0000520AZ
Release Date: 2001-02-06

Tracks:

Radio Days: Frenesi - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
Stardust Memories: Stardust - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
Manhatan Murder Mystery: Big Noise From Winnetka - Bob Crosby & His Orchestra
Mighty Aphrodite: Whispering - The Benny Goodman Quartet
Radio Days: Take The 'A' Train - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
Radio Days: If You Are But A Dream - Frank Sinatra
Radio Days: I'm Getting Sentimental Over You - Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
The Purple Rose Of Cairo: Cheek To Cheek - Leo Reisman & His Orchestra
Stardust Memories: Tickle-Toe - Count Basie & His Orchestra
Hannah And Her Sisters: I've Heard That Song Before - Helen Forrest
Sweet And Lowdown: After You've Gone - Jack Teagarden
Stardust Memories: Body And Soul - Django Reinhardt & The Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France
Celebrity: Did I Remember? - Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra
Radio Days: In The Mood - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
Hannah And Her Sisters: You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It) - Harry James & His Orchestra
Radio Days: The White Clliffs Of Dover (There'll Be Blue Birds Over) - Ray Eberle
Stardust Memories: If Dreams Come True - Chick Webb & His Orchestra
Radio Days: Lullaby Of Broadway - Richard Himber & His Orchestra
New York Stories: Sing, Sing, Sing - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
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Album Description

20 classic tracks from the films of Woody Allen, including Artie Shaw & His Orchestra-'Frenesi' from 'Radio Days', Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra-'Stardust' from 'Stardust Memories', Bob Crosby & His Orchestra-'Big Noise From Winettka' from 'Manhattan Murder Mystery', The Benny Goodman Quartet-'Whispering' from 'Might Aphrodite', Duke Ellington & His Orchestra-'Take The A-Train' from 'Radio Days' and more big bandclassics from Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, Count Basie & His Orchestra, Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra to name a few. Standard jewel case. 2000 release.

Album Details

20 Classic Tracks from the Films of Woody Allen.

Customer Reviews:

Woody's winners are THE winning ticket !!!.......2007-03-20

This CD offers some of the very best songs and instrumentals that Woody Allen used as musical backdrops in several of his movies. We get excellent tracks from Radio Days, Stardust Memories, The Purple Rose Of Cairo and other Woody Allen films as well. The quality of the sound is excellent even on my portable CD player; and Woody's music reflects his exceptionally good taste in distinguished musical standards.

The CD opens with "Frenesi" by Artie Shaw & His Orchestra. The strings and horn carry most of the melody and whet your appetite for more. "Stardust" by Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra follows; and Louis and his musicians bat this one right out of the ballpark! This was recorded in 1931 which gives us a chance to hear a younger Louis Armstrong; his voice sure was gravelly even then! SMILE

Other great standards not to be missed are Duke Ellington's "Take The 'A' Train" with a magnificent musical arrangement that really swings hard; "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" by Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra from the movie Radio Days and Glenn Miller & His Orchestra perform a heavenly "The White Cliffs Of Dover (There'll Be Blue Birds Over)."

Fred Astaire sings "Cheek To Cheek" with great sensitivity and panache both at the same time; Leo Reisman & His Orchestra provide the musical accompaniment for this number. "I've Heard That Song Before" by Harry James & His Orchestra shines brightly on this album; this song is especially elegant with its wistful, sweet sentimentality and a flawless musical arrangement. Helen Forrest sings the vocals with flair and a certain grace that I rarely hear. Moreover, "After You've Gone" gets a somewhat bluesy feel for its intro but it sparkles as brilliantly as it ever did. The horn is great and Jack Teagarden sings this ballad without a single superfluous note.

The CD ends fittingly with "Goodbye" performed by Benny Goodman & His Orchestra; this bluesy number clandestinely sneaks into your heart as it captivates you with its beauty.

The liner notes include the song credits and the cover art work has a great rendering of Woody's face on the front. There is also a brief essay about the musical performances in Woody Allen's movies.

One reviewer notes that the final musical piece from Stardust Memories cannot be found on this album. Unfortunately, even a CD chock full of winners like this one just can't hold all of the great music Woody used in his movies. This is why I recommend other Woody Allen film music two CD sets including the set simply entitled Film Music and the two CD set entitled Woody Allen music from his movies.

I highly recommend this CD for Woody Allen film buffs; and people who enjoy the standards with that unforgettable big band sound will cherish this CD for quite some while to come. May you get this CD and enjoy it as much as I did! Enjoy!

Perfect except for ONE PIECE!.......2004-06-08

This CD is absolute perfection, but WHERE, oh, WHERE is the Dick Hyman recording of "Easy to Love" played at the end of "Stardust Memories"???? It's achingly beautiful and the one Dick Hyman recording I have of it isn't the slow, sensual version of it. PLEASE someone, let me know! (Woody, are you listening?)

Have a listen at Woody's impressive record collection!.......2003-07-10

Whether out of interest in Woody Allen movies, or perhaps a desire to listen to some supposed cinematic jazz, you'd be hard-pressed to ignore the fact that Woody Allen has great taste in music. This is quite a diversified sampler of the big-band (and not so big-band) jazz and swing music from the 1930's and early 1940's that Woody has intimately incorporated into his films over the past 30 years. What sets this apart from other big-band jazz/swing compilations is knowing this is not just a greatest hits compilation but rather a journey through someone's personal record collection. Nearly half of the music is (obviously) cued from "Radio Days", but there are also songs from the films "Stardust Memories", "The Purple Rose Of Cairo", "Manhattan Murder Mystery", "Celebrity", and "Sweet & Lowdown".

There are many other Woody Allen jazz compilations of similar quality, but with 20 songs clocking in at 70 minutes, this album is clearly the most generous. It showcases the clean and busy work of the famous orchestras of Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, and Benny Goodman. There are gentle vocal efforts as well; Fred Astaire sounding lighter-than-air on "Cheek To Cheek", a young Frank Sinatra swoons and croons "If You Are But A Dream", and Billie Holiday coos through "Did I Remember?" The wacky but clever instrumentals "Big Noise From Winnetka" and "Sing, Sing, Sing" also appear, as do some absolutely sweet & sublime guitar playing from Django Reinhardt on "Body And Soul", which pairs him alongside an angelic string quintet. The notable omission is, of course, Glenn Miller's classic "Moonlight Serenade", a song worthy of including in a 20th century time capsule. None of the tunes here come off as the loud, brash variety - shrill but blazing horn sections, basically - that you may be accustomed to hearing elsewhere.

Tracks:

That Old Black Magic
5 Months, 2 Weeks, 2 Days
Should I/I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
The Closer To The Bone (The Sweeter Is The Meat)
Hey, Boy! Hey, Girl!
I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You
Autumn Leaves
The Music Goes 'Round And Around
Just One Of Those Things
Felicia No Capicia
Oh Marie
Greenback Dollar Bill
When You're Smiling/The Sheik Of Araby
Scuba Diver
Three Handed Woman
Lazy River
Embraceable You/I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
Pennies From Heaven
The Lip
Robin Hood/Oh Babe!
Fee Fie Foo
(Nothing's Too Good) For My Baby

Tracks:

I've Got You Under My Skin
Jump, Jive An' Wail
Angelina/Zooma Zooma
Moonglow
I've Got The World On A String
Love Of My Life (O Sole Mio)
John Ping Pong (Previously Unreleased)
The Pump Song
Banana Split For My Baby
Too Marvelous For Words
Don't Take Your Love From Me
Buona Sera
Don't Worry 'Bout Me/I'm In The Mood For Love
There'll Be No Next Time
Shadrack
Basin Street Blues/When It's Sleepy Time Down South
You're Just In Love
The Birth Of The Blues
Them There Eyes/Honeysuckle Rose
Sing, Sing, Sing
(Nothing's Too Good) For My Baby (Previously Unreleased)
Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody

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The back of this two-CD set may say "File under Lounge," but frankly, lounging will be the very last thing on your mind once you put Louis and Keely on. It's simply impossible to stand still while the duo, backed by Sam Butera and the Witnesses, gets going. When Keely sings "Hey boy, I can really cook," there's a tiny chance she's talking about something that takes place in the kitchen, but the galloping bass line behind her says that she really belongs to the dance floor. Whoo-hee! Cole Porter's "Just One of Those Things" is taken at a frenetic pace--do these people ever pause to breathe? The bulk of this collection was recorded between 1957 and 1962, and it makes for an explosive document of a now-gone era when men in sharp suits hung out at the Copa, babes with pointy rocket-launcher breasts at their arms. The sheer effortlessness of it all is still supremely exciting. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

fun swing.......2005-02-12

i just started to appreciate louis prima's band-this remastered double cd offers an excellent listening experience.

Jump, Jive, An' Wail!.......2004-06-17

Songs from Louis Prima and Keely Smith with Sam Butera and the Witnesses. Songs are great. Compilation includes songs from "The Wildest", "The Call of the Wildest" and "The Wildest Show at Tahoe".

Fast, funny, and worth every penny!.......2002-09-09

I was skeptical about buying a compilation CD set for fear it wouldn't be good... but I was wrong! I can't get enough of these CD's. I do Swing dance and Lindy Hop, and I think some of the tempos to these songs are a bit fast for dancing, but excellent for listening to when you just want to be in a good mood! Keely has a great voice, and Louis is just plane hysterical :D

A trip to the Moon on nuclear wings!.......2001-12-08

What a blast!

This was my first introduction to Mr. Prima & Co. What a swingin' treat!

You can tell from each and every cut on this twin CD set that these guys were having fun. Many of the songs have little ad-libs between Louis, Keely Smith, Sam Butera, and the other band members. Louis jumps in between solos to throw out comments, he'll scat, even proto-rap, and is having such a good time he'll try to keep from laughing while he and Sam duel with brass. Only true professional musicians can get away with that sort of thing and make it sound good. Louis & Co. are top-notch pros.

Keely solos on a few cuts to round things out, and basically, you get the feeling of what it must have been like to be kickin' it in Vegas back in the swank era while taking in Louis Prima's act. Maybe tomorrow night, you'll catch Dino at the Sands, and take in Torme on Tuesday. Or, maybe you'll just keep coming back here to see Louis, Keely, Sam, and the Witnesses again and again.

Many of the songs are just plain fun ("Robin Hood/Oh Babe", "Banana Split For My Baby", "Felicia No Capicia", "Greenback Dollar Bill", "There'll Be No Next Time"), and even the old standards take on a wink and a smile when Louis gets ahold of them ("The Music Goes 'Round And Around", "That Old Black Magic", "Just One of Those Things", "Embraceable You")!

Get yourself a martini, sit back and relax, and get ready to be swung back to swanksville. This set is one swingin' good time, whether you're six or sixty!

Fun with the swing masters.......2000-11-09

Louis Prima and Keely Smith with Sam Butera and the Witnesses constitute probably the single greatest influence on today's swing scene. I am not exaggerating. And this double-CD is a great place to start: Over two hours of remastered music, a great production design (neo-retro), and long liner notes. My only problem with the presentation is that the individual musician credits are left out. A must for all swing dancers and jazz musicians! ///// KOBY.

Louis Armstrong - All-Time Greatest Hits

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What a Wonderful World

ASIN: B000002ORZ
Release Date: 1994-05-10

Tracks:

What A Wonderful World
Hello Dolly
Sittin' In The Sun
Mack The Knife (Theme From 'Three Penny Opera')
A Kiss To Build A Dream On
It Takes Two To Tango
That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around In Heaven...
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When It's Sleepy Time Down South

Customer Reviews:

The popular tracks.......2006-09-29

Many greatest hits compilations by current bands are worthwhile because they owed their success to radio and their best work was released to radio. "Greatest hits" does not always equate with "best of" and this compilation is an excellent example of that. Many of these songs I truly enjoy. Do many songs better than "What A Wonderful World" exist? The man owns "Hello Dolly" and "Mack the Knife," and "La Vie en Rose" is a timeless, beautiful song. However, it is difficult to fathom songs such as "Skokiaan," "The Dummy Song" and "Chloe" were ever hits. They aren't especially good songs and I assume MCA included them because they lacked rights to better material. I agree with the reviewers, who have directed readers to other Satchmo releases. In addition to those recommendations, the one I would suggest is the "Jazz `Round Midnight" series release, simply titled "Louis Armstrong." "All-Time Greatest Hits" isn't a terrible CD, though it does not give a non-fan an idea of just how great some of Mr. Armstrong's music is.

EXCELLENT!.......2006-02-21

This cd has all my favorites! I love Louis, and all his cheesy, but happy songs. It's good car music, and backround music for when your working or eating. I LOVE IT!

Cookie Cutter Commercial.......2006-02-13

I have not listened to this CD. I must agree with another reviewer that Satchel Mouth is one of our lasting cultural icons. There's no need to talk about his-- I was about to say "mastery of the music," but it's more about soul than mastery. The music was just there. My comments have to do with the music selection. These cuts are his greatest hits all right, they're pleasant and enjoyable etc. They are AM Radio Hits on a Disc! If you love Louis' music, I encourage you to call up "Ambassador Satch" and listen to a few of those cuts, too. That music or his "W.C. Handy" disc and some others tell the tale of his music better than Mack the Knife, much as I--and you, no doubt--enjoy it. Give them a spin and enjoy the real roots of Louis. Even the re-mastered "Original Hot Five" and "Hot Seven" discs--cut in the 20s--are great. You might like these "not for everybody" less commercial discs even better!

Satch rocks.......2005-09-21

There's no one like him but this is just a small slice of the man. Next time I'll be looking for a larger perspective. It's ok, the sound is no great shakes but no music collection is complete without an Satch cd.

SATCHMO!.......2005-09-14

Louis Armstrong is one of the greats. He practically invented New Orleans jazz (and now with Katrina, we think about how special this music is). This album has all the best tunes. "What a Wonderful World"- his classic. I like his "Blueberry Hill" even better than Fats Domino's (Or Richie Cunningham's)
This is just great music, especially if you are entertaining a special lady and want to show your sophistication and your tender side.

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Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Tiger Rag
Mood Indigo
The Bucket's Got A Hole In It
His Eye Is On The Sparrow
St. Louis Blues
Georgia On My Mind
Careless Love
Precious Lord
Joe Avery
I Ain't Got Nobody
Shake It And Break It
Just A Closer Walk With Thee
When The Saints Go Marchin' In

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A compilation of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band's Columbia recordings from 1976 to 1988, this 76-minute CD is an excellent introduction to the work of these senior New Orleans musicians. It also testifies to the band's durability as well as that of the music, with only a single change in personnel over the period covered. The disc concentrates on the most familiar repertoire, whether rags, blues, hymns, or popular songs, including "Tiger Rag," "St. Louis Blues," "Just a Closer Walk with Thee," and "When the Saints Go Marching In." There are also beautiful renderings of Duke Ellington's "Mood Indigo," taking the tune back to its roots in a New Orleans blues song, and Hoagy Carmichael's "Georgia on My Mind." --Stuart Broomer

Customer Reviews:

New Orleans Jazz.......2005-09-25

I purchased this set because I love New Orleans jazz and I had been to the Preservation Hall several times over the years. I already have several of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band's LPs. Because of Hurricane Katrina, I didn't know if the Band would be producing any more music. So I bought "The Best of Preservation Hall Jazz Band" CDs. I wasn't disappointed, and I'm very happy to see that the French Quarter was spared major damage. It is the birth place of a truly American art form: Dixieland Jazz.

Jazz as it always sounded.......2005-05-21

Preversation Hall Jazz Band is what the name implies, preserving the way Jazz was played and passing it on in that form. This isn't popular with some Jazz people but their is something to say for classic playing. For me this is an aspect of Jazz that I like played "this way" and they do a great job of it.

This CD gives you an excellent selection of songs at a very good price. Each number is very well done and easy on the ears and great fun. Sit back, relax and enjoy the Preservation Hall Jazz Band at the top of their form. The classic "Just A Closer Walk With Thee" is worth the price of the CD as a stand alone. Add in "When The Saints Go Marching In", "Tiger Rag" and a couple of others for an outstanding value.

Amazing Music From True Masters.......2004-12-24

Other places may try to claim jazz as their own, but no one can hold a candle to the jazz from New Orleans. The Big Easy is where it was invented and it doesn't sound any better than when it's played by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.

This disc is a collection of their best songs spanning the time from 1976 to 1988. Everything is here. From the LSU(and my high school) favorite, "Tiger Rag," to the easily recognized "When The Saints Go Marching In," you'll find it on this disc. I love the band's take on "Georgia On My Mind" and "Just A Closer Walk With Thee." They are both proof that everything sounds a little better with jazz.

Folks will also recognize "Joe Avery." They may not know that "Joe Avery" is the title, but when they here the trumpet, they'll recognize this one as a huge Mardi Gras favorite.

Every single song on this album is well worth the price. Buy this disc if you want to know what the real deal sounds like.

Best of Jazz.......2004-06-21

I saw the band perform several times in the 1980's. Truly a wonderfull experience. The review of the person complaining the singing wasn't that good is completely off the mark: what did he expect, the plastic voice of someone who had a full sound stage to hide the fact he couldn't sing at all?

The Epicenter of Jazz.......2002-10-26

Preservation Hall is the epicenter of Jazz on this planet and The Preservation Hall Jazz Band represents in fine fashion. Having each band member featured on a particular song adds to the uniqueness of this CD and is a great asset, not something that "almost eliminates" the excellence of the compositions.

Tracks:

My Heart
Yes! I'm In The The Barrel
Gut Bucket Blues
Come Back, Sweet Papa
Georgia Grind
Heebie Jeebies
Comet Chop Suey
Oriental Strut
You're Next
Muskrat Ramble
Don't Forget To Mess Around
I'm Gonna Gitcha
Dropping Shucks
Who' Sit
He Likes It Slow
The King Of The Zulus
Big Fat Ma And Skinny Pa
Lonesome Blues
Sweet Little Papa
Jazz Lips
Skid-Dat-De-Dat
Big Butter And Egg Man From The West
Sunset Cafe Stomp
You Made Me Love You
Irish Black Bottom

Tracks:

Willie The Weeper
Wild Man Blues
Chicago Breakdown
Alligator Crawl
Potato Head Blues
Melancholy Blues
Weary Blues
Twelfth Street Rag
Keyhole Blues
S.O.L. Blues
Gully Low Blues
That's When I'll Come Back To You
Put 'Em Down Blues
Ory's Creole Trombone
The Last Time
Struttin' With Some Barbecue
Got No Blues
Once In A While
I'm Not Rough
Hotter Than That
Savoy Blues

Tracks:

Fireworks
Skip The Gutter
A Monday Date
Don't Jive Me
West End Blues
Sugar Foot Strut
Two Deuces
Squeeze Me
Knee Drops
Symphonic Raps
Savoyagers' Stomp
No (No, Papa, No)
Basin Street Blues
No-One Else But You
Beau Koo Jack
Save It, Pretty Mama
A Weather Bird
Muggles
A Heah Me Talkin' To Ya?
James Infirmary
Tight Like This
Knockin' A Jug

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I Can't Give You Anything But Love - Louis Armstrong And His Savoy Ballroom Five
Mahogany Hall Stomp - Louis Armstrong And His Savoy Ballroom Five
Ain't Misbehavin' - Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra
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Some Of These Days - Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra
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When You're Smiling - Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra
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Blue, Turning Grey Over You - Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra
Dear Old Southland - Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra
Rockin' Chair - Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra
I Can't Give You Anything But Love - Louis Armstrong And His Savoy Ballroom Five

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Between 1925 and 1929, Louis Armstrong created one of the first great bodies of work in jazz. While he worked regularly as a soloist with big bands, he began his career as a leader with the first all-star studio group in jazz, the Hot Five. The other four musicians were Armstrong's wife, Lil Hardin Armstrong, on piano; Johnny Dodds on clarinet; Kid Ory on trombone; and Johnny St. Cyr on banjo. The music's first great soloist, Armstrong was reshaping jazz by sheer improvisational magic, gradually diminishing the role of the traditional New Orleans ensemble with the clarion brilliance of his trumpet. Possessing an uncanny blend of exuberance and creativity, he combined virtuosic declarations with a talent for the subtlest shifts in phrasing and melodic variation, creating rich emotional statements that could hint at loss in the midst of joy or the promise of better things in the most sorrowful blues. The band expands here, to the Hot Seven and larger ensembles, and it gains soloists who applied Armstrong's lessons to their own instruments--musicians such as pianist Earl Hines and trombonist Jack Teagarden--but all come under the imprint of Armstrong's flowering genius, as both trumpeter and singer.

It's almost impossible to overrate this material. It may be the most influential music in jazz history, establishing standards for originality and sustained invention that have rarely been matched. The JSP set is a superb reissue of Armstrong's essential work. The remastering is by John R.T. Davies, widely acknowledged as the dean of engineers in the field of early jazz, and the resultant sound is simply the best this work has ever enjoyed. There are alternate takes of the later material on Columbia Legacy (including Louis in New York and St. Louis Blues), so collectors will want both. But this recording is superior listening, at a price that also makes it an ideal introduction to one of the few titans of jazz. --Stuart Broomer

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Hot, indeed!.......2007-04-09

For anyone with even the slightest interest in Jazz, prewar American music, or, for that matter, reorded sound, this box set is a godsend: It's a four-disc collection of just about every recording made by Louis Armstrong between the years of 1925 and 1929- and it costs less than 30 bucks! The songs have been remastered to near perfection- considering that these recordings were made during the Coolidge administration, the sound quality is surprisingly crisp, clear, and sharp as a brand new Zoot Suit. Don't worry, though: The visionaries at JSP have left in just enough background hiss to maintain that glorious Roaring Twenties feel.

Of course, I don't need to tell you how great the music is. It's been written about in all of them fancy music publications, and praised quite wonderfully by the other reivewers here on Amazon. Still, I'd like to join in the general roar of applause by pointing out how awesome these recordings are- they're wild, exuberant, free, and passionate. Each track offers layer upon layer of swirling horns, pounding pianos, chugging banjos, and general toe-tapping frenzy. Instrumental solos spin off in fantastic directions, while ensamble sections are dizzying, glorious, and downright propulsive. The whole thing is enough to make you hearken back to that era of freewheelin' flappers, scandalous speakesies, and the bountiful opportunities for investment in Florida land.

If you give even a fifth of a hoot about 20th century music, get this album right now!!!

Don't touch the hiss!.......2007-03-10

If it was just the music I'm rating, it would of course get a million stars. However, the music is on a remastered CD. "Remastered" generally means getting your oldie jazz sounding as if it's being strangled in a can.
Granted the sound here is "clear" and the bass is a bit boosted. The acoustics, reverb, echo, life and air are however thrown out with the hiss.
Again, I've heard a lot worse than this. But generally, French jazz re-issues are better. Why? Because they leave the hiss!! The catch? The French CD's are either expensive or they contain fewer songs for your money than these cheapo boxed sets.

Music is cornerstone...but the sonics? Mixed feelings........2007-02-09

I'm not going to labor on the fact that this music is fantastic, cornerstone of jazz, indispensible, blah, blah, blah. We all already know that. I want to talk about the sonic quality of these recordings.

I read so much about this John RT Davies guy, who mastered this box set. I heard so many positive things about his skills, particularly in this boxed set, and how the sound is allegedly far superior to the Columbia version. I had to get BOTH to compare. I bought this JSP box set, and the newly revised 2006 edition of the Hot sessions released by Columbia/Legacy/Sony/BMG (the official edition).

The late John RT Davies, who mastered this JSP set is considered so good, that people on Amazon claimed that he mastered this collection from old 78s better than the engineers at Columbia, using the original masters (owned EXCLUSIVELY by Columbia.) Heck, RCA & Columbia thought he was good, as i've seen his name adorning very LEGAL pressings of all sorts of old jazz under the RCA & Columbia labels, right here in the U.S.A. So, he certainly had some clout, and some talent.

Unlike almost every reviewer on here, i do not consider the JSP box set to sound better than the official Columbia release (2006 version). However, i still think it sounds pretty good. There is something important to consider. While Davies is considered a true master at...well, remastering, his work at JSP comes up flawed, because he did not have access to the original masters, which are safely secured in Sony/Columbia/Legacy's vaults. He had to use old 78's (the kind you bought in the store) to make these new masters. So, while he may have picked 78's that were better preserved, and had seen less action, he was still using the next generation of recordings.

When you master from the originals over and over and over again, you tend to add all kinds of artificial pops, clicks, hisses, and such into the original disc (Bing Crosby had to re-record White Christmas in 1947, because the original 1942 recording was pressed so many times, it sounded horrible). Therefore, if you use a pretty clean 78, you can avoid much of that, and come out with a cleaner master to make into a CD. When you add some digital noise removal systems (essentially computer programs), you make them even cleaner, and if done right, still not sacrifice the integrity of the music.

Sounds pretty cut and dry right? The 78's should sound better then, right? Why wouldn't Columbia re-master their collection from old 78's as well? A very important reason, actually. When you copy old 78's, instead of the original pressings, you move at least one generation away from the original performance. Everytime you make a copy of a copy, the sound gets muddier, with less distinction and more distortion. Certainly, with skill and technology, it can be minimalized, but the fact remains.

Soooooooo.......my analysis? The JSP set sounds a tad smoother, with less pops. The bass is a little deeper too, however a bit muddier (slightly distorted). The Columbia set from 2006 DOES have a bit more scratchiness, and the bass is not quite as deep. However, the sound is CLEANER, and...my favorite descriptive word in this whole review...more TRANSPARENT. That's right. Every instrument in the Columbia set is more distinct from all the other instruments. The sound feels light, airy, and alive. The JSP set, while more smooth doesn't have that clarity of the original recordings. They sound more like...well, records.

So, which is better? There's no really correct answer. It's a matter of taste. For ME, the Columbia set wins, hands down. I'm 31 years old. For most of my musical life, i grew up listening to CDs. However, many people have fond memories of what their old collection of vintage records sound like. What you hear on records that you don't hear on CD's is distortion. It's slight, but it's certainly there. Technically, CDs are cleaner, and more accurate representations of the actual music than records ever were. But people have aural memories, and THAT'S the sound they want to hear. It's a very natural, and totally unconscious reaction. We like what we know. Everytime i buy better speakers, amps, etc., i always miss the sound of my old, inferior equipment...for a little while. Then as i use it, my ears adjust to the new sound, and i ADORE it. Anytime i've tried going back to the OLD set-up after that, i had a much stronger negative reaction than i did when going UP in quality. My ears became adjusted to what's better.

So, here's my recommendation:

If you don't have those fond memories of old vinyl or shellac discs, and grew up on CDs, then the Columbia set is 150% better. The sound is cleaner, tighter, more distinct instrumentally, and contains less distortion. You get music that's closer to reality. The drawback of course, is you will hear a bit more crackle, and a tad less bass.

If you DO have those fond memories of the big black discs, and you remember the warm, rounded sound that made you feel like cuddling up in a blanket with a cup of cocoa & a wish on a star, then you really need to get this set. If you also happen to listen to rap in your Escalade, and you like to hear the bass completely distorting, but you think you wanna try some early Satchmo, then you NEED this set. Don't even think about buying the Columbia version. Just remember, while it is smoother, it is also further away from the original performance, so the sound is muddier and less distinct.

I've compared nearly every track on both sets. They both sound pretty good in their own ways. By all means, this IS a set worth owning...for some people. You just have to decide what kind of person you are.

The Definitive Hot Fives & Sevens: Just Perfect!.......2006-12-23

When Louis Armstrong's "Hot Five & Sevens" first came out on CD, I did not hesitate to jump up and purchase these magnificent CD'S. Yes, they were crude and did not have that clear sound that this JSP issue had, but I was so enamored with Armstrong's early greatness, that I jumped up and purchased them. I don't regret it, even if the sound was nowhere near these great recordings. However, after I purchased this boxed set of Armstrong's classic "Hot Fives & Sevens," I never listened to them again. I gave them to a friend who was interested in jazz, but not really sure he liked early jazz. This boxed collection is what I now listen to. There is nothing more I can add as to how GREAT the sound quality is on these terrific recordings. They are just awesome.

I listened to this music when I was a kid, courtesy of my parents, but I never really appreciated just how great Louis Armstrong was until I became an adult. I liked him, but now I love his sound. And as for the earlier issues on CD of this outstanding work by Armstrong, well this is the set to have. I recommend that if you are seeking the best issue out there of the "Hot Fives & Sevens," then purchase this boxed set. It it far superior to any other I have ever heard. There have been some great reviews on this particular CD, and I really don't think there is anything more I can add. However, do youself a favor and listen to these remarkable recordings. They are a must have not only if you are into jazz, but if you like beautiful music period. I like ALL types of music. There are very few genre's of music I do not like, or can listen to. However, I have a special place in my heart [and ears] for music in the 1920s and early 1930s. And this IS music! Highly recommended!

Brilliant!.......2006-12-17

Louis Armstrong and his "Hot Five and Seven" are just brilliant! I resisted buying this set of CDs for years because I felt the quality of music recorded in the 20s was very low. Of course, a jazz collection without these recordings is like the Sistine Chapel without Michelangelo's frescos. JSP Records did a marvelous job of digitally remastering these inspired recordings...no scratching or popping and very little hissing. I can add little to what has already been said about these very reasonably priced discs.

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ASIN: B000002IRS
Release Date: 1991-10-15

Tracks:

Lowe Groovin' - Joe Morris
That Old Black Magic - Tiny Grimes
Annie Laurie - Tiny Grimes
Midnight Special - Tiny Grimes
The Applejack - Joe Morris
Cole Slaw - Frank Culley
Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee - Stick McGhee
So Long - Ruth Brown
I'll Get Along Somehow - Ruth Brown
Hey Little Girl - Professor Longhair
Mardi Gras In New Orleans - Professor Longhair
Tee Nah Nah - Harry Van Walls
Danny Boy - Al Hibbler
Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere - Joe Morris
Teardrops From My Eyes - Ruth Brown
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show - Stick McGhee
Don't You Know I Love You - The Clovers
Shouldn't I Know - The Cardinals
The Chill Is On - Joe Turner
Chains Of Love - Joe Turner
Fool, Fool, Fool - Clovers
One Mint Julep - Clovers
Wheel Of Fortune - The Cardinals
Sweet Sixteen - Joe Turner
5-10-15 Hours - Ruth Brown
Gator's Groove - Willis Jackson

Tracks:

Ting-A-Ling - The Clovers
Daddy Daddy - Ruth Brown
The Midnight Hour - Ray Charles
A Beggar For Your Kisses - The Diamonds
Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean - Ruth Brown
Good Lovin' - The Clovers
Wild Wild Young Men - Ruth Brown
Mess Around - Ray Charles
Honey Hush - Joe Turner
Soul On Fire - LaVern Baker
Money Honey - Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
Lovey Dovey - The Clovers
Such A Night - Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
Tipitina - Professor Longhair
White Christmas - Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
Honey Love - Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
Whatcha Gonna Do? - Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
Shake, Rattle & Roll - Joe Turner
Sh-Boom - The Chords
Oh What A Dream - Ruth Brown
Jam Up - Tommy Ridgley
After The Lights Go Down Low - Al Hibbler
Tomorrow Night - LaVern Baker
Tweedlee Dee - LaVern Baker
I Got A Woman - Ray Charles
Greenbacks - Ray Charles

Tracks:

The Door Is Still Open - The Cardinals
Flip Flop And Fly - Joe Turner
A Fool For You - Ray Charles
This Little Girl Of Mine - Ray Charles
Play It Fair - LaVern Baker
Adorable - The Drifters
Smokey Joe's Cafe - Robins
Ruby Baby - Drifters
In Paradise - Cookies
The Chicken And The Hawk - Joe Turner
Devil Or Angel - Clovers
Drown In My Own Tears - Ray Charles
Hallelujah, I Love Her So - Ray Charles
Jim Dandy - LaVern Baker
Down In Mexico - COASTERS
Corrine Corrina - Joe Turner
Treasure of Love - Clyde McPhatter
Love, Love, Love - Cloves
It's Too Late - Chuck Willis
Lonely Avenue - Ray Charles
Since I Met You Baby - Ivory Joe Hunter
Lucky Lips - Ruth Brown
Without Love (There Is Nothing) - Clyde McPhatter
Fools Fall In Love - Drifters
Midnight Special Train - Joe Turner
Empty Arms - Ivory Joe Hunter
C.C.Rider - Chuck Willis
Searchin' - COASTERS

Tracks:

Young Blood - COASTERS
Mr. Lee - Bobbettes
Long Lonely Nights - Clyde McPhatter
Betty And Dupree - Chuck Willis
What Am I livin' For? - Chuck Willis
Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes - Chuck Willis
Yakety Yak - COASTERS
A Lover's Question - Clyde McPhatter
I Cried A Tear - LaVern Baker
The Right Time - Ray Charles
Charlie Brown - COASTERS
What'd I Say (Parts 1&2) - Ray Charles
There Goes My Baby - Drifters
Along Came Jones - COASTERS
Let The Good Times Roll - Ray Charles
Poison Ivy - COASTERS
Dance With Me - Drifters
Just For A Thrill - Ray Charles
This Magic Moment - Drifters
Save The Last Dance For Me - Drifters
Shopping For Clothes - COASTERS
Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King
Young Boy Blues - Ben E. King
Stand By Me - Ben E. King
Gee Whiz - Carla Thomas
Saved - LaVern Baker
Just Out Of Reach (Of My Empty Arms) - Solomon Burke

Tracks:

Little Egypt - COASTERS
Amor - Ben E. King
Last Night - Mar-Keys
I'm Blue - Ikettes
You Don't Miss Your Water - William Bell
I Found A Love - Falcons
Cry To Me - Solomon Burke
Don't Play That Song (You Lied) - Ben E. King
Green Onions - Booker T. & The M.G's
Up On The Roof - Drifters
See See Rider - LaVern Baker
I (Who Have Nothing) - Ben E. King
If You Need Me - Solomon Burke
These Arms Of Mine - Otis Reding
Hello Stranger - Barbara Lewis
On Broadway - Drifters
Just One Look - Doris Troy
Mashed Potatoes - Nat Kendricks & The Swans
Land of a 1000 Dances - Chris Kenner
Walkin' The Dog - Rufus Thomas
Release Me - Esther Phillips
Mercy, Mercy - Don Covay
Under The Boardwalk - Drifters
And I love Him - Esther Phillips
Hold What You've Got - Joe Tex
Mr. Pitiful - Otis Redding
Baby I'm Yours - Barbara Lewis

Tracks:

Teasin' You - Willie Tee
Got To Get You Off My Mind - Solomon Burke
I Want To Do Everything For You - Joe Tex
I've Been Loving You Too Long - Otis Reding
A Sweet Woman Like You - Joe Tex
In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
See-Saw - Don Convay
Respect - Otis Redding
You Don't Know Like I Know - Sam & Dave
When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge
634-5789 - Wilson Pickett
Hold On, I'm Comin' - Sam & Dave
Cool Jerk - Capitols
Neighbor, Neighbor - Jimmy Hughes
Land Of A 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett
Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd
Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
When Something Is Wrong With My Baby - Sam & Dave
Sweet Soul Music - Arthur Conley
I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) - Aretha Franklin
Do Right Woman-Do Right Man - Aretha Franklin
Show Me - Joe Tex
Tramp - Otis & Carla
Funky Broadway - Wilson Pickett
Hip Hug-Her - Booker T. & The M.G's
Soul Man - Sam & Dave

Tracks:

Respect - Aretha Franklin
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin
Soul Finger - Bar-Keys
Baby I Love You - Aretha Franklin
Skinny Legs And All - Joe Tex
Chain Of Fools - Aretha Franklin
I'm In Love - Wilson Pickett
Memphis Soul Stew - King Curtis
Since You've Been Gone - Aretha Franklin
(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
Tighten Up - Archie Bell & The Drells
Slip Away - Clarence Carter
Think - Aretha Franklin
Too Weak To Fight - Clarence Carter
Can I Change My Mind - Tyrone Davis
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
Take A Letter, Maria - R.B. Greaves
Rainy Night In Georgia - Brook Benton
The Ghetto - Donny Hathaway
Turn Back The Hands Of Time - Tyrone Davis
Compared To What - Les McCann & Eddie Harris
Call Me - Aretha Franklin

Tracks:

Don't Play That Song (You Lied) - Aretha Franklin
Precious Precious - Jackie Moore
Groove Me - King Floyd
Patches - Clerance Carter
Don't Knock My Love (part 1) - Wilson Pickett
Funky Nassau - Beginning Of The End
Thin Line Between Love and Hate - Persuaders
Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin
Day Dreamin' - Aretha Franklin
You've Got A Friend - Robert Flack & Donny Hathaway
Clean Up Woman - Betty Wright
Could It Be I'm Falling In Love - Spinners
Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack
Where Is The Love - Robert Flack & Donny Hathaway
I'll Be Around - Spinners
Feel Like Makin' Love - Roberta Flack
One Of A Kind - Spinners
Sideshow - Blue Magic
Mighty Love - Spinners
Love Won't Let Me Wait - Major Harris

Amazon.com

Atlantic Records has ridden musical trends since the late '40s; these seven CDs chronicle the first 28 years of the label's work in black pop, during which artists such as Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, and Otis Redding oversaw the creation and flowering of soul music. Also included are classic tracks by the Drifters, Wilson Pickett, Ruth Brown, the Coasters, Sam & Dave, and many others who walk through the dreams of R&B and rock & roll fans. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Lost Opportunity.......2007-03-24

The problem with this collection is not the music selected - a look at the tracks will show that. However, the sound quality is abysmal. I owned many of these songs as 45s and the music would often jump right out of the speakers. This collection sounds dull and lifeless. Atlantic used the master tapes made for the vinyl version released in the 80s, with all the limiting and compression needed to squeeze the music onto an LP intact. The rhythmic, driving quality of the bass is bled away along with the highs. A complete disappointment. Demand a refund.

Damaged Goods.......2007-03-15

Disappointed to find that a selection like this is sent in a damaged state with scratches and scuffs to the CD box when the outer cardboard box is in excellent condition.

essential.......2007-03-10

any serious music fan should have this. a shocking amount of great, great stuff.

Une magnifique compilation.......2007-02-14

C'est par hazard que j'ai découvert ce best of d'Atlantique. Je l'ai acheté après avoir écouté les "short cuts" sur amazon. Les 8 CD's sont fantastiques, la plupart des enregistrement nous sont parvenus avec une grande fraicheur pour la qualité du son (sauf peut être 1 ou 2). Tout y est, parfaitement organisé dans un classement chronologique. On percoit très clairement les évolutions musicales qui se sont produites pendant cette période. Mais les rythmes, la diversité des inspirations et des couleurs musicales, la richesse des voix nous font toujours vibrer.
La plaquette est un petit chef d'oeuvre ou l'on retrouve les bios des artistes, les classements aux charts avec les dates, les studios ou ont été faites les prises, ainsi que les musiciens qui ont acompagnés les des enregistrement (Booker T. Jones, Isaac Hayes, Womack, ....). Un achat de qualité qui ne pourra qu'enthousiasmer l'amateur.

The real R&B sound !.......2007-02-02

Very good CD's set. Buy a part of the R&B of the 20th century with these discs and get back in these fines years! I can listen to very famous tracks, and many more I have discovered with a lot of pleasure. This set is boxed like a LP set. It failed by contening only 8 dics ;-)

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