The Birth of Swing

The Birth of Swing

The Birth of Swing

ASIN: B000002WGI

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As a phenomenon in popular music, the swing era can be dated from one night, August 21, 1935, when Benny Goodman's big band arrived to a tumultuous throng at Los Angeles's Palomar Ballroom, the young audience inspired by his broadcasts on an East Coast radio show that had already been cancelled. It would begin the greatest period of popularity ever achieved by a jazz style, and Goodman's was the band most responsible. All of Goodman's RCA recordings from this period are included in this three-CD set, which contains some of the popular songs of the day as well as much inspired jazz. Goodman's clarinet swirls elegantly through the music, and the horn sections are precise and swinging in arrangements by Fletcher and Horace Henderson and Jimmy Mundy. There are electric moments from Bunny Berigan's brief stay in the band, while Gene Krupa's drumming is a constant stimulus to swing. --Stuart Broomer

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    Album Description

    By any standards, impresario Norman Granz's method of launching Canadian piano virtuoso Oscar Peterson onto the American jazz public was genuinely inspired. Granz wanted Peterson to appear at a Jazz At The Philharmonic concert at Carnegie Hall on a bill featuring Charlie Parker, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips, Ella Fitzgerald etc. When the pianist couldn't obtain a US work visa in time, Granz came up with the perfect ruse: Oscar Peterson would appear as an unbilled non-paid guest. On the night in question, Granz planted Peterson in the audience. Then, at a pre-arranged moment, casually announced that Peterson just happened to be in the audience and invited the piano man to join him on stage. It was then but a short step to the keyboard and, an even shorter step to stardom. Overnight, Oscar Peterson had become the talk of New York. This collection includes that memorable occasion plus future sets featuring Ray Brown, Barney Kessel and Herb Ellis. Giant Steps.
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      The Birth of Swing
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Big Band History
      • Classic Benny Goodman, Uneven Sound
      • Experience a musical phenomenon in this superb package!
      • Time machine on a disk
      • Benny's Apex
      		 The Birth of Swing
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      ASIN: B000002WGI
      Release Date: 1991-11-12

      Tracks:

      1. Hunkadola (Take 1)
      2. Hunkadola (Take 2)
      3. I'm Livin' In A Great Big Way
      4. Hooray For Love
      5. The Dixieland Band
      6. Japanese Sandman
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      8. Restless
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      1. Eeny Meeny Miney Mo
      2. Basin Street Blues
      3. If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight
      4. When Buddha Smiles
      5. It's Been So Long
      6. Stompin' At The Savoy
      7. Goody-Goody
      8. Breakin' In A Pair Of Shoes
      9. Get Happy
      10. Christopher Columbus
      11. I Know That You Know
      12. Star Dust
      13. You Can't Pull The Wool Over My Eyes
      14. The Glory Of Love
      15. Remember
      16. Walk, Jennie, Walk
      17. House Hop (Take 2)
      18. House Hop (Take 3)
      19. Sing Me A Swing Song (And Let Me Dance)
      20. (I Would Do) Anything For You
      21. In A Sentimental Mood
      22. I've Found A New Baby
      23. Swingtime In The Rockies
      24. These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You

      Tracks:

      1. There's A Small Hotel
      2. You Turned The Tables On Me
      3. Here's Love In Your Eyes
      4. Pick Yourself Up
      5. Down South Camp Meeting
      6. St. Louis Blues (Take 1)
      7. St. Louis Blues (Take 2)
      8. Love Me Or Leave Me (Take 1)
      9. Love Me Or Leave Me (Take 2)
      10. Bugle Call Rag (#1)
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      13. Organ Grinder's Swing
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      As a phenomenon in popular music, the swing era can be dated from one night, August 21, 1935, when Benny Goodman's big band arrived to a tumultuous throng at Los Angeles's Palomar Ballroom, the young audience inspired by his broadcasts on an East Coast radio show that had already been cancelled. It would begin the greatest period of popularity ever achieved by a jazz style, and Goodman's was the band most responsible. All of Goodman's RCA recordings from this period are included in this three-CD set, which contains some of the popular songs of the day as well as much inspired jazz. Goodman's clarinet swirls elegantly through the music, and the horn sections are precise and swinging in arrangements by Fletcher and Horace Henderson and Jimmy Mundy. There are electric moments from Bunny Berigan's brief stay in the band, while Gene Krupa's drumming is a constant stimulus to swing. --Stuart Broomer

      Customer Reviews:

      4 out of 5 stars Big Band History.......2007-02-25

      71 classic Big Band tracks from the King of Swing, including two never released alternate takes. In truth, jazz musician Duke Ellington, who wrote over 2000 compositions, was already performing Swing music for ten years before Big Band took off. In any case, this sprawling, 3 cd set of Benny Goodman tracks contain many fine performances that are sure to please any fan of Big Band music. The remastering is a bit uneven in spots, but the set is still enjoyable as a whole. At some point I wish the record companies would issue this and other vintage material from the best available 78's without any noise reduction. These old discs do in fact have higher fidelity as is.

      4 out of 5 stars Classic Benny Goodman, Uneven Sound.......2005-11-29

      The mid-1930s were Benny's best years, in my humble opinion. His band has such an optimistic, infectious swing on these records! This CD collects all of his 1935-1936 RCA recordings and presents them nicely. I won't comment too much more on the music itself--other 5-star reviewers here have summed up my thoughts exactly. However, I just had to register my own small complaint with the sound quality on these CDs. It's very uneven. Most tracks sound amazingly fresh and clear, but others sound downright lousy. One of my favorite tunes in the collection, "Goody-Goody," is marred by muddy sound, digital artifacts, and irritating artificial reverb--it's really atrocious. I've got a much better-sounding transfer on an old Reader's Digest LP! A few other tracks like "There's a Small Hotel," and "I'm Lovin' In A Great Big Way" suffer the same problem, although to a lesser extent. I collect music from the 1920s and 1930s and don't expect high fidelity, but neither do I expect such poor quality from records that I know could sound much better. To be fair, the vast majority of selections on these CDs sound wonderful, but it's a shame that a few stand out so sorely. Don't let a few poor-sounding tracks stop you from buying this otherwise excellent set, but hang on to your CDs that may duplicate some of these recordings. You may find you like the sound on those better.

      5 out of 5 stars Experience a musical phenomenon in this superb package!.......2004-04-08

      Benny Goodman didn't invent the jazz style known as `swing.' Bands such as McKinney's Cotton Pickers, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra, and Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra had been swinging hard since the late 1920s. Even an all-white swing band, The Casa Loma Orchestra, had already made an impression on young listeners. But the title of this 3-CD collection, "Benny Goodman: The Birth of Swing," is close to being dead on the money. During 1935 and 1936, the years covered in these studio recordings, Benny Goodman and His Orchestra turned swing into a national phenomenon, and jazz reached its peak of popularity in America (never again would jazz be the popular music of the country -- a rather sad realization). Maybe it wasn't the `birth' of swing, but it was the birth of the swing movement.

      These CDs hold a treasure chest of American musical heritage, and every cut here, culled from studio sessions between April 1935 and November 1936, is a miniature gem of swing jazz. The Goodman band was hitting its stride in these years with a collection of great musicians (Gene Krupa on drums, Bunny Berigan on trumpet, Jess Stacy on piano, Helen Ward on vocals) and superb arrangers like Jimmy Mundy and Spud Murphy (who is still alive! I've met him!). But it was arranger Fletcher Henderson who gave the band the swinging Harlem style that made it so distinctive and made dancers' feet catch fire. After a popular stint on the radio show "Let's Dance," the band went on a cross-country tour that almost ended in disaster, until in August 1935 at the Palomar Ballroom in Los Angeles they became a smash hit and proceeded to conqueror the rest of the country.

      But these CDs show you how strong the band was before this major turning point, with pieces like "The Dixieland Band," "Get Rhythm in Your Feet," "Blue Skies," "Sometimes I'm Happy," and the piece that made the Palomar Ballroom explode, "King Porter Stomp." And after they found success, Goodman and Company kept throwing out hit after hit: "If I Could Be with You," "It's Been So Long," "Stompin' at the Savoy," "Christopher Columbus" (later integrated into "Sing, Sing, Sing"), "Swingtime in the Rockies," "Bugle Call Rag," and "Goody Goody."

      The sound on these CDs is fantastic, with little noise or crackle, but also no sound-reduction techniques that mute or muffle the instruments. The clarity is all there. You can hear Bunny Berigan's stunning trumpet solos on the early recordings with such crispness that you'll understand why he could drive crowds mad. (Sadly, he only stayed a short while with the band.)

      These CDs only cover a brief time, so some of Goodman's biggest hits recorded after 1936, including his most famous piece "Sing, Sing, Sing," aren't here. Also missing is legendary trumpet player Harry James, who joined the band in 1937. Nonetheless, there isn't a better set of Benny Goodman recordings available. Honestly, every piece here is terrific and has something interesting to say musically. Along with the hits are some wonderful rarities not often put on CD, such as an alternate recording of "Bugle Call Rag," unused takes of "St. Louis Blues" and "Love Me or Leave Me," Benny doing a rare turn as a singer on "Tain't No Use," and a beautiful version of Duke Ellington's "In a Sentimental Mood." Plus, you get performances with Ella Fitzgerald filling in the singer's spot!

      The accompanying booklet is enormous, and contains detailed information on the personnel for each recording session. The liner notes give a detailed history of the band during this period and session-by-session descriptions of each of the pieces. Benny Goodman fans will all discover something new here, and first-time listeners will appreciate the music even more with this helpful guide.

      If you want to know what this whole "swing thing" was all about, if you want to experience some of the most vibrant music in American history, or if you love Benny Goodman, this CD set is an absolute must. All right Benny, sing me a swing song and let me dance!

      5 out of 5 stars Time machine on a disk.......2001-01-12

      I have been checking out Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller records since I was 12 years old from the public library. I turn 25 and finally have money to burn and I buy the Complete Benny Goodman CD set and I am in heaven. I put the first CD in and out comes "Hunkadola" with a sweet albeit cheesy Latin beat. Most of the first CD follows this trend until I hear "Santa Claus came in the Spring" and the sweetness and cheesiness finally get to me and I let out a big toothy grin. That grin did not leave my face until the last song of the third CD when Ella Fitzgerald sings "Did you mean it?" and a small tear rolls down my cheek and I say "yes, sweet voice, I loved all this music" Benny Goodman has way of growling on his clarinet that makes you feel like the sound is reaching in a grabbing your innards and twisting them. Listen to "Pick yourself up" (the theme for the Astair-Rogers movie of the same name.) and "Here's Love in your eyes" and you feel the growl in the former and sweetness in the latter. Read the liner notes, and listen to the all the songs again, and with the help with a glass of wine, or better yet a clean Martini in a comfortable chair, you feel like you were there with Benny, Fletcher, Bunny Berigan, Martha, and sweet, sweet Ella.

      5 out of 5 stars Benny's Apex.......2000-08-09

      What a marvelous collection this is, showcasing Benny Goodman's golden years, 1935-1937. All of his greatest swing classics are included on this three-CD compilation, including some worthy alternate takes. In some cases, the alternate take is nearly as good as the released version. Listen to Bugle Call Rag, one of Goodman's absolutely mesmerizing standards. The arrangement and instrumentation here are awesome. This is a song you can listen to 1,000 times and never weary of it. Benny's primary vocalist of these years was Liltin' Martha Tilton, and she sings her great hit Goody Goody. Her rendition of this classic should be the standard by which all others are judged.

      If you are just beginning to sample Benny Goodman, this is a good place to begin. This set would serve as a worthy introduction to the King of Swing in his glory years.
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            2. Kilimanjaro Cookout - O'Donel Levy
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            Young Blue Eyes: Birth of a Crooner
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            • Crooner or later...
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            Release Date: 2004-04-06

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            Customer Reviews:

            4 out of 5 stars Crooner or later..........2004-04-08

            "Sinatra Rediscovered" the flash on the wrapper around this CD proudly proclaims. "Never-before-released tracks from Sinatra's early period newly discovered and available for the first time."

            The striking cover of the CD has the word SINATRA in capitals, the singer's figure making the `I' of `Sinatra.' Reminiscent of a neon marquee sign, it looks like a scene from `Las Vegas Nights.'

            `Birth of the crooner' is a clever title, too, with its pun intended, no doubt, on Miles Davis' `Birth of the Cool.' The whole point about Sinatra, though, is that he is most emphatically not a crooner. One of the most apposite adjectives I have ever heard applied to Sinatra's singing technique is the word `airless' because that is exactly what it was. Sinatra's revolution was to overturn the breathy, pigeon-chested delivery of the crooners - most notably Bing Crosby himself, of course - and to push all the air out of his vocals. This pneumatic delivery allied to a new, more naturalistic phrasing of the lyric was what was so new about Sinatra in 1940.

            What we have here is the fourth volume of newly-released air-checks of Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey and his band released in the past ten years. The trend began with an additional disc of radio air-checks appended to the complete studio recordings of Sinatra-Dorsey released in 1994. Then we had two CDs of material released three or four years ago on the BMG subsidiary Buddha and now this latest volume which has been appropriated by Bluebird, the jazz label of BMG.

            The disc is not as exciting as the previous two Buddha releases in terms of either content or sound quality which on the Buddha issues was astonishing. There are some very good quality recordings here too, though, particularly the opening number `You Walk By.' I have long associated this number with Glenn Miller since an air check version of the song was released by his band in the 1950s as part of the excitement generated by the release of The Glenn Miller Story. The Dorsey version is new to me, though, and - as is the case in virtually all of the songs both vocalists attempted - Sinatra's version far outshines that of Miller vocalist Ray Eberle who certainly was a crooner of the old school.

            Actually, this is part of the problem for me with listening to Sinatra's recordings with a dance band. With Ray Eberle and Glenn Miller or Sinatra's predecessor Jack Leonard with Dorsey, this was as good as it was going to get. Those two singers were of their time and of that era. They were `on song' as part of that dance band package. When one listens to a pre-war Sinatra recording, in contrast, one usually listens with the knowledge of `Songs for Swingin' Lovers,' `...sings for Only The Lonely' or even Columbia's `The Voice.' Because of my early fascination with Glenn Miller's music, I heard all of Sinatra's recordings with Dorsey before I ever came to Capitol and Reprise. As someone once said, though, you can't go back and having subsequently heard Sinatra's mature work, it's a difficult job then going even further back. In the exercise of your historical imagination, you can give yourself a hernia if you're not careful!

            `You Walk By' is one of the highlights of the collection, though. So, too, for different reasons is `This Love Of Mine.' The studio recording is notoriously `boxy' in its sound even when filtered on CD for the digital age. To hear Dorsey-era Sinatra sing this standard with the clarity of a good off-the-air acetate is astounding. Sinatra fans would want this disc in their collection for this recording alone.
            `Stardust' achieves similar breath-taking clarity and having heard the familiar studio version so many times on countless compilations, it is quite disorientating to hear it in an - albeit only slightly - different version. Too many of the tracks on this set, though, are `live' versions of studio material which sound neither sufficiently different from the originals to be worth hearing nor are they in any higher fidelity than the studio takes. Why, then, include ` The One I Love' yet again or fluff like `I'll Take Tallulah.'

            True, the version of `Snootie Little Cutie' is immeasurably improved by the substitution of Jo Stafford for Connie Haines. Having heard Miss Haines in decent fidelity for the first time ever, though, elsewhere on this disc, singing in one of several medleys included, I will have to revise my opinion of her singing which - again on poor quality studio recordings of the period - usually sounds so nasal and annoying. Her singing is much better than that! Another non-Sinatra gem from a complete medley is Jo Stafford singing `You're a Sweetheart' in a full band arrangement redolent of the Clambake Seven original.

            Annoyingly, the Sinatra-only portion of the medleys is included once or twice, editing out the other two tunes, which is taking devotion to The Voice to its extremes. Sinatra addict as I am, I would prefer to hear him in context. RCA's original `Sentimental Gentleman' LPs of many years ago is the model for dance-band issues such as this. At one point, Tommy Dorsey himself says, `It's not Frank Sinatra and his Orchestra yet.' `Yet,' the announcer echoes ominously. Yet. Looking at the billing on this CD (`with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra' in small letters at the bottom of the cover - not even Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra, already!) - TD's worst fears were confirmed. He is all set in the twenty-first century to be just a footnote in the Frank Sinatra story.
            Compiled and annotated by Sinatra authority Will Friedwald, this disc adds a valuable new chapter to that story and is a must-have for the serious Sinatra collector.
            Great Scott: The Birth of a Legend
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              		Great Scott: The Birth of a Legend
              Ronnie Scott
              Manufacturer: Giant Steps UK
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

              BritainBritain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music
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              ASIN: B000GJ287S
              Release Date: 2006-08-21

              Tracks:

              1. Them That Has, Gets - Ted Heath & His Music, Ronnie Scott
              2. Ad Lib Frolic - Ted Heath & His Music, Ronnie Scott
              3. Scrubber Time
              4. On the Sunny Side of the Street
              5. Lady Be Good
              6. Boppin' at Esquire
              7. Buzzy
              8. How High the Moon
              9. Wee Dot
              10. 52nd Street Theme
              11. Ow!
              12. Stoned
              13. Donna Lee
              14. Galaxy
              15. Brand's Essence
              16. Marshall's Plan
              17. Too Marvellous for Words
              18. September Song

              Tracks:

              1. Chasin' the Bird
              2. Little Willie Leaps
              3. Sino
              4. Crazy Rhythm
              5. Battle Royal
              6. Leap Year
              7. Champ
              8. Once in a While
              9. Champ
              10. All the Things You Are
              11. Pantagrulian
              12. Mullenium
              13. Popo
              14. Champ
              15. Seven Eleven
              16. Ballot Box
              17. Lover Come Back to Me
              18. Compos Mentos
              19. Body Beautiful
              20. Stompin' at the Savoy

              Album Description

              This spectacular double CD traces the roots of The Guv'nor's spectacular career by way of Ted Heath & His Music, Jack Parnell Quartet (the ultra rare 'Scrubber Time') and Big Band, The Esquire Five, The Club X1 Boptet, Alan Dean's Beboppers, Arnold Ross and Spike Robinson plus numerous small group involving Johnny Dankworth ,Victor Feldman, Kenny Graham, Jimmy Deuchar, Tony Crombie, The Melody Maker All-Stars plus Ronnie's own great Orchestra. 38 tracks. Giant Steps. 2006.

              Album Details

              As Early as April 1945, 18-year Old Ronnie Scott Had Caught the Ear of Melody Maker Writers. The Paper Reported: "Scott is Undoubtedly One of the Tenormen of the Future." How Right They Were! this Spectacular DOUBLE-CD Traces the Roots of the Guv'nor's Spectacular Career by Way of Ted Heath and his Music, the Jack Parnell Quartet (The Ultra Rare "Scrubber Time") and Big Band, the Esquire Five, the Club X1 Boptet, Alan Dean's Beboppers, Dates with American Visitors, Arnold Ross, Spike Robinson plus Numerous Small Group Dates Involving Johnny Dankworth, Victor Feldman, Kenny Graham, Jimmy Deuchar, Tony Crombie, the Melody Maker All-stars plus Scott's Own Great Orchestra.
              Birth of the Swerve
              Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
              • Bunkley is God!
              • too short
              • WILD - A Unique Swing That Puts The Others To Bed!
              • Can't get enough of this disc.
              • The Bastard Children of Swing
              		 Birth of the Swerve
              The Atomic Fireballs
              Manufacturer: Orbital
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

              GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
              Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
              Contemporary Big BandContemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
              Retro SwingRetro Swing | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
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              4. Prozac Nation
              5. Soul Caddy

              ASIN: B00000G2FA
              Release Date: 1998-11-24

              Tracks:

              1. Man With the Hex
              2. Spanish Fly
              3. Mata Hari
              4. Spider Baby
              5. Caviar & Chitlins
              6. Starve A Fever
              7. Catfish Ball
              8. Devil Is Dancing

              Customer Reviews:

              5 out of 5 stars Bunkley is God!.......2004-12-11

              First off, let me say... WOW!!! This guy's voice is by far the most creative, powerful, and ear-bending thing, out there, to date. It carries this band to heights otherwise unattainable. The lyrics are also perfect for his style. Don't let the fact that his songs have appeared in major motion pictures steer you away from this mega singer/song writer. He is far from commercial fodder. Rather, in this day and age of poprock nonsense, he may very well become the godfather of resurrected American music. Anything this man puts within his powerful pipes would surely turn into artistic gold! Here's hopin' for more Bunkley!!!!!!

              3 out of 5 stars too short.......2003-09-15

              The biggest problem with this cd is that it's too short. It's all fun swing music, but after a while it got annoying, which doesn't happen with other swing bands like Big Bad Voodoo Daddys. The reason I bought this cd was because I loved the song "Man with the Hex" after I heard it off of the scooby Doo soundtrack. I still think that's the best song on this cd, and the rest of the songs are okay, but nothing great.

              5 out of 5 stars WILD - A Unique Swing That Puts The Others To Bed!.......1999-07-06

              If you even like swing a little (even if your sick of the clothing, margarine and car ads using "swing" to sell), you'll love this CD. It's hot. This band has a catchy sound that'll have you dancin'. My 5 year old son even runs around singing "Caviar and Chittlins". Great stuff.

              5 out of 5 stars Can't get enough of this disc........1999-05-08

              Great horns, and certainly not a stylized, "swing is now cool" sound. Wish they would tour near NY--I'd love to hear them live.

              5 out of 5 stars The Bastard Children of Swing.......1999-03-27

              This record is very very unique. Somewhat of a "swing" record I guess but I usually don't like that kind of thing. This was a very enjoyable record from start to finish...It kind of reminds me of Louis Jordan or perhaps Cab Calloway with a lot more energy. Also has a great singer who sounds somewhat like Tom Waits. -SB-
              Birth of Rhythm & Blues
              Average customer rating: Not rated
                		Birth of Rhythm & Blues
                Various Artists
                Manufacturer: Golden Stars
                ProductGroup: Music
                Binding: Audio CD

                Classic Female Vocal BluesClassic Female Vocal Blues | Blues | Styles | Music
                GeneralGeneral | Blues | Styles | Music
                Traditional BluesTraditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music
                New York BluesNew York Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music
                West Coast BluesWest Coast Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music
                Jump BluesJump Blues | Blues | Styles | Music
                PianoPiano | Blues | Styles | Music
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                Traditional Vocal PopTraditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music
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                R&BR&B | Imports | Stores | Music
                ASIN: B00005RVUI
                Release Date: 2006-04-25

                Tracks:

                1. Honeydripper - Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
                2. Strange Things Happening Every Day - Sister Rosetta Tharpe
                3. Caldonia - Louis Jordan
                4. That's the Stuff You Gotta Watch - Buddy Johnson, Ella Johnson
                5. Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop - Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra
                6. Harlem Nocturne - Johnny Otis Band
                7. Postman Blues - Dinah Washington
                8. Driftin' Blues - Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
                9. R.M. Blues - Roy Milton
                10. I Know Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well - Bull Moose Jackson
                11. Stone Cold Dead in the Market (He Had It Coming) - Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Jordan
                12. My Gal's a Jockey - Big Joe Turner
                13. Be-Baba-Leba - Bill Doggett Octet, Helen Humes
                14. So Glad You're Mine - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
                15. Old Maid Boogie - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
                16. He's a Real Gone Guy - Nellie Lutcher

                Tracks:

                1. Jack, You're Dead! - Louis Jordan
                2. I Love You, Yes I Do - Bull Moose Jackson
                3. Good Rockin' Tonight - Wynonie Harris
                4. New Orleans Blues - Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
                5. Call It Stormy Monday - T-Bone Walker, Jr.
                6. 35-30 - Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams, Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams
                7. King Size Papa - Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends, Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends, Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends
                8. Tomorrow Night - Lonnie Johnson
                9. Fine Brown Frame - Nellie Lutcher
                10. Reet, Petite and Gone - Louis Jordan
                11. Long Gone, Pts. 1 & 2 - Sonny Thompson
                12. Baby, Get Lost - Dinah Washington
                13. Pretty Mama Blues - Ivory Joe Hunter
                14. Chicken Shack Boogie - Amos Milburn
                15. Send for Me If You Need Me - The Ravens
                16. Long About Midnight - Roy Brown, Roy Brown

                Tracks:

                1. Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere - Joe Morris, Joe Morris, Laurie Tate
                2. Teardrops From My Eyes - Ruth Brown
                3. Saturday Night Fish Fry - Louis Jordan
                4. It's Too Soon to Know - The Orioles
                5. Deacon's Hop - Big Jay McNeely
                6. I'm Just a Fool in Love - Amos Milburn
                7. Pink Champagne - Joe Liggins
                8. Gotta Find My Baby - The Ravens
                9. I Wanna Be Loved - Dinah Washington
                10. Let's Jump Tonight - Chuck Willis
                11. Cornbread - Hal Singer
                12. Up Above My Head - Sister Rosetta Tharpe
                13. Danny Boy - Al Hibbler
                14. Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee - Stick McGhee
                15. Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Professor Longhair
                16. So Long - Ruth Brown

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                2. The Complete Blue Note Recordings [Box set]
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                5. The Original Ellington Suite [Original recording remastered]
                6. The Return of Mod Jazz
                7. The Return of the 5000 Lb. Man
                8. The Sound [Box set]
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