1944-1949

1944-1949

ASIN: B000068FXL

Track Listings

1. Woodland Fantasy

2. Let's Mop It - Lion's Band

3. Muskrat Ramble - Lion's Band

4. Bugle Call Rag - Lion's Band

5. How Could You Put Me Down - Lion's Band

6. Echoes of Spring

7. Here Comes the Band

8. Relaxin'

9. Contrary Motion

10. Zig-Zag

11. Twelfth Street Rag

12. Late Hours

13. Portrait of the Duke

14. Dardanella

15. Madelon

16. Cuttin' Out

17. Charleston

18. Carolina Shout

19. I'm Gonna Ride the Rest of the Way

20. Darktown Strutters' Ball - Willie "The Lion" Smith

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Tracks:

Lester Leaps In
Tea For Two
Blues
Body And Soul
Yancey Special
Fast Boogie
DuPree Blues
Honky Tonk Train Blues
C-Jam Blues
Sweet Lorraine
The Man I Love
I've Found A New Baby

Tracks:

Rosetta
Bugle Call Rag
One O'Clock Jump
Oh, Lady, Be Good!
Introuduction By Radio Host Al Jarvis
Stompin' At The Savoy
I've Found A New Baby
Body And Soul
Body And Soul
Strange Fruit
(I Don't Stand) A Ghost Of A Chance (With You)
Oh, Lady, Be Good!
How High The Moon?
Announcement By Al Jarvis

Tracks:

Opera In Vout (Groove Juice Symphony)
Blues For Norman
Oh, Lady, Be Good!
I Can't Get Started
After You've Gone
Stompin' At The Savoy
Idaho
Crazy Rhythm

Tracks:

The Man I Love
Sweet Georgia Brown
Blues De Lux
Encore Announcement By Norman Granz
Honky Tonk Blues
Announcement By Norman Granz
JATP Blues
I Got Rhythm
I Surrender, Dear
I've Found A New Baby

Tracks:

Bugle Call Rag
Philharmonic Blues
Oh, Lady, Be Good
I Can't Get Started
Sweet Georgia Brown
The Man I Love
Slow Drag
The Man I Love
Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You?
All Of Me
Billie's Blues
Intermission Commentary

Tracks:

Opening Announcement By Radio Hosts
Tea for Two
Intermission Announcement By Radio Hosts
It's The Talk Of The Town
Norman Granz Announcement, My Honey's Lovin' Arms
Boogie Woogie Cocktail
Norman Granz Announcement, D.B. Blues
Saxobebop
Lester Blows Again
I Cried For You
Fine And Mellow
He's Funny That Way
Blues
Blues (Pres)
Just You, Just Me
I Got Rhythm
My Blue Heaven
Play, Fiddle, Play
Flying Home
Trav'lin' Light
He's Funny That Way
How High The Moon?

Tracks:

Bell Boy Blues
Boogie Woogie Cocktail
Sweet Lorraine
Blues
Norman Granz Announcement Of Billy Holiday And Intermission
You'd Better Go Now
You're Driving Me Crazy
There Is No Greater Love
I Cover The Waterfront
Norman Granz Announcement
Perdido
Mordido

Tracks:

I Surrender, Dear
Endido
Norman Granz Introduction
The Opener
Lester Leeps In
Embraceable You
The Closer
Norman Granz Introduction Of Ella Fitzgerald
Robbins' Nest
A New Shade Of Blues

Tracks:

Old Mother Hubbard
I'm Just A Lucky So-And-So
Somebody Loves Me
Basin Street Blues
Ow!
Norman Granz Announcement
Flying Home
Norman Granz Introduction Of Oscar Peterson
Fine And Dandy
I Only Have Eyes For You
Norman Granz Announcement
Carnegie Blues
Norman Granz Introduction Of Coleman Hawkins
Body And Soul
Rifftide
The Big Head
Stuffy
Applause And Chatter
Sophisticated Lady
Norman Granz Introduction Of The Rhythm Section
Ol' Man River
Air Mail Special
Norman Granz Introduction Of Ella Fitzgerald
Oh, Lady, Be Good
Black Coffee

Tracks:

A-Tisket, A-Tasket
Norman Granz Announcement
How High The Moon?
Norman Granz Announcement
Perdido
Norman Granz Announcement
Announcements
Stompin' At The Savoy
Body And Soul
Dark Eyes
Characteristically B.H.
Summertime
Sid Flips His Lid
Medley: Lover, Come Back Too Me/(I Don't Stand) A Ghost Of A Chance (With You)/Just You, Just Me
Untitled
Untitled

Amazon.com

Ever wonder what a 1940s-era jam session sounded like? Well, not much gets closer to the real thing than the music on these 10 CDs. Norman Granz, founder of the Norgran and Clef labels before launching Verve in the mid-1950s, brought together dozens of musicians for the popular Jazz at the Philharmonic series, taking the ad hoc bands to delighted crowds. The bands cook, taking on scores of well-known tunes and using them as the basis for loose-limbed improvisations that play off the crowd's energy--often audible after solos. With a frequent audio vérité feel to the proceedings, this set moves through all-star sessions galore. The opening session features J.J. Johnson, Illinois Jacquet, Les Paul, and Nat "King" Cole, and one of the later sessions plays Charlie Parker off Lester Young, Flip Phillips, and Roy Eldridge in heated (though always fun) exchanges. Not surprisingly, great moments crop up amid some faltering jams, places where saxophonists stumble through phrases in high spirits to find a vocalist or another soloist already cutting in on the developments. Billie Holiday does a fine turn on "Fine and Mellow" with a supertrio of tenor saxes, including Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, and Illinois Jacquet. A running thread throughout the 12-plus hours of music is the crosshatching of bebop and swing, which here work together in excited displays of expertise and imagination. The musical detail on this issue is especially welcome, given the recording ban that complicated the documentation of the bebop revolution in its earliest days. Oh, and nearly all this music is on CD for the first time, and for that reason (and others), the set is a full-on winner. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

Comprehensive, and a good representation of 1940's Jazz.......2004-01-09

I have to thank my father for introducing me to Jazz when I was 5 or 6 years. He got my interest by playing some of the recordings that are contained in this CD box set. Included are the classic volumes that were originally released on labels such as Norgran and Clef. Also included are unreleased concerts, and although the recording quality sometimes suffers, those concerts are still quite enjoyable.

From the very beginning, Norman Granz always hired the brightest of Jazz stars for his concerts. Some reviewers in past years have complained that, by mixing swing musicians and boppers, sometimes the chemistry suffers. But when one listens, for example, to the 1949 Carnegie Hall concert, even when trombonist Tommy Turk is followed by Charlie "Bird" Parker, or when bebop trumpeter Howard McGhee is sandwiched between the cooking (as illustrated by a stove on an original David Stone Martin album cover included in the box) tenor saxes of Flip Phillips and Illinois Jacquet at the 1947 Carnegie Hall session, nothing seems out of place. In fact, the riffing brings the temperature up a few more degrees.

Speaking of the 1947 Carnegie Hall set, we heard "Perdido" and "Mordido" on the VSP (Verve Special Products) cutout label in the middle 1960's. Another album in the VSP series had "I Can't Get Started" along with the 1947 versions of "How High the Moon" and "Bellboy Blues". Since we only had a few of the VSP albums, I didn't even know about "Endido" until I had a conversation with another collector in the middle 70's. I had to wait until the release of this box set to finally hear Endido, over 20 years later. I'm certain my experience is not unique, so the release of this box set will help others who have been searching for their favorite JATP set.

Included in the box is a book with photos, lists of concert dates, and notes about these recordings. At first, I thought this box set was a bit pricey (for 10 CDs), but afterwards I realized the box set is well worth the almost-$200 list price. For those who are more casual fans of Norman Granz' JATP, one might purchase instead the "Best of" CD "sampler" which contains selections from the box, including favorites such as the 1947 "Perdido", 1946 "Philharmonic Blues", the 1946 "Oh, Lady Be Good" with the classic Bird solo, and Ella Fitgerald and the JATP All-Stars on the 1949 "Flying Home", along with other selections. Some of the concerts (such as the 1944 sets with Nat King Cole, Les Paul, J. J. Johnson and Illinois Jacquet) are available for purchase separately. And, like the back cover of the classic albums declared, "produced under the personnel supervision of Norman Granz", so you know you won't be disappointed!

Call it whatever - it's still LIVE and HISTORY.......2003-09-09

Norman Grantz took a whole lot of crap (especially in the later years) for what some have called "a travelling jazz circus". Thank God he had the foresight (or business acumen) to record these. Some of the best, once-in-a-lifetime moments were caught for posterity in these jams. Looking over the years that have been picked for re-issue (not just this set, but all of the JATP re-issues), I was struck by the inclusion of the 1952 tour, taken not form the Carnegie Hall concert, which I have on LP box set ("JATP VOL #8), but in Frankfurt. Looking at the tracks, I can't help but wonder why. The '52 Carnegie Hall concert was INCREDIBLE...especially the Oscar Peterson Trio. Perhaps because there was no way to keep Oscar's trademark 'growl-singing' along with his playing from being right there with the rest of the band, it was excluded from consideration; but there are other magical moments as well: the "Opening Jam, with Oscar, Flip Phillips, Charlie Shavers, a very "on" Lester Young, Roy Eldridge, Barney Kessell, Buddy Rich...and the crowd is as much a player as the players! Man, oh, man. Also there was the Gene Krupa Trio - Gene, Willie Smith, and Hank Jones. Willie Smith may be one of the most underrated saxmen ever. And, this was the first time Rich and Krupa shared the same stage, and "The Drum Battle" is ALL that. For whatever reason, this is not on CD. But, these 40s classics are, and they are worth getting for a glimpse of Jazz History.

Just as I remember.......2003-04-12

One thing about being old is that you've had a chance to hear the "live concert" when it WAS live. I went to several of JAP's concerts, saw Ella, Lester, and so many in the "Hall of Fame" that SHOULD be. This was music that bridged dixieland (my favorite) and modern (Ugh). This set is unique--it has the timing faults of live real jazz (not off sheet music). One thing is FOR SURE, there is ABSOUTELY NOTHING ELSE LIKE IT. So, don't try to like everything, only the ignorant do, just glory in MOST of it, because if you really care that much recut it. Just GET IT, not as I failed to do the first time out and though I'd lost a chance forever--thank you God for giving me a second chance!

Wish you were there........2000-11-14

Have you ever heard something that so totally convinced you that you were born to late? That was what I felt like upon hearing these incredible sets for the first time. This is truly one of the greatest box sets ever. While Norman Granz is many things to many people, some not so good, the inescapable fact here is the man knew how to assemble talent, and how to get it out to the public.

This could be parralelled to being a early day Woodstock, only on a travelling road show format, in that the giants were assembled, giving a stage and an audience, and told to let it go.The results can be heard here on every disc. From the uncontrolled jams of Illinis Jacquet, J.J. Johnson, and Charlie Parker, the story songs of Slim Gaillard, to the smokey emotive singing of Lady Day, this set encompasses them all.

While the size and price may scare off some, this is jazz at it`s wildest and well worth the price,and Norm Granz should be thanked for putting these roadshows together and for fighting to be able to bring these incredible musicians to the public stage, despite having the racial norms of the day putting up roadblocks in almost evey town, North, South , and even on the West Coast. This is a remarkable piece of history, with remarkable music.

Relive the excitement of the All Star concerts!.......1998-12-24

This voluminous set reissues all the remaining recordings of the Jazz at the Philharmonic concerts produced by Norman Granz during the period 1944 to 1949.

There are previously issued and previously unissued performances here. Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, and Illinois Jacquett are heavily featured on tenor sax. Also making many appearances are the lesser known Howard McGhee and Kenny Kersey. Many other 'forties jazz stars are present, including Les Paul, Meade Lux Lewis, Charlie Parker, J. J. Johnson, Buck Clayton, Roy Eldridge and Mel Powell. Sure the JATP became formulaic over time, but those performance captured here are exciting and stimulating. I especially enjoy the unissued sides by Lester Young here, and the many appearances on drums of his lesser-known brother, Lee Young.

The sound is excellently remastered. A few selections are from very poor source material, but overall the sound is dynamic and vivid. The lengthy booklet is informative and fun. And have you ever seen a box set that came with a minature sidewalk marquee before? Do you think you will again?

1944-1949
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1944-1949
Willie "The Lion" Smith
Manufacturer: Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005V7HZ
Release Date: 2002-07-16

Tracks:

Woodland Fantasy
Let's Mop It - Lion's Band
Muskrat Ramble - Lion's Band
Bugle Call Rag - Lion's Band
How Could You Put Me Down - Lion's Band
Echoes of Spring
Here Comes the Band
Relaxin'
Contrary Motion
Zig-Zag
Twelfth Street Rag
Late Hours
Portrait of the Duke
Dardanella
Madelon
Cuttin' Out
Charleston
Carolina Shout
I'm Gonna Ride the Rest of the Way
Darktown Strutters' Ball - Willie "The Lion" Smith
Ain't Misbehavin' - Willie "The Lion" Smith
Stormy Weather - Buck Clayton
Get Together Blues - Willie "The Lion" Smith
Nagasaki - Willie "The Lion" Smith

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Tiny, the Unsung Hero of Rock & Roll Guitar
Classic selections from a classic musician

1944-1949
Tiny Grimes
Manufacturer: Melodie Jazz Classic
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00007MB8P
Release Date: 2003-02-25

Customer Reviews:

Tiny, the Unsung Hero of Rock & Roll Guitar.......2005-12-28

For those of us who enjoy unearthing the roots of rock & roll guitar this Tiny Grimes compilation of mid to late 1940s sides is essential listening. Yes, it has the Charlie Parker date (which is great) but there's a LOT of great swinging stuff, some of it boppish, some of it blues, some of it R&B, and all of it paved the way for rock & roll. Tiny's tone is invariably hot with small amp distortion, like an angry Charlie Christian. It is easy to see how a fellow like Chuck Berry aspired to this kind of thing. Highly recommended.

Classic selections from a classic musician.......2003-11-14

A great compilation featuring Tiny Grimes' classics such as "Romance Without Finance", "Tiny's Tempo" and "Red Cross" featuring the legendary Charlie Parker on alto sax. This cd also features Tiny's only national hit, "Midnight Special" which was recorded in 1948. The disc contains burnin' arrangements of Ellington's "C Jam Blues", Goodman/ Hampton's "Flying Home" and Arlen/Mercer's "That Old Black Magic". Released on the French "Blues and Rhythm Series Classics" label. If you need an introduction to the music of Tiny Grimes, I recommend this disc.

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Going Hollywood, Vol. 4: 1944-1949
Bing Crosby
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ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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1926-1932
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ASIN: B00008YGW5
Release Date: 2003-05-20

Tracks:

Moonlight Becomes You (From Here Come the Waves) - Bing Crosby, John Scott Trotter
That Old Black Magic [From Here Come the Waves] - Bing Crosby
Let's Take the Long Way Home [From Here Come the Waves] - Bing Crosby, John Scott Trotter
Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive [From Here Come the Waves] - Bing Crosby, Sonny Tufts
I Promise You [From Here Come the Waves] - Bing Crosby, Betty Hutton
Out of This World [From Out of This World] - Bing Crosby
I'd Rather Be Me [From Out of This World] - Bing Crosby, John Scott Trotter
June Comes Around Every Year [From Out of This World] - Bing Crosby, John Scott Trotter
Swinging on a Star (From Duffy's Tavern) - Robert Benchley, Bing Crosby, Cass Daley, Billy DeWolfe, Betty Hutton, Dorothy Lamour, Diana Lynn
Aren't You Glad You're You [From the Bells of St. Mary's] - Bing Crosby, John Scott Trotter
Adeste Fideles [From the Bells of St. Mary's] - Bing Crosby, John Scott Trotter
O Sanctissima [From the Bells of St. Mary's] - Bing Crosby
In the Land of Beginning Again [From the Bells of St. Mary's] - Bing Crosby
Bells of St. Mary's [From the Bells of St. Mary's] - Bing Crosby, John Scott Trotter
I've Got My Captain Working for Me Now (From Blue Skies) - Bing Crosby, Billy DeWolfe
I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket/Cheek to Cheek (From Blue Skies) - Bing Crosby
All by Myself [From Blue Skies] - Bing Crosby, Betty Russell
I'll See You in C-U-B-A [From Blue Skies] - Bing Crosby, Olga San Juan
Couple of Song and Dance Men [From Blue Skies] - Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, John Scott Trotter
You Keep Coming Back Like a Song (From Blue Skies) - Bing Crosby, John Scott Trotter
What'll I Do?/All Alone/Remember (From Blue Skies) - Bing Crosby
Blue Skies (From Blue Skies) - Bing Crosby
Little Things in Life/Not for All the Rice in China/Russian Lullaby - Bing Crosby
Everybody Step [From Blue Skies] - Bing Crosby, John Scott Trotter
How Deep Is the Ocean? [From Blue Skies] - Bing Crosby
Say It Isn't So [From Blue Skies] - Bing Crosby
Getting Nowhere (From Blue Skies) - Bing Crosby
Any Bonds Today?/This Is the Army, Mr. Jones/White Christmas - Bing Crosby

Tracks:

Smile Right Back at the Sun [From Welcome Stranger] - Bing Crosby, John Scott Trotter
Country Style [From Welcome Stranger] - The Calico Kids, Bing Crosby, John Scott Trotter
My Heart Is a Hobo [From Welcome Stranger] - Bing Crosby, John Scott Trotter
As Long as I'm Dreaming (Welcome Stranger) - Bing Crosby, John Scott Trotter
Harmony [From Variety Girl] - Bing Crosby, Bob Hope
Friendly Mountains [From the Emperor Waltz] - Bing Crosby
I Kiss Your Hand, Madame [From the Emperor Waltz] - Bing Crosby
Kiss in Your Eyes [From "The Emperor Waltz"] - Bing Crosby, Victor Young & His Orchestra
Get Yourself a Phonograph [From the Emperor Waltz] - Bing Crosby
Emperor Waltz [From the Emperor Waltz] - Bing Crosby, Victor Young & His Orchestra
Whistler and His Dog [From the Emperor Waltz] - Bing Crosby
Apalachicola, Fla./Swanee River [From Road to Rio] - Bing Crosby, Bob Hope
But Beautiful (From Road to Rio) - Bing Crosby,
You Don't Have to Know the Language [From Road to Rio] - The Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby, Vic Schoen & His Orchestra
For What? [From Road to Rio] - Bing Crosby, John Scott Trotter
Batuque Nio Morro (From Road to Rio) - Bing Crosby
If You Stub Your Toe on the Moon [From a Connecticut Yankee...] - Bing Crosby
Once and for Always [From a Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court] - Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming
Busy Doing Nothing [From a Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court] - William Bendix, Bing Crosby, , Victor Young & His Orchestra
Top O' the Morning [From Top O' the Morning] - Bing Crosby, Victor Young & His Orchestra
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling [From Top O' the Morning] - Bing Crosby, John Scott Trotter
Kitty of Coleraine [From "Top O' the Morning"] - Bing Crosby
Donovans [From Top O' the Morning] - Ann Blyth, Bing Crosby, Billy DeWolfe
You're in Love With Someone [From Top O' the Morning] - Bing Crosby, Victor Young & His Orchestra
Oh! 'Tis Sweet to Think [From Top O' the Morning] - Bing Crosby,
Top O' the Morning [From Top O' the Morning] - Bing Crosby

1944-1949, Vol. 3: The Alternative Takes

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1944-1949, Vol. 3: The Alternative Takes
Coleman Hawkins
Manufacturer: Neatwork
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ASIN: B00005MATX
Release Date: 2001-11-27

Tracks:

Out To Lunch
Out To Lunch
In The Hush Of The Night
In The Hush Of The Night
In The Hush Of The Night
In The Hush Of The Night
In The Hush Of The Night
Look Out Jack
Look Out Jack
Look Out Jack
Every Man For Himself
Every Man For Himself
I'm Yours
I'm Yours
Beyond The Horizon
Beyond The Horizon
A Shanty In Old Shanty Town
A Shanty In Old Shanty Town
My Man
El Salon De Gutbucket
Undecided
Undecided
Home
Too Marvelous For Words
Too Marvelous For Words
You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me
Bean And The Boys
It's Only A Paper Moon
Bah-u-bah

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Kansas City Blues 1944-1949
Various Artists
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Walkin' Blues (AKA Walking) - Jay McShann & His Jazz Men
Hard Workin' Man Blues - Jay McShann & His Jazz Men
When I've Been Drinking - Jay McShann & His Jazz Men
Merry-Go-Round Blues - Jay McShann & His Jazz Men
Bad Tale Boogie - Jay McShann & His Jazz Men
McShann's Boogie Blues - Jay McShann & His Jazz Men
Everything Will Be All Right - Jay McShann
Pic's Boogie - Jay McShann
Scotty's - Jay McShann
Cover Up - Jay McShann
(Scotty Can Blow) Kicks - Jay McShann
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My Man Stands Out - Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends
Do You Want It - Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends
It Comes In Like A Lion - Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends
When You Want Chili - Bus Moten & His Men
It's Hard To Laugh Or Smile - Bus Moten & His Men
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On The Gravy Train - Bus Moten & His Men

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Don't Come Too Soon - Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends
Ugly Papa - Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends
Don't Save It Too Long (The Money Song) - Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends
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Sugar Daddy Blues - Bus Moten & His Men
Gone - Bus Moten & His Men
Gotta Good Reason For Being Bad - Bus Moten & His Men
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What Evil Have I Done - Walter Brown
Gonna Play With Your Woman - Walter Brown
Work Don't Bother Me - Walter Brown
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Jackson County Romp - Tommy Douglas
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Oh Chuck It (In A Basket) - Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends
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I Want You To Be My Guy - Tommy Douglas
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Turn It Over - Bus Moten & His Men
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Best Friend Blues - Bus Moten & His Men
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Lou, Cindy Lou - Walter Brown
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New Style Baby - Walter Brown
Let's Love Awhile - Walter Brown
Nasty Attitude - Walter Brown
Slow Down Baby - Walter Brown
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Jumpin' Little Woman - Tiny Kennedy

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Great 40's
Memories of my youth.

1944-1949
Frankie Carle
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Release Date: 1994-08-12

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Travelin' Mood
Just Reminiscing
So In Love
Surprise Party
So They Tell Me
No, Baby, Nobody But You
Love's Got Me In A Lazy Mood
Listen To The Mocking Bird
It's Too Soon To Know
Come To The Mardi Gras
Largo
I'm Looking Out The Window
Once Upon A Keyboard
Land Of Dreams
Just A Little Gold Ring
What A Deal
I Still Care
What've You Got To Lose (But Your Heart?)
Now It's Just A Memory
Carle Meets Rossini

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Great 40's.......2006-08-07

This music is GREAT Frankie Carle. Typical of that heard on the nightly radio music played by the big bands of the time, and of the music you danced to in the local dance halls. Great listening !

Memories of my youth........2000-06-12

This is a gift for my Father who played trombone with the Frankie Carle Orchestra for a short period of time when he was first getting started. The tunes are great and I know my Dad will love this CD. I like it a lot as well. There is a nice selection of Frankie's material, covering a lot of his best work of the period.

Ruban Bleu Years: Complete Recordings 1944-1949

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Maxine is sweet

Ruban Bleu Years: Complete Recordings 1944-1949
Maxine Sullivan
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Confession Is Good for the Soul
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
This Heart of Mine
I'm the Caring Kind - Benny Carter & His Orchestra
Looking for a Boy - Benny Carter & His Orchestra
If I Had a Ribbon Bow
Mad About the Boy
Jackie Boy
I Must Have That Man!
Loch Lomond
I Can't Get Started
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Come Rain or Come Shine
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Miss Otis Regrets
Restless
Cry, Buttercup, Cry
Loch Lomond [*] - Jimmie Lunceford
Cow Cow Boogie [*] - Jimmie Lunceford
Molly Malone [*] - Jimmie Lunceford
Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet [*] - Jimmie Lunceford
Folks Who Live on the Hill [*]

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Maxine is sweet.......2002-01-31

This album is quite unique. The instrumentation alone is WELL worth the CD. She sings a number of tunes with a small chamber group including harp, piano, guitar, bass and violin. The crispness to her voice in the early years is so sweet. I play it over and over and always find new nuances. Her interpretation of the folksong is very inspiring.

Long Ways To Travel: The Unreleased Folkways Masters, 1944-1949

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Better than average Woody Guthrie material

Long Ways To Travel: The Unreleased Folkways Masters, 1944-1949
Woody Guthrie
Manufacturer: Smithsonian Folkways
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001DID
Release Date: 1994-05-01

Tracks:

Hard Travelin'
Talking Centralia
Farmer-Labor Train
Harriet Tubman's Ballad
Warden In The Sky
Train Narration
Seattle To Chicago
Rain Crow Bill
Along In The Sun And The Rain
Budded Roses
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Girl I Left Behind Me
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Long Ways To Travel

Album Description

These 17 powerful songs by Guthrie, some sung with his comrade Cisco Houston, were carefully selected from dozens of unreleased Guthrie masters. Extensively annotated by fellow Oklahoman and Guthrie scholar Guy Logsdon, this collection reaffirms Guthrie's unique place in American music. Includes Harriet Tubman's Ballad, Along in the Sun and the Rain, and Talking Centralia. Compliled by Jeff Place and Guy Logsdon. "The breadth of Guthrie's ability to entertain and enrapture his audience is clearly represented on these 17 tracks." -Old Time Country." -- Sing Out

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Better than average Woody Guthrie material.......2005-09-08

'long way to travel 1944-1949' is a collection of previously unreleased material acquired by the Smithsonian from its purchase of Folkways Recordings.

My only regret with this album is that it is not released as part of a complete series of CDs, covering all the unreleased material. My regret comes from the fact that my experience with Woody Guthrie albums on both CD and vinyl is mixed. I have acquired many over the years which left much to be desired in either recording quality or in the quality of the original performance. Like all musical icons, recording companies dredge up any material they can get their hands on and release it with fanfare worthy of the latest hip-hop sensation.

And, Woody Guthrie deserves the very best treatment we can give him, as, with Scott Joplin, Louie Armstrong, and George Gershwin, he is easily one of the greatest American musical originals. Just as virtually no Jazz figure of the 20th century can be totally free of Armstrong's influence, every American singer / songwriter in practice from 1950 and onwards, lead by Bob Dylan, Tom Rush, Phil Ochs, Tom Paxton, and Richard Farina owes their genre and much of their inspiration to the life and career of Woody Guthrie.

None of the cuts on this album are of new versions of his best-known songs. Most seem to be 'ad hoc' recordings in an amateur Folkways studio and many deal with hitching rides on freight trains and the romance of same. All are sung by Guthrie, accompanying himself on guitar. Some include accompanyment by comrade Cisco Houston.

Recommended.

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Les Brown & His Orchestra: 1944-1949
Les Brown
Manufacturer: Rhino Flashback
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000FC4H
Release Date: 1998-03-17

Tracks:

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I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me
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Man with a Horn
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