Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz, Vol. 2

Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz, Vol. 2 Artist: Various Artists
Label: Smithsonian Collect.
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 033251033329
EAN: 0033251033329
ASIN: B0000017SX


Release Date: 1992-10-13

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  1. Where to start in jazz

Tracks:

  1. Stampede - Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra
  2. Wrappin' It Up - Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra
  3. Dinah - Red Nichols
  4. Moten Swing - Bennie Moten & the Kansas City Orchestra
  5. I Ain't Got Nobody - Fats Waller
  6. Honky Tonk Train Blues - Meade "Lux" Lewis
  7. Body and Soul - Benny Goodman
  8. Body and Soul - Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra
  9. Man I Love - Coleman Hawkins
  10. He's Funny That Way - Billie Holiday
  11. These Foolish Things - Billie Holiday
  12. You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To - Ella Fitzgerald
  13. Willow Weep for Me - Art Tatum
  14. Too Marvelous for Words - Art Tatum
  15. Organ Grinder's Swing - Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra
  16. Rockin' Chair - Gene Krupa, Gene Krupa
  17. I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me - Benny Carter, Benny Carter, The Chocolate Dandies, Roy Eldridge
  18. When Lights Are Low - Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra
  19. Dinah
  20. Doggin' Around - Count Basie Orchestra
  21. Taxi War Dance - Count Basie Orchestra
  22. Lester Leaps In
  23. I Found a New Baby - Benny Goodman
  24. Breakfast Feud - Benny Goodman

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Excellent compliation.......2002-08-27

I have this entire 5 cd set with book and I can't praise it highly enough. Excellent compilation of the best jazz from the turn of the century through the 60's. I know that "The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz" sounds like some dry documentary put together by a bunch of white professors using slide rules and electron microscopes to determine what indeed is the best jazz, but don't let that fool you. This set is a joy to listen to.

You won't find that it contains only what was the most popular jazz, but you will find what was the best and most innovative. The set is a cheap and quick way to familiarize yourself with the greatest names and groups in jazz history. Even if you're already familiar with these names, this set is a great place to accumulate a lot of music in a little space. Most of these CD's contain well over 70 minutes of music, so paying for the 5 CD set will get you the equivalent of 7 or more regular CD's.

After getting this set you'll know more about jazz and its history than by buying 20 or more separate CD's. It's actually quite economical. But most important -- It's FUN. I find myself coming back to this set more often than any other jazz CD's I have.

A final note: don't get confused by other collections with similar names like "The Smithsonian Collection of Big Band Jazz" etc.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent compliation.......2002-08-27

I have this entire 5 cd set with book and I can't praise it highly enough. Excellent compilation of the best jazz from the turn of the century through the 60's. I know that "The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz" sounds like some dry documentary put together by a bunch of white professors using slide rules and electron microscopes to determine what indeed is the best jazz, but don't let that fool you. This set is a joy to listen to.

You won't find that it contains only what was the most popular jazz, but you will find what was the best and most innovative. The set is a cheap and quick way to familiarize yourself with the greatest names and groups in jazz history. Even if you're already familiar with these names, this set is a great place to accumulate a lot of music in a little space. Most of these CD's contain well over 70 minutes of music, so paying for the 5 CD set will get you the equivalent of 7 or more regular CD's.

After getting this set you'll know more about jazz and its history than by buying 20 or more separate CD's. It's actually quite economical. But most important -- It's FUN. I find myself coming back to this set more often than any other jazz CD's I have.

A final note: don't get confused by other collections with similar names like "The Smithsonian Collection of Big Band Jazz" etc.

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  5. Just for You: Live in the 1950s ~ George Shearing
  6. Jazz at Storyville ~ Lee Konitz
  7. Last Word In ~ Johnny Boyd
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  10. Blue Eyes Plays Ol' Blue Eyes ~ Si Zentner & His Orchestra

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