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JAZZ,
DANCE BANDS, VOCALISTS
Sidney Bechet
-> Eubie Blake
| SIDNEY BECHET |
ASV CDAJA 5107 |
Really The Blues |
● CD $11.98 |
With various bands, Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton,
Tommy Ladnier and more from 1932-1941, 25 tracks.
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| SIDNEY BECHET |
Good Time Jazz 12064 |
Up A Lazy River |
● CD $15.98 |
Recommended Expanded issue of the 2 LP set "In
Memoriam" (Riverside 138/139). The majority of the sides here are
from studio sessions that can truly be called All-star, 1 session from '40
& 2 from '49. The 1st is under the name Bechet-Spanier Big 4 with the
soprano master doubling on clarinet & joined by Muggsy Spanier
(cornet), Carmen Mastern (g) & Duke Ellington's long-time bassist
Wellman Braud. Bechet's Circle 7 features such names as Buster Bailey,
Walter Page & James P Johnson. The final session has Bechet with his
best-known pupil - Bob Wilber's Jazz Band, including Dick Wellstood &
Pops Foster. To round out the set are a 2 Bechet appearances on the
"This Is Jazz" radio show in '47, 2 tunes with a septet
featuring an all-star rhythm section of Johnson, Foster, Danny Baker &
baby Dodds which were not on the original LPs, & 2 tunes with the
previous rhythm section & Spanier, George Brunnis & Albert
Nicholas. (GM)
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| SIDNEY BECHET |
RCA Bluebird 6590 |
The Legendary Sidney Bechet |
● CD $12.98 |
Twenty selections from the late 30's/ early 40's, plus two
from 1932, all of which present Bechet at the height of his powers as an
emotionally-charged virtuoso soloist. Although some of the trad jazz
groupings aren't particularly compelling, Sid is always thrilling and many
of his cohorts (Tommy Ladnier, Sidney DeParis, Earl Hines, Sid Catlett
et.al.) put in superior performances, making this disc enjoyable
throughout its 1 hour and 5 minute length. The re-processed sound is
miraculous from the technological standpoint, well-defined and noiseless,
but suffers from shrill high-end distortion that is only made worse by
digital reproduction. (MB)
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| BIX
BEIDERBECKE & BING CROSBY |
ASV CDAJA 5005 |
Bix & Bing |
● CD $11.98 |
Between 1927-29, these 2 legends played together as part of
the massive Paul Whiteman Orch. This excellent CD collects the 20 best
performances that heavily feature both Bix & Bing on each tune,
recorded for Victor & Columbia - Louisiana/ Mississippi Mud/ From
Monday On/ 'Tain't So, Honey, 'Tain't So . 63 minutes.. (GM)
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| BIX BEIDERBECKE |
ASV CDAJA 5080 |
At The Jazz Band Ball |
● CD $11.98 |
cornetist w. b. goodman, dorseys, joe venuti + 1924-1928
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| BIX BEIDERBECKE |
Columbia CK 46175 |
Bix Beiderbecke, Vol. 2 - At The Jazz Band
Ball |
● CD $12.98 |
The second volume of Columbia's Bix on CD series finds our
hero (teamed with Frank Trumbauer) making the rounds of the record
companies and casually knocking off some of the hottest jazz records of
all time. All of the known takes of the Chicago Loopers session are here,
released on Pathé, as well as the first sides he did with members of Paul
Whiteman's Orchestra. There are also 3 tunes from a recently discovered
session with Lou Raderman & His Pelham Heath Inn Orch., originally
released on Harmony 78's in 1928. The sound quality on these is noticeably
inferior to the other 20 cuts but it's always nice to hear Bix in another
context. Of course there are more jazz greats on these tunes than you can
shake a cornet at, with one delightful solo after another. Three Blind
Mice/ Clorinda/ I'm More Than Satisfied (2 takes each), Jazz Me
Blues/ Sugar/ Jubilee , etc. (AE)
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| BIX BEIDERBECKE |
Milestone 47019 |
Bix Beiderbecke & The Chicago Cornets |
● CD $18.98 |
CD reissue of 2 LP set featuring his 15 sides with The
Wolverines, plus the 2 tunes by The Sioux City Six done for Gennett
(10-10-24) featuring Miff Mole, Tram & Rube Bloom and the 2 Gennett
sides by Bix & His Rhythm Jugglers with Tommy Dorsey (1-26-25). To
round out the set, there's the remaining 2 Wolverine sides with Jimmy
McPartland replacing Bix and 6 of 7 tunes by The Backtown Five with Muggsy
Spanier (c) & Volly de Faut (cl) (Gennett - 2-25-24).
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| LOUIE BELLSON |
Original Jazz Classics 728 |
Louis Bellson Explosion |
● CD $12.98 |
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| LOUIE BELLSON |
Original Jazz Classics 802 |
With Blue Mitchell |
● CD $12.98 |
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| LOUIE BELLSON |
Original Jazz Classics 825 |
Cool Cool Blue |
● CD $12.98 |
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| TONY BENNETT |
Columbia C4K 46843 |
Forty Years: The Artistry Of Tony Bennett |
● CD $54.98 |
4 CD box that takes a fond look back at
Bennett's lengthy career. 87 selections chosen by the singer himself, with
his own commentary on each song in the 64-page booklet. All your
favorites, including A Taste Of Honey/ Fly Me To The Moon/ I Left My
Heart In San Francisco/ The Good Life/ The Shadow Of Your Smile/ Who Can I
Turn To and more mellow memorables.
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| GEORGE BENSON |
Original Jazz Classics 461 |
New Boss Guitar |
● CD $12.98 |
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| CHU BERRY |
Jazz Archives 157382 |
Berry's Story |
● CD $11.98 |
Tenor saxophonist Leon "Chu" Berry featured in
various settings between 1936-39. Includes sessions with Gene Krupa, Wingy
Manone, Lionel Hampton, and several dates as both frontman and co-leader
with trumpeter Roy Eldridge. The disc's opener, Krupa's interpretation of I
Hope Gabriel Likes My Music, offers tenor-powered ensemble riffing and
Benny Goodman's hot upper-register clarinet work. Body and Soul/
Sittin' In/ Stardust and 46 West 52 are all from a November
1938 date with Eldridge's "Little Jazz" Ensemble and showcase
the soft, round sound of Berry's tenor. Chu swings masterfully, weaving in
stellar interplay with Eldridge. The Hampton material feature's Berry's
active, dextrous improvising. Uneven sound quality but some enjoyable
music.
(PL)
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| ANDY BEY |
Evidence 22162 |
Ballads, Blues & Bey |
● CD $14.98 |
10 Tracks, 70 min, recommended I've been playing this one
non-stop. A fantastic return to the studio by vocalist/pianist Andy Bey
who was last heard in the '70's with Horace Silver, Max Roach and Gary
Bartz. Here, Bey takes on the standards, with a slight emphasis on
Ellington and Gershwin. His vocal style is best described as Luther
Vandross-meets-Carmen McRae (who, incidentally, is one of the artist's
idols). All of Bey's renditions are sultry and heart-felt, but also very
intelligently done. And he is a fantastic keyboardist. For all of you who
like listening to Nat "King" Cole and Billie Holiday, this disc
is one of the best of the new jazz releases. 'Nuff said. (PL)
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| BARNEY BIGARD
& ART HODES |
Delmark 211 |
Bucket's Got A Hole In It |
● CD $14.98 |
1968 recordings featuring these two veteran musicians.
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| EUBIE BLAKE |
Biograph BCD 112 |
Memories Of You |
● CD $16.98 |
15 new recordings of vintage piano rolls written by the
legendary Eubie Blake. Most date from 1915-1921.
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