My Sister’s Wedding pt.1
the virtuoso playing, monumental compositions and amazing arrangements that came out of the big band era helped define the first half of the 20th century. here is a selection that showcases some of the best talent from those heady days when the dance halls exploded with the sounds of jazz.
photo : sweet daddy
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- Begin the Beguine – Artie Shaw – Time-Life / Capitol (1938/1970) > buy link
- Swingin’ the Blues – Count Basie – Time-Life / Capitol (1938/1970) > buy link
- Slipped Disc – Benny Goodman – Columbia (1960) > buy link
- Boy Meets Horn – Duke Ellington – Time-Life / Capitol (1939/1970) > buy link
- Chattanooga Choo Choo – Glenn Miller & The Dorsey Brothers – Splash (1979) > buy link
- Mack the Knife – Ella Fitzgerald – Verve (1960) > buy link
- Take the ‘A’ Train – Duke Ellington – RCA (1941/1971) > buy link
- At the Jazz Ball – Bix Beiderbecke (1927/1985) > buy link
- Jumpin’ at the Woodside – Count Basie – Time-Life / Capitol (1938) > buy link
- Tain’t What You Do – Jimmie Lunceford – Time-Life / Capitol (1939/1970) > buy link
- Jack the Bear – Duke Ellington – Bethlehem (1956/1976) > buy link
- Ding Dong Daddy – Sidney Bechet – Blue Note (1953/1984) > buy link
- Stompin’ at the Savoy – Chick Webb – Columbia (1934) > buy link
- When You Do What You Do – Louis Armstrong – Decca (1925) > buy link
- One O’clock Jump – Benny Goodman – Columbia (1938) > buy link
- I’m Crazy ‘Bout My Baby – Fletcher Henderson – Decca (1931) > buy link
- On the Sunny Side of the Street – Louis Armstrong – CBS (1955) > buy link
Tracklist:
* because some tracks came from LPs without proper info some of the original release dates may be inaccurate. for similar reasons some of the buy links may not go to the exact version of the song that was in this mix, but one of comparable quality by the same artist. please forgive me.
