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 twentieth 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.
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the complete series can be found here :
luv032 – My Sister’s Wedding
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Tracklist:
- Begin the Beguine — Artie Shaw — Time-Life / Capitol (1938/1970)
- Swingin’ the Blues — Count Basie — Time-Life / Capitol (1938/1970)
- Slipped Disc — Benny Goodman — Columbia (1960)
- Boy Meets Horn — Duke Ellington — Time-Life / Capitol (1939/1970)
- Chattanooga Choo Choo — Glenn Miller & The Dorsey Brothers — Splash (1979)
- Mack the Knife — Ella Fitzgerald — Verve (1960)
- Take the ‘A’ Train — Duke Ellington — RCA (1941/1971)
- At the Jazz Ball — Bix Beiderbecke (1927/1985)
- Jumpin’ at the Woodside — Count Basie – Time-Life / Capitol (1938)
- Tain’t What You Do — Jimmie Lunceford — Time-Life / Capitol (1939/1970)
- Jack the Bear — Duke Ellington — Bethlehem (1956/1976)
- Ding Dong Daddy — Sidney Bechet — Blue Note (1953/1984)
- Stompin’ at the Savoy — Chick Webb — Columbia (1934)
- When You Do What You Do — Louis Armstrong — Decca (1925)
- One O’clock Jump — Benny Goodman — Columbia (1938)
- I’m Crazy ‘Bout My Baby — Fletcher Henderson — Decca (1931)
- On the Sunny Side of the Street — Louis Armstrong — CBS (1955)
* 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.