Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Miles Davis: Isle of Wight 1970 - Repost

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Miles Davis passed away 20 years ago today, so some kind of tribute is in order. Here's mine. Upturn every jazz stone after the 1940s ...
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and Special Guests - Leverkusen Jazz Fest Oct. 9 1989

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German 1989 TV special celebrating Bu's 70th birthday. Stellar lineup including Terence Blanchard, Freddie Hubbard, Brian Lynch (tp)...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Louis Armstrong - Body and Soul (1930) + You Can Depend on Me (1931) [Parlophone UK 78 R1355]

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Beginning in about 1929 or 1930, Parlophone started a series of American jazz records on their "Rhythm Style Series". Edgar Jacks...
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Monday, July 18, 2011

Hampton Hawes - The Challenge (1968) LPRip 24bit-96khz

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Although it does not say it anywhere on this LP (originally recorded in Japan for RCA), the "challenge" was that this was Hampton...
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Art Tatum - Piano Starts Here + Live at the Shrine (1933, 1949) [Zenph Re-Performance 2008]

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Sony's take of the Art Tatum 1933 and 1949 classic sets using Zenph's zany technology and using the same Los Angeles Shrine auditor...
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Art Tatum - Piano Starts Here (1933, 1949)

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There are many Art Tatum records available, but this is the one to pull out to amaze friends, particularly with Tatum's wondrous versio...
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Sunday, July 17, 2011

Glenn Miller - Tuxedo Junction + Danny Boy [HMV UK 78 BD5595 1940]

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The Glenn Miller Orchestra fronted by The Man himself in Tuxedo Junction, one of the coolest tunes ever to come out of the Big Band era and...
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Sunday, July 10, 2011

Nat King Cole - Song of Delilah + Here's to my Lady [Capitol UK 78 CL13670 1952]

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Here's the one and only Nat "King" Cole with his trio consisting of Irving Ashby on guitar and Joe Comfort on bass backed b...
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Friday, July 1, 2011

Perry Como - Wanted (1953) + Give Me Your Hand (1949) HMV UK B.10691 78rpm (1954)

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Another gem from the 78 era, this time it's Perry Como with the Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra and Chorus on their December 29, 1953 recor...
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Thursday, June 30, 2011

Glenn Miller and his Orchestra - Melancholy Lullaby + Blue Moonlight (1939)

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Another gem from the 78 era, this time it's Glenn Miller and his orchestra on the September 11, 1939 session issued in the UK under HMV...
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