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Take Me to the Land of Jazz
(2001)
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Pee Wee Russell
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Sound of Jazz: The Memorable 1957 Telecast
(1957)
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Various Artists
This is the highly praised 1957 CBS-TV telecast that brought together Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Count Basie, Billie Holiday and other greats into the living rooms of America for the first time. Not only was the show -- originally telecast as an episode of CBS's Seven Lively Arts series -- a massive critical and popular success, the music ...
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Clarinet Marmalade: 25 Great Jazz Clarinettists
(1994)
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ASV/Living Era's Clarinet Marmalade: 25 Great Jazz Clarinettists delivers just what the title promises, collecting classic performances from players like Danny Polo, Artie Shaw and Buster Bailey. Mezz Mezzrow's "Everybody Loves My Baby," Jimmy Hamilton's "Sheik of Araby," Jimmy Dorsey's "Praying the Blues" and Woody Herman's "Woodsheddin with ...
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Jazz Reunion
(1961)
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Pee Wee Russell/Coleman Hawkins
This LP (whose contents have been reissued on CD) features a reunion between tenor-saxophonist Coleman Hawkins and clarinetist Pee Wee Russell; they revisit "If I Could Be with You," a song they had recorded together in a classic version back in 1929. Russell was beginning to perform much more modern material than the Dixieland music associated ...
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Swingin' with Pee Wee
(1961)
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Pee Wee Russell
During the last dozen years of his life before passing away in 1969, clarinetist Pee Wee Russell recorded and performed in a variety of surprisingly modern settings. It was not that Russell was not modern himself, for his eccentric style had long been quite distinctive, but he had previously been content to mostly play in freewheeling Dixieland ...
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Jack Teagarden's Big Eight/Pee Wee Russell's Rhythmakers
(1938)
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Jack Teagarden & Pee Wee Russell
Two unrelated small-group sessions from the swing era that were originally recorded for the H.R.S. (Hot Record Society) label are reissued in full on this enjoyable CD. Trombonist Jack Teagarden takes a vacation from his big band to play with an all-star octet that also includes cornetist Rex Stewart, clarinetist Barney Bigard, and tenor ...
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Early Morning Jazz for Lovers
(1999)
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Various Artists
A bargain-priced CD, Early Morning Jazz for Lovers provides a soft, but not saccharine, 40 minutes of music for first thing in the morning romance. There's an interesting conglomeration of musicians represented on this disk, to say the least. From the Charlie Parker-influenced Phil Woods to the enigmatic, sometimes quirky clarinet player Pee Wee ...
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Ask Me Now!
(1965)
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Pee Wee Russell Quartet
After a lifetime spent playing unusual and unpredictable clarinet solos in Dixieland settings, Russell late in life broke out of the stereotype and played in more modern settings. This Impulse LP (begging to be reissued on CD) has his clarinet placed in a pianoless quartet with valve trombonist Marshall Brown, playing tunes by John Coltrane, ...
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Land of Jazz
(1927)
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Pee Wee Russell
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Original Jazz Legends, Vol. 1: Torrid Trumpeters [1201 Music #2]
(1999)
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Various Artists
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A Portrait of Pee Wee
(1958)
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Pee Wee Russell
Issued originally on Counterpoint and reissued many times since by budget labels like Everest, this CD version has superior sound. From 1958, this set matches the great clarinetist Pee Wee Pussell with an all-star horn section (trumpeter Ruby Braff, trombonist Vic Dickenson and tenor-saxophonist Bud Freeman) on a program of swing standards along ...
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Legends of Music: Swing
(1999)
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Various Artists
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The Original Jazz Masters Series, Vol. 1
(1938)
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Various Artists
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The Individualism of Pee Wee Russell
(1952)
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Pee Wee Russell
In December 1950, Russell nearly died from the effects of years of excessive drinking and limited eating. By the time of the Boston engagement that resulted in this double LP, he was 90 percent recovered. Leading a strong sextet that boasted fine solos from trombonist Eph Resnick and the great young trumpeter Ruby Braff, Russell performs mostly ...
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Impulsively Ellington!: A Tribute to Duke Ellington
(1999)
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Various Artists
Impulsively Ellington is a thoroughly stimulating compilation of Impulse artists covering the greatest composer in jazz history. Ellington may have written countless songs that became standards, but he never played it easy (unlike so many covers of his best material). That's why this adventurous collection works. None of the artists -- Milt ...
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Sidney Bechet & Pee Wee Russell
(1996)
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Sidney Bechet/Pee Wee Russell
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New Groove
(1962)
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Pee Wee Russell
In 1962, clarinetist Pee Wee Russell, who was closely associated with Dixieland and Eddie Condon even though he had a highly original style, began teaming up with valve trombonist/bass trumpeter Marshall Brown in more modern settings. Utilizing a pianoless quartet, Russell performed music that was a little reminiscent of Gerry Mulligan and often ...
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In England
(2007)
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Pee Wee Russell
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Copley Terrace 1945
(1996)
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Max Kaminsky & Pee Wee Russell
This previously unreleased Dixieland set (put out by Jazzology on a 1996 CD) teams trumpeter Max Kaminsky with clarinetist Pee Wee Russell, valve trombonist Brad Gowans, pianist Teddy Roy, bassist John Field and drummer Buzzy Drootin. Taken from radio broadcasts emanating from Boston's Copley Terrace, these private acetates (made by a collector ...
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In the Mood for Jazz [Legacy]
(2000)
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Various Artists
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Jazz Original
(1997)
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Pee Wee Russell
Clarinetist Pee Wee Russell was certainly an original, squawking his way quite expressively in an unpredictable fashion, carving out his own distinctive voice. This 1997 CD is meant to augment the two-CD set called The Commodore Story, for it includes some alternate takes whose master versions are on the former release or on another CD altogether, ...
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We're in the Money
(1953)
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Pee Wee Russell
His unique clarinet style is featured on this CD with two overlapping groups, both of which include trombonist Vic Dickenson and pianist George Wein. One band has Russell matching wits with the brilliant trumpet of Wild Bill Davison while the other date showcases the more mellow horn of Doc Cheatham, heard in a rare solo spot in the mid-'50s. This ...
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Ellington Excursions: The Music of Duke Ellington
(1997)
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Various Artists
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All Star Jazz [Box]
(1995)
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Halloween Stomp
(1929)
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This collection of "spooky" performances is dominated by songs dealing with ghosts and monsters, everything from "Mysterious Mose" and "Got the Jitters" to "Zombie," "Skeleton in the Closet," "The Ghost of Smokey Joe" and "With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm." Most of the music is from the swing era with such bands as those led by Red Nichols, ...
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