For Dancers Only [Decca] (1935) more music like this

by Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra

For this CD, 20 selections by Jimmie Lunceford's highly-rated orchestra are reissued. Dating from 1935-37 and not as complete as the Classics series, the release does give listeners a good overview of Lunceford's music. The arrangements by Sy Oliver (including "Swanee River," "My Blue Heaven." "Organ Grinder's Swing" and "For Dancers Only") are ...

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Legends (2003) more music like this

by Skitch Henderson & Bucky Pizzarelli

Pianist Skitch Henderson and guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli put together this rather strangely configured band in 2003 to celebrate their mutual love: the music of the hot jazz and swing eras. Consisting of two guitars, bass, piano, drums, vibes and four (!) violins, the group's instrumentation manages to hark back simultaneously to several different ...

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Gold Collection [Retro] (1998) more music like this

by Scott Joplin

Although the fidelity is a little shaky, Fine Tunes' The Gold Collection: King of Ragtime is an acceptable budget-priced sampler of Scott Joplin's classic ragtime stylings. It isn't clear where, when, or for whom these recordings were made, but the fidelity isn't too bad and the music is strong, featuring such familiar items as "The Entertainer," ...

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King of the Guitar: A Tribute (2005) more music like this

by Alvino Rey

Alvino Rey (1908-2004) was a multi-instrumental inventor and popular bandleader whose most important and enduring innovations were the electrically amplified guitar and the pedal steel guitar. With King of the Guitar, Living Era has done a splendid job of gathering 26 selections recorded by Alvino Rey and his Orchestra between 1940 and 1949. Alvin ...

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1935-1937 (1935) more music like this

by Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra

Although there have been a few GRP/Decca samplers released domestically, the best way for serious collectors to acquire the recordings of Jimmie Lunceford are by getting the reissue CDs put out by the European labels. On Classics' third Lunceford set, the personnel stays the same (except for one minor change) during the 15-month period that is ...

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