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The Essential Louis Armstrong [Columbia\Legacy]
(2004)
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Louis Armstrong
Even at two discs and 37 tracks, it's difficult to say that this set contains everything that is truly essential from Louis Armstrong's monumental five-decade career. It does, however, do a great job of touching down at key points, and nicely balances Armstrong's various guises as a groundbreaking sideman, soloist, bandleader, singer, and ...
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Drum Crazy
(2001)
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Gene Krupa
Although born in Chicago in 1909, Gene Krupa was descended from Russians and Poles -- the word "krupa" in Russian means "groats." After narrowly avoiding a career in the Catholic priesthood, young Krupa developed instead into a rowdy jazz drummer and by 1927 was making records with Ben Pollack, the Bucktown Five, and a band called the Chicagoans ...
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Ken Burns Jazz
(2000)
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Louis Armstrong
In conjunction with the release of Ken Burns' ten-part, 19-hour epic PBS documentary Jazz, Columbia issued 22 single-disc compilations devoted to jazz's most significant artists, as well as a five-disc historical summary. Since the individual compilations attempt to present balanced overviews of each artist's career, tracks from multiple labels ...
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The Gene Krupa Story [Box Set]
(1999)
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Gene Krupa
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Hoagy Sings Carmichael
(1956)
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Hoagy Carmichael
Hoagy Carmichael's last significant recording is a project whose format should have been repeated in later years. Sticking to vocals, Carmichael performs ten of his compositions including "Georgia on My Mind," "New Orleans," "Skylark," "Baltimore Oriole," "Rockin' Chair," and "Lazy River." What is unusual is that he is accompanied by an 11-piece ...
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The Ultimate Collection [Verve]
(2000)
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Louis Armstrong
Covering over 50 years of Louis Armstrong's career, this three-CD set from the Verve archives starts in the juke joints and speakeasies of the '20s and ends up documenting his pop hits of the '60s. Chronicling the achievements of a prolific and diverse performer of Anderson's caliber is difficult, but this release gives a strong, broad overview of ...
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Greatest Hits [RCA]
(1933)
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Louis Armstrong
This CD is part of RCA's extensive Greatest Hits jazz program, a beginner's series designed to introduce listeners to jazz, specifically RCA's jazz catalog. The 13 selections on this...CD jump back and forth between three different periods: 1933 (highlighted by "St. Louis Blues"), 1946-47 (the best music on the set) and Armstrong's next-to-last ...
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The Last Concert
(2002)
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Rosemary Clooney
Rosemary Clooney's performance at the Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall in Honolulu, HI, on November 16, 2001, backed by the big band Big Kahuna & the Copa Cat Pack and the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra, turned out to be her final show before her death on June 29, 2002. Not surprisingly, though, there isn't anything about it to suggest finality ...
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Stardust
(2002)
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Bill Charlap
Though his debut on record occurred only eight years prior to Stardust, pianist Bill Charlap has become well known for his lush, poignant reading of the standards. On his second date for Blue Note, Charlap and his rhythm section lovingly re-create 11 songs by songster Hoagy Carmichael, and are joined by some truly big talents. Tony Bennett joins ...
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Tubas from Hell
(1993)
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Dave Gannett
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Gold Collection [Retro]
(1998)
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Louis Armstrong
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Smoke Rings
(2002)
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Glen Gray
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A Musical Thrill
(2006)
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The Hi-Lo's
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30 Years of Maria Muldaur: I'm a Woman
(2004)
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Maria Muldaur
It would be easy for different sets of fans to remember Maria Muldaur from different places and times. For folk fans, she started out as Maria D'Amato, a singer who belted out "I'm a Woman" and other saucy favorites for the Jim Kweskin Jug Band in the mid-'60s. For pop fans, Muldaur was the singer of the risqué "Midnight at the Oasis," a big hit ...
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Golden Touch
(1994)
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Frankie Carle
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Rockin'/Hell Bent for Leather!
(1999)
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Frankie Laine
In 1999, Collectables released Rockin'/Hell Bent for Leather!, which contained two complete albums -- Rockin' (1957, originally released on Columbia) and Hell Bent for Leather! (1961, originally released on Columbia) -- by Frankie Laine on one compact disc. Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
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The 1930's Recordings
(2000)
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The Mills Brothers
The Mills Brothers recorded most of their popular material -- and all of their most innovative sides -- during the 1930s, making this five-disc JSP collection a treasure trove for fans of tight harmony vocal music. It may not be the right choice, however, for anyone but the most vigilant of listeners, since the group often recorded multiple ...
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Stardust Melody
(2002)
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Hoagy Carmichael and Friends
Stardust Melody, RCA's first document of Hoagy Carmichael's rich, folksy songwriting and gentle vocal artistry in over ten years, does near-perfect work of balancing great performances by Carmichael the endearing vocalist with several outside versions familiar to those who know his pop songbook. First, it leads off with an expressive solo ...
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Havin' Fun [2 CD]
(2007)
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Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong
Bing Crosby hosted a radio program beginning in 1949 that ran throughout most of the following decade. It featured a number of different musicians, with his good friend Louis Armstrong as a frequent guest. This two-CD set, previously issued on individual discs by Jazz Unlimited as Havin' Fun and Havin' More Fun, was repackaged by Storyville, ...
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The Greatest Hits
(1958)
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The Mills Brothers
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Little Jazz: Trumpet Giant
(2004)
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Roy Eldridge
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Paper Doll [Dynamic Entertainment]
(2007)
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The Mills Brothers
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The Rockin' Chair Lady [Living Era]
(2007)
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Mildred Bailey
In honor of what would have been her 100th birthday, Living Era presents a double-CD tribute to Mildred Bailey that should be considered among the very best in her entire digital discography. One of at least five Bailey compilations with the words "Rockin' Chair" in the title, this 50-track "Centenary Issue" deserves high praise for excellent ...
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Alone at Montreux
(1972)
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Ray Bryant
Ray Bryant has long been a well-rounded and versatile yet distinctive pianist. His style, modern compared to the swing and stride players but traditional when matched against the boppers, is flexible enough to fit into many settings. This solo outing finds Bryant playing swing standards, blues, soulful versions of a couple of current pop tunes and ...
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Cherries & Other Delights!
(1993)
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The Hi-Lo's
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