The Essential Louis Armstrong
Bandleader, cornet, and trumpet player Louis Armstrong, is one of the most popular jazz musicians ever. This is a big collection of songs from the 20s to the 60s. Some of my favorites are "Sugar Foot Stomp", "Heebie Jeebies", "Willie the Weeper", "Potato Head Blues", "Beau Koo Jack", "Tight Like This", "Georgia on My Mind", "Blueberry Hill", and "What a Wonderful World".
My favorite jazz albums. Jazz music from the 1920s to 1980s. Avant-garde jazz, bebop jazz, dixieland jazz, free jazz, hard bop jazz, jazz-funk, swing jazz, and other styles of jazz music.
Monday, February 13, 2012
The Essential Artie Shaw
The Essential Artie Shaw
Composer, bandleader, and one of the best jazz clarinetist, Artie Shaw had many popular songs in the 30s and 40s. This is a big collection of many of his song. Some of my favorites are "Begin the Beguine", "Stardust", "Frenesi", "Temptation", "Oh! Lady Be Good", "St. James Infirmary Bules (Parts 1 & II)", "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)", "Nightmare", "Blues in the Night", "Concerto for Clarinet (Parts 1 & II)", and many more very good big band songs.
Composer, bandleader, and one of the best jazz clarinetist, Artie Shaw had many popular songs in the 30s and 40s. This is a big collection of many of his song. Some of my favorites are "Begin the Beguine", "Stardust", "Frenesi", "Temptation", "Oh! Lady Be Good", "St. James Infirmary Bules (Parts 1 & II)", "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)", "Nightmare", "Blues in the Night", "Concerto for Clarinet (Parts 1 & II)", and many more very good big band songs.
The Essential Glenn Miller
The Essential Glenn Miller
This is a big collection of songs by bandleader and trombonist Glenn Miller from the late 30s to the 40s. Glen Miller's band unique sound makes them one of the most famous ever. My favorites are "In the Mood" and "Moonlight Serenade". Some other songs I like are "Tuxedo Junction", "Little Brown Jug", "Pennsylvania 6-5000", "(I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo", "American Patrol", and "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me)". Also here are songs with Glenn Miller & the Army Air Force Band, with great playing by all musicians. "Over There" and "The St. Louis Blues March" are some of my favorites.
This is a big collection of songs by bandleader and trombonist Glenn Miller from the late 30s to the 40s. Glen Miller's band unique sound makes them one of the most famous ever. My favorites are "In the Mood" and "Moonlight Serenade". Some other songs I like are "Tuxedo Junction", "Little Brown Jug", "Pennsylvania 6-5000", "(I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo", "American Patrol", and "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me)". Also here are songs with Glenn Miller & the Army Air Force Band, with great playing by all musicians. "Over There" and "The St. Louis Blues March" are some of my favorites.