Naxos
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Dizzy Gillespie - Groovin' High (1942-1949)
Selected works including 'Little John Special', 'Be-Bop' and more
Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Milt Jackson (vibraphone)
Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra, Lucky Millinder orchestra, Boyd Raeburn Orchestra, Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Quintet and Sextet, Joe Marsala Sextet, Dizzy Gillespie Septet, Kenneth Hagwood Ensemble and more, Lucky Millinder
Awards:
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Next 100 (Pre-1980)
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Duke Ellington - Tootin' Through the Roof (1939-1940)
RecommendedSelected works including 'Doin' the Voom Voom' ,'Serenade to Sweden' and more
Duke Ellington (piano), Ivie Anderson (vocal) and more
Duke Ellington Orchestra
Awards:
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, 4 Star
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Awards:
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Grammy Awards, 18th Awards (1975), Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band
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Impressive stuff – the future of the spontaneously-improvised solo concert is in safe hands. —
Awards:
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, November 2022
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Louis Armstrong Volume 4 - Satchel Mouth Swing
RecommendedOriginal Recordings 1936-1938
Louis Armstrong
Awards:
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, 4 Star
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Django Reinhardt - Djangology (1934-1935)
Jazz works by Grappelli, Jolson and more
Django Reinhardt (guitar)
Hot Club of France Quintet
Awards:
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Next 100 (Pre-1980)
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Coleman Hawkins - Body and Soul (1933-1949)
RecommendedColeman Hawkins (tenor saxophone), Stanley Black (piano), Thelma Carpenter (vocal), Teddy Wilson (piano)
Coleman Hawkins Sax Ensemble, Coleman Hawkins Orchestra, Coleman Hawkins Rhythm, Coleman Hawkins Quintet, Cozy Cole All-Stars
Awards:
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Core Collection
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Ella Fitzgerald - Oh! Lady be Good (1945-1952)
Selected songs including 'Oh! Lady Be Good', 'It's Only a Paper Moon' and more
Ella Fitzgerald (vocal), Ellis Larkins
Bob Haggart Orchestra, Ray Brown Orchestra and more
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