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Black Legends Of Jazz

Gene Ammons, Louis Armstrong, Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra (participant), Count Basie And His Orchestra, Count Basie (leader), Count Basie (piano), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Earl Warren (alto saxophone), Lester Young (clarinet), Herschel Evans (clarinet), Sidney Bechet, Benny Carter, Lester Young...

  • Release Date: 25th Oct 2019
  • Catalogue No: 7718559
  • Label: Verve
  • Length: 1 hour 56 minutes

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Contents

Kurt Adams, Sammy Gallop: Somewhere Along The Way

Work length2:57
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  • Gene Ammons
  • Recorded: 1952-03-24

Williams, S: Mahogany Hall Stomp

Work length2:52
$1.10
$1.50
  • Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra
  • Recorded: 1936
  • Recording Venue: New York City, NY

Ellington: Solitude

Work length2:59
$1.10
$1.50
  • Louis Armstrong, Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra (participant)
  • Recorded: 1936
  • Recording Venue: New York City, NY

Basie: Jumpin' At The Woodside

Work length3:05
$1.10
$1.50
  • Count Basie And His Orchestra, Lester Young (clarinet), Herschel Evans (clarinet), Earl Warren (alto saxophone), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Count Basie (leader), Count Basie (piano)
  • Recorded: 1938
  • Recording Venue: New York, NY

Sidney Bechet, Harry Brooks: When The Sun Sets Down South

Work length3:05
$1.10
$1.50
  • Sidney Bechet
  • Recorded: 1938

Benny Carter: Night Hop

Work length3:04
$1.10
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  • Benny Carter
  • Recorded: 1940

Jimmy Rushing, Count Basie: Blues In The Dark

Work length3:09
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  • Count Basie And His Orchestra, Jimmy Rushing (vocals), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Lester Young (tenor saxophone), Count Basie (leader), Count Basie (piano)
  • Recorded: 1938

Clifford Burwell, Mitchell Parish: Sweet Lorraine

Work length2:53
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  • King Cole Trio, Nat King Cole (piano), Oscar Moore (guitar), Wesley Prince (bass guitar)
  • Recorded: 1941
  • Recording Venue: Los Angeles, CA

Marty Bloom, Walter Melrose: Melancholy

Work length2:35
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  • Johnny Dodds
  • Recorded: 1938-01-21

Henry Creamer, Turner Layton: After You've Gone

Work length3:01
$1.10
$1.50
  • Roy Eldridge & His Orchestra
  • Recorded: 1944

Irving Mills, Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington: Mood Indigo

Work length2:53
$1.10
$1.50
  • The Jungle Band
  • Recorded: 1930

George David Weiss, George Shearing: Lullaby Of Birdland

Work length2:49
$1.10
$1.50
  • Ella Fitzgerald
  • Sy Oliver
  • Recorded: 1954
  • Recording Venue: New York, NY

Lionel Hampton, Joseph Francis Burke: Midnight Sun

Work length3:17
$1.10
$1.50
  • Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra, John "Teddy" Buckner (trumpet), James Robinson (trombone), Charles Mingus (upright bass), Walter Williams (trumpet), Jack Kelson (clarinet), Jack Kelson (alto saxophone), Morris Lane (tenor saxophone), John Sparrow (tenor saxophone), Earl Walker (drums)
  • Recorded: 1947-11-10
  • Recording Venue: Los Angeles, CA

John W. Green: Body And Soul

Work length4:22
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  • Coleman Hawkins, Tony Scott And The All Stars
  • Recorded: 1958
  • Recording Venue: New York City, NY

Fletcher Henderson, Irving Mills: Down South Camp Meetin'

Work length2:55
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  • Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra
  • Recorded: 1934

Earl Hines, Jimmy Mundy: Cavernism

Work length2:54
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  • Earl Hines
  • Recorded: 1934

Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham: Good Morning Heartache

Work length3:00
$1.10
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  • Billie Holiday (vocals), John Simmons (double bass), Sid Catlett (drums), Tiny Grimes (guitar), Joe Springer (piano), Hank Ross (tenor saxophone), Bernie Kaufman (tenor saxophone), Armand Camgros (tenor saxophone), Chris Griffin (trumpet), Joe Guy (trumpet)
  • Bill Stegmeyer's Orchestra
  • Recorded: 1946-01-22

Lionel Hampton, Benny Goodman, Sydney Robin: Flying Home

Work length3:11
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  • Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra, Illinois Jacquet, Lionel Hampton (vibraphone), A. Bernstein (bass), Nick Fatool (drums)
  • Recorded: 1942
  • Recording Venue: New York City, NY

Williams, S: Tishomingo Blues

Work length3:18
$1.10
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  • Bunk Johnson & His New Orleans Band, Bunk Johnson (trumpet), George Lewis (clarinet), Jim Robinson (trombone), Alton Purnell (piano), Lawrence Marrero (banjo), Edgar Mosley (drums), Baby Dodds (drums), Alcide Pavageau (bass guitar)
  • Recorded: 1945
  • Recording Venue: New York City, NY

Johnson, J P: Snowy Mornin' Blues

Work length2:30
$1.10
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  • Recorded: 1994

Andy Razaf, Meade "Lux" Lewis: Yancey Special

Work length3:16
$1.10
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  • Recorded: 1936

Gus Kahn, Carmen Lombardo, John W. Green: Coquette

Work length3:08
$1.10
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  • Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra
  • Recorded: 1937

Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington: Something To Live For

Work length3:11
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  • Carmen McRae, Billy Strayhorn (piano), Wendell Marshall (drums)
  • Recorded: 1955-06-14

Jay McShann, Archie Hall, Skippa Hall: Sepian Bounce

Work length3:06
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  • Jay McShann & His Orchestra, Jay McShann (piano)
  • Recorded: 1942-07-02

Morton, Jelly Roll: King Porter Stomp

Work length2:50
$1.10
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  • Jelly Roll Morton
  • Recorded: 1926

Jimmie Noone, J. Mayo Williams: Bump It

Work length3:19
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  • Jimmie Noone
  • Recorded: 1938

King Oliver: Sugar Foot Stomp

Work length2:52
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  • King Oliver
  • Recorded: 1926

Sy Oliver: For Dancers Only

Work length2:38
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  • Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra
  • Recorded: 1937-06-15

Unknown Writer: I Won't Be Here Long

Work length2:40
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  • Hot Lips Page
  • Recorded: 1940

Don Redman: Chant Of The Weed

Work length3:13
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  • Don Redman
  • Recorded: 1931-09-24

Count Basie, James Rushing, Eddie Durham: Good Morning Blues

Work length3:06
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  • Count Basie And His Orchestra, Jimmy Rushing (vocals), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Count Basie (leader), Count Basie (piano)
  • Recorded: 1937-08-09

Willie "The Lion" Smith, Willie Smith: Passionette

Work length2:26
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  • Recorded: 1938

Ellington, M: Blue Serge

Work length2:51
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  • Mercer Ellington & His Orchestra
  • Recorded: 1959

George Gershwin, Gus Kahn, Ira Gershwin: Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away) - Take D

Work length2:43
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  • Art Tatum
  • Recorded: 1934-10-09

Peter Johnson: Rebecca

Work length2:40
$1.10
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  • Recorded: 1944

Leonard Feather, Jane Feather: Blow Top Blues

Work length3:17
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  • Lionel Hampton And His Septet, Dinah Washington, Wendell Culley (trumpet), Herbie Fields (alto saxophone), Arnett Cobb (tenor saxophone), Johnny Mehegan (piano), Billy Mackell (guitar), Charles K. Harris (upright bass), George Jones (drums)
  • Recorded: 1945
  • Recording Venue: New York City, NY

Ballard MacDonald, Billy Rose, Joseph Meyer: Clap Hands! Here Comes Charley!

Work length2:26
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  • Chick Webb And His Orchestra, Louis Jordan (vocals), Walter Fuller (trumpet), Trummy Young (trombone), Omer Simeon (clarinet), Omer Simeon (alto saxophone), Jimmy Mundy (tenor saxophone), Billy Kyle (piano), Dick Palmer (guitar), Quinn Wilson (bass)
  • Recorded: 1937-03-24
  • Recording Venue: New York, NY

Mary Lou Williams, Dick Wilson: (Keep It) In The Groove

Work length2:59
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  • Andy Kirk (music director & conductor), Andy Kirk (leader), Mary Lou Williams (piano)
  • Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy
  • Recorded: 1937-02-15

Basie: One O'Clock Jump

Work length3:02
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  • Count Basie And His Orchestra, Count Basie (leader), Count Basie (piano)
  • Recorded: 1937
  • Recording Venue: New York, NY

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