NEW ORLEANS JAZZ
Trumpet Evolution
Amazon.comIt wouldn’t seem possible to do a reasonable survey of the 20th century trumpet playing on one CD, but somehow trumpeter Arturo Sandoval has done just that. Known as an immensely gifted and versatile player, Sandoval tips his hat to such jazzmen as Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, and his mentor Dizzy Gillespie, as well... »
Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album for the Gulf Coast
Album DescriptionNonesuch Records is releasing a benefit album of newly recorded songs featuring artists from the New Orleans music community – across a wide variety of styles – to document the depth, richness and profound musicality of that unique city. Funds from the sale of the record, titled Our New Orleans, will be donated... »
The Best of Ken Burns Jazz
Amazon.comKen Burns, America’s premier documentary filmmaker, scores another hit with his landmark 10-part, 19-hour PBS documentary, Jazz. This sampler is a smaller version of the accompanying five-CD box set, with 22 selections spanning the music’s many styles: from Benny Goodman’s 1938 classic rendition of “King Porter Stomp” to John Coltrane’s immortal “Giant Steps.” Billie... »
Jazz At Lincoln Center: They Came To Swing
Album DescriptionJazz At Lincoln Center: They Came To Swing – Jazz At Lincoln CenterThis product is manufactured on demand using CD-R recordable media. Amazon.com’s standard return policy will apply…. More >> Jazz At Lincoln Center: They Came To Swing »
Down In The Basement: Joe Bussard’s Treasure Trove of Vintage 78s 1926-1937
Album DescriptionDeclan McManus Pumps It Up. Joe Bussard. “He’s an eccentric record collector who’s preserved all sorts of magical corners of music – although he says things like, ‘There are no good jazz records made after 1927.’” Elvis Costello – Esquire UK October 2005 “This is the music of poor... »
Louis Armstrong: Ken Burns JAZZ
Amazon.comFor much of his life, Louis Armstrong was the embodiment of jazz for millions of people, both a great creative artist and a beloved popular entertainer. Whether playing trumpet or singing, adding his own definitive touch to a ballad or spearheading a hot New Orleans-style band, Armstrong was a uniquely compelling figure. It’s hard... »
The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings
Amazon.comEverybody knows Louis Armstrong–even if it’s just for his heart-pleasing renditions of “Hello Dolly” and “What a Wonderful World.” Well, this four-CD box set marking the 100th anniversary of his birth–give or take a year–contains some of his most groundbreaking, historic works. Recorded between 1925 and 1929, the Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven... »
Save My Soul
Album DescriptionJapanese version featuring a bonus trackAmazon.comBig Bad Voodoo Daddy did more than any other band to fuel the sing revival of the ’90s, due largely to the group’s appearance in the 1996 film Swingers. Since then, the craze has waned, although you couldn’t tell it by BBVD. If anything, the combo has... »