This wonderful five-disc box is an indispensable collection of prewar, prebop jazz that belongs in the company of your finest Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Benny Goodman sets. Technically, this isn’t a true box set–it merely collects five single-disc compilations under one slipcase–but it is infinitely rewarding nonetheless. Disheartened by what he thought were sonically …
With an acclaimed series of box sets JSP has covered the entire Django Reinhardt discography of both studio and live recordings. This ultimate re-issue project is completed by this set. The 5 Cds cover a period which has hitherto been neglected by re-issue projects. Here Django is experimenting with electric guitar sometimes, finding it much to his liking …
94 sides from when this legendary showman was making a name for himself in Harlem at the Cotton Club! Includes Minnie the Moocher; Kickin’ the Gong Around; Minnie the Moocher’s Wedding Day; Reefer Man; You Gotta Hi-De-Ho (to Get Along with Me); The Scat Song , and more. …
Every available side from the peak period of this pioneering jazz pianist/composer! Jelly Roll’s hits Black Bottom Stomp; Original Jelly Roll Blues; Grandpa’s Spells , and Wolverine Blues join Dead Man Blues; Wild Man Blues; Freakish , and more. 99 remastered tracks including unissued alternates! …
Richmond, Indiana’s Gennett label didn’t have the clout of Victor or Columbia-but a tour through this track list will tell you that they were a key player in early jazz recording. Check it out: Just Gone; Snake Rag King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band; Kansas City Stomp; Wolverine Blues Jelly Roll Morton; Ya Gotta Know How to Love Fess …
Cantors Klezmorim & Crooners 1905-1953: Classic Yiddish 78s From the Mayrent Collection
Jewish or not, those who hear klezmer are almost always drawn to it-its wistfulness and humanity speak to all but the most hardened souls. Klezmer entered our musical bloodstream through composers like Berlin, Kern and the Gershwins; here are Lenine and Trotsky Morris Goldstein; My Yiddishe Momme Sophie Tucker; Selection of Hebrew Dances Ambrose & His Orchestra; If …
Tragically, the entire archive of Paramount Records was lost, leading fans to scour attics and stores for copies. This 4-CD set finally rounds up 100 of these sides, some of the finest blues of any era, now with superb remastered sound: I Shall Not Be Moved Charley Patton; Doctor, Oh Doctor Henry Townsend; Three, Six and Nine Roosevelt …
That title could refer to this being a set devoted to the original Sonny Boy (John Lee Williamson, not Rice Miller), or to Sonny Boy’s trailblazing harmonica style. He was one of the first and greatest blues-harmonica masters, and his sound has echoed through the decades (from Walter to Cotton to Junior and beyond). This sprawling set brings …
So many premier postwar bluesmen worked out of Memphis-here are 4 CDs of electric and acoustic essentials by the best. Includes My Baby James Cotton; Somebody Told Me Little Milton; Trouble and Heartaches Ike Turner; Sweet Home Chicago Honeyboy Edwards; Bear Cat Rufus Thomas; Bluebird Howlin’ Wolf; Good Lovin’ Bobby Bland; Rats in My Kitchen Sleepy John Estes, …