Available on iTunes:"here":http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=58071541Ok, You can see from my MOG User ID that I am a "Jazz Vocal Fan." Now, that's not to say that I don't occasionally allow myself a "guilty pleasure" and buy an all-instrumental CD. Let's just say that of the thousands of CDs I own, only a hundred or so are instrumentals.Normally, I wouldn't have con...
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Every pot has to have its handle. So does every band! And Gene Krupa's new theme song was written by the talented modernist Eddie Finckel. The recording date is February 5, 1947 and is a spotlight work starring Gene Krupa's great abilities on drums with numerous effects dotting through the piece in blinding flashes. Al Porcino shines brilliantly in the trumpet spot. But it's the boss who really...
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Al Jolson and Judy Garland made famous recordings of "After You've Gone" and many more have recorded the song with great effectiveness. Yet it's not the singer but the messenger-Roy Eldridge on his magnificent trumpet that riles up the whole band in another fabulous showcase in this June 5, 1941 performance. Clarinetist Musky Ruffo comes up favorably to the fantastic speed and agility this arra...
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"Lemon Drop" was another favorite during this time and here we have a young Frank Rosolino as the scatting vocalist on this January 26, 1949 recording. Frank was also a trombonist of great virtuosity who unfortunately committed suicide three decades later. Ramon Rivera on bongos and Hernando Brava on congos open this boppish arrangement with a great tenor sax solo by Dale Kever. Rosolino nimbly...
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Chappie Willett contributed a chart for the Krupa band's band book named "Rhythm Jam." Sam Donahue takes a few exciting licks on tenor sax before the band takes over on one of the first dates by the Krupa band on July 19, 1938. After a brief intro by pianist Milt Raskin, tenor saxist Sam Donahue comes back for another clean, crisp swinging rendition. Corky Cornelius sails by with a great trumpe...
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One of Roy Eldridge's other talents (besides being a trumpeter, drummer and band leader) was that he could sing. "Knock Me A Kiss" was another fine example of Eldridge as a performer. His cute, jazz-tinged delivery became an impressive hit after its recording on April 2, 1942 during the waning days of the record companies before a combination of materials and a musicians' strike prevent any fur...
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| 1 Theme/Starburst/Tuning Up |
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| 2 Tea for Two |
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| 3 Stompin' at the Savoy |
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| 4 Who? |
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| 5 Opus One |
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