Mark's Music Collection - Jazz

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series Stan Getz (1927-1991) released this album in 1964 on Verve Records, catalogue number V6-8600. The album features recordings of a live performance at the Cafe Au Go Go in New York City on 19 August 1964 with vocals by Astrud Gilberto. The album was recorded by Rudy Van Gelder and anything recorded by Rudy Van Gelder sounds good. If you see a credit on an album saying "Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder" you can rest assured the sound quality is first rate. Unfortunately this album appears to have been deleted but it is available on a Japanese import CD. Here's a link: https://www.amazon.com/Getz-Au-Go-Go-SHM-CD-Stan/dp/B0BB8FP55H/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3SMIJEN26L2CN Note: I haven't heard this CD version so I cannot vouch for the quality of its digital transfer. Track List: 1. Corcovado 0:00 2. It Might As Well Be Spring 3:00 3. Eu E Voce 7:30 4. Summertime 10:04 5. 6-Nix-Pix-Clix 18:18 6. Only Trust Your Heart 19:27 7. The Singing Song 24:07 8. The Telephone Song 27:50 9. One Note Samba 29:55 10. Here's That Rainy Day 33:09 Credits: Stan Getz - tenor saxophone Astrud Gilberto - vocals Gary Burton - vibes Gene Cherico, Chuck Israels - bass Joe Hunt, Helcio Milito - drums Kenny Burrell - guitar Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder at the Cafe Au Go Go in Greenwich Village, New York City. Here are some links to more information on Stan Getz: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Stan-Getz https://www.allmusic.com/artist/stan-getz-mn0000742899/biography https://www.allmusic.com/artist/stan-getz-mn0000742899/discography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Getz Here are some links to more information on Astrud Gilberto: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/astrud-gilberto-mn0000931086/biography https://www.allmusic.com/artist/astrud-gilberto-mn0000931086/discography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrud_Gilberto https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/astrud-gilberto-girl-from-ipanema-b2006879.html

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series Benny Goodman (1909-1986) was one of the most world's most popular band leaders during the Big Band era of the 1930's and 1940's. He recorded this Direct To Disc album in 1978 for Century Records, catalogue number CRDD-1150. This is an excellent album but, as far as I am aware, this album has been deleted and is no longer available in any format. The audio here was taken from a 1978 US pressing of the original Century Records LP, which I bought when it was first released in 1978. Track list: 1. Lady Be Good 0:00 2. Here's That Rainy Day 5:50 3. Makin' Whoopee 9:20 4. I've Got It Bad 14:48 5. Ain't Misbehaving 17:33 6. All Of Me 22:55 7. Darn That Dream 26:04 8. Alone Together 29:30 9. Lime House Blues 32:44 Album Credits: Benny Goodman – clarinet; Wayne Andre – trombone; John Bunch – piano; Cal Collins – guitar; Major Holley – bass; Connie Kay – drums; Jack Sheldon – trumpet; Buddy Tate – saxophone Produced by Benny Goodman and Glen Glancy Recorded at Capitol Records, Los Angeles on 24 June 1978 Here are links to some Benny Goodman discographies: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/benny... https://www.discogs.com/artist/254768... Here are links to information about Benny Goodman: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/benny... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_G... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...

Track List: 1. They Say It’s Wonderful 0:00 2. Dedicated To You 5:20 3. My One And Only Love 10:53 4. Lush Life 15:52 5. You Are Too Beautiful 21:20 6. Autumn Serenade 26:56

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series Harry James (1916-1983) was one of the leading band leaders and trumpet players in jazz during the Big Band era. He continued leading hisd Harry James Big Band until his death in 1983. In 1976 and 1979 the Harry James Big Band made some first rate recordings with Sheffield Labs: The King James Version (1976) and Comin' From A Good Place (1977) were both recorded on 29 & 30 July 1976 and released as two separate vinyl LP's. Both were limited editions on vinyl but are still available on CD and iTunes through Sheffield Labs. The audio here is taken from a 1976 German pressing of the original Sheffield Labs vinyl LP, which I bought when it was first released in 1976. Track List: 1. Corner Pocket 0:00 2. Lara's Theme 4:16 3. Cherokee 7:47 4. More Splutie, Please 10:06 5. Traces 15:03 6. Don't Be That Way 17:51 7. Sweet Georgia Brown 20:39 8. Shiny Silk Stockings 23:39 9. Blues Stay Away From Me 25:41 Album Credits: Trumpets: Harry James, Nick Buono, Gino Bozzacco, William Hicks, Robert Berrenson Trombones: Tom Padveen, Chuck Anderson Bass Trombone: Houghton Peterson Saxophones: Quin Davis, Pat Longo, Mel Kunkle, Bob Lawson, Norman Smith Piano: Tommy Todd Bass: Dave Stone Drums: Les DeMerle Recorded 29 & 30 July 1976 at First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood, Hollywood, California Producers: Lincoln Mayorga, Doug Sax Recording Engineer: Ron Hitchcock Here are some links to more information on Harry James: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_J... https://www.britannica.com/biography/... http://www.harryjamesband.com/ http://www.harryjamesband.com/aboutha... https://www.allmusic.com/artist/harry... Sheffield Labs recordings are definitely worth checking out. Here are links to more information on Sheffield Labs: https://www.sheffieldlab.com/ http://sheffieldlab.com/content.php?c... Check out the complete Sheffield Labs recordings of Harry James here: http://sheffieldlab.com/item.php?item...

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series Harry James (1916-1983) was one of the leading band leaders and trumpet players in jazz during the Big Band era. He continued leading his Harry James Big Band until his death in 1983. In the 1970's the Harry James Big Band made some first rate recordings with Sheffield Labs: The King James Version (1976) and Comin' From A Good Place (1977) were both recorded on 29 & 30 July 1976 and released as two separate vinyl LP's. Both were limited editions on vinyl but are still available on CD and iTunes through Sheffield Labs. The audio here is taken from a 1977 German pressing of the original Sheffield Labs vinyl LP, which I bought when it was first released in 1977. Track List: 1. The Footstomper 0:00 2. You'll Never Know 5:11 3. Moten Swing 9:04 4. Two O'Clock Jump 13:20 5. Watch What Happens 15:36 6. Tuxedo Junction 18:25 7. Opus Number One 21:27 8. Make The World Go Away 23:42 9. Blues For Sale 26:01 Album Credits: Trumpets: Harry James, Nick Buono, Gino Bozzacco, William Hicks, Robert Berrenson Trombones: Tom Padveen, Chuck Anderson Bass Trombone: Houghton Peterson Saxophones: Quin Davis, Pat Longo, Mel Kunkle, Bob Lawson, Norman Smith Piano: Tommy Todd Bass: Dave Stone Drums: Les DeMerle Recorded 29 & 30 July 1976 at First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood, Hollywood, California Producers: Lincoln Mayorga, Doug Sax Recording Engineer: Ron Hitchcock Here are some links to more information on Harry James: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_J... https://www.britannica.com/biography/... http://www.harryjamesband.com/ http://www.harryjamesband.com/aboutha... https://www.allmusic.com/artist/harry... Sheffield Labs recordings are definitely worth checking out. Here are links to more information on Sheffield Labs: https://www.sheffieldlab.com/ http://sheffieldlab.com/content.php?c... Check out the complete Sheffield Labs recordings of Harry James here: http://sheffieldlab.com/item.php?item...

Artie Shaw (1910-2004) was a clarinetist who had one of the most popular bands of the 1930's and 1940's. This is a 1975 re-issue by RCA Records of Artie Shaw (1910-2004) recordings made circa late 1930's and 1940's. I found it recently in a "Free Records" bin at a local second hand record store. Track List: 1. Frenisi 0:00 2. Star Dust 3:03 3. Moonglow 6:37 4. Oh, Lady Be Good 10:08 5. All The Things You Are 13:19 6. Temptation 16:34 7. Begin The Beguine 19:37 8. Serenade To A Savage 22:52 9. Indian Love Call 25:36 10. Traffic Jam 28:46 11. Nightmare 31:03 12. Dancing In The Dark 33:55 Here are links to more information on Artie Shaw: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artie_Shaw https://www.artieshaw.com/ https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/music-popular-and-jazz-biographies/artie-shaw https://playback.fm/artist/artie-shaw-top-songs https://www.britannica.com/biography/Artie-Shaw https://syncopatedtimes.com/artie-shaw-self-portrait/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10195438/Artie-Shaw

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series The Brass Connection was a Canadian band comprised of some of Toronto's leading jazzmen and session players of the period. This album was recorded at McClear Place Studios in Toronto in 1983 and subsequently released on the California based Jazz Alliance label, catalogue number TJA-10014. This album has been deleted for many years and is currently only available as second hand copies. I found this one recently in a "Free CDs" bin at a local second hand record store. A previous owner was apparently a fan of Don Thompson, who plays piano and vibes on this album, and made the handwritten notation "Don Thompson - Vibes" on the front cover and highlighted Don Thompson's name in the credits. Track List: 1. All The Things You Are 0:00 2. Someday My Prince Will Come 4:24 3. My Funny Valentine 9:32 4. I Love You 17:39 5. Mood Indigo 22:23 6. My Shining Hour 28:01 7. My Foolish Heart 34:20 8. Night And Day 39:12

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series Bobby Hales (1934-2016) was one of the leading studio musicians and arrangers in Vancouver, British Columbia from the 1960's to the 1990's. His Bobby Hales Big Band was formed in 1966 and included most of the leading Vancouver jazz musicians of the period. The Bobby Hales Big Band recorded its One Of My Bags album on 14-15 September 1975 at the Little Mountain Sound Company studio in Vancouver, B.C. The album was released on Center Line Records (catalogue number 0975), 7762 Kerrywood Crescent, Burnaby, B.C. The album has been unavailable for decades. The audio here is taken from a 1975 Canadian pressing of the original vinyl LP. Track list: 1. Funklickity 0:00 2. Shuffle Scuffle 4:03 3. Talk Trap 7:40 4. Fireball 11:58 5. Formula #1 15:07 6. Minor Event (a jazz suite in four parts) 7. Part 1: Guitar Solo 19:27 8. Part 2: Piano Solo 25:52 9. Part 3: Alto Sax Solo 33:34 10. Part 4: Drum Solo 37:32 Album Credits: Trumpets: Bob Herriott Stew Barnett Don Clark Bob Hilton Blaine Trungham Trombones: Bill Trussell Bob Hamper Jack Fulton Sharman King Saxophones: Dave Quarin Jack Stafford Fraser MacPherson Wally Snider Roy Bull Al Wold Bob Doyle – piano Oliver Gannon – guitar Tony Clitheroe – bass George Ursan – drums Ken Moore – percussion Composed by Bob Hales Produced by Dave Bird Sound Productions Recording Engineer: Geoff Turner Here are links to more information on Bobby Hales: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/269696... https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.c... http://vancouverjazz.com/disc/artists... https://www.vma145.ca/news/in-memory-... https://www.discogs.com/artist/199484... https://www.discogs.com/Bobby-Hales-B... https://vancouversun.com/entertainmen... https://www.chilliwackmuseum.ca/blog/... Note: I have never seen this album on CD. As far as I know, it has been unavailable for decades except as second hand copies of the original vinyl LPs.

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series Muggsy Spanier (1901-1967) was a cornet player who became one of the leading musicians in Dixieland jazz. This album was released circa 1955 but is no longer available except as second hand copies, which is how I found this one recently in a second hand record store. Track List: 1. When The Saints Go Marching In 0:00 2. St. James Infirmary 2:31 3. South 5:16 4. Tin Roof Blues 8:09 5. Muskrat Ramble 11:07 6. Sugar (The Sugar Baby o' Mine) 13:52 7. Someday Sweetheart 18:22 8. Jazz Me Blues 21:38 More info on Muggsy Spanier: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muggsy_... http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/arti... https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.ph...

Oscar Peterson released this album in 1980 on Pablo Records, catalogue number 2312-113. It is hard to find these days.

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series This Buck Clayton album was recorded in 1961. Buck Clayton was one of the leading trumpet players in jazz from the 1940's until the 1960's, when a lip injury forced his retirement. Buck Clayton had played in the Count Basie Band and this album features Clayton backed by four other former members of the Count Basie Band: Buddy Tate, Emmett Berry, Dickie Wells and Earle Warren. This particular album was released in 1961 on a British label, The World Record Club Limited, under catalogue number T601. The audio on this video is taken from a 1961 British pressing of the original release by The World Record Club Limited. Track List: 1. Night Ferry 0:00 2. I Can't Give You Anything But Love 6:16 3. One For Buck 14:11 4. Mr. Melody Maker 20:00 5. Blue Mist 26:56 6. Prince Eagle Head 34:37 Album credits: Buck Clayton – trumpet; Emmett Berry – trumpet; Buddy Tate – tenor saxophone; Sir Charles Thompson - piano; Dickie Wells – trombone; Gene Ramey – bass; Oliver Jackson – drums; Note: this particular album has been deleted for decades but the material on it may be available on other releases and compilations.

Nat King Cole (1919-1965) is best known as a vocalist but he originally came to prominence as a pianist leading his King Cole Trio. These recordings of the King Cole Trio were originally recorded in Los Angeles and New York City between January 1944 and March 1949. The were remastered and released on this Capitol Records album circa 1970. Track List: 1. The Man I Love 0:00 2. Body And Soul 3:23 3. Prelude In C Sharp Minor (Rachmaninov) 6:47 4. What Is This Thing Called Love? 9:45 5. Easy Listening Blues 12:48 6. Sweet Georgia Brown 15:57 7. This Way Out 18:17 8. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 21:14 9. Honeysuckle Rose 24:09 10. Rhumba Azul 26:50 11. Laugh Cool Clown 29:25 12. Bop Kick 32:50 Credits: Nat King Cole - piano Oscar Moore, Irving Ashby - guitar Johnny Miller, Joe Comfort - bass Jack Costanzo - bongos For more information: https://www.natkingcole.com/ https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/archives/la-me-nat-king-cole-19650216-story.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nat_King_Cole https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nat_King_Cole_discography

Track List: 1. Whipped Cream 0:00 2. One Note Samba 2:15 3. Tijuana Taxi 5:11 4. Live For Life 7:26 5. The “In” Crowd 9:10 6. Thoroughly Modern Millie 11:38 7. On The Street Where You Live 13:51 8. Ain’t Misbehavin’ 16:20 9. Desafinado 20:29 10. Get Me To The Church On Time 23:27

The Quintet of the Hot Club of France, led by guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stephane Grappelli, was an extremely influential band in 20th century jazz. Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli are both considered among the leading performers on their respective instruments in 20th century jazz. The material on this album consists on 1937 recordings by the Quintet of the Hot Club of France which were remastered from the original 78 rpm records in 1974 and released on Angel Records, the classical music subsidiary of Capitol Records, under catalogue number S-36985. This particular recording seems to have been deleted but these tracks are available on other compilations. Track List: 1. Exactly Like You 0:00 2. Solitude 2:28 3. Ain't Misbehavin' 5:38 4. Runnin' Wild 8:30 5. Body And Soul 11:24 6. Hot Lips 14:48 7. When Day Is Done 17:50 8. Rose Room 20:59 9. Leibenstraum No. 3 23:42 10. Miss Annabelle Lee 26:59 11. Tears 29:45 12. Mystery Pacific 32:20 Here are links to some more information on Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli and the Hot Club of France: Django Reinhardt - https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Django_Reinhardt https://www.allmusic.com/artist/django-reinhardt-mn0000136220/biography https://www.allmusic.com/artist/django-reinhardt-mn0000136220/discography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Django_Reinhardt Stephane Grappelli - https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/music-popular-and-jazz-biographies/stephane-grappelli https://www.allmusic.com/artist/st%C3%A9phane-grappelli-mn0000749504/biography https://www.allmusic.com/artist/st%c3%a9phane-grappelli-mn0000749504/discography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%C3%A9phane_Grappelli Quintet of the Hot Club of France - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintette_du_Hot_Club_de_France https://www.allmusic.com/artist/hot-club-of-france-quintet-mn0001329649

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series This is a 2 LP set featuring Benny Goodman llive performances in Stockholm, Sweden is 1970.

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series This is album 26 of a 100 album jazz series issued by an Italian label in the 1970's. Unfortunately the entire series seems to be unavailable these days. The first side of the album features tracks recorded by Benny Carter (1907-2003) in 1961 while the second side features tracks by Harry "The Hipster" Gibson (1915-1991) and Cecil Gant (1913-1951) in 1944. Track List: 1. 9 20 Special - Benny Carter 0:00 2. Blue Lou - Benny Carter 4:32 3. Easy Money - Benny Carter 9:27 4. Rose Room - Benny Carter 16:21 5. Handsome Harry The Hipster - Harry Gibson Trio 21:22 6. Riot In Boogie - Harry Gibson Trio 24:24 7. Stop That Dancin' Up There - Harry Gibson Trio 27:11 8. Get Your Juices At The Deuces - Harry Gibson Trio 30:04 9. The Hipster's Blues Opus 6 - Harry Gibson Trio 32:48 10. The Hipster's Blues Opus 7 - Harry Gibson Trio 35:33 11. I Wonder - Cecil Gant 38:40 12. Cecil Boogie - Cecil Gant 41:25 For more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Carter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Gibson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Gant

Count Basie released this album in 1982 on the Pablo label, catalogue number PABLO 2310-871.

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series Morris "Moe" Koffman (1928-2001) was a Canadian musician (saxophone and flute), composer and arranger. He has been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall Of Fame ( https://canadianmusichalloffame.ca/inductee/morris-moe-koffman/ ) He released this album in 1971 on the GRT Records label, catalogue number 9230-1008. It has long since been deleted and is difficult to find. Track List: 1 Allegro (Sonata II) 0:00 2. Siciliano (Sonata II) 3. Two Bourees (Suite III) 4. Sarabande (Suite II) 5. Andante (Sonata i) 6. Giselle's Sonata (adopted from Allegro Sonata IV) 6. Largo ( Sonata 1) 7. Gigue (French Suite V) Adaptations by Moe Koffman Arranged and Produced by Doug Riley Here are links to some pages with more information about Moe Koffman: https://canadianmusichalloffame.ca/inductee/morris-moe-koffman/ http://www.canadianbands.com/Moe%20Koffman.html https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/moe-koffman-emc https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/moe-koffman https://www.allmusic.com/artist/moe-koffman-mn0000572259/biography https://jazz.fm/moe-koffman-interview-1986/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0463029/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moe_Koffman Discographies: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/moe-koffman-mn0000572259/discography https://www.discogs.com/artist/743892-Moe-Koffman