mit : Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Clark Terry, Dizzy Gillespie, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis,
Billy Taylor, Woody Herman, Maynard Ferguson, Gil Evans, Bill Holman, Art Farmer, George Russell, Jimmy Heath, Chico O'Farrille, Louis Bellson, Pete Rugolo,The Trombones, Billy May, Marty Paich und Stan Kenton. Auf die Größe kommts an: Je größer die Band, desto besser der Sound. Das gilt zumindest für die stets größer werdenden Venues in den 1920er Jahren, als der Swing an Popularität gewann. Aber wie kann man so gewaltige Bands rechtfertigen, in Zeiten, in denen man durch Verstärkung auch mit kleinen Combos großen Sound erzeugen kann? Die Antwort findet sich in diesen 20 seltenen und digital aufgearbeiteten Alben, von einigen der besten Big Bands der 1950er Jahre. Von Klassikern von Count Basie oder Duke Ellington und deren Neuinterpretationen durch »Newcomer«, wie Clark Terry oder Dizzy Gillespie, über die coolen Sounds a la Marty Paich, Stan Kenton oder Pete Rugolo, bis hin zu erweiterten Arrangements von Gil Evans, Bill Holman oder George Russell. Vielfalt klang noch nie so gut ¿ und so groß.
Enth.:
Disk 1 von 10
1
April in Paris (V. Duke, E.Y. Harburg, arr. W. Davis)
2
Corner Pocket (F. Green)
3
Did`n You? (F. Foster)
4
Sweetie Cakes (E. B.Wilkins)
5
Magic (F. Wess)
6
Shiny Stockings (F. Foster)
7
What Am I Here for (D. Ellington, F. Laine, arr. F. Foster)
8
Midgets (J. Newman)
9
Mambo Inn (M. Bauzá, E. M. Sampson, B. Woodlen)
10
Dinner With Friends (N. Hefti)
11
Avalon (B. DeSylva, Al Jolson, V. Rose)
12
Body and Soul (E. Heyman, R. Sour, F. Eyton, J. Green)
13
Bass-Ment (D. Ellington)
14
Early Autumn (R. Burns, W. Herman)
15
Jones (D. Ellington, C. Terry)
16
Perdido (E. Drake, H. Lengsfelder, J. Tizol)
17
St. Louis Blues (W. C. Handy)
18
Spacemen (D. Ellington)
19
Midnight Sun (S. Burke, L. Hampton, J. Mercer)
20
Take the 'A` Train (B. Strayhorn)
Disk 2 von 10
1
C Jam Blues (B. Bigard, D. Ellington)
2
In a Sentimental Mood (D. Ellington, I. Mills, M. Kurtz)
3
Cotton Tail (D. Ellington)
4
Just Squeeze Me (D. Ellington)
5
Mood Indigo (B. Bigard, D. Ellington)
6
Take the ¿A¿ Train (B. Strayhorn)
7
In a Mellow Tone (D. Ellington)
8
Come Sunday (D. Ellington)
9
In a Mellow Tone (D. Ellington)
10
Things Ain`t What They Used to Be (M. Ellington)
11
Serenade to Sweden (D. Ellington)
12
Chelsea Bridge (B. Strayhorn)
13
Upper Manhattan Medical Group (B. Strayhorn)
14
Do Nothin` Till You Hear from Me (D. Ellington)
15
Caravan (J. Tizol)
16
Sophisticated Lady (D. Ellington)
17
Johnny Come Lately (D. Ellington)
18
Perdido (J. Tizol)
19
Come Sunday (D. Ellington)
Disk 3 von 10
1
Trane Whistle (O. Nelson)
2
Whole Nelson (O. Nelson)
3
You Are Too Beautiful (L. Hart, R. Rodgers)
4
The Stolen Moment (O. Nelson)
5
Walk Away (O. Nelson)
6
Jaws¿ (E. ¿Lockjaw¿ Davis)
7
Biddy`s Beat (B. Taylor)
8
Theodora (B. Taylor)
9
Mood for Mendes (B. Taylor)
10
Daddy-O (B. Taylor)
11
Cu-Blu (B. Taylor)
12
Day Dreaming (B. Taylor)
13
Can You Tell by Looking At Me (B. Taylor)
14
Tune Up! (B. Taylor)
Disk 4 von 10
1
Four Brothers (J. Giuffre)
2
Like Some Blues Man (T. Richards)
3
Skoobeedoobee (Ted Richards)
4
Monterey Apple Tree (W. Herman)
5
Skylark (H. Carmichael, J. Mercer)
6
The Magpie (J. Mark)
7
Oleo (S. Rollins)
8
Starfire (B. Golsen)
9
The Mark Of Jazz (S. Hampton)
10
Nightlife (B. Golsen)
11
Stella By Starlight (Victor Young)
12
Lonely Time (Marty Paich)
13
Back in The Satellite Again (W. Maiden)
Disk 5 von 10
1
St. Louis Blues (W. C. Handy)
2
King Porter Stomp (J. R. Morton)
3
Willow Tree (F. Waller, A. Razaf)
4
Struttin¿ With Some Barbeque (L. Armstrong)
5
Lester Leaps in (L. Young)
6
¿Round Midnight (T. Monk)
7
Manteca! (D. Gillespie, G. Fuller, B. Gonzales)
8
Bird Feathers (C. Parker)
9
Kissing Bug (J. Sherrill, R. Stewart, B. Strayhorn
10
The Man I Love (G. & I. Gershwin)
11
Goodbye (G. Jenkins)
12
You Go to My Head (J. F. Coots, H. Gillespie)
13
After You`ve Gone (H. Creamer, T. Layton)
14
Far Down Below (B. Holman)
15
No Heat (B. Holman)
16
Theme & Variations #2 (B. Holman)
17
Aura (B. Holman)
Disk 6 von 10
1
St. Louis Blues (W. C. Handy)
2
King Porter Stomp (J. R. Morton)
3
Willow Tree (F. Waller, A. Razaf)
4
Struttin¿ With Some Barbeque (L. Armstrong)
5
Lester Leaps in (L. Young)
6
¿Round Midnight (T. Monk)
7
Manteca! (D. Gillespie, G. Fuller, B. Gonzales)
8
Bird Feathers (C. Parker)
9
Kissing Bug (J. Sherrill, R. Stewart, B. Strayhorn
10
The Man I Love (G. & I. Gershwin)
11
Goodbye (G. Jenkins)
12
You Go to My Head (J. F. Coots, H. Gillespie)
13
After You`ve Gone (H. Creamer, T. Layton)
14
Far Down Below (B. Holman)
15
No Heat (B. Holman)
16
Theme & Variations #2 (B. Holman)
17
Aura (B. Holman)
Disk 7 von 10
1
Flamingo (T. Grouya, E. Anderson)
2
Dance One (C. O¿Farrill)
3
Bright One (C. O¿Farrill)
4
Last One (C. O¿Farrill)
5
Cry Baby Blues (C. O¿Farrill)
6
It Ain`t Necessarily So (G. & I. Gershwin)
7
Heat Wave (I. Berlin)
8
Guess What (C. O¿Farrill)
9
Peanut Vendor (M. Simon, M. Sunshine, W. L. Gilbert)
10
Ill Wind (H. Arlen, T. Koehler)
11
Malaguena (E. Lecuona)
12
You Stepped Out of a Dream (N. H. Brown, G. Kahn)
13
Siboney (E. Lecuona, T. Morse)
14
No Te Importe Saber (R. Touzet)
15
Here`s Pete (P. Rugolo)
16
My Funny Valentine (L. Hart, R. Rodgers)
17
Mixin` the Blues (P. Rugolo)
18
Poinciana (Song Of The Tree) (B. Bernier, N. Simon)
19
Rugolo Meets Shearing (H. Saunders, L. Lunham, P. Rugolo)
20
Sambamba (L. Baxter)
21
King Porter Stomp (J. R. Morton)
22
You Are Too Beautiful (L. Hart, R. Rodgers)
23
Jingle Bells Mambo (P. Rugolo)
24
There Will Never Be Another You (H. Warren, M. Gordon)
25
Conversation (J. Ferrer)
26
Good Evening Friends Boogie (P. Rugolo)
Disk 8 von 10
1
Skin Deep (L. Bellson)
2
Claxton Hall Swing (L. Bellson)
3
Phalanges (L. Bellson, C. Terry)
4
For Europeans Only (T. Dameron, D. Redman)
5
Copasetic (R. Martin, D. Elliott)
6
Fascinatin` Rhythm (G. & I. Gershwin)
7
Percussionistically Speaking (L. Bellson)
8
All God`s Chillun Got Rhythm (W. Jurmann, G. Kahn, B. Kapler)
9
Loris (J. Puma)
10
A Pearl for Louie (R. Martin)
11
Big ¿P¿ (J. Heath)
12
Old Fashioned Fun (J. Heath)
13
Mona`s Mood (J. Heath)
14
Dat Dere (B. Timmons)
15
Nails (J. Heath)
16
On Green Dolphin Street (B. Kaper, N. Washington)
17
My Ideal (N. Chase, L. Robin, R. A. Whiting)
Disk 9 von 10
1
Neckbones (J. L. Johnson)
2
Dues Blues (J. L. Johnson)
3
Long Before I Knew You (J. Styne, S. Cahn)
4
Soft Winds (B. Goodman)
5
Tee Jay (J. L. Johnson)
6
Lassus Trombone (H. Fillmore)
7
It`s All Right With Me (C. Porter)
8
Polka Dots and Moonbeams (J. Burke, J. VanHeusen)
9
Old Devil Moon (B. Lane, E. Y. Harburg)
10
Impossible (S. Allen)
11
Heat Wave (I. Berlin)
12
Brassmen`s Holiday (M. R. Armengol)
13
Autumn Leaves (J. Kosma, J. Mercer, J. Prévert)
14
Love Is the Thing (N. Washington, V. Young)
15
Ping Pong (B. May)
16
Moonlight Becomes You (J. Burke, J. Van Heusen)
17
Pawn Ticket (R. Bryant)
18
Solving the Riddle (J. Cavanaugh, B. May)
19
Invitation (B. Kaper, P. F. Webster)
20
The Continental (C. Conrad, H. Magidson)
21
Return of the Zombie (B. May)
22
On a Little Street in Singapore (P. DeRose, B. Hill)
23
Jooms Jones (B. May)
Disk 10 von 10
1
It`s All Right With Me (C. Porter)
2
I`ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face (A. Lerner, F. Loewe)
3
I`ve Never Been in Love Before (F. Loesser)
4
I Love Paris (C. Porter)
5
Too Close For Comfort (G. D. Weiss, J. Bock, L. Holofcener)
6
Younger Than Springtime / The Surrey With the Fringe on Top (O. Hammerstein II, R. Rodgers)
7
If I Were a Bell (F. Loesser)
8
Lazy Afternoon (J. Moross, J. Latouche)
9
Just in Time (A. Green, B. Comden, J. Styne)
10
Dancing in the Dark (A. Schwartz, H. Dietz)
11
Sophisticated Lady (D. Ellington, I. Mills, M. Parish)
12
Softly (E. Beal, J. Greene)
13
Eager Beaver (S. Kenton)
14
Women Usually Do (J. Greene)
15
After You (S. Ellis)
16
Temptation (A. Freed, N. H. Brown)
17
Walk Softly (B. Webb, J. Richards)
18
Opus in Chartreuse (G. Roland)
19
All About Ronnie (J. Greene)
20
Interlude (P. Rugolo, B. Russell)
21
Lullaby of the Leaves (B. Petkere, J. Young)