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Summer’s almost here! Get in the mood with this new playlist whitch has a sunshiny vibe. Cuban music, Hawaiian guitars, Portuguese flamenco,… Some uptempo dance music, and some laid-back tracks!
This playlist features compositions lead by, or featuring great saxophone players.
(as) = alto sax
(bs) = baritone sax
(ts) = tenor sax
Finally found some time to make a new playlist. This one is a nice mix of straight up blues, rhythm and blues, a bit of rock & roll, some doo wop etc. Great stuff!
Tracklist & info
1. Roosevelt Sykes And His Honeydrippers – Security Blues
Vogue Productions – V. 3270
Recorded August 21, 1952
2. Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five – Junco Partner
Decca – 60.766
Recorded April 30, 1952
3. Lionel Hampton And His Quartet – Hamp’s Salty Blues
Decca – BM 03732
Recorded January 30, 1946
4. Big Bill (Broonzy) – When I Get To Thinkin’
Columbia – 37454
Recorded February 24, 1945
5. Sam Price – Low Down Blues
Decca – 20.123
Recorded in February 1948
6. Fats Waller – Blues
His Master’s Voice – B.8580
Recorded March 31, 1937
7. Amos Easton – Lonesome Trail Blues
Specialty – SP 410
Recorded September 15, 1951
8. Wynonie “Mr. Blues” Harris And His Orchestra- Good Morning Mr Blues
Jazz Selection – J.S. 619
Recorded December 23, 1947
9. Fats Domino – Blue Monday
London American Recordings – L 589
Recorded March 30, 1955
10. Little Richard And His Band – Lucille
London American Recordings – HL-O.8446
Recorded March 2, 1957
11. “Tennessee” Ernie Ford – Sixteen Tons
Capitol Records – 3262
Recorded September 20, 1955
12. Arthur (Guitar Boogie) Smith And His Cracker-Jacks – Guitar Boogie
MGM Records – MGM.329
Recorded September 1944
13. The Cranes Skiffle Group – The Banana Boat Song
Embassy – WB. 223
Recorded February 1957
14. The Jive Bombers – Bad Boy
Moonglow – 5024
Recorded November 30, 1956
This playlist is dedicated to the Swing record label. All tracks have been transferred from records released on this label. The first half of the playlist has a focus on swing music, the second half shifts to bop. Five tracks feature Django Reinhardt.
Swing was a French record label, founded in 1937 by jazz connoisseur and writer Charles Delaunay. It was the first label in the world that solely focused on releasing jazz records. At the age of 23, Delaunay became chief of the Hot Club de France organization and, together with a few likeminded people, he would make the club world famous. In 1935, in cooperation with Hugues Panassié, the Jazz Hot magazine was published. It was the world’s very first magazine devoted exclusively to jazz.
Advertisement for Swing & Django on a Parisian cinema
Delauney, also a concert promoter, became manager of the newly formed houseband: le Quintette Du Hot Club De France. This group, founded by Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli, would become world famous.
The first record Swing put out was Coleman Hawkins & His All-Star “Jam” Band, playing “Honeysuckle Rose” and “Crazy Rhythm”. The band consisted, among others, of Coleman Hawkins, Benny Carter, Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli.
By the end of the 1930s, records were released by the Quintette Du Hot Club De France, Mezz Mezzrow, Eddie South, Rex Stewart, Bill Coleman,…
Quintette Du Hot Club De France – Minor’s Swing
After the war, records were released that featured American artists living in France, like Kenny Clarke, Don Byas, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie… French jazz artists were releasing music on Swing as well.
Swing also released records licensed from American labels with artists like Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk and Art Pepper.
The Swing label existed until the mid-1950s.
Tracklist:
Sources: Wikipedia, Keep (it) Swinging, London Jazz Collector, Patrus.
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