The Encyclopedia of Jazz Swing Time The Heyday Of Jazz Vol 61 - 66(jazz)(mp3@320)[rogercc][h33t]

The Encyclopedia of Jazz: Swing Time - The Heyday Of Jazz

Discs 61 - 66 of 100

Released : December 9, 2008

Label: Membran

Quality: Mp3@ 320







Disc 61 Ben Webster, Bill Harris 1954-57



Bill Harris (October 28, 1916 – August 21, 1973) was a jazz trombonist.

Early in his career, Harris performed with Benny Goodman, Charlie Barnet, and Eddie Condon. He is renowned for his broad, thick tone and quick vibrato that remained for the duration of each tone. He went on to join Woody Herman's First Herd in 1944. He was also in the Four Brothers Second Herd during the late 1940s, and he worked with Herman again in the 1950s. He then teamed up with Charlie Ventura and later with Chubby Jackson. Together with Flip Phillips, he became a stalwart of Benny Goodman's group in 1959, although it has been said that Goodman was frequently irritated at Harris because of Harris' indifferent approach to "sight-reading," the skill of playing off of written music with fluency, an ability notable in Goodman and trumpeter Harry James. As an improviser, Harris seemed comfortable playing among divergent stylists, as shown on "Jazz at the Philharmonic" recordings, as his "one-off" style seemed to work in any context, from "Dixieland" to swing to "bebop" .

His solo on "Bijou" with Herman remains a classic, while his idiosyncratic treatment of the ballad "Everything Happens to Me" is noted for its vocality, and his treatment of the ballad "Everywhere" was inspiration for Roswell Rudd's free-contrapuntal "Everywhere." Later, Harris worked in Las Vegas, finally retiring to Florida.



01. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me [04:44]

02. Prelude To A Kiss [04:47]

03. Willow Weep For Me [04:39]

04. Come Rain Or Come Shine [04:23]

05. Crazy Rhythm [04:52]

06. It Might As Well Be Spring [06:21]

07. Just One More Chance [02:29]

08. I Surrender Dear [07:56]

09. In A Mellow Tone [09:36]

10. Where Are You [05:29]

11. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You [04:23]



Ben Webster with Ralph Burns' Orchestra (Tracks 1-4)

Bil Harris and Friends (Tracks 5-11)



Disc 62 Buddy Rich, Benny Carter



Buddy Rich first played jazz with a major group in 1937 with Joe Marsala and guitarist Jack Lemaire. He then played with Bunny Berigan (1938 ) and Artie Shaw (1939 ), and even instructed a 14-year-old Mel Brooks in drumming for a short period when playing for Shaw. At 21, Rich participated in his first major recording with the Vic Schoen Orchestra (the band that backed the Andrews Sisters).In 1938, he was also hired to play in Tommy Dorsey's orchestra where he met and performed with Frank Sinatra. In 1942, Rich left the Dorsey band to join the United States Marine Corps. He rejoined the Dorsey group after leaving the Marines two years later. In 1946, Rich formed his own band with financial support from Sinatra, and continued to lead different groups on and off until the early fifties.







01. Sunday [10:47]

02. The Monster [11:07]

03. Ballad Medley- linernotes [12:14]

04. Old Fashioned Love [07:49]

05. Blue Lou [04:56]

06. A Walkin' Thing [05:58]

07. I'm Coming Virginia [05:47]

08. How Can You Lose [06:15]



Buddy Rich Ensemble (Tracks 1-3)

Benny Carter (Tracks 4-8 )



Disc 63 Ben Webster, Red Norvo 1957



Red Norvo (March 31, 1908 – April 6, 1999) was one of jazz's early vibraphonists, known as "Mr. Swing". He helped establish the xylophone, marimba and later the vibraphone as viable jazz instruments. His major recordings included "Dance of the Octopus", "Bughouse", "Knockin' on Wood", "Congo Blues", and "Hole in the Wall"







01. Lover Come Back To Me [08:28]

02. Where Are You [04:43]

03. Makin' Whoopee [04:31]

04. Ill Wind [03:32]

05. Late Date [07:15]

06. Time On My Hands [04:18]

07. Soulville [08:05]

08. Sunrise Blues [08:48]

09. Easy On The Eye [07:28]

10. The Night Is Blue [07:05]

11. Just A Mood [06:55]



Ben Webster Quintet (Tracks 1-7)

Red Norvo Sextet (Tracks 8-11)



Disc 64 Ben Webster, Harry Edison 1956-57



Benjamin Francis Webster (March 27, 1909 – September 20, 1973), a.k.a. "The Brute" or "Frog," was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist. Webster, born in Kansas City, Missouri, was considered one of the three most important "swing tenors" along with Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young. Known affectionately as "The Brute", he had a tough, raspy, and brutal tone on stomps (with his own distinctive growls), yet on ballads he played with warmth and sentiment. Stylistically he was indebted to alto star Johnny Hodges, who, he said, taught him to play his instrument.







01. Opus 711 [05:05]

02. Walkin' With Sweets [07:15]

03. Love Is Here To Stay [03:21]

04. How Deep Is The Ocean [03:44]

05. Hollering At Watkins [03:35]

06. Used To Be Basie [05:59]

07. Studio Call [08:09]

08. Willow Weep For Me [04:46]

09. K.M. Blues [03:32]

10. Blues For Piney Brown [07:38]

11. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You [03:32]

12. Blues For The Blues [04:50]

13. You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me [06:50]



Harry Edison (Tracks 1-9)

Harry Edison - Ben Webster (Tracks 10-13)



Disc 65 Ben Webster, Harry Edison, Coleman Hawkins 1957



Coleman Randolph Hawkins (November 21, 1904 – May 19, 1969), nicknamed Hawk and sometimes "Bean", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. One of the first prominent jazz musicians on his instrument, as Joachim E. Berendt explained: "there were some tenor players before him, but the instrument was not an acknowledged jazz horn". While Hawkins is strongly associated with the swing music and big band era, he had a role in the development of bebop in the 1940s.

Fellow saxophonist Lester Young, known as "Pres", commented in a 1959 interview with The Jazz Review: "As far as I'm concerned, I think Coleman Hawkins was the President first, right? As far as myself, I think I'm the second one." Miles Davis once said: "When I heard Hawk, I learned to play ballads."







01. Blues For Bill Basie [09:31]

02. Taste On The Place [07:03]

03. Moonlight In Vermont [03:57]

04. Blues For Yolande [06:46]

05. Maria [06:34]

06. It Never Entered My Mind [05:48]

07. Prisoner Of Love [04:14]

08. Tangerine [05:22]

09. La Rosita [05:04]

10. Cocktails For Two [02:41]

11. Shine On, Harvest Moon [04:50]

12. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To [04:15]



Harry Edison - Ben Webster ( Tracks 1-3)

Ben Webster - Coleman Hawkins (Tracks 4-12)



Disc 66 Ben Webster, Art Tatum, Barney Kessel 1957



Barney Kessel (October 17, 1923 – May 6, 2004) was an American jazz guitarist born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA. Noted in particular for his vast knowledge of chords and inversions and chord-based melodies, he was a member of many prominent jazz groups as well as a "first call" guitarist for studio, film, and television recording sessions. Kessel was a member of the group of session musicians informally known as The Wrecking Crew.



01. All The Things You Are [07:14]

02. My One And Only Love [06:13]

03. My Ideal [07:14]

04. Gone With The Wind [04:46]

05. Have You Met Miss Jones [04:47]

06. Night And Day [05:28]

07. Where Or When [06:25]

08. Tiger Rag [09:51]

09. Jersey Bounce [09:32]



Art Tatum - Ben Webster (Tracks 1-7)

Barney Kessel and His All-Stars (Tracks 8-9)