LES BAXTER - Four Classic Albums : South Pacific / African Jazz / Jungle Jazz / Wild Guitars (2010) 2xCD / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

  Tracklist 1 :
    Les Baxter And His Orchestra - South Pacific (1958)
1    There's Nothin' Like A Dame    2:42
2    Some Enchanted Evening    3:14
3    Happy Talk    2:20
4    A Cock-Eyed Optimist    2:38
5    I'm Gonna Was That Man Right Outta My Hair    1:48
6    Younger Than Springtime    2:20
7    A Wonderful Guy    2:07
8    Bali Hai    3:30
9    This Nearly Was Mine    2:35
10    Dites-Moi (Tell Me Why)    1:42
11    Honey Bun    2:04
12    Bloody Mary    3:24
Credits :
Arranged By, Conductor – Les Baxter
Artwork – Paul Gauguin
Written-By – Rodgers & Hammerstein
Les Baxter - African Jazz (1959)
13    Congo Train    2:41
14    Elephant Trail    3:09
15    Banana Boy    2:32
16    Safari    2:29
17    Mombassa After Midnight    2:08
18    Rain    2:36
19    Lost City    3:06
20    Walkin' Watusi    2:29
21    Ostritch Hunt    1:48
22    Cairo Bazaar    1:21
23    Junglelero    3:24
24    Balinese Bongos    1:59
Créditos
Composed By – Les Baxter
Orchestra – Les Baxter And His Orchestra
Producer – Voyle Gilmore
Tracklist 2 :
Les Baxter And His Orchestra ‎–  Jungle Jazz (1959)
1    Brazilia    2:04
2    Rain Forest    2:27
3    Papagayo    2:54
4    Amazon Falls    2:53
5    Coco    3:25
6    Carnival Merengue    2:54
7    Isle Of Cuba    3:19
8    Blue Jungle    3:15
9    Voodoo Dreams    3:01
10    One Thousand Cockatoos    2:30
11    Go Chango    3:15
12    Jungle Brava    2:29
Créditos
Composed By, Orchestrated By – Les Baxter
Producer – Voyle Gilmore
Tenor Saxophone, Alto Flute – Plas Johnson
Les Baxter And His Orchestra ‎– Wild Guitars (1959)
13    Sabre Dance    2:40
Arranged By – Les Baxter
Written-By – Aram Khatchaturian
14    Maracangalha    1:51
Dorival Caymmi
15    Desilusao    1:47
16    Cabayo    2:08
Written-By – Les Baxter, Riz Ortolani
17    Piccolissima Serenata    2:29
Written-By – Amurri, Ferrio, Hourdeaux
18    My Buddy    2:34
Written-By – Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson
19    Ritual Fire Dance    2:03
Written-By – Manuel De Falla
20    Brazilian Slave Song    1:59
Written-By – Lamartine Babo
21    Tell Me, Margarita    3:03
Written-By – Mariano Merceron
22    Mandolino    1:53
Written-By – Les Baxter, Riz Ortolani
23    Cubana Mulatta    2:33
Written-By – Les Baxter, Pepé Gamboa
24    Tico Tico    1:49
Written-By – Zequinha Abreu
Créditos
Guitar – Joe Carioca, Nestor Amaral
Guitar, Tres, Cavaquinho – Pepé Gamboa
Producer – Voyle Gilmore

CHARLIE PARKER AND HIS ORCHESTRA - Swedish Schnapps (1952-2014) RM / MONO / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

 

Musicians like to observe that for all his notoriety as the wellspring of bebop, Charlie "Bird" Parker's music was loaded with the blues. SWEDISH SCHNAPPS is as good a place as any to make that connection with Parker's music, including as it does two of his most enduring bop heads based on the blues, "Au Privave" and "Blues For Alice." While you wouldn't mistake either composition for a Muddy Waters tune, both relate Bird's off-kilter accents and serpentine melodicism at walking tempos that let you hear what's actually going by, instead of leaving you astonished but bemused. To really drive the point home, there's "K.C. Blues," which finds the altoist at his hollerin' best, and "Lover Man," certainly one of the bluesiest 32-bar standards around. allmusic

Tracklist:

1    Si Si 2:40 
Charlie Parker
2    Swedish Schnapps (Alternate Take) 3:15 
Charlie Parker / Charlie Shavers
3    Swedish Schnapps 3:12
Charlie Parker / Charlie Shavers
4    Back Home Blues (Alternate Take) 2:37

 Charlie Parker

5    Back Home Blues 2:48

 Charlie Parker

6    Lover Man 3:23 
Jimmie Davis / Roger "Ram" Ramirez / Jimmy Sherman

7    Blues For Alice  2:50    

 Charlie Parker

8    Au Privave (Alternate Take) 2:40  

 Charlie Parker

9    Au Privave 2:45    

 Charlie Parker

10    She Rote (Alternate Take) 3:10  

 Charlie Parker

11    She Rote 3:08      

Charlie Parker
12    K. C. Blues 3:26     

Charlie Parker
13    Star Eyes 3:38      
Gene DePaul / Don Raye
14    Segment 3:22    

Charlie Parker
15    Diverse 3:18    

Charlie Parker  
16    Passport (rare) 2:57    

  Charlie Parker
17    Passport (common) 2:58

 Charlie Parker

Personnel:

[# 1-7]

Charlie Parker - alto saxophone

Red Rodney - trumpet

John Lewis - piano

Ray Brown - bass

Kenny Clarke - drums

Recorded at RCA Victor's 24th Street Studios, 

New York City ; August 8, 1951

[# 8-13]

Charlie Parker - alto saxophone

Miles Davis - trumpet

Walter Bishop, Jr. - piano

Teddy Kotick - bass

Max Roach - drums

Recorded in New York City ; January 17, 1951

[# 14-17]

Charlie Parker - alto saxophone

Kenny Dorham - trumpet

Al Haig - piano

Tommy Potter - bass

Max Roach - drums

Recorded in New York City ; May 5, 1949

 

QUINCY JONES - Gula Matari (1970-1999) RM / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

With his second and last album under the Creed Taylor aegis, the complexities of Quincy Jones' catholic, evolving tastes start to reveal themselves. We hear signs of his gradual gravitation toward pop right off the bat with the churchy R&B cover of Paul Simon's mega-hit "Bridge Over Troubled Water," dominated by Valerie Simpson's florid soul vocal and a gospel choir. His roots fixation surfaces in the spell-like African groove of the title track, a dramatic tone poem that ebbs and flows masterfully over its 13-minute length. From this point on, it's all jazz; the roaring big band comes back with a vengeance in "Walkin'," where Milt Jackson, Herbie Hancock, Hubert Laws, and other jazzers take fine solo turns, and things really get rocking on Nat Adderley's "Hummin'." Major Holley is a riot with his grumble-scat routine on bass. The whole record sounds like they must have had a ball recording it.  by Richard S. Ginell
Tracklist 
1 Bridge Over Troubled Water 6:10
Composed By – Simon & Garfunkel
2 Gula Matari 13:05
Composed By – Quincy Jones
3 Walkin' 7:55
Composed By – Richard Carpenter

4 Hummin' 8:05
Composed By – Nat Adderley
Credits
Arranged By, Conductor – Quincy Jones
Baritone Saxophone – Danny Bank, Pepper Adams
Bass – Ray Brown, Richard Davis (tracks: 2), Ron Carter (tracks: 2)
Bass Saxophone – Danny Bank
Bass, Soloist – Major Holley
Cello – Alan Shulman, Kermit Moore, Lucien Schmit, Seymour Barab
 Drums – Grady Tate
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Flute, Soloist – Hubert Laws
Guitar, Soloist – Eric Gale
Guitar, Whistle, Soloist – Toots Thielemans
Keyboards – Bob James, Bobby Scott, Herbie Hancock
Marimba [Bass] – Don Elliott (tracks: A2)
Percussion – Don Elliott, Jimmy Johnson, Warren Smith
 Producer – Creed Taylor
Soprano Saxophone, Soloist – Jerome Richardson
Trombone – Benny Powell, Tony Studd, Wayne Andre
Trombone, Soloist – Al Grey
Trumpet – Danny Moore, Ernie Royal, Gene Young, Freddie Hubbard, Marvin Stamm
Vibraphone – Milt Jackson
Vocals – Barbara Massey, Hilda Harris, Maretha Stewart, Marilyn Jackson
Vocals, Soloist – Valerie Simpson
Voice, Soloist – Major Holley

DUKE ELLINGTON / CHARLES MINGUS / MAX ROACH - Money Jungle (1962-2002) RM / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Duke Ellington surprised the jazz world in 1962 with his historic trio session featuring Charles Mingus and Max Roach. Not in a mood to simply rework older compositions, the bulk of the LP focused on music he wrote specifically for the session. "Money Jungle" is a thunderous opener, a blues that might be classified somewhere between post-bop and avant-garde. The gem of the date is the fragile, somewhat haunting ballad "Fleurette Africaine," where Mingus' floating bassline and Roach's understated drumming add to the mystique of an Ellington work that has slowly been gathering steam among jazz musicians as a piece worth exploring more often. "Very Special" is a jaunty upbeat blues, while the angular, descending line of "Wig Wise" also proves to be quite catchy. Ellington also revisits "Warm Valley" (a lovely ballad indelibly associated with Johnny Hodges) and an almost meditative "Solitude." Thunderous percussion and wild basslines complement a wilder-than-usual approach to "Caravan." Every jazz fan should own a copy of this sensational recording session. by Ken Dryden
 Tracklist:

1 Money Jungle 5:27

2 Fleurette Africaine 3:33

3 Very Special 4:23

4 Warm Valley 3:31

5 Wig Wise 3:17

6 Caravan 4:11

Written-By – D. Ellington, J. Tizol

7 Solitude 5:31

Written-By – D. Ellington, E. De Lange

8 Switch Blade 5:21

9 A Little Max (Parfait) 2:57

10 REM Blues 4:15

11 Backward Country Boy Blues 6:30

12 Solitude - Alternate Take 4:42

Written-By – D. Ellington, E. De Lange

13 Switch Blade - Alternate Take 5:11

14 A Little Max (Parfait) - Alternate Take 2:56

15 REM Blues - Alternate Take 5:44

Credits:

Bass – Charles Mingus

Drums – Max Roach

Piano – Duke Ellington

Written-By – Duke Ellington (tracks: 1 to 5, 8 to 11, 13 to 15)

Notas

Recorded at Sound Makers, New York City on September 17, 1962.

Expanded edition of "Money Jungle".

Tracks 1 to 7 originally issued as United Artists UAS 15017.

Tracks 13 and 15 previously unreleased.

STAN KENTON - Cuban Fire! (1960-1991) MONO / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This CD contains one of the classic Stan Kenton albums, a six-part suite composed and arranged by Johnny Richards. The Kenton orchestra was expanded to 27 pieces for these dates including six percussionists, two French horns and six trumpets. With such soloists as tenor-great Lucky Thompson (on "Fuego Cubano,") trombonist Carl Fontana, altoist Lennie Niehaus, Bill Perkins on tenor and trumpeters Sam Noto and Vinnie Tanno, and plenty of raging ensembles, this is one of Stan Kenton's more memorable concept albums of the 1950s. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist:
1 Fuego Cubano (Cuban Fire) 6:02
Johnny Richards
2 El Congo Valiente (Valiant Congo) 5:53
Johnny Richards
3 Recuerdos (Reminiscences) 5:01
Johnny Richards
4 Quien Sabe (Who Knows) 4:49
Johnny Richards
5 Guera Baila (The Fair One Dances) 5:09
Johnny Richards
6 La Suerte de los Tontos (Fortune of Fools) 4:20
Johnny Richards
7 Tres Corarones (Three Hearts) 2:59
Johnny Richards
8 Maliba Moonlight 3:51
Johnny Richards
9 El Dangon 4:34
Johnny Richards
10 Carnival 5:21
Gene Roland
11 Wagon 3:05
Johnny Richards
12 Early Hours (Lady Luck) 2:56
Gene Roland
Credits:
Alto Saxophone – Gabe Baltazar (tracks: 8 to 12), Lennie Niehaus (tracks: 1 to 7)
Baritone Saxophone – Billy Root (tracks: 1 to 7), Marvin Holladay (tracks: 8 to 12), Wayne Dunston (tracks: 8 to 12)
Bass – Curtis Counce (tracks: 1 to 7), Pete Chivily (tracks: 8 to 12)
Bass Saxophone – Wayne Dunston (tracks: 8 to 12)
Bass Trombone – Bob Knight (tracks: 8 to 12), Jim Amlotte (tracks: 8 to 12)
Bongos – Willie Rodriguez (tracks: 1 to 7)
Claves – Roger Mozian (tracks: 1 to 7)
Congas – George Acevedo (tracks: 8 to 12), Tommy Lopez (tracks: 1 to 7)
Drums – Art Anton (tracks: 8 to 12), Mel Lewis (tracks: 1 to 7)
Flugelhorn – Vinnie Tano (tracks: 1 to 7)
French Horn – Irving Rosenthal (tracks: 1 to 7x), Julius Watkins (tracks: 1 to 7)
Guitar – Ralph Blaze (tracks: 1 to 7)
Maracas – Mario Alvarez (tracks: 1 to 7)
Mellophone – Bill Horan (tracks: 8 to 12), Dwight Carver (tracks: 8 to 12), Gene Rolland (tracks: 8 to 12), Joe Burnett (tracks: 8 to 12), Tom Wirtel (tracks: 8 to 12)
Piano – Stan Kenton
Tenor Saxophone – Bill Perkins (tracks: 1 to 7), Lucky Thompson (tracks: 1 to 7), Paul Renzi (tracks: 8 to 12), Sam Donahue (tracks: 8 to 12)
Timbales – George Laguna (tracks: 1 to 7)
Timpani – George Gaber (tracks: 1 to 7), Saul Gubin (tracks: 1 to 7)
Trombone – Bob Fitzpatrick (tracks: 1 to 7), Carl Fontana (tracks: 1 to 7), Dick Hyde (tracks: 8 to 12), Don Kelly (tracks: 1 to 7), Kent Larsen (tracks: 1 to 7), Ray Sikora (tracks: 8 to 12)
Trumpet – Al Mattaliano (tracks: 1 to 7), Bob Rolfe (tracks: 8 to 12), Bud Brisbois (tracks: 8 to 12), Dalton Smith (tracks: 8 to 12), Ed Leddy (tracks: 1 to 7), John Audino (tracks: 8 to 12), Lee Katzman (tracks: 1 to 7), Phil Gilbert (tracks: 1 to 7), Sam Noto, Steve Hoffsteter (tracks: 8 to 12), Vinnie Tano (tracks: 1 to 7)
Tuba – Albert Pollan (tracks: 8 to 12), Jay McAllister (tracks: 1 to 7)

STAN KENTON - Cuban Fire! (1960) 

(1991)  Capitol / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

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CLEO LAINE WITH THE DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA - Solitude [1995] RCA / FLAC

Rather than being guests, Cleo Laine and John Dankworth have lent their names to the Duke Ellington Orchestra, giving them considerable control over the session; while Mercer Ellington is listed as leader, the conductor and principal arranger is Dankworth. One unfortunate result of this arrangement is that some of the offerings are "based on variations or adaptations" of the original Ellington and/or Billy Strayhorn compositions. Thus, "Chelsea Bridge" comes out "September Rain," and "Take the 'A' Train" is "Cleo's 'A' Train." Neither come off well -- and the latter title is presumptuous. "We're Rockin' in Rhythm" has its moments, especially Dankworth's clarinet solo in the style of Jimmy Hamilton. The best "variation" is "Love Call," based on "Creole Love Call." Laine's version in no way replaces the 1927 Adelaide Hall recording with Ellington, but her voice is well-suited to this early Duke classic. The dubbing of Ellington's piano on "Solitude" (through the wonders of technology) is just grotesque. Fortunately, Laine and Dankworth stick to the real thing for most of the cuts, putting their interpretative imprimatur on Ellington and/or Strayhorn masterpieces. Laine's reading of "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good" is one the better renderings of this tune. She seems to have an affection for this song, having recorded it at least twice before. "All Too Soon," with Barry Lee Hall's trumpet and Shelley Paul's tenor playing behind Laine, is another highlight of this session. As long as Laine and Dankworth stick to the Ellington musical script, this album is a welcome addition to the "...With the Duke Ellington Orchestra" catalog. by Dave Nathan
Tracklist 
1 Don't Get Around Much Anymore 5:12
Duke Ellington / Bob Russell 
2 Sophisticated Lady 5:52
Duke Ellington / Irving Mills / Mitchell Parish 
3 I'm Beginning to See the Light 3:05
Duke Ellington / Don George / Johnny Hodges / Harry James 
4 All Too Soon 4:19
Duke Ellington / Carl Sigman 
5 Take My Loves 3:12
John Dankworth / Duke Ellington / William Shakespeare / Billy Strayhorn 
6 I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 6:14
Duke Ellington / Paul Francis Webster 
7 Love Call 5:25
Duke Ellington / Lorraine Feather 
8 Don't You Know I Care (Or Don't You Care to Know) 4:09
Mack David / Duke Ellington 
9 Solitude 4:21
Eddie DeLange / Duke Ellington / Irving Mills 
Duke Ellington - Piano
10 Reflections 5:04
Duke Ellington / Milt Raskin 
11 We're Rockin' in Rhythm 3:18
Harry Carney / Duke Ellington / Lorraine Feather / Irving Mills 
12 Come Sunday 3:35
Duke Ellington 
13 September Rain 3:45
Lorraine Feather / Billy Strayhorn 
14 Cleo's 'A' Train (Incorporating "Take the 'A' Train") 6:38
John Dankworth / Cleo Laine / Billy Strayhorn 
Credits 
Alto Saxophone – Patience Higgins (tracks: 1, 2, 4) 
Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – 3, 7, 11
Alto Saxophone, Flute – Charlie Young
Arranged By – John Dankworth
Baritone Saxophone – Jay Brandford
Bass – Hassan Ash-Shakur
Bass Trombone – Raymond Harris
Conductor – Mercer Ellington
Drums – Quinten White
Guitar – Stephen Fox
Piano – Duke Ellington (tracks: 9), Thomas James
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Shelley C. Paul
Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet – Zane Zacharoff
Trombone – Art Baron, Bradley Shigeta, Gregory Royal
Trumpet – John Longo, Ron Tooley, Tony Barrero
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Barry Lee Hall
Vocals – Cleo Laine

 CLEO LAINE WITH THE DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA - Solitude

 [1995] RCA / FLAC / scans

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ROSEMARY CLOONEY / PÉREZ PRADO A Touch of Tabasco [1960] RCA

On paper, this unlikely pairing of American popular vocalist Rosemary Clooney (who nearly defined the 1950s as a stylist) and Cuban percussionist and bandleader Pérez Prado seemed to be a disaster in the making. The end result is quite the opposite. Recorded during two sessions in July and August of 1959, this is simply one of the loveliest albums in either artist's catalog. The music is lively and colorful but retains Clooney's smooth and mellow character, and Prado's trademark arrangements and experiments with percussion, texture, and harmony. Apparently, Clooney had some trouble with pronunciation initially, but was coached by her husband, Puerto Rican actor Jose Ferrer (who wrote the original album's liner notes) and became a quick study. This merging of Latin and American standards is a tour de force that features some of the hottest session players in the biz including drummers Leo Acosta and Earl Palmer, as well as horn players Paul Horn and Ollie Mitchell. Highlights of the set include "Mack the Knife," "Sway," a pair of Cole Porter tunes -- "Bali Hai," and "You Do Something to Me" -- as well as highly original readings of "Corazon de Melon," "Cu-Cu-Rru-Cu-Cu Paloma," and "Adios."  by Thom Jurek  
Tracklist
1 Corazón De Melón (Watermelon Heart) 2:03
2 Like A Woman 2:03
3 I Only Have Eyes For You 2:08
4 Magic Is The Moonlight 2:36
5 In A Little Spanish Town 2:05
6 Sway 2:39
7 Mack The Knife 2:00
8 Bali Ha'i 2:27
9 You Do Something To Me 1:33
10 Cu-Cu-Rru-Cu-Cu Paloma 2:33
11 I Got Plenty Of Nuttin' 2:12
12 Adiós 2:14
13 In A Little Spanish Town 2:34

ROSEMARY CLOONEY / PÉREZ PRADO - A Touch of Tabasco 

[1960] RCA / CBR320 / scans

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CHARLIE CHRISTIAN - The Genius of the Electric Guitar [4CD] 2012 / Columbia

 First, a few myths get cleared up by the very existence of this box, which goes far beyond the original Columbia compilations with the same name. For starters, Columbia goes a long way to setting the record straight that Charlie Christian was not the first electric guitarist or the first jazz guitarist or the first electric guitarist in jazz. For another, they concentrate on only one thing here: documenting Christian's seminal tenure with Benny Goodman's various bands from 1939-1941. While in essence, that's all there really is, various dodgy compilations have been made advertising Christian playing with Lester Young or Lionel Hampton. It's true that he did, but only in the context of the Goodman band. There are 98 tracks spread over four CDs, all of which have been remastered from original sources -- the sound is nothing short of breathtaking. The tracks include the well-known master takes, all 70 of them, as well as 17 never before released alternates and 28 cuts that have only been issued on European or Japanese compilations. What all of this compiling proves is one thing certainly: all single-disc collections cannot begin to do justice to the legend and methyl that surrounds Christian's genius. The single-disc ventures are merely shadows, not even photographs or snaps of the massive wealth of musicality that this collaboration between these two men, and the various bands and orchestras they were involved in. Chronologically laid out, the notes are exhaustive enough to include take numbers for jazz historians to argue about. For the rest of us, we get to delve deep into the Goodman band's treasure trove with "Flying Home," "Rose Room," "Memories of You," "AC-DC Current" -- with a killer Lionel Hampton vibes solo, as well as Christian's fat-shaped chords that sound downright funky -- "Gone With What Wind," and more masters with those slippery solos and lilting clarinets. Plus, we get nine alternate takes just on disc one. Disc two brings Lester Young and Buck Clayton to the Goodman sextet, as well as players like Georgie Auld and Cootie Williams. These sides in 1940 are the most cooking, as Christian has to actually get in and mix it up with the horns. Among the most noteworthy are "Ad Lib Blues," "Lester's Dream," "Wholly Cats," and "Royal Garden Blues." The alternates are three takes of "Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks Me)" and two of "Good Enough to Keep (Air Mail Special)," which must have been hell to pick between for the original issues -- they all smoke. Disc three puts the Goodman sextet in a new groove, with Count Basie making the scene briefly with Williams and Auld. The trading of fours between Basie and Christian on "Breakfast Feud" -- of which there are even steamier alternate takes -- is one of the highlights of either's career, and the only place on record where Goodman himself gets lost in the beat. Finally, disc four presents the Goodman Orchestra, Metronome All-Star Review, and his own big band. The sheer talent on these sides is dizzying to even list: Gene Krupa, Harry James, Jack Teagarden, Benny Carter, Pete Mondello, Fletcher Henderson, and on. Christian shines on all of these sides. Backed by a rhythm guitarist (acoustic), and a big rhythm section, his solos are wracked with fluttering arpeggios that seem to meander before sideswiping the listener with their on-target incision into the melodic framework of the tune and their absolutely in-the-pocket sense of time. Along with alternate takes, there are sextet false starts and breakdowns included, as well as the Goodman Orchestra's rehearsals. The fourth is easily the most exhausting disc of the set to listen through, but it also has the most astonishing music. This set is an archivist's dream, to be sure, but it nonetheless offers the rest of listeners plenty as well: a complete education in Goodman, as well as Christian and the eras, and to be sure, the most potent music outside the Ellington band from those years. In addition, Peter Broadbent's encyclopedic biographical notes and Loren Schoenberg' s obsessively (yes, that's a good thing) musical notes make for an indispensable package both historically and aesthetically.

Tracklist

The Master Takes
1-01 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Flying Home 3:12
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

1-02 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Rose Room 2:47
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

1-03 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Stardust 3:14
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

1-04 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Memories Of You 3:10
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

1-05 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Soft Winds 2:26
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

1-06 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Seven Come Eleven 2:46
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

1-07 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Shivers 2:48
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Johnny Guarnieri
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

1-08 –Benny Goodman Sextet
AC/DC Current 2:45
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Johnny Guarnieri
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

1-09 –Benny Goodman Sextet
I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) 2:58
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Johnny Guarnieri
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

1-10 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Till Tom Special 3:04
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Count Basie
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

1-11 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Gone With What Wind 3:22
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Count Basie
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

1-12 –Benny Goodman Sextet
The Sheik Of Araby 3:15
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Johnny Guarnieri
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

1-13 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Untitled Tune 2:01
Bass – Artie Bernstein

Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Johnny Guarnieri
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

1-14 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Poor Butterfly 2:50
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Johnny Guarnieri
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

1-15 –Benny Goodman Sextet
I Surrender, Dear 3:00
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Johnny Guarnieri
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

1-16 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Boy Meets Goy (Grand Slam) 2:53
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Johnny Guarnieri
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

1-17 –Benny Goodman Sextet
These Foolish Things 3:12
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Dudley Brooks
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

The Alternate Takes
1-18 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Flying Home (Alternate Take) 3:15
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

1-19 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Memories Of You (Alternate Take) 3:08
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

1-20 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Soft Winds (Alternate Take) 2:28
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

1-21 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Shivers (Alternate Take) 2:30
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Johnny Guarnieri
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

1-22 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Gone With What Wind (Alternate Take) 3:15
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Count Basie
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

1-23 –Benny Goodman Sextet
The Sheik Of Araby (Alternate Take) 3:26
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Johnny Guarnieri
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

1-24 –Benny Goodman Sextet
I Surrender, Dear (Alternate Take) 2:55
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Johnny Guarnieri
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

1-25 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Boy Meets Goy
 (Grand Slam) (Alternate Take) 2:50
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Johnny Guarnieri
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

1-26 –Benny Goodman Sextet
These Foolish Things (Alternate Take) 3:05
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Dudley Brooks
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

The Master Takes
2-01 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks Me) 3:18
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Dudley Brooks
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

2-02 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Good Enough To Keep
(Air Mail Special) 2:53
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Dudley Brooks
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

2-03 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Ad Lib Blues 3:20
Acoustic Guitar – Freddie Green
Bass – Walter Page
Drums – Jo Jones
Piano – Count Basie
Tenor Saxophone – Lester Young
Trumpet – Buck Clayton

2-04 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Wholly Cats 3:15
Acoustic Guitar – Freddie Green
Bass – Walter Page
Drums – Jo Jones
Piano – Count Basie
Tenor Saxophone – Lester Young
Trumpet – Buck Clayton

2-05 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Charlie's Dream 3:12
Acoustic Guitar – Freddie Green
Bass – Walter Page
Drums – Jo Jones
Piano – Count Basie
Tenor Saxophone – Lester Young
Trumpet – Buck Clayton

2-06 –Benny Goodman Sextet
I Never Knew 2:58
Acoustic Guitar – Freddie Green
Bass – Walter Page
Drums – Jo Jones
Piano – Count Basie
Tenor Saxophone – Lester Young
Trumpet – Buck Clayton

2-07 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Lester's Dream 3:16
Acoustic Guitar – Freddie Green
Bass – Walter Page
Drums – Jo Jones
Piano – Count Basie
Tenor Saxophone – Lester Young
Trumpet – Buck Clayton

2-08 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Wholly Cats 3:03
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Harry Jaeger
Piano – Count Basie
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

2-09 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Wholly Cats 2:59
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Harry Jaeger
Piano – Count Basie
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

2-10 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Royal Garden Blues 3:01
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Harry Jaeger
Piano – Count Basie
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

2-11 –Benny Goodman Sextet
As Long As I Live 3:19
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Harry Jaeger
Piano – Count Basie
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

2-12 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Benny's Bugle 3:05
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Harry Jaeger
Piano – Count Basie
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

2-13 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Gilly 2:36
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Harry Jaeger
Piano – Ken Kersey*
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

The Alternate Takes
2-14 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks Me)
(Alternate Take) 3:13
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Dudley Brooks
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

2-15 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks Me)
(Alternate Take) 3:18
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Dudley Brooks
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

2-16 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks Me)
(Alternate Take) 2:52
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Dudley Brooks
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

2-17 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Good Enough To Keep (Air Mail Special)
 (Alternate Take) 2:47
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Dudley Brooks
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

2-18 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Good Enough To Keep (Air Mail Special)
(Alternate Take) 2:56
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Dudley Brooks
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

2-19 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Wholly Cats (Alternate Take) 2:58
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Harry Jaeger
Piano – Count Basie
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

2-20 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Wholly Cats (Alternate Take) 3:05
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Harry Jaeger
Piano – Count Basie
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

2-21 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Wholly Cats (Alternate Take) 3:03
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Harry Jaeger
Piano – Count Basie
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

2-22 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Royal Garden Blues (Alternate Take) 2:46
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Harry Jaeger
Piano – Count Basie
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

2-23 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Royal Garden Blues (Alternate Take) 3:02
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Harry Jaeger
Piano – Count Basie
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

2-24 –Benny Goodman Sextet
As Long As I Live (Alternate Take) 3:22
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Harry Jaeger
Piano – Count Basie
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

2-25 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Gilly (Alternate Take) 2:35
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Harry Jaeger
Piano – Ken Kersey*
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

2-26 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Gilly (Alternate Take) 2:35
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Harry Jaeger
Piano – Ken Kersey*
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

The Master Takes
3-01 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Breakfast Feud 3:09
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Harry Jaeger
Piano – Ken Kersey*
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

3-02 –Benny Goodman Sextet
I Can't Give You Anything But Love 3:23
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Harry Jaeger
Piano – Ken Kersey*
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

3-03 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Breakfast Feud 3:03
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Jo Jones
Piano – Count Basie
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

3-04 –Benny Goodman Sextet
On The Alamo 3:24
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Jo Jones
Piano – Count Basie
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

3-05 –Benny Goodman Sextet
I Found A New Baby 3:02
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Jo Jones
Piano – Count Basie
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

3-06 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Gone With What Draft 2:40
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Jo Jones
Piano – Count Basie
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

3-07 –Benny Goodman Sextet
A Smo-o-o-oth One 3:17
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Dave Tough
Piano – Johnny Guarnieri
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

3-08 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Air Mail Special
(Good Enough To Keep) 3:22
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Dave Tough
Piano – Johnny Guarnieri
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

The Alternate Takes
3-09 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Breakfast Feud (Alternate Take) 3:53
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Harry Jaeger
Piano – Ken Kersey*
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

3-10 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Breakfast Feud (Alternate Take) 3:17
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Harry Jaeger
Piano – Ken Kersey*
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

3-11 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Breakfast Feud (Alternate Take) 3:10
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Harry Jaeger
Piano – Ken Kersey*
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

3-12 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Breakfast Feud (Alternate Take) 3:14
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Harry Jaeger
Piano – Ken Kersey*
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

3-13 –Benny Goodman Sextet
I Can't Give You Anything But Love
 (Alternate Take) 3:23
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Harry Jaeger
Piano – Ken Kersey*
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

3-14 –Benny Goodman Sextet
I Can't Give You Anything But Love
(Alternate Take) 3:35
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Harry Jaeger
Piano – Ken Kersey*
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

3-15 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Breakfast Feud (Alternate Take) 3:06
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Jo Jones
Piano – Count Basie
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

3-16 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Breakfast Feud (Alternate Take) 3:13
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Jo Jones
Piano – Count Basie
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

3-17 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Breakfast Feud (Alternate Take) 3:05
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Jo Jones
Piano – Count Basie
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

3-18 –Benny Goodman Sextet
I Found A New Baby
(Alternate Take) 2:55
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Jo Jones
Piano – Count Basie
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

3-19 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Gone With What Draft
(Alternate Take) 2:42
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Jo Jones
Piano – Count Basie
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

3-20 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Gone With What Draft
(Alternate Take) 2:43
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Jo Jones
Piano – Count Basie
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

3-21 –Benny Goodman Sextet
A Smo-o-o-oth One
 (Alternate Take) 3:17
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Dave Tough
Piano – Johnny Guarnieri
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

3-22 –Benny Goodman Sextet
A Smo-o-o-oth One
(Alternate Take) 3:19
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Dave Tough
Piano – Johnny Guarnieri
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

3-23 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Air Mail Special (Good Enough To Keep)
 (Alternate Take) 3:22
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Dave Tough
Piano – Johnny Guarnieri
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

The All Star & Orchestra Sessions - The Master Takes
4-01 –Metronome All Star Nine*
All Star Strut 3:07
Alto Saxophone – Benny Carter
Bass – Bob Haggart
Drums – Gene Krupa
Piano – Jess Stacy
Tenor Saxophone – Eddie Miller (2)
Trombone – Jack Teagarden
Trumpet – Harry James (2)

4-02 –Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
Honeysuckle Rose 3:02
Alto Saxophone – Buff Estes, Toots Mondello
Arranged By – Fletcher Henderson
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Guitar – Arnold Covey
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Tenor Saxophone – Bus Bassey, Jerry Jerome
Trombone – Red Ballard, Ted Vesely, Vernon Brown
Trumpet – Jimmy Maxwell, Johnny Martel, Ziggy Elman

4-03 –Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
Li'l Boy Love 2:59
Alto Saxophone – Les Robinson, Toots Mondello
Arranged By – Eddie Sauter
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Johnny Guarnieri
Tenor Saxophone – Bus Bassey, Jerry Jerome
Trombone – Red Ballard, Ted Vesely, Vernon Brown
Trumpet – Irving Goodman, Jimmy Maxwell, Ziggy Elman
Vocals – Helen Forrest

4-04 –Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
Solo Flight 2:47
Alto Saxophone – Gus Bivona, Skippy Martin*
Arranged By – Jimmy Mundy
Baritone Saxophone – Bob Snyder
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Dave Tough
Piano – Johnny Guarnieri
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*, Pete Mondello
Trombone – Cutty Cutshall, Lou McGarity
Trumpet – Alec Fila, Cootie Williams,
Irving Goodman, Jimmy Maxwell

The All Star & Orchestra Sessions - The Alternate Takes
4-05 –Metronome All Star Nine*
All Star Strut (Alternate Take) 3:12
Alto Saxophone – Benny Carter
Bass – Bob Haggart
Drums – Gene Krupa
Piano – Jess Stacy
Tenor Saxophone – Eddie Miller (2)
Trombone – Jack Teagarden
Trumpet – Harry James (2)

4-06 –Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
Li'l Boy Love (Alternate Take) 2:57
Alto Saxophone – Les Robinson, Toots Mondello
Arranged By – Eddie Sauter
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Johnny Guarnieri
Tenor Saxophone – Bus Bassey, Jerry Jerome
Trombone – Red Ballard, Ted Vesely, Vernon Brown
Trumpet – Irving Goodman, Ziggy Elman
Vocals – Helen Forrest

4-07 –Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
Solo Flight (Alternate Take) 2:46
Alto Saxophone – Gus Bivona, Skippy Martin*
Arranged By – Jimmy Mundy
Baritone Saxophone – Bob Snyder
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Dave Tough
Piano – Johnny Guarnieri
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*, Pete Mondello
Trombone – Cutty Cutshall, Lou McGarity
Trumpet – Alec Fila, Cootie Williams, Irving Goodman, Jimmy Maxwell

The Sextet Breakdowns & False Starts
4-08 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Untitled Tune (Breakdown) 1:35
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Johnny Guarnieri
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

4-09 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Poor Butterfly (False Start) 0:29
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Johnny Guarnieri
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

4-10 –Benny Goodman Sextet
I Surrender, Dear (Breakdown) 1:03
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Johnny Guarnieri
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

4-11 –Benny Goodman Sextet
I Surrender, Dear (Breakdown) 1:10
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Johnny Guarnieri
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

4-12 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks Me)
(Breakdown) 1:05
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Dudley Brooks
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

4-13 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks Me)
(False Start) 0:19
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Dudley Brooks
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

4-14 –Benny Goodman Sextet
These Foolish Things (False Start) 0:34
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Nick Fatool
Piano – Dudley Brooks
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

4-15 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Tune Up & Blues (False Start) 0:16
Acoustic Guitar – Freddie Green
Bass – Walter Page
Drums – Jo Jones
Piano – Count Basie
Tenor Saxophone – Lester Young
Trumpet – Buck Clayton

4-16 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Wholly Cats (Breakdown) 0:54
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Harry Jaeger
Piano – Count Basie
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

4-17 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Breakfast Feud (False Start) 0:27
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Harry Jaeger
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

4-18 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Breakfast Feud (False Start) 0:09
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Harry Jaeger
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

4-19 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Gilly (Breakdown) 1:31
Bass – Artie Bernstein
Drums – Harry Jaeger
Piano – Ken Kersey*
Tenor Saxophone – George Auld*
Trumpet – Cootie Williams

4-20 –Metronome All Star Nine*
All Star Strut (Breakdown) 1:18
Alto Saxophone – Benny Carter
Bass – Bob Haggart
Drums – Gene Krupa
Piano – Jess Stacy
Tenor Saxophone – Eddie Miller (2)
Trombone – Jack Teagarden
Trumpet – Harry James (2)

The Sextet Rehearsal Sequences
4-21 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Benny's Bugle (Rehearsal Sequence - Part One) 14:19
4-22 –Benny Goodman Sextet
Benny's Bugle (Rehearsal Sequence - Part Two) 9:18
–Benny Goodman Sextet
March 13, 1941 Jam Session (21:02)
4-23a – Riffin' Around 3:31
4-23b – Waitin' For Benny
(A Smo-o-o-oth One) 3:37
4-23c – I Can't Believe That You're
 In Love With Me 6:20
4-23d – Rose Room 4:01
4-23e – I Hadn't Anyone Till You 1:59
4-23f – Blues In B 1:34
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HENRY MANCINI - The Pink Panther [Music From The Film Score] BMG / 1964

The Pink Panther is another fine, early-'60s soundtrack from Henry Mancini. The title track became one of his most recognizable themes and kicks off a pleasant program of dreamy lounge cuts and Latin-tinged numbers. As he did on many other movie/TV albums (Touch of Evil, Peter Gunn, etc.), Mancini also includes some noirish, big band numbers, like "The Tiber Twist" and the main title. Along with these up-tempo songs, he balances out the mostly light material with the solidly swinging mambos "The Village Inn," "Something for Sellers" (as in Peter Sellers, the movies' star), and "It Had Better Be Tonight" (co-written by frequent partner Johnny Mercer and something of a minor vocal hit upon its release). The program's highlights, though, come from the kind of sublime (some might say cheesy) ballads he usually included on his soundtracks; the after-hours jazz tune "Royal Blue" stands out in particular, with its tasteful string arrangement and glowing trumpet solo. This is a great title for fans of Mancini's lounge/soundtrack material, but those more into his jazz material should consider either his Peter Gunn or Combo soundtracks. [The 2001 reissue by Buddha includes several bonus tracks: "Return of the Pink Panther," "The Greatest Gift (Instrumental)," "Here's Looking at You Kid," and "Dreamy."]  by Stephen Cook 

Tracklist

The Pink Panther Theme 2:35

It Had Better Be Tonight

 (Meglio Stasera) (Instrumental) 1:44

Royal Blue 3:09

Champagne And Quail 2:45

The Village Inn 2:34

The Tiber Twist 2:47

It Had Better Be Tonight 

(Meglio Stasera) (Vocal) 1:56

Cortina 1:52

The Lonely Princess 2:25

Something For Sellers 2:45

Piano And Strings 2:34

Shades Of Sennett 1:22

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THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER - The Manhattan Tranfer [1975] FLAC

The Manhattan Transfer first came to the general public's attention as a retro act, a nostalgic throwback in a era consumed with nostalgia -- the early/mid-'70s -- and their debut Atlantic album, as well as their 1975 summer replacement TV series, catered unashamedly to that market. As a result, this record seemed old when it came out, and it still sounds more than a little sappy, especially when one considers the astonishing growth of the Transfer since. True, "You Can Depend Upon Me" is a lively precursor of vocalese triumphs to come, enlivened by a brief solo from Zoot Sims, and there are subdued reminders of their jazz roots on "Tuxedo Junction." But the object of the latter exercise was to bring back sweet memories, specifically of a wartime era evoked more explicitly by the unctuous, sugary rendition of "Candy." Nothing if not eclectic even then, the Transfer also evokes the Ink Spots, 1940s jive, 1950s doo wop, New Orleans funk, even 1975 with the proto-disco "Clap Your Hands." Yet the net results usually seem calculated, not fresh and innocent. Best bet: Seek out the originals and sample later Transfer projects first.  Allmusic

1. Tuxedo Junction [03:07]

2. Sweet Talking Guy [02:29]

3. Operator [03:14]

4. Candy [03:31]

5. Gloria [03:01]

6. Clap Your Hands [02:58]

7. That Cat Is High [02:55]

8. You Can Depend On Me [03:34]

9. Blue Champagne [02:25]

10. Java Jive [02:48]

11. Occapella [03:08]

12. Heart's Desire [02:36]

Performer [The Manhattan Transfer] 

– Alan Paul, Janis Siegel, Laurel Massé, Tim Hauser -

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