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Spotlight on Sidemen Swing 101 Swingscapes Too Good Not to Share
Mike Zirpolo November 15, 2021 2 COMMENTS

“Taxi War Dance”(1939) Count Basie with Lester Young, Dicky Wells and Buddy Tate

“Taxi War Dance” Composed by Count Basie and Lester Young; head arrangement organized by Count Basie. Recorded by Count Basie and His Orchestra for Columbia-Vocalion on March 19, 1939 in New York. William J. “Count” [..]

Spotlight on Sidemen Swing 101 Swingscapes
Mike Zirpolo October 3, 2020 1 COMMENTS

“Every Tub” (1938) Count Basie with Lester Young and Sweets Edison

  “Every Tub” Composed by Count Basie and Eddie Durham; “Head” arrangement worked out by Count Basie, Eddie Durham and the members of the Basie band. Recorded by Count Basie and His Orchestra for Decca [..]

Sleepers Spotlight on Sidemen Swing and Swing Redux Too Good Not to Share
Mike Zirpolo January 4, 2020 1 COMMENTS

“Blue and Sentimental” (1938) Count Basie with Herschel Evans and Lester Young; and (1969)

  “Blue and Sentimental” Composed by Count Basie; arranged by Eddie Durham. Recorded by Count Basie and His Orchestra for Decca on June 6, 1938 in New York. William J. “Count” Basie, directing: Ed Lewis [..]

Sleepers Swingscapes Too Good Not to Share
Mike Zirpolo February 1, 2019 2 COMMENTS

“Easy Does It” (1940) Count Basie with Lester Young, Buck Clayton and Sweets Edison

“Easy Does It” Composed by Sy Oliver and James “Trummy” Young; arranged by Jimmy Mundy. Recorded by Count Basie and His Orchestra for Columbia on March 20, 1940 in New York. William J. “Count” Basie, [..]

Too Good Not to Share
Mike Zirpolo September 23, 2017 0 COMMENTS

The Smell of Money: George Shearing and Nat “King” Cole

“It Never Entered My Mind” Composed by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. Recorded by George Shearing for Concord Jazz in San Francisco, California in May of 1985. George Shearing, solo piano. The story: Two of [..]

Masterpieces
Mike Zirpolo February 17, 2017 0 COMMENTS

“Lady, Be Good” (1936) Lester Young and Count Basie

The Story: Lester Willis Young, one of the most influential musicians in the history of jazz, was born on August 27, 1909, in Woodville, Mississippi. After a lengthy apprenticeship spent in numerous black territory bands [..]

Swingscapes
Mike Zirpolo August 16, 2016 0 COMMENTS

Mosaic Classic 1936-1947 Count Basie and Lester Young Studio Sessions

Mosaic Classic 1936-1947 Count Basie and Lester Young Studio Sessions First Impressions: Yesterday I received the new Mosaic set of recordings featuring Count Basie and Lester Young. Whenever I receive any set of Mosaic recordings, [..]

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Theme from A Summer Place (1960) Percy Faith

"Theme from A Summer Place" Music by Max Steiner; arranged and conducted by Percy Faith. Recorded by Percy Faith and His Orchestra ...

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Begin the Beguine (1958) Gene Krupa with Doc Severinsen, Urbie Green and Phil Woods

"Begin the Beguine" Composed by Cole Porter; arranged by Gerry Mulligan. Recorded for Verve on October 21, 1958 by Gene Krupa and ...

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Indian Love Call (1938) Artie Shaw with Tony Pastor/(1947) Tony Pastor

"Indian Love Call" Composed by: music by Rudolph Friml; lyric by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II. Arranged by Artie Shaw. Recorded ...

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Swing Out/Baltimore Bounce and Gin Mill Special (1940) - live Erskine Hawkins

"Swing Out"/"Baltimore Bounce" "Swing Out" was composed by Erskine Hawkins and Avery Parrish. Parrish wrote the arrangement. "Baltimore Bounce" was composed by ...

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Pavanne (1939) Glenn Miller/ (1970) Billy May and the Swing Era Orchestra

"Pavanne" Composed by Morton Gould; arranged by Bill Finegan and Glenn Miller. Recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra for Bluebird on ...

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  • “Pavanne” (1939) Glenn Miller/ (1970) Billy May and the Swing Era Orchestra
  • “Swing Out”/”Baltimore Bounce” and “Gin Mill Special” (1940) – live Erskine Hawkins
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