Where Swing is King!
“Back to the Land” Composed by Lester Young. Recorded by the Lester Young Trio in late March-Early April 1946 for Mercury Records in Los Angeles, California. Lester Young, tenor saxophone; Nat “King” Cole, piano; Buddy [..]
“Blue (Because of You)” Composed by Quinn Wilson, Louis Dunlap and Charlie Carpenter; arranged by Quinn Wilson. Recorded by Earl Hines and His Orchestra for Decca on February 12, 1935 in New York. Earl Hines, [..]
“(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66” Composed by Bobby Troup; arranged by the King Cole Trio. Recorded by the King Cole Trio for Capitol Records at Radio Recorders(*) in Los Angeles, March 15, 1946. Nat [..]
“Jivin’ with Jarvis” Composed by Lionel Hampton; informal “head” arrangement. Recorded by Lionel Hampton for Victor on July 17, 1940 in Hollywood. Lionel Hampton, vibraphone, directing: Nat “King” Cole, piano; Oscar Moore, electric guitar; Wesley [..]
The story: Try to rewind your mind to the summer of 1945, in the San Fernando Valley district of Los Angeles, California. I quote singer Mel Torme’ (shown at left in the 1940s) to fill [..]
“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 [..]