Monday, August 31, 2020

Charlie Shavers - Complete Recordings Vol.1

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 74:18
Size: 173,0 MB
Art: Front

(2:04)  1. C'est Si Bon
(2:29)  2. Domino
(2:19)  3. Mam'selle
(2:36)  4. The Last Time I Saw Paris
(1:54)  5. Pigalle
(2:29)  6. Song From "Moulin Rouge"
(2:06)  7. Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup
(2:54)  8. Petite Fleur
(2:21)  9. My Man
(3:24) 10. I Kiss Your Hand, Madame
(2:27) 11. Comme Si, Comme CA
(3:21) 12. I Love Paris
(1:57) 13. Alexander's Ragtime Band
(3:20) 14. Basin Street Blues
(3:31) 15. Jazz Me Blues
(3:06) 16. Beale Street Blues
(2:41) 17. If I Could Be With You
(3:03) 18. Royal Garden Blues
(2:26) 19. At The Jazz Band Ball
(2:42) 20. Muskrat Ramble
(2:27) 21. Margie
(2:38) 22. St. Louis Blues
(3:16) 23. Daddy's Got The Gleeks
(3:00) 24. When The Saints Go Marching In
(2:35) 25. One O Clock Jump
(2:39) 26. Man With A Horn
(2:27) 27. You Came A Long Way From St. Louis
(1:52) 28. Back Home Again In Indiana

Charlie Shavers was one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time. He had brilliant technique, a very wide range, his own sound, a witty and swinging style, and gave the impression that he could play anything. Over five CDs, the Lone Hill label has reissued most of Shavers' recordings as a leader from 1954-1964, just skipping an album for Capitol, live sets put out by Hep and Spotlight, a Storyville date and two albums released by Vogue. Complete Recordings, Vol. 1 is a perfect place to start, because this CD reissues a set of French-associated songs (from the album Charlie Digs Paree), an exciting and successful program of Dixieland tunes (from Charlie Digs Dixie) and four numbers from the trumpeter's At Le Crazy Horse Saloon, an album whose contents are split between three CDs in this series. Shavers is heard throughout as the only horn in a quartet, with pianist Ray Bryant on all but the Crazy Horse selections. Sometimes the rhythm section provides a shuffle rhythm (à la Jonah Jones) while at other times they swing conventionally. It is particularly fun to hear the trumpeter tear into the Dixieland repertoire. Shavers is the star throughout and was at the peak of his remarkable powers during this period. It is a pity that he is largely forgotten today, for he was a truly remarkable player.~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/complete-recordings-vol-1-charlie-shavers-ray-bryant-quartet-mw0000704042

Personnel: Charlie Shavers (tp), Oliver Jackson (d), Aaron Bell or Tommy Bryant (b), Ray Bryant (p)

Complete Recordings Vol.1

Benny Goodman Trio, Quartet - After You've Gone Vol. 1

Styles: Clarinet Jazz, Swing
Year: 1987
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:59
Size: 161,9 MB
Art: Front

(2:45)  1. After You've Gone - Take 2
(3:23)  2. Body and Soul - 1996 Remastered - Take 2
(3:13)  3. Who? (From the First National Film "Sunny")
(2:48)  4. Someday Sweetheart
(2:30)  5. China Boy
(3:09)  6. More Than You Know
(3:14)  7. All My Life - 1987 Remastered
(3:02)  8. Oh, Lady Be Good
(2:45)  9. Nobody's Sweetheart
(3:27) 10. Too Good To Be True
(3:22) 11. Moonglow - Take 1
(2:42) 12. Dinah (From "The Plantation Revue")
(3:18) 13. Exactly Like You
(3:22) 14. Vibraphone Blues
(3:18) 15. Sweet Sue - Just You
(3:27) 16. My Melancholy Baby
(3:22) 17. Tiger Rag
(2:49) 18. Stompin' at the Savoy - Take 2
(3:23) 19. Whispering
(3:44) 20. Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider
(3:06) 21. Tea For Two
(2:38) 22. Runnin' Wild

Although Benny Goodman came to fame as leader of a big swinging orchestra, from nearly the beginning he always allocated some time to playing with smaller groups. On July 13, 1935, the Benny Goodman Trio debuted (featuring drummer Gene Krupa and pianist Teddy Wilson) and 13 months later vibraphonist Lionel Hampton made the unit a quartet. The first interracial group to appear regularly in public, this outlet gave BG an opportunity to stretch out and interact with his peers. The CD After You've Gone contains the first ten Trio recordings and the initial twelve studio performances by the Quartet. Helen Ward contributes two fine vocals but the emphasis is on the close interplay between these brilliant players.~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/original-benny-goodman-trio-and-quartet-sessions-vol-1-after-youve-gone-mw0000651279

Personnel: Clarinet – Benny Goodman; Drums – Gene Krupa; Piano – Teddy Wilson; Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton

After You've Gone  Vol. 1