The Big 18 - Live Echoes Of The Swinging Bands (2-Disc Set)

Buck Clayton, Charlie Shavers, Rex Stewart, Billy Butterfield (tp), Lawrence Brown, Lou McGarity, Dickie Wells, Vic Dickenson (tb), Peanuts Hucko (cl), Sam Donahue, Ernie Caceres (saxes), Johnny Guarnieri (p), Milt Hinton (b), Jimmy Crawford (d). Tracks from CD 1, from the 12" album "Live Echoes of the Swinging Bands" (RCA Victor LSP-1921). Tracks from CD 2, from the 12" album "More Live Echoes of the Swinging Bands" (RCA Victor LSP-1983).

The Big 18 was an all star big band that pays tribute to the swinging big bands of the thirties. The original idea came from Fred Reynolds, musical director of RCA Victor at the end of the fifties. He called his library to select numbers that would be characteristic of the orchestras of the swing era. He then commissioned arranger Charles Shirley to listen to the original recordings and transcribe them, keeping as much as possible of the flavor of the original band, leaving space in the arrangements for much longer solos than the original short recordings allowed for. Some of the greatest musicians in each band selected the tunes that were chosen to produce these wonderful sessions. It resulted in some very fine solos and an exciting ensemble sound, plus a superb recording that faithfully captured their spirit.

Album: Live Echoes Of The Swinging Bands (Disc 1)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:41
Size: 95.4 MB
Styles: Swing, Big band
Year: 2011

[4:00] 1. Swingtime In The Rockies
[5:12] 2. Easy Does It
[5:46] 3. Five O'clock Drag
[5:35] 4. Feet Draggin' Blues
[4:19] 5. Summit Ridge Drive
[4:33] 6. Tuxedo Junction
[4:46] 7. Blues On Parade
[3:37] 8. Okay For Baby
[3:48] 9. March Of The Toys

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Album: Live Echoes Of The Swinging Bands (Disc 2)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:09
Size: 91.9 MB
Styles: Swing, Big band
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[4:39] 1. Skyliner
[3:50] 2. Parade Of The Milk Bottle Caps
[4:10] 3. Celery Stalks At Midnight
[2:56] 4. I'm Prayin' Humble
[4:42] 5. Hors D'oeuvre
[3:30] 6. Liza
[3:48] 7. The Cambells Are Swinging
[4:32] 8. Organ Grinder's Swing
[5:30] 9. Ton O'rock Bump
[2:27] 10. Quaker City Blues

Live Echoes Of The Swinging Bands (Disc 1)(Disc 2)

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Lee Wiley - Music of Manhattan, 1951

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1998
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:06
Size: 155,6 MB
Art: Front

(3:36) 1. Street of Dreams
(3:11) 2. Oh, Look at Me Now
(1:49) 3. Hallelujah
(4:38) 4. Manhattan
(2:58) 5. Manhattan
(4:18) 6. Ghost of a Chance
(3:02) 7. Sugar
(3:07) 8. I've Got a Crush on You
(3:48) 9. Sugar
(2:23) 10. Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere
(3:04) 11. Oh, Look at Me Now
(2:26) 12. Deed I Do
(3:24) 13. That's for Sure
(1:42) 14. 'S Wonderful
(2:08) 15. I've Got a Crush on You
(1:26) 16. Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere
(2:30) 17. Street of Dreams
(2:52) 18. Manhattan
(1:48) 19. Deed I Do
(3:13) 20. I've Got a Crush on You
(4:02) 21. I'm Comin' Virginia
(3:47) 22. Down to Steamboat Tennessee
(1:45) 23. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home

These 1951 selections come from transcription discs and live appearances at Storyville, a Town Hall Concert, and the Rustic Lodge. Wiley was a great vocalist, often associated with Chicago Dixieland musicians. Her primary influence was Ethel Waters, and she had much in common with Billie Holiday as well.

Both had rather raw, “whiskey soaked” timbres and laid-back attacks, and made up for limited ranges and power with excellent taste, sensitivity and the ability to freshen melodies by improvising on them. She was known for her sensitive ballad performances, but sang blues convincingly as well. Her accompanists here include some fine trumpeters, Billy Butterfield, Buck Clayton, Muggsy Spanier, and Red Allen, and pianist Joe Bushkin.

She’s very relaxed and sure of herself. And she’s wonderfully unpretentious. Pianist Stan Freeman, who worked with her, said Wiley “didn’t know what she was singing half the time.” Maybe, but she interprets lyrics meaningfully, accenting words and syllables astutely. Though her vocals have a weary quality, she never gets maudlin, and there are times when she’s buoyant. By Harvey Pekar
https://jazztimes.com/archives/lee-wiley-music-of-manhattan-1951/

Personnel: Vocals – Lee Wiley; Bass – John Field (tracks: 7 to 13), Milt Hinton (tracks: 16 to 20), Mort Stuhlmaker (tracks: 1 to 5); Cornet – Jack Honeywell (tracks: 21 to 23), Muggsy Spanier (tracks: 7 to 13); Drums – Barrett Deems (tracks: 7 to 13), George Wettling (tracks: 1 to 5), Jo Jones (tracks: 16 to 20); Orchestra – Ray Bloch And His Orchestra (tracks: 15); Piano – Dave Bowman (tracks: 6), George Wein (tracks: 7 to 13), Joe Bushkin (tracks: 1 to 5 16 to 20); Trumpet – Billy Butterfield (tracks: 1 to 6), Buck Clayton (tracks: 16 to 20), Henry "Red" Allen (tracks: 21 to 23)

Music of Manhattan, 1951

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Billy Butterfield - The Golden Horn

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 35:47
Size: 82,8 MB
Art: Front

(2:49)  1. Stardust
(3:00)  2. Wonderland By Night
(3:12)  3. And The Angels Sing
(2:47)  4. Love Theme From La Strada
(2:57)  5. You Made Me Love You
(2:56)  6. Melancholy Serenade
(3:00)  7. When It's Sleepy Time Down South
(3:10)  8. Oh, Mein Papa
(2:36)  9. Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
(2:58) 10. Pretend
(3:13) 11. Tenderly
(3:05) 12. Memories Of You

A versatile pre-bop trumpeter with a beautiful tone, Billy Butterfield could play pretty ballads and heated Dixieland with equal skill. After early experience in the mid-'30s with the bands of Austin Wylie and Andy Anderson, Butterfield became famous while playing with Bob Crosby's Orchestra (1937-1940), taking the main solo on the original version of "What's New," and making numerous records with both the big band and the Bobcats. In 1940, he was with Artie Shaw, participating in the famed Gramercy Five sessions and taking a classic solo on Shaw's rendition of "Star Dust"; in addition, Butterfield can be seen and heard playing "Concerto for Clarinet" with Shaw in the film Second Chorus. After stints with Benny Goodman (1941) and Les Brown, Butterfield spent time in the military, and then led a lyrical (but commercially unsuccessful) big band (1945-1947). He worked mostly in the studios during the 1950s and '60s, occasionally emerging for Dixieland dates with Eddie Condon, and was a key member of the World's Greatest Jazz Band (1968-1972). In later years, he continued popping up in Dixieland settings both for records and concerts. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/artist/billy-butterfield-mn0000767816/biographyhttps://www.allmusic.com/artist/billy-butterfield-mn0000767816/biography

The Golden Horn

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Billy Butterfield - Soft Strut

Styles: Trumpet Jazz 
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:20
Size: 83,8 MB
Art: Front

(6:23)  1. Ti-Pi-Tin
(3:16)  2. Soft Strut
(2:13)  3. Says My Heart
(6:15)  4. I've Got The World On String
(5:49)  5. I'm An Old Cowhand
(3:29)  6. All Right, Be That Way
(2:47)  7. I Would Do Anything For You
(3:11)  8. He's A Devil In Own Home Town
(2:53)  9. Somewhere Along The Way

A versatile pre-bop trumpeter with a beautiful tone, Billy Butterfield could play pretty ballads and heated Dixieland with equal skill. After early experience in the mid-'30s with the bands of Austin Wylie and Andy Anderson, Butterfield became famous while playing with Bob Crosby's Orchestra (1937-1940), taking the main solo on the original version of "What's New," and making numerous records with both the big band and the Bobcats. In 1940, he was with Artie Shaw, participating in the famed Gramercy Five sessions and taking a classic solo on Shaw's rendition of "Star Dust"; in addition, Butterfield can be seen and heard playing "Concerto for Clarinet" with Shaw in the film Second Chorus. After stints with Benny Goodman (1941) and Les Brown, Butterfield spent time in the military, and then led a lyrical (but commercially unsuccessful) big band (1945-1947). He worked mostly in the studios during the 1950s and '60s, occasionally emerging for Dixieland dates with Eddie Condon, and was a key member of the World's Greatest Jazz Band (1968-1972). In later years, he continued popping up in Dixieland settings both for records and concerts. ~ Scott Yanow https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/soft-strut/396023346

Personnel:  Billy Butterfield (trumpet); Hal McKusick (alto saxophone); Lou McGarity (trombone); Milt Hinton (bass).

Soft Strut

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Lee Wiley, Billy Butterfield & His Orchestra - A Touch Of The Blues

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:37
Size: 88.4 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 1958/1986/2012
Art: Front

[3:25] 1. The Memphis Blues
[2:40] 2. From The Land Of The Sky-Blue Water
[2:57] 3. The Ace In The Hole
[4:04] 4. Someday You'll Be Sorry
[3:08] 5. My Melancholy Baby
[3:05] 6. A Hundred Years From Today
[2:56] 7. Blues In My Heart
[3:12] 8. Maybe You'll Be There
[2:57] 9. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
[2:43] 10. I Don't Want To Walk Without You
[3:13] 11. Make Believe
[4:12] 12. A Touch Of The Blues

Lee Wiley (vcl), Billy Butterfield (tp, lead), Nick Travis, Joe Ferrante, Tony Faso (tp), Cutty Cutshall, Rex Peer (tb), Hank D'Amico, Toots Mondello, Al Cohn, Nick Caiazza, Gene Allen (saxes), Moe Wechsler (p), Mundell Lowe, Barry Galbraith (g), Milt Hinton (b), Don Lamond (d), Al Cohn, Bill Finegan (arr).

"The stellar A Touch of the Blues pairs Lee Wiley with an exceptional band led by trumpeter Billy Butterfield, whose warm, beautiful tone proves a sympathetic counterpoint to Al Cohn and Bill Finegan's otherwise dark, melancholy arrangements. While a title like A Touch of the Blues guarantees the listener few surprises, the album consistently avoids the familiar bluesy clichés -- Wiley's sensuality and sophistication suggest emotional depths to make such gestures redundant anyway. And like her more celebrated songbook sessions, the material here is expertly selected, complementing Wiley's inherent strengths while affording her the latitude to stretch out in new directions." ~Jason Ankeny

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