Joe Venuti, Lino Patruno - Joe Venuti in Milan with Lino Patruno & His Friends

Styles: Big Band
Year: 2017
Time: 69:22
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 158,8 MB
Art: Front

(69:22) 1. Full Album

Joe Venuti in Milan with Lino Patruno & His Friends

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Joe Venuti - S' Wonderful - 4 Giants Of Swing

Styles: Crossover Jazz
Year: 1976
File: MP3@VBR ~256K/s
Time: 38:34
Size: 87,2 MB
Art: Front

(12:04)  1. Medley-'A' Train, Satin Doll, Soph Lady, 'C' Jam Blues
( 3:24)  2. There Will Never Be Another You
( 3:43)  3. Lime House Blues
( 2:44)  4. S' Wonderful
( 5:15)  5. Summertime
( 3:20)  6. Lady Be Good
( 4:05)  7. Rhapsody In Blue/I Got Rhythm
( 3:55)  8. Caravan

For this session, the veteran jazz violinist Joe Venuti is teamed with a top-notch group of country players including mandolinist Jethro Burns, Curley Chalker on steel guitar and guitarist Eldon Shamblin. The repertoire is strictly jazz and these diverse players (who are backed by a conventional rhythm section) find plenty of common ground on the veteran standards, most of them from the pens of Ellington or Gershwin. Venuti sounds inspired by the unusual setting. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/s-wonderful-4-giants-of-swing-mw0000675636

Personnel: Joe Venuti (violin); Eldon Shamblin (guitar); Curly Chalker (steel guitar); Jethro Burns (mandolin); Robert Hoban (piano); Angelo Varias (drums).

S' Wonderful - 4 Giants Of Swing

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Hank Jones, Oliver Nelson - Happenings

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 33:44
Size: 77.2 MB
Styles: Soul-jazz, Bop
Year: 1966/2001
Art: Front

[2:55] 1. Broadwalk Samba
[2:23] 2. Winchester Cathedral
[2:35] 3. Mas Que Nada (Pow, Pow Pow)
[2:31] 4. Lullaby Of Jazzland
[2:18] 5. Jazztime, U.S.A
[3:03] 6. Cul-De-Sac
[3:09] 7. Happenings
[4:21] 8. Lou's Good Dues Blues
[4:24] 9. Fugue Tune
[3:10] 10. Spy With A Cold Nose
[2:50] 11. Funky But Blues

Bass – George Duvivier, Ron Carter; Drums – Ed Shaugnessy, Grady Tate; Harpsichord [Electric] – Hank Jones; Percussion – Joe Venuto; Piano – Hank Jones; Trombone – Britt Woodman, J.J. Johnson, Jimmy Cleveland, Tom Mitchell; Trumpet – Clark Terry, Ernie Royal, Snooky Young, Joe Newman; Woodwind – Danny Bank, Jerome Richardson, Jerry Dodgion, Phil Woods, Robert Ashton, Romeo Penque. Recorded October 19, 1966 - October 21, 1966.

The combination of Hank Jones and Oliver Nelson, along with sidemen such as Clark Terry, Ernie Royal, and Jerry Dodgion, would normally have one expecting a great release. Unfortunately, Jones plays an electric harpsichord on seven of the 11 tracks from this mid-1960s LP, plus there are several dated pop numbers from the era, including "Winchester Cathedral" (though it has a campy pesudo-Satchmo vocal by Terry) and the bland "Mas Que Nada (Pow Pow Pow)," which has long since worn out its welcome. Jones' playing, Nelson's arrangements and his originals (including "Happenings" and "Lou's Good Due Blues"), and the work of the various sidemen is all first rate. But the forgettable sound of the electric harpsichord (an instrument that thankfully didn't catch on, contrary to liner note writer Stanley Dance's prediction that it was here to stay along with earlier electronic instruments) keeps this release from achieving the heights it would have if Jones had only stuck to the piano throughout the sessions. This disc will be sought only by those fans who must have everything Hank Jones has recorded. ~Ken Dryden

Happenings mc
Happenings zippy

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Joe Venuti - Live In Italy

Styles: Violin Jazz 
Year: 1971
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:34
Size: 109,7 MB
Art: Front

(3:59)  1. Sweet Georgia Brown
(5:51)  2. Body and Soul
(8:20)  3. I Want to Be Happy
(8:10)  4. Tea for Two
(4:24)  5. Humoresque
(8:36)  6. Almost Like Being in Love
(5:43)  7. Undecided
(2:27)  8. The Hot Canary

Giuseppe “Joe” Venuti is widely regarded as the first great jazz violinist. Born to Italian parents who immigrated to the States; he learned classical violin as a child, the fruits of which can be clearly seen in his exciting melodic and rhythmic technique. At school in Philadelphia in 1913 he met guitarist Eddie Lang; and they started playing together, at first playing polkas, inventing and trading variations, quickly moving into jazz. It was a fortuitous and rewarding partnership. From 1926 to 33 they made many recordings, in a variety of small band line-ups, becoming internationally famous, not least because the novelty of the guitar/violin combination. Venuti's technique was groundbreaking; he had a sharp, bright tone, excellent intonation, and an ability to play in any key, anywhere on the violin. He developed what has become known as the “violin capo” technique, using his first finger as the root and fifth of whatever key he was playing in. This made playing in any key easy, as well as allowing double stops and rocking bow patterns anywhere up and down the neck. He was probably the first violinist to popularize the “double shuffle” ( a 123,123, 123,123,12,12 pattern rocking across two or three strings, and extending across two or more bars) which was quickly adopted by western swing and later bluegrass fiddlers. He made frequent use of clean, accurate harmonics; both true harmonics and the more difficult artificial harmonics (created by “stopping” the string with the first finger, and lightly touching the same string with the fourth finger, a fourth interval higher) He used frequent choppy double stops, and could do extended swinging pizzicato solos. His playing was always punchy, aggressive, inventive and playful. Perhaps his most famous technique, rarely copied because it's at the same time very difficult and completely wacky, was to unfasten the hairs of his bow, then wrap them round the top of his fiddle, with the bow underneath. This enabled him to play all four strings simultaneously, allowing lush four part harmonies.Many of Venuti and Lang's compositions bear wacky titles such as “Black and Blue Bottom” “Kickin' the Cat” “Beatin' the dog” “Add a little Wiggle” “Have to change keys to play these blues” and “Bullfrog Moan.” Among the backing instruments which appear on their recordings are bass saxophone, comb, hot fountain pen, kazoo and a remarkable instrument called the goofus. A majority of the numbers they recorded and performed were self-penned, frequently integrating flashy “set piece” fiddle tricks into the main melody.

At the time of the Great Depression this brilliant, irreverent, light hearted approach is just the kind of thing the American public wanted. Venuti and Lang achieved great success, fulfiling many recording sessions for a variety of labels, most frequently under the title “Joe Venuti's Blue Four”. In addition they worked with many important artists of the day such as Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman,Paul Whiteman, the Dorsey Brothers and Jack Teagarden. This productive period was brought to a tragic close by the sudden death of Eddie Lang in 1933; he died in hospital during an operation for tonsillitis. Venuti then formed his own big band, but this did not prove a big success, whether because he missed Lang's steadying influence and more astute business sense, because of Venuti's increasing drinking problem, or simply because musical tastes were changing. His career went into a rapid decline, and after the war he folded his band and moved to the West Coast to concentrate on anonymous Hollywood studio work. The only notable feature of this largely bleak part of his career was his numerous appearances during the '50's on Bing Crosby's radio show, where he was able to show off his quick wit, outrageous stories and gruff repartee to best advantage His fortunes changed once more in 1967; building on an electrifying appearance at the annual Dick Gibson Colorado Jazz Party, he resumed his recording career, working with artists such as Earl Hines, Bucky Pizzarelli and most notably the swinging tenor saxophonist Zoot SimsIn 1969 he recorded a fine album “Venupelli Blues” with Stephane Grappelli, who acknowledged that it was seeing Venuti perform in Paris in 1935 that was one of his major inspirations. He continued working, appearing at major jazz festivals round the world up until his death from cancer in 1978. His dazzling technique, humour and inventiveness helped to put jazz violin on the musical map, and he has been a major inspiration to all who have followed in his footsteps. https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/joevenuti
 

Personnel:  Joe Venuti- violin;  Lou Stein – piano;  Marco Ratti – bass;  Gil Cuppini - drums

Live In Italy

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Joe Venuti And Dave McKenna - Alone At The Palace

Styles: Violin And Piano Jazz
Year: 1977
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:46
Size: 156,1 MB
Art: Front

(3:21)  1. At The Jazz Band Ball
(4:25)  2. More Than You Know
(3:03)  3. The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
(3:02)  4. Runnin' Ragged
(4:15)  5. Speak Low
(3:33)  6. Oh, Lady Be Good
(3:55)  7. Take The ''A'' Train
(3:06)  8. A Cottage For Sale
(6:29)  9. Satin And Velvet
(2:52) 10. That's A'Plenty
(3:03) 11. Send In The Clowns
(2:53) 12. The Other Side Of The Walk
(2:55) 13. At The Jazz Band Ball #2
(2:38) 14. At The Jazz Band Ball #3
(2:11) 15. Runnin' Ragged #2
(2:52) 16. They Can't Take That Away From Me
(4:06) 17. Esterllita
(4:38) 18. Variations On Tea For Three
(3:21) 19. Ain't Doin' Bad Doin' Nothin'

For one of violinist Joe Venuti's final recording sessions, he engages in a set of duets with the talented swing pianist Dave McKenna. The original LP had a dozen performances and the reissue CD adds seven more. In addition to the usual standards, there are several Dixieland tunes (including three versions of "At the Jazz Band Ball") and four Venuti originals. McKenna (with his rolling basslines) was a perfect partner for the violinist, making this set one of the best of Venuti's later years. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/alone-at-the-palace-mw0000077616

Personnel: Joe Venuti (violin), Dave McKenna (piano).

Alone At The Palace

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Dick Hyman - Jelly & James: Music of Jelly Roll Morton and James P. Johnson

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1992
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 76:30
Size: 176,1 MB
Art: Front

(2:50)  1. Pep
(2:57)  2. Buddy Bolden's Blues
(2:41)  3. The Finger Breaker
(3:30)  4. The Pearls
(2:52)  5. Shreveport Stomp
(3:12)  6. King Porter Stomp
(2:35)  7. Grandpa's Spells
(2:50)  8. The Perfect Rag
(3:46)  9. The Crave
(3:26) 10. Black Bottom Stomp
(2:27) 11. Mr. Jelly-Lord
(2:13) 12. Charleston
(3:52) 13. If I Could Be with You One Hour Tonight
(3:05) 14. Caprice Rag
(7:07) 15. Selections from 'Runnin' Wild'
(4:25) 16. Snowy Morning Blues
(2:35) 17. Steeplechase Rag
(3:47) 18. Eccentricity
(2:46) 19. Carolina Balmoral
(3:01) 20. Just Before Daybreak
(3:36) 21. Jingles
(3:23) 22. Carolina Shout
(3:23) 23. You've Got to Be Modernistic

With the exception of a version of "Fickle Fay Creep," this single CD has all of the music recorded by Dick Hyman for tribute LPs for Jelly Roll Morton and James P. Johnson. By varying the instrumentation (which ranges from a piano solo and duets to a big band) and by picking musicians who really understand vintage jazz, Hyman put together two classic sets. The Morton date features such musicians as clarinetist Kenny Davern (doubling on soprano), violinist Joe Venuti, trumpeter Pee Wee Erwin, and trombonist Vic Dickenson (among others), and the highlights include Hyman's showcase on "Fingerbuster," "King Porter Stomp," "The Crave," and an exuberant "Black Bottom Stomp." The James P. Johnson project is most notable for three duets by Hyman (one on pipe organ) with cornetist Ruby Braff and for excellent orchestrations for both a theater orchestra and a jazz band. Essential music for any serious pre-bop collection. ~
Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/jelly-and-james-music-of-jelly-roll-morton-and-james-p-johnson-mw0000088809

Personnel: Dick Hyman (piano); Kenny Davern (saxophone); Joe Venuti (violin); Milt Hinton (bass); Phil Bodner, Panama Francis.

Jelly & James: Music of Jelly Roll Morton and James P. Johnson

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Joe Venuti - Electric Joe!

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:42
Size: 95.5 MB
Styles: Swing, Violin jazz
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[2:27] 1. The Golden Era
[3:34] 2. Dinner At Nine
[3:13] 3. Orange Juice
[3:44] 4. Dandy Cat
[3:40] 5. Waltz For Isabelle
[2:48] 6. Old Days
[3:07] 7. Good Luck
[3:33] 8. A Touch Of Moon
[2:54] 9. Glamour Lady
[3:47] 10. Jam For Gigi
[3:09] 11. Witty Girl
[2:41] 12. Funny Dog
[2:49] 13. Forchettone Blues
[0:09] 14. Venutiana

JOE VENUTI (violin); GIAMPIERO BONESCHI (electronic instruments); ATTILIO DONADIO (clarinet). Recorded Spring 1975 at the G. Boneschi Studio.

Joe Venuti was the first great violinist of Jazz. The music he made with Eddie Lang would later be a major influence on Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli in France. He was born aboard a ship as his parents emigrated from Italy and trained to be a classical violinist from an early age. He met Eddie Lang in 1913 while attending school in Philadelphia and started a local group with him three years later. The two would go on to play and record with each other frequently up until Lang's death in 1933. Venuti played briefly with Red Nichols, toured with Jean Goldkette and played in the orchestra of many Broadway shows. He co-led a band with Eddie Lang off and on through most of the 1920's, that included Jimmy Dorsey, Red Nichols and Frank Signorelli of the Original Dixieland Jass Band. In 1929 he joined the Paul Whiteman Orchestra but was injured in an auto accident; he was able to re-join the band in 1930. Venuti was able to keep working as a musician the rest of his life. He enjoyed a resurgence of interest in the 1970s.

Electric Joe!

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Joe Venuti & Earl Hines - Hot Sonatas

Styles: Violin And Piano Jazz
Year: 1975
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:50
Size: 157,2 MB
Art: Front

(5:16)  1. Hot Sonatas
(5:38)  2. She's Funny That Way
(4:19)  3. The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else
(3:07)  4. Rosetta
(7:34)  5. Blues In Thirds
(4:58)  6. C Jam Blues
(4:02)  7. Easy To Love
(2:12)  8. Fascinating Rhythm
(3:13)  9. East Of The Sun
(3:18) 10. Love For Sale
(6:01) 11. You Can Depend On Me
(4:21) 12. Easy To Love
(2:40) 13. Fascinating Rhythm
(2:54) 14. East Of The Sun
(3:23) 15. Love For Sale
(4:45) 16. C Jam Blues

This is an unusual and frequently exciting album of duets between the two great veterans Joe Venuti and Earl Hines; despite both being active for over a half-century, they had never played together before. The interplay between the violinist and the pianist is consistently unpredictable and they communicate quite well on these swing standards (three of which were composed by Hines long ago). This unique encounter deserves to be reissued on CD. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/hot-sonatas-mw0000048447

Personnel: Joe Venuti (violin); Earl Hines (piano).

Hot Sonatas

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Joe Venuti, Dutch Swing College Band - The Dutch Swing College Band Meets Joe Venuti

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:01
Size: 82.5 MB
Styles: Swing, Dixieland
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[4:08] 1. Duff Campbell's Revenge
[3:56] 2. Body And Soul
[2:46] 3. Stealin' Apples
[2:47] 4. Wild Dog
[3:31] 5. Black And Blue
[2:30] 6. Ragging The Scale
[4:16] 7. I Remember Johnny
[2:26] 8. Wild Cat
[3:04] 9. Blues In C
[4:29] 10. Royal Garden Blues
[2:02] 11. I Got Rhythm

Banjo, Guitar – Arie Ligthart; Bass – Henk Bosch Van Drakestein; Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Bob Kaper; Cornet – Bert De Kort; Drums – Huub Janssen; Leader, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Piano – Peter Schilperoort; Trombone – Dick Kaart; Violin – Joe Venuti.

Violinist Joe Venuti is actually only on half of this LP, playing three songs from his earlier days, two standards and a blues with the Dutch septet. The remaining five selections are between Dixieland and swing and feature fine playing by leader Peter Schilperoort and Bob Kaper on reeds, cornetist Bert De Kort and trombonist Dick Kaart. ~Scott Yanow

The Dutch Swing College Band Meets Joe Venuti

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Joe Venuti, Tony Romano - Never Before... Never Again

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 26:58
Size: 61.7 MB
Styles: New Orleans jazz, Swing
Year: 1954/2012
Art: Front

[3:23] 1. You Know You Know You Belong To Somebody Else
[3:50] 2. Feeling Free And Easy
[2:55] 3. Almost Like Being In Love
[3:42] 4. Autumn Leaves
[3:48] 5. I Want To Be Happy
[2:54] 6. Summertime
[2:27] 7. I Remember Joe
[3:57] 8. Angelina

In today’s world, getting this many Italian-Americans together in one place probably violates some racketeering laws. But back in the early 1950s, come to think of it, was probably a crime too! Violinist Joe Venuti (1903-1978) achieved lasting jazz fame for his duets with guitarist Eddie Lang in the 1920s and 1930s. He worked with Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Hoagy Carmichael, Bing Crosby, Paul Whiteman, and Zoot Sims. In 1937 he met guitarist Tony Romano. Romano built a career as a guitarist/composer/arranger/singer/actor, touring with Bob Hope’s USO shows from World War II through Vietnam.

This recording is actually two dates. The first eight tracks come from a duo organized by Johnny Mercer in 1954. Venuti and Romano seem to read each other’s thoughts easily sliding into these standards and original tunes. In today’s hip multi-ethnic culture we would marvel at the diversity of Romano’s Italian arrangement of the traditional “Angelina.” Back then, the two friends merely played the familiar. Venuti’s violin playing weaves the European with swing fiddle. No guitar face here, it’s all love.

The remainder of the disc was from a 1953 session sans Venuti plus a lengthy interview with Tony Romano. Romano displays a deft talent at song, sounding like a Sinatra crooner with a Dean Martin delivery. Back when jazz and popular (pop?) music went hand-in-hand, a good melody or sweet delivery made careers. Guys like Venuti and Romano probably won’t be mentioned in Ken Burns’ PBS jazz spectacle, but they were important pieces in our American story of jazz music. ~Mark Corroto

Never Before... Never Again

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Joe Venuti & George Barnes - Live At The Concord Summer Festival

Styles: Jazz, Swing
Year: 1976
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:53
Size: 115,8 MB
Art: Front

(5:57)  1. Sweet Georgia Brown
(8:30)  2. What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life
(4:23)  3. Too Close For Comfort
(3:13)  4. I Can't Get Started
(5:05)  5. Satin Doll
(2:51)  6. Things Ain't What They Used To Be
(5:40)  7. Take The A Train
(2:33)  8. Sophisticated Lady
(5:38)  9. C Jam Blues

Violinist Joe Venuti and guitarist George Barnes (joined by pianist Ross Tompkins, bassist Ray Brown and drummer Jake Hanna) make for a very complementary team on this live session. Tompkins is featured on "Too Close for Comfort," Barnes is showcased on "I Can't Get Started," the ensemble romps on "Sweet Georgia Brown" and the full group plays a lengthy five-song Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn medley. Few surprises occur but there are enough fireworks to justify this album's acquisition, even by those who already own 20 Joe Venuti albums. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/venuti-barnes-live-at-the-concord-summer-festival-mw0000877180

Personnel:  Joe Venuti – violin; George Barnes – guitar; Ross Tompkins – piano; Ray Brown – bass; Jake Hanna - drums

Live At The Concord Summer Festival

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Joe Venuti & Zoot Sims - Joe & Zoot & More

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 61:48

Size: 141.5 MB

Styles: Swing, Standards

Year: 1974/2002

Art: Front

[4:15] 1. I Found A New Baby

[3:20] 2. There's A Small Hotel

[4:52] 3. Indiana

[2:28] 4. My One And Only Love

[3:27] 5. The Wild Cat

[3:42] 6. It's The Girl

[4:33] 7. Oh, Lady Be Good

[6:01] 8. Someday Sweetheart

[4:07] 9. C Jam Blues

[3:44] 10. Blue Too

[3:04] 11. Oh, Lady Be Good

[3:07] 12. Dinah

[1:53] 13. Tea For Three

[3:20] 14. Diga Diga Do

[3:38] 15. I'll Never Be The Same

[3:23] 16. String The Blues

[2:46] 17. The Blue Room

At first glance, Philadelphia violinist Joe Venuti and Los Angeles tenor/soprano saxophonist Zoot Sims might seem an unlikely combination. Venuti was known for swing, classic jazz, and Dixieland, whereas Sims (who was young enough to be Venuti's son) was primarily a cool/bop musician along the lines of Stan Getz, Al Cohn, and Paul Quinichette. But when you think about it, the combination makes perfect sense. Before Sims made bop changes his main focus in the mid-'40s, he played in swing bands -- and Sims (like Getz, Cohn, and Quinichette) was heavily influenced by the seminal Lester Young. So all things considered, it makes perfect sense for Venuti and Sims to join forces on Joe and Zoot and More (which was recorded in 1973 and 1974). Stepping outside of cool jazz and bop, Sims enthusiastically joins Venuti in a classic jazz/swing setting. The performances generally recall the early '30s, and Venuti and Sims enjoy an undeniably strong rapport on inspired versions of "I Found a New Baby," "Indiana," and other familiar standards. As gutsy and hard-swinging as the up-tempo performances are, Venuti and Sims are unapologetically sentimental on ballads like "There's a Small Hotel" and "My One and Only Love." Some bop snobs might think the ballads are too sentimental -- in bop, ballad playing has often tended to be less sentimental and more intellectual than the swing and classic jazz ballad playing of the '30s. (Lyrical, romantic, and pretty don't necessarily mean ultra-sentimental.) But truth be told, there is nothing wrong with jazz instrumentalists being sentimental -- it certainly worked well for Bunny Berigan, Chu Berry, Artie Shaw, and countless others who emerged in jazz's pre-bop era. Joe and Zoot and More is an excellent CD that Venuti fans and Sims admirers should both make a point of obtaining. ~Alex Henderson

Joe & Zoot & More

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Joe Venuti & Zoot Sims - S/T

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 60:04

Size: 137.5 MB

Styles: Swing

Year: 1975/1988/1994

Art: Front

[3:41] 1. My Honey's Lovin' Arms

[3:49] 2. Deep Night

[5:01] 3. Remember

[3:35] 4. I Got Rhythm

[3:43] 5. Avalon

[5:03] 6. I Surrender, Dear

[4:30] 7. Wait Till You See Her

[4:18] 8. Russian Lullaby

[3:59] 9. Lady Of The Evening

[4:30] 10. Where Or When

[6:40] 11. Lover, Come Back To Me

[4:46] 12. I'll See You In My Dreams

[3:03] 13. Don't Take Your Love From Me

[3:18] 14. Shine

Violinist Joe Venuti's three recordings with tenorman Zoot Sims are all quite joyful and exciting. This Chiaroscuro recording matches the pair with pianist John Bunch, bassist Milt Hinton, drummer Bobby Rosengarden and, on "Don't Take Your Love from Me," trombonist Spiegel Willcox who was then 73. The small-group swing performances have plenty of life and more often than not are hard-swinging. ~ Scott Yanow

Recorded at WARP Studios and Downtown Sound, New York, New York in May 1974 and May 1975.

Joe Venuti (violin); Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar); Zoot Sims (tenor saxophone); Spiegle Willcox (trombone); Dick Hyman, John Bunch (piano); Bobby Rosengarden , Cliff Leeman (drums).

Joe Venuti & Zoot Sims

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