The Keynoters With Nat King Cole: The Essential Keynote Collection 9

Styles: Swing, Jazz
Year: 1986
Time: 47:29
File: MP3 @ 128K/s
Size: 47,6 MB
Art: Front

(4:17) 1. You're Driving Me Crazy (Alternate Take)
(4:15) 2. You're Driving Me Crazy
(4:38) 3. I'm In The Market For You
(4:31) 4. Blue Lou (Unissued Master 1)
(4:22) 5. Blue Lou (Unissued Master 2)
(4:20) 6. I Found A New Baby (Unissued Master)
(3:18) 7. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (Alternate Take)
(3:06) 8. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
(3:11) 9. The Way You Look Tonight (Alternate Take)
(3:10) 10. The Way You Look Tonight
(2:38) 11. Airiness A La Nat (Alternate Take)
(2:39) 12. Airiness A La Nat
(3:00) 13. My Old Flame

Valuable anthology in the huge Complete Keynote Sessions anthology line. This set featured Cole playing with group assembled for recording sessions organized by Harry Lim for his Keynote label. They are solidly in swing mode and present Cole at his peak as soloist and accompanist. Unfortunately, both this and the total 21-disc package are difficult to find and expensive.By Ron Wynn https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-keynoters-with-nat-king-cole-mw0000651253#review

Personnel: Trumpet – Charlie Shavers (tracks: 1 to 6), Jonah Jones (tracks: 1 to 6); Tenor Saxophone – Budd Johnson (tracks: 1 to 6); Alto Saxophone – Willie Smith (2) (tracks: 7 to 13); Bass – Milt Hinton (tracks: 1 to 6), Red Callender (tracks: 7 to 13); Drums – J. C. Heard (tracks: 1 to 6), Jackie Mills (tracks: 7 to 13); Piano – Johnny Guarnieri (tracks: 1 to 6), Nat King Cole (tracks: 7 to 13)

The Keynoters With Nat King Cole: The Essential Keynote Collection 9

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Jonah Jones - Confessin'

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:50
Size: 107,7 MB
Art: Front

( 5:39) 1. Love Is Just Around The Corner
( 4:46) 2. Confessin'
( 7:09) 3. Saint Louis Blues
(16:49) 4. Ellington Medley Don't Get Around Much Anymore I Let A Song Go Out Of
( 4:05) 5. The Sheik Of Araby
( 3:37) 6. Birth Of The Blues
( 4:43) 7. Confessin' (Take 2)

Born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1909, trumpet player Jonah Jones turned professional at the age of 17. After working in many bands, he formed his own quartet, the Jonah Jones Quartet, in 1955. He made a string of successful albums with Capitol in the late fifties. After that he rarely recorded again, but continued playing until his death in 2000.

Confessin'

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The Jonah Jones Quartet - A Touch Of Blue

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 58:01

Size: 132.8 MB

Styles: Trumpet jazz

Year: 2014

Art: Front

[1:58] 1. So Blue

[2:07] 2. It's A Blue World

[1:47] 3. I Got The Blues When It Rains

[2:46] 4. Blues In My Heart

[1:55] 5. Blue Turning Grey Over You

[2:10] 6. A Touch Of Blue

[1:41] 7. Blue (And Broken Hearted)

[2:48] 8. Blue Champagne

[2:37] 9. Birth Of The Blues

[2:43] 10. Dust Bowl Blues

[1:57] 11. Blue Danube Rock

[2:22] 12. Blue Skies

[1:59] 13. The Poor People Of Paris

[2:29] 14. Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White

[3:17] 15. La Rosita

[2:45] 16. Dansero

[2:41] 17. April In Portugal

[2:00] 18. The Third Man Theme

[2:38] 19. Lisboa Antigua

[2:13] 20. Sleepy Lagoon

[2:47] 21. Soft Summer Breeze

[2:45] 22. Serenata

[2:52] 23. Theme From Picnic

[2:33] 24. The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart )

Twofer: A Touch of Blue (ST-1405) 1960 [#1-12], Greatest Instrumental Hits Styled by Jonah Jones (ST-1557) 1961 [#13-24]. Recorded in New York City, 1960-1961. 24-Bit Digitally Remastered. Jonah Jones, trumpet & vocal on #2, 5 & 9; Teddy Brannon, piano; John Brown, bass; George 'Pops' Foster, drums; Swinginest Chorale, vocals.

Jonah Jones zoomed to popularity in the late 50s. He found a successful formula and used it to brighten the hit charts with a succession of bouncy albums on Capitol Records. His quartet was one of the three newcomers in the Top 10 wide variety of small groups listed in the favorite Instrumental Billboard lists in 1958.

Jonah Jones was truly a man with a rare talent for playing in a way that people loved. Jones trumpet stays fairly close to the melodic line and he displays an excellent sense of timing and pacing. In these two albums he just added a new sound with the tasteful vocal backgrounds of the Swinginest Chorale. All tailored to suit the clean, compact style which became a Jonah Jones trademark.

A Touch Of Blue  

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Earl Hines, Jonah Jones - Back on the Street

Styles: Piano And Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1972
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:03
Size: 138,7 MB
Art: Front

(5:04) 1. I'm in the Market for You
(4:59) 2. Back on the Street
(3:11) 3. You Can Depend on Me
(7:28) 4. A Very Slow Blues
(5:30) 5. Rose Room
(6:25) 6. Sleepy Time Gal
(8:22) 7. Pennies from Heaven
(5:42) 8. Somebody Else Is Taking My Place
(8:05) 9. Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home
(5:11) 10. Wailing With Jonah

By the time trumpeter Jonah Jones teamed up with pianist Earl Hines and tenor-saxophonist Buddy Tate for this straightforward sextet date, Jones had been a star with his quartet for 15 years. On what would be one of Jones's last recording sessions from his prime, this Chiaroscuro reissue CD has a bit of slickness associated with the trumpeter's more commercial dates but also some very good jazz playing. Three previously unrelesed numbers have been added to the original seven-song program and the music falls between Dixieland and swing with an emphasis on familiar standards. A fine effort. ~Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/back-on-the-street-mw0000074124

Personnel: Trumpet – Jonah Jones; Piano – Earl Hines; Bass – John Brown; Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Buddy Tate; Drums – Cozy Cole; Guitar – Jerome Darr

Back on the Street

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Jonah Jones Quartet - Swingin' At the Cinema

Styles: Trumpet Jazz, Swing
Year: 1958
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 26:38
Size: 61,8 MB
Art: Front

(2:30)  1. True Love
(2:32)  2. Tammy
(1:56)  3. Gal In Calico
(2:23)  4. Around The World
(2:14)  5. Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing
(1:54)  6. Colonel Bogey March
(1:51)  7. An Affair To Remember
(2:12)  8. Secret Love
(2:11)  9. Three Coins In The Fountain
(1:56) 10. Fascination
(2:46) 11. All The Way
(2:09) 12. Lullaby Of Broadway

One in a lengthy series of Capitol albums by trumpeter/vocalist Jonah Jones and his quartet (there were five in 1958 alone), this set finds Jones looking for gold by performing a dozen numbers that originally debuted in Hollywood movies. There were no hits this time around, but the LP sold fairly well. Jones, joined by pianist George Rhodes, bassist John Brown and drummer Harold Austin, uplifts such tunes as "True Love," "Colonel Bogey March," "Three Coins In the Fountain" and "Lullaby of Broadway."~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/swingin-at-the-cinema-mw0000877882

Swingin' At the Cinema

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Jonah Jones - I Dig Chicks!

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 28:21
Size: 65,4 MB
Art: Front

(1:59)  1. I Dig Chicks!
(2:02)  2. Mandy Make Up Your Mind
(2:16)  3. Marcheta
(2:04)  4. Tangerine
(2:49)  5. Cecilia
(2:29)  6. Blue Lou
(2:00)  7. Chloe
(2:31)  8. Lilette
(2:21)  9. Judy
(2:40) 10. Louise
(2:25) 11. Linda
(2:38) 12. Rosetta

The cover of this LP gives males three good reasons to "dig chicks." Trumpeter/vocalist Jonah Jones continues his "swinging with a shuffle" formula, performing 11 songs named after women, plus the title cut (which has one of his six vocals of the date). Jones, pianist Teddy Brannon, bassist John Brown and drummer George Foster have a good time romping on such numbers as "Mandy, Make Up Your Mind," "Tangerine," "Blue Lou," "Rosetta" and some lesser-known tunes. The overall results may be a bit lightweight and predictable, but the trumpeter gives this album enough exciting moments to make it worth getting.~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/i-dig-chicks-mw0000915448

Personnel:  Jonah Jones, trumpet & vocal;  George Rhodes or Teddy Brannon, piano;  John Brown, bass;  Harold Austin or George 'Pops', drums.

I Dig Chicks!

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Jack Teagarden & Jonah Jones - Old Timey Jazz

Styles: Trombone Jazz, Swing
Year: 1979
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 31:54
Size: 73,1 MB
Art: Front

(3:22)  1. Milenburg Joys
(3:19)  2. Davenport Blues
(3:22)  3. The Original Dixieland One Stop
(4:22)  4. High Society
(2:44)  5. Misery And The Blues
(2:55)  6. Stars Fell On Alabama
(2:07)  7. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
(3:56)  8. Beale Street Blues
(2:22)  9. Down By The Riverside
(3:20) 10. The Sheik Of Araby

One of the classic giants of jazz, Jack Teagarden was not only the top pre-bop trombonist (playing his instrument with the ease of a trumpeter) but one of the best jazz singers too. He was such a fine musician that younger brother Charlie (an excellent trumpeter) was always overshadowed. Jack started on piano at age five (his mother Helen was a ragtime pianist), switched to baritone horn, and finally took up trombone when he was ten. Teagarden worked in the Southwest in a variety of territory bands (most notably with the legendary pianist Peck Kelley) and then caused a sensation when he came to New York in 1928. His daring solos with Ben Pollack caused Glenn Miller to de-emphasize his own playing with the band, and during the late-'20s/early Depression era, "Mr. T." recorded frequently with many groups including units headed by Roger Wolfe Kahn, Eddie Condon, Red Nichols, and Louis Armstrong ("Knockin' a Jug"). His versions of "Basin Street Blues" and "Beale Street Blues" (songs that would remain in his repertoire for the remainder of his career) were definitive. Teagarden, who was greatly admired by Tommy Dorsey, would have been a logical candidate for fame in the swing era but he made a strategic error. In late 1933, when it looked as if jazz would never catch on commercially, he signed a five-year contract with Paul Whiteman. Although Whiteman's Orchestra did feature Teagarden now and then (and he had a brief period in 1936 playing with a small group from the band, the Three T's, with his brother Charlie and Frankie Trumbauer), the contract effectively kept Teagarden from going out on his own and becoming a star. It certainly prevented him from leading what would eventually became the Bob Crosby Orchestra.

In 1939, Jack Teagarden was finally "free" and he soon put together a big band that would last until 1946. However, it was rather late to be organizing a new orchestra (the competition was fierce) and, although there were some good musical moments, none of the sidemen became famous, the arrangements lacked their own musical personality, and by the time it broke up Teagarden was facing bankruptcy. The trombonist, however, was still a big name (he had fared quite well in the 1940 Bing Crosby film The Birth of the Blues) and he had many friends. Crosby helped Teagarden straighten out his financial problems, and from 1947-1951 he was a star sideman with Louis Armstrong's All-Stars; their collaborations on "Rocking Chair" are classic. After leaving Armstrong, Teagarden was a leader of a steadily working sextet throughout the remainder of his career, playing Dixieland with such talented musicians as brother Charlie, trumpeters Jimmy McPartland, Don Goldie, Max Kaminsky, and (during a 1957 European tour) pianist Earl Hines. Teagarden toured the Far East during 1958-1959, teamed up one last time with Eddie Condon for a television show/recording session in 1961, and had a heartwarming (and fortunately recorded) musical reunion with Charlie, sister/pianist Norma, and his mother at the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival. He died from a heart attack four months later and has yet to be replaced. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jack-teagarden-mn0000124675/biography

Old Timey Jazz

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Jonah Jones – Muted Jazz

Styles: Vocal And Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1957
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 30.43
Size: 72.90MB
Art: Front

(2:28)  1. 01. Rose Room.mp3
(3:02)  2. 02. Mack The Knife.mp3
(2:42)  3. 03. I Can't Get Started.mp3
(2:39)  4. 04. On The Street Where You Live.mp3
(4:39)  5. 05. Undecided.mp3
(4:52)  6. 06. St James Infirmary.mp3
(2:40)  7. 07. Too Confort For Comfort.mp3
(2:48)  8. 08. The Man With The Golden Arm.mp3
(2:42)  9. 09. My Blue Heaven.mp3
(3:11) 10. 10. Royal Garden Blues.mp3

In 1957, trumpeter Jonah Jones hit it big with his version of "On the Street Where You Live," twhich is included on this LP. Jones' "muted jazz" featured melodic but swinging versions of standards played with a shuffle beat by his quartet nightly at the Embers, and he would keep the attractive  if eventually predictable  formula alive into the late 1960s. In addition to "On the Street Where You Live," this best-selling record has such numbers as "Rose Room," "Undecided," "Too Close for Comfort" and "Royal Garden Blues" played in delightful fashion. 

https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/muted-jazz/id529474590

Personnel:  Jonah Jones (Trumpet, Vocal)

muted jazz

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Jonah Jones Quartet - I Dig Chicks

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 27:13
Size: 62.3 MB
Styles: Trumpet & vocal jazz
Year: 1959/2010
Art: Front

[2:02] 1. I Dig Chicks
[1:55] 2. Mandy, Make Up Your Mind
[2:10] 3. Marchetta
[1:59] 4. Tangerine
[2:38] 5. Cecilia
[2:19] 6. Blue Lou
[1:55] 7. Chlo-E
[2:26] 8. Lillette
[2:16] 9. Judy
[2:34] 10. Louise
[2:21] 11. Linda
[2:33] 12. Rosetta

The cover of this LP gives males three good reasons to "dig chicks." Trumpeter/vocalist Jonah Jones continues his "swinging with a shuffle" formula, performing 11 songs named after women, plus the title cut (which has one of his six vocals of the date). Jones, pianist Teddy Brannon, bassist John Brown and drummer George Foster have a good time romping on such numbers as "Mandy, Make Up Your Mind," "Tangerine," "Blue Lou," "Rosetta" and some lesser-known tunes. The overall results may be a bit lightweight and predictable, but the trumpeter gives this album enough exciting moments to make it worth getting. ~Scott Yanow

I Dig Chicks

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The Jonah Jones Quartet - Swingin' Round The World/Jumpin' With A Shuffle

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 51:49

Size: 118.6 MB

Styles: Swing, Trumpet jazz

Year: 2014

Art: Front

[1:57] 1. Arrivederci Roma

[1:54] 2. Swingin' 'round The World

[2:28] 3. South Of The Border

[1:59] 4. A Foggy Day

[2:11] 5. April In Paris

[1:53] 6. Brazil

[2:00] 7. Madrid

[1:57] 8. Chicago

[2:23] 9. Manhattan

[2:09] 10. Song Of The Islands

[2:04] 11. Isle Of Capri

[1:47] 12. Shamghai

[2:12] 13. Dream

[2:07] 14. You're Driving Me Crazy

[2:06] 15. Lazy River

[2:19] 16. More Than You Know

[2:10] 17. Nine Twenty Special

[2:13] 18. Entratter's Blues

[2:14] 19. Misty

[1:53] 20. The Great Lie

[2:31] 21. On The Sunny Side Of The Street

[2:24] 22. One For My Baby

[2:10] 23. The Lonesome Road

[2:36] 24. My Monday Date

Jonah Jones, trumpet & vocal on #3,9,15 & 21; Teddy Brannon, piano; John Brown, bass; George 'Pops' Foster, drums. Recorded in New York City, 1958 (#1,4-7 & 9-10), 1959 (#2,3,8,11 & 12); and Las Vegas 1960 (#13-24).

"I'm going to find this album very difficult to remove from my CD player! From the moment Jonah's big buttery sound filled the room I was hooked."

Warm toned and with a lively vibrato Jonah's swinging playing would suit fans of Harry 'Sweets' Edison and Buck Clayton to a tee. Seemingly simple big swinging phrases and fiery dextrous soloing, both open and in a range of very enviable mutes, show just what a star of the trumpet Jonah Jones really is.

This CD features two albums, Swingin 'Round the World and Jumpin with a Shuffle, a total of 24 delicious well-known standard tracks recorded in 1958 and 1960. Although both CDs feature just a trio with Jonah on trumpet and occasional husky-toned vocal, the accompanying trio are toe-tappingly light, swinging and tasteful, with the feel veering more towards jump jive... dare I say 'rock and roll' on tracks 13-24. Each track is no more than two and a half minutes long but this provides ample time for Jonah's infectiously joyful trumpet playing to become something you want to listen to time and again. I'd like the other six CD's now please!" ~Georgina Jackson

Swingin' Round The World/Jumpin' With A Shuffle

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Cab Calloway - The Swinging Big Band Leader with Chu Berry 1937-1944

Styles: Big Band, Swing
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:54
Size: 143,1 MB
Art: Front

(2:46)  1. Queen Isabella
(2:35)  2. Savage Rhythm
(2:29)  3. Bugle Blues
(2:17)  4. Three Swings and Out
(3:25)  5. Penguin Swing
(2:50)  6. Peck-A-Doodle-Do
(2:50)  7. Hoy Hoy
(2:59)  8. Jive
(2:24)  9. Do You Wanna Jump Children
(2:20) 10. Floogie Walk
(2:41) 11. Pluckin' The Bass n'2
(3:05) 12. Paradiddle
(2:31) 13. The Lone Arranger
(3:19) 14. Hardtimes (Topsy-Turvy)
(2:55) 15. Bye Bye Blues
(2:54) 16. A Chicken Ain't Nothing But A Bird
(3:01) 17. Special Delivery n'2
(3:00) 18. The Great Lie
(2:41) 19. Tappin' Off
(2:53) 20. 105 In The Shade
(2:53) 21. Ghost Of a Chance n'2
(2:58) 22. Lonesome Nighns

One of the great entertainers, Cab Calloway was a household name by 1932, and never really declined in fame. A talented jazz singer and a superior scatter, Calloway's gyrations and showmanship on-stage at the Cotton Club sometimes overshadowed the quality of his always excellent bands. The younger brother of singer Blanche Calloway (who made some fine records before retiring in the mid-'30s), Cab grew up in Baltimore, attended law school briefly, and then quit to try to make it as a singer and a dancer. For a time, he headed the Alabamians, but the band was not strong enough to make it in New York. The Missourians, an excellent group that had previously recorded heated instrumentals but had fallen upon hard times, worked out much better. Calloway worked in the 1929 revue Hot Chocolates, started recording in 1930, and in 1931 hit it big with both "Minnie the Moocher" and his regular engagement at the Cotton Club. Calloway was soon (along with Bill Robinson, Ethel Waters, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington) the best-known black entertainer of the era. He appeared in quite a few movies (including 1943's Stormy Weather), and "Minnie the Moocher" was followed by such recordings as "Kicking the Gong Around," "Reefer Man," "Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day," "You Gotta Hi-De-Ho," "The Hi-De-Ho Miracle Man," and even "Mister Paganini, Swing for Minnie." Among Calloway's sidemen through the years (who received among the highest salaries in the business) were Walter "Foots" Thomas, Bennie Payne, Doc Cheatham, Eddie Barefield, Shad Collins, Cozy Cole, Danny Barker, Milt Hinton, Mario Bauza, Chu Berry, Dizzy Gillespie, Jonah Jones, Tyree Glenn, Panama Francis, and Ike Quebec. His 1942 recording of "Blues in the Night" was a big hit. With the end of the big band era, Calloway had to reluctantly break up his orchestra in 1948, although he continued to perform with his Cab Jivers. Since George Gershwin had originally modeled the character Sportin' Life in Porgy and Bess after Calloway, it was fitting that Cab got to play him in a 1950s version. Throughout the rest of his career, Calloway made special appearances for fans who never tired of hearing him sing "Minnie the Moocher." ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/artist/cab-calloway-mn0000532957/biography

Personnel:  1-20 - Cab Calloway & His Orchestra with Chu Berry (19, 20); Shad Collins, Irving Randolph, Lammar Wright, Dizzy Gillespie, Jonah Jones (tp), Claude Jones, Keg Johnson, De Priest Wheeler, Tyree Glenn (tb), Garvin Bushell, Andrew Brown, Chauncev Haughton (cl, as), Walter Thomas, Chu Berry, Ted McRae (ts), Hilton Jefferson (as), Bennie Paine (p), Morris White, Danny Barker (g), Milton Hinton (b), Leroy Maxey, Cozy Cole, J. Heard (dm), Cab Calloway (vo) and others... New York, 1937/1944;  21-22 - Chu Berry with Cab Calloway & His Orchestra – 1940

The Swinging Big Band Leader with Chu Berry 1937-1944

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The Jonah Jones Quartet - Swingin' On Broadway/Broadway Swings Again

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 54:29

Size: 124.8 MB

Styles: Trumpet jazz

Year: 2014

Art: Front

[2:08] 1. Baubles, Bangles And Beads

[2:32] 2. The Party's Over

[1:55] 3. You're So Right For Me

[2:45] 4. Just My Luck

[1:48] 5. The Surrey With The Fringe On Top

[2:29] 6. You're Just In Love

[1:51] 7. Just In Time

[2:38] 8. Hey There

[2:23] 9. I Could Have Danced All Night

[2:04] 10. Whatever Lola Wants

[1:59] 11. Til There Was You

[2:14] 12. Seventy Six Trombones

[1:55] 13. 'till Tomorrow

[2:18] 14. Almost Like Being In Love

[2:31] 15. Tall Hope

[2:21] 16. If Ever I Would Leave You

[2:24] 17. Good Clean Fun

[1:42] 18. I Wish I Were In Love Again

[2:33] 19. Put On A Happy Face

[2:43] 20. The Sound Of Music

[2:07] 21. Get Me To The Church On Time

[2:33] 22. Make Someone Happy

[2:05] 23. Hey, Look Me Over

[2:22] 24. Together Wherever We Go

Twofer: Swingin on Broadway (ST-963) 1958 [#1-12], Broadway Swings Again (ST-1641) 1961 [#13-24]. Jonah Jones, trumpet & vocal on #4; George Rhodes (#1-12) or Teddy Brannon (#13-24), piano; John Brown, bass; Harold Austin (#1-12) or George 'Pops' Foster (#13-24), drums. Recorded in New York City, December 1957 (#1-12) and September 1961 (#13-24).

Jonah Jones zoomed to popularity in the late 50s. He found a successful formula and used it to brighten the hit charts with a succession of bouncy albums on Capitol Records. His quartet was one of the three newcomers in the Top 10 wide variety of small groups listed in the favorite Instrumental Billboard lists in 1958.

Jonah Jones and his quartet give here the aftertheater treatment to hits from famous Broadway musicals. Jones familiar, swinging trumpet and rhythm section infuse the songs with his own spirited style, and the whole set is swingy, for either listening or dancing. All in Jones own brand of mostly muted jazz trumpetrich, mellow and stimulating.

Swingin' On Boadway/Broadway Swings Again

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Alberta Hunter - Look For The Silver Lining

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1982
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 32:39
Size: 75,1 MB
Art: Front

(3:10)  1. Without Rhythm
(3:28)  2. Look For The Silver Lining
(3:13)  3. Now I'm Satisfied
(3:09)  4. Georgia On My Mind
(2:32)  5. J'ai Deux Amours
(3:42)  6. Black Man
(3:09)  7. He's Funny That Way
(2:49)  8. Somebody Loves Me
(3:54)  9. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
(3:28) 10. Somebody Told Me

Classic blues singer Alberta Hunter's final recording (made when she was 87, two years before her death) is as powerful as her previous three Columbia albums. The legendary delightful singer puts plenty of feeling into "Look for the Silver Lining," "He's Funny That Way," "Somebody Loves Me" and four of her originals. 

As was true of each of her final sets, Hunter is joined by the Gerald Cook quartet and several veteran horn players (trumpeters Doc Cheatham and Jonah Jones, trombonist Vic Dickenson and tenorman Budd Johnson), all of whom sound quite happy to be supporting the ancient yet ageless singer. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/look-for-the-silver-lining-mw0000312123

Featuring : Alberta Hunter (vocals), Vic Dickenson (trombone), Jonah Jones (trumpet), Frank Anderson (hammond organ), Billy Butler (guitar), Jimmy Lewis (bass), Butch Miles (drums), Vishnu Wood (bass)

Look For The Silver Lining

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Jonah Jones - I Dig Jonah!: The Capitol Records Collection

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:27
Size: 145.3 MB
Styles: Trumpet jazz
Year: 2000/2010
Art: Front

[2:38] 1. On The Street Where You Live
[2:29] 2. You're Just In Love
[2:18] 3. Baby Won't You Please Come Home
[2:01] 4. Tangerine
[2:07] 5. Get Me To The Church On Time
[2:41] 6. I Can't Get Started
[2:09] 7. Baubles, Bangles And Beads
[2:09] 8. No Moon At All
[3:37] 9. Swing, Moten
[4:52] 10. St. James Infirmary
[2:05] 11. Lullaby Of Broadway
[2:28] 12. Night Train
[2:05] 13. I Dig Chicks!
[2:33] 14. Put On A Happy Face
[2:43] 15. Struttin' With Some Barbeque
[2:44] 16. Dansero
[2:28] 17. South Of The Border
[2:23] 18. Around The World
[2:08] 19. It's A Blue World
[2:11] 20. Pennies From Heaven
[2:19] 21. More Than You Know
[2:11] 22. A Touch Of Blue
[2:51] 23. They Can't Take That Away From Me
[2:07] 24. Lazy River
[2:58] 25. Memories Are Made Of This

A talented and flashy trumpeter, Jonah Jones hit upon a formula in 1955 that made him a major attraction for a decade; playing concise versions of melodic swing standards and show tunes muted with a quartet. But although the non-jazz audience discovered Jones during the late '50s, he had already been a very vital trumpeter for two decades. Jones started out playing on a Mississippi riverboat in the 1920s. He freelanced in the Midwest (including with Horace Henderson), was briefly with Jimmie Lunceford (1931), had an early stint with Stuff Smith (1932-1934), and then spent time with Lil Armstrong's short-lived orchestra and the declining McKinney's Cotton Pickers. Jones became famous for his playing with Stuff Smith's Onyx club band (1936-1940), recording many exciting solos. He gigged with Benny Carter and Fletcher Henderson and became a star soloist with Cab Calloway (1941-1952), staying with the singer even after his big band became a combo. Jones played Dixieland with Earl Hines (1952-1953), toured Europe in 1954 (including a brilliant recording session with Sidney Bechet), and then led his quartet at the Embers (1955), hitting upon his very successful formula. His shuffle version of "On the Street Where You Live" was the first of many hits and he recorded a long series of popular albums for Capitol during 1957-1963, switching to Decca for a few more quartet albums in 1965-1967. Jonah Jones recorded a fine date with Earl Hines for Chiaroscuro (1972) and still played on an occasional basis in the 1980s and early '90s; he died April 30, 2000, at the age of 91. ~bio by Scott Yanow

I Dig Jonah!: The Capitol Records Collection

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Jonah Jones - Swingin' 'Round The World

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 25:15
Size: 58,5 MB
Art: Front

(1:59)  1. Arrivederci Roma
(1:57)  2. Swingin' 'Round The World
(2:32)  3. South of the Border
(2:03)  4. Foggy Day
(2:15)  5. April In Paris
(1:55)  6. Brazil
(2:02)  7. Madrid
(1:58)  8. Chicago
(2:25)  9. Manhattan
(2:10) 10. Song of the Islands
(2:05) 11. Isle Of Capri
(1:50) 12. Shanghai

Jonah Jones zoomed to popularity in the late 50s. He found a successful formula and used it to brighten the hit charts with a succession of bouncy albums on Capitol Records. His quartet was one of the three newcomers in the Top 10 wide variety of small groups listed in the favorite Instrumental Billboard lists in 1958. This was a time when rock and roll styled disks were flooding the singles record market, jazz combos were having big pop single hits, and Jonah Jones albums were among the most played by the nation s disc jockeys on radio shows throughout the country. 

There s little doubt that in the 1960s jazz and pop music were drawing closer together than they had been for years, and Jonah Jones was one of the best-selling artists in the business. ~ Editorial Reviews  http://www.amazon.com/Jonah-Masterworks-Swingin-Jumpin-Shuffle/dp/B00LOORO8W

Swingin''Round The World

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Harry 'Sweets' Edison & Jonah Jones - S/T

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:38
Size: 145.7 MB
Styles: Mainstream jazz, Trumpet jazz
Year: 1985
Art: Front

[ 8:08] 1. Black Orpheus
[ 6:59] 2. Keester Parade
[ 7:31] 3. The Shadow Of Your Smile
[ 9:08] 4. Seven Eleven
[10:48] 5. Ode To Billie Joe
[ 1:07] 6. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
[ 2:16] 7. I Let A Song
[ 2:57] 8. Mood Indigo
[ 4:15] 9. It Don't Mean A Thing
[ 3:11] 10. Caravan
[ 3:04] 11. Take The A Train
[ 4:07] 12. The Sheik Of Araby

A talented and flashy trumpeter, Jonah Jones hit upon a formula in 1955 that made him a major attraction for a decade; playing concise versions of melodic swing standards and show tunes muted with a quartet. But although the non-jazz audience discovered Jones during the late '50s, he had already been a very vital trumpeter for two decades. Jones started out playing on a Mississippi riverboat in the 1920s. He freelanced in the Midwest (including with Horace Henderson), was briefly with Jimmie Lunceford (1931), had an early stint with Stuff Smith (1932-1934), and then spent time with Lil Armstrong's short-lived orchestra and the declining McKinney's Cotton Pickers. Jones became famous for his playing with Stuff Smith's Onyx club band (1936-1940), recording many exciting solos. He gigged with Benny Carter and Fletcher Henderson and became a star soloist with Cab Calloway (1941-1952), staying with the singer even after his big band became a combo. Jones played Dixieland with Earl Hines (1952-1953), toured Europe in 1954 (including a brilliant recording session with Sidney Bechet), and then led his quartet at the Embers (1955), hitting upon his very successful formula. His shuffle version of "On the Street Where You Live" was the first of many hits and he recorded a long series of popular albums for Capitol during 1957-1963, switching to Decca for a few more quartet albums in 1965-1967. Jonah Jones recorded a fine date with Earl Hines for Chiaroscuro (1972) and still played on an occasional basis in the 1980s and early '90s; he died April 30, 2000, at the age of 91.

Harry "Sweets" Edison (1919-1999) is one of the few players in the history of jazz trumpet who could be instantly identified after only a few notes; along with Bobby Hackett, he was acknowledged as one of the few master trumpet accompanists. Born in Columbus, Ohio, Edison moved to Louisville, Kentucky to live with his uncle, a coal miner and farmer. It was his uncle who first exposed Edison to music, first teaching him to play a pump organ. Edison later found an old cornet in the house and taught himself scales. He cited early exposure to recordings of Louis Armstrong backing up Bessie Smith as important influences on his playing.

In 1952, Edison moved to California, where he established himself as a stalwart studio musician and first call trumpet soloist for the influential arranger Nelson Riddle. He would record with Sinatra for six years, and fill similar roles on recordings Bing Crosby, Billy Daniels, Nat Cole, Margaret Whiting, Jerry Lewis and Ella Fitzgerald, and played on many film soundtracks. (His commercial work and the studio pension system provided him $800 a week for the rest of his life, giving him a great deal of prosperity later in life.) During this time, Edison also led his own band in Los Angeles, and toured with Norman Granz's all-star Jazz at the Philharmonic unit. During the Fifties he recorded frequently with Shorty Rogers' Giants. He played in the bands led by Henry Mancini, Quincy Jones, Buddy Rich and Louie Bellson, plus frequent guest appearances with the Basie band. Edison taught music seminars at Yale University and was honoured as a 'master musician' in 1991 with a National Endowment for the Arts Award at the Kennedy Center.

Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet); Jerome Richardson (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Charles Coker (piano); Earl Palmer , Paul Humphrey (drums).

Harry 'Sweets' Edison & Jonah Jones

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Jonah Jones - Jonah Jones/Glen Gray + That Righteous Feelin'

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:53
Size: 155.4 MB
Styles: Trumpet jazz
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[2:07] 1. Baubles, Bangles And Beads
[3:20] 2. Echoes Of Harlem
[2:46] 3. Two O'clock Jump
[2:40] 4. I Can't Get Started
[3:45] 5. Boy Meets Horn
[2:40] 6. Hot Lips
[2:48] 7. After You've Gone
[2:28] 8. West End Blues
[2:30] 9. Ciribiribin
[2:46] 10. Tenderly
[3:01] 11. Sugar Blues
[2:58] 12. Apollo Jumps
[2:02] 13. Yes Indeed
[2:20] 14. Mandy
[2:50] 15. Work Song
[2:26] 16. Ramblin' Rose
[3:13] 17. Spanish Harlem
[2:03] 18. The Lonesome Road
[1:53] 19. The Preacher
[2:41] 20. 'deed I Do
[3:00] 21. Memories Are Made Of This
[2:38] 22. Jonah's Sermon
[3:03] 23. Look Up
[2:29] 24. Down By The Riverside
[1:35] 25. Sometimes I'm Happy
[1:39] 26. Tommy Tommy

2 LPs on 1 CD + Bonus Tracks. “Jonah Jones / Glen Gray” (ST-1660) 1962 [#1-12]; “That Righteous Feelin’” (ST-1839) 1962 [#13-24]; Bonus Tracks [#25-26] “June Christy with the Jonah Jones Quartet” (Capitol EP 4457) released in 1960.

Tracks #1-12: Jonah Jones, Joe Graves, Conrad Gozzo, Uan Rasey, Shorty Sherock, Mannie Klein, trumpets; Milt Bernhart, Joe Howard, Lew McCreary, George Roberts, trombones; Abe Most, clarinet, alto sax; Arthur 'Skeets' Herfurt, alto sax; Plas Johnson, Babe Russin, tenor saxes; Chuck Gentry, baritone sax; Ray Sherman, piano; Jack Marshall, guitar; Mike Rubin, bass; Nick Fatool, drums. Benny Carter, arranger, conductor. On #1,2 & 7 Al Porcino, trumpet, Ken Shroyer, trombone, and Morty Corb, bass, replace Rasey, Roberts and Rubin. Tracks #13-24: Jonah Jones, trumpet, vocals; Andre Persiani, percussion; Dick Hyman, organ, piano; Bob Bain & Howard Roberts, guitars; John Brown, bass; Danny Farrar, drums; The Jubilee Four, vocals. Tracks #25-26: Jonah Jones, trumpet, vocals; Teddy Brannon, piano; John Brown, bass; George 'Pops' Foster, drums; June Christy, vocal. Recorded in in Los Angeles, December (#1-12) 1961, November (#13-24), 1962; and October 1960 (#25 & 26). Stereo · 24-Bit Digitally Remastered

Jonah Jones zoomed to popularity in the late ‘50s. He found a successful formula and used it to brighten the hit charts with a succession of bouncy albums on Capitol Records. His quartet was one of the three newcomers in the Top 10 wide variety of small groups listed in the “favorite Instrumental” Billboard lists in 1958.

This is a powerful joining of forces, with trumpet man Jonah Jones taking the lead in front of the Casa Loma styled Benny Carter arrangements for big band. The tunes are all closely associated with other famous horn men—James, Armstrong, Stewart, Eldridge, Berigan, etc—while the impeccable studio band radiates a goodly fire of its own behind Jones. On “That Righteous Feelin’” the voices of the Jubilee Four keep in a handclapping mood the fresh, sanctifying gospel sounds of Jonah Jones with Dick Hyman and the New Disciples of Rhythm. Everything about it sounds right—or righteous!

Jonah Jones/Glen Gray + That Righteous Feelin'

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Jonah Jones - Jonah Jones Greatest Recordings

Size: 117,3 MB
Time: 50:13
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz: Trumpet Jazz, Dixieland, Swing
Art: Front

01. A Kiss To Build A Dream On (2:02)
02. Apollo Jumps (2:57)
03. Around The World (2:23)
04. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home (2:17)
05. Baubles, Bangles And Beads (2:09)
06. Cecilia (2:38)
07. Colonel Bogey (1:55)
08. Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans (2:25)
09. Echos Of Harlem (3:20)
10. Get Me To The Church On Time (2:07)
11. Hot Lips (2:39)
12. I Can't Get Started (2:41)
13. I Dig Chicks! (2:05)
14. It's A Good Day (2:19)
15. Jumpin' With Jonah (2:17)
16. Just A Gigolo (1:59)
17. Just In Time (1:51)
18. Lazy River (2:07)
19. Mack The Knife (3:00)
20. Mandy, Make Up Your Mind (1:55)
21. Memories Are Made Of This (2:58)

A talented and flashy trumpeter, Jonah Jones hit upon a formula in 1955 that made him a major attraction for a decade; playing concise versions of melodic swing standards and show tunes muted with a quartet. But although the non-jazz audience discovered Jones during the late '50s, he had already been a very vital trumpeter for two decades. Jones started out playing on a Mississippi riverboat in the 1920s. He freelanced in the Midwest (including with Horace Henderson), was briefly with Jimmie Lunceford (1931), had an early stint with Stuff Smith (1932-1934), and then spent time with Lil Armstrong's short-lived orchestra and the declining McKinney's Cotton Pickers. Jones became famous for his playing with Stuff Smith's Onyx club band (1936-1940), recording many exciting solos. He gigged with Benny Carter and Fletcher Henderson and became a star soloist with Cab Calloway (1941-1952), staying with the singer even after his big band became a combo. Jones played Dixieland with Earl Hines (1952-1953), toured Europe in 1954 (including a brilliant recording session with Sidney Bechet), and then led his quartet at the Embers (1955), hitting upon his very successful formula. His shuffle version of "On the Street Where You Live" was the first of many hits and he recorded a long series of popular albums for Capitol during 1957-1963, switching to Decca for a few more quartet albums in 1965-1967. Jonah Jones recorded a fine date with Earl Hines for Chiaroscuro (1972) and still played on an occasional basis in the 1980s and early '90s; he died April 30, 2000, at the age of 91. ~by Scott Yanow

Greatest Recordings

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Jonah Jones - Jonah Jones At The Embers

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 45:18
Size: 103.8 MB
Styles: Dixieland
Year: 1956/2010
Art: Front

[4:27] 1. It's All Right With Me
[4:04] 2. From This Moment On
[3:33] 3. Learnin' The Blues
[2:34] 4. Something's Gotta Give
[3:56] 5. All Of You
[4:11] 6. Lullaby Of Birdland
[4:04] 7. Basin Street Blues
[4:25] 8. High Society
[5:48] 9. Tin Roof Blues
[3:45] 10. Muskrat Ramble
[4:26] 11. At Sundown

In 1956, Jonah Jones started to become an unlikely commercial success. A veteran swing trumpeter not known to the general public despite being an exciting player, Jones caught on playing frequently muted solos with a quartet at the Embers in New York. His music often featured a shuffle rhythm and mixed Dixieland, swing and show tunes. This first recording by the quartet (also including pianist George Rhodes, bassist John Browne and drummer Harold Austin) was popular, although it would soon be dwarfed by Jones' successes for Capitol. Highlights of the date, which was also released by Groove and Victor, include "It's All Right With Me," "All of You," "High Society" and "At Sundown." ~Scott Yanow

Jonah Jones At The Embers

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