You meet ardent collectors among jazz fans who simply must have each and every album of their favourite music that has been published. Some even possess only records of just a few bands or soloists. But the majority of jazz buffs will most likely act spontaneously once they know what they like: When they hear exciting music of the kind they prefer, they will try to get it on record. Like this they accumulate a large quantity of music and the mixture is quite exciting.
The glorious time of the big bands which was followed by the dance hall craze in the swing era started in the 1920s. Bandleader Fletcher Henderson and his arranger Don Redman developed the style of the big bands. They organized the band completely different from the way it was done in classical jazz. Now they had a brass section with more trumpets and trombones, a reed section with several saxophones and a strong rhythm section. The result was a new powerful sound, based on sophisticated arrangements fired by hot solos. The Henderson band that employed soloist like Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster and Chu Berry on tenor and trumpeters Rex Stewart, Roy Eldridge and Henry “Red” Allen was the role model for many following big bands.
Benny Goodman, the King of Swing of the 1930s, learned a lot from Henderson. He copied his big band concept and played his arrangements. Henderson wrote some of his best pieces for Goodman. The encyclopedia includes many recordings of Goodman’s big band in the 1930s and 1940s. The powerful sound of a swinging big band, distributed by radio and on records,attracted more and more people and the number of successful bands grew immensely. Even well-informed jazz enthusiasts find it hard to name the best among the many bands. Satchmo-fans will stick to their idol and confer the title on Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra, others think Duke Ellington’s band was the greatest, or maybe one of the white bands led by Artie Shaw, Woody Herman, Tommy Dorsey.
For many connoisseurs however Count Basie’s orchestra was the ideal of a big band, fiercely swinging and relaxed. In 1932 Basie formed his first band with members of the Bennie Moten orchestra and he successfully led big bands for many years. He worked with soloists such as the trumpeters Harry “Sweets” Edison and Buck Clayton, saxophonists Lester Young and Herschel Evans and the famous All American Rhythm Section with Walter Page on Bass, Freddie Green on guitar and the drummer Jo Jones. In 1939 the Basie band performed at the Carnegie Hall in New York City, playing two concerts “From Spiritual to Swing” which were organized by the promoter and Basie fan John Hammond.
CD051 - Count Basie (1947) Vol.10
CD052 - Count Basie (1947-49) Vol.11
CD053 - Louis Armstrong (1932-33) Vol.1
CD054 - Louis Armstrong (1933-34) Vol.2
CD055 - Louis Armstrong (1935-36) Vol.3
CD056 - Louis Armstrong (1936-38) Vol.4
CD057 - Louis Armstrong (1938-39) Vol.5
CD058 - Louis Armstrong (1940-42) Vol.6
CD059 - Cab Calloway (1931-41)
CD060 - Teddy Hill (1935-37)
CD 51: Count Basie 1947
COUNT BASIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA
01. Bill's Mill (Basie - Roland)
02. Me And The Blues (Koehler - Warren)
03. Free Eats (Edison - Donnelly - Young - Green - Basie)
04. Brand New Wagon (Rushing - Basie)
05. Open The Door Richard (Fletcher - Mason - McVea - Howell)
06. One O'Clock Boogie (Basie - Mundy - Ebbins)
07. Meet Me At No Special Place (Terker - Pyle - Robinson)
08. I'm Drowning In Your Deep Blue Eyes (Gilbert - Kent)
09. Futile Frustration (Mundy - Basie)
10. The Jungle King (Dixon)
11. Take A Little Off The Top (Corday - Carr)
12. I Ain't Mad At You (Basie - Green - Ebbins)
13. House Rent Boogie (Basie - Evans - Harding)
14. South (Moten - Hayes)
15. Don't You Want A Man Like Me? (Rushing - Basie - Price)
16. Blue And Sentimental (Basie - David - Livingston)
17. 7Th Avenue Express (Basie - Clayton)
18. Mr. Robert's Roost (Paradise Squat) (Basie - Harding - Ebbins)
19. Sophisticated Swing (Hudson - Parish)
20. Guest In A Nest (Russell - Balaban)
21. Your Red Wagon (Raye - DePaul - Jones)
22. Money Is Honey (Hopkins - Robin)
CD 52: Count Basie 1947-49
COUNT BASIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA
01. Just A Minute (Basie - Wells)
02. Baby Don't Be Mad At Me (Freeman - David)
03. I've Only Myself To Blame (Evans - Mann)
04. Robbin's Nest (Russell -Thompson - Jacquet)
05. Hey Pretty Baby (Moore)
06. It's Monday Every Day (Robin)
07. Bye Bye Baby (Rushing - Basie)
08. Ready, Set Go! (Skylar - Freeman)
09. Brand New Doll (Troup)
10. Cheek To Cheek (Berlin)
11. Just An Old Manuscript (Redman - Razaf)
12. Katy (Wilson - Basie)
13. She's A Wine-O (Russell - Cowan)
14. Shoutin' Blues (Basie - Price)
15. After You've Gone (Creamer - Layton)
16. St. Louis Baby (Basie - Wilson)
17. Did You Ever See Jackie Robinson Hit The Ball? (Johnson)
18. Mine Too (Basie - Price)
19. Walking Slow Behind You (Lange - Heath)
20. Slider (Wise - Raeburn - Temple)
21. Normania (Blee Blop Blues) (Atkinson - Basie)
22. Rocky Mountain Blues (Williams - Stansel)
CD 53: Louis Armstrong 1932-33
LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND HIS ORCHESTRA
01. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea (Arlen - Koehler)
02. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea (Arlen - Koehler)
03. Kickin' The Gong Around (Arlen - Koehler)
04. Home (Van Steden - Clarkson)
05. All Of Me (Swimons - Clark - Marks)
06. Love You Funny Thing (Ahlert -Turk)
07. The New Tiger Rag (LaRocca)
08. Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now (Waller - Razaf)
09. Lawd You Made The Night Too Long (Lewis - Young)
10. That's My Home (Rene - Rene - Allison)
11. That's My Home (Rene - Rene - Allison)
12. Hobo, You Can't Ride This Train (Armstrong)
13. Hate To Leave You Now (Waller - Link - Dick)
14. Hate To Leave You Now (Waller - Link - Dick)
15. You'll Wish You'd Never Been Born (Armstrong)
16. Medley Of Armstrong Hits - Part 2
When You're Smiling (Fisher - Goodwin - Shay) / St.James Infirmary (Primrose) / Dinah (Lewis - Young - Akst)
17. Medley Of Armstrong Hits - Part 1
You Rascal You (Theard) / When It's Sleepy Time Down South (Rene - Rene - Muse) / Nobody's Sweetheart (Kahn - Erdman - Meyers - Schoebel)
18. I've Got The World On A String (Arlen - Koehler)
19. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues (Arlen - Koehler)
20. Hustlin' And Bustlin' For Baby (Woods)
21. Sittin' In The Dark (Greer - Adamson)
22. High Society (Steele)
23. He's A Son Of The South (Forsythe - Razaf - Davis)
CD 54: Louis Armstrong 1933-34
LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND HIS ORCHESTRA
01. Some Sweet Day (Rose - Jackson - Olman)
02. Basin Street Blues (Williams)
03. Honey Do! (Razaf - Johnson)
04. Snowball (Carmichael)
05. Mahogany Hall Stomp (Williams)
06. Swing You Cats (Randolph)
07. Honey Don't You Love Me Anymore? (Meadows - Shand)
08. Mississippi Basin (Razaf - Forsythe)
09. Laughin' Louie (Gaskill)
10. Tomorrow Night (Matthews - Armstrong - Williams)
11. Dusky Stevedore (Razaf - Johnson)
12. There's A Cabin In The Pines (Hill)
13. Mighty River (Baskette)
14. Sweet Sue, Just You (Harris - Young)
15. I Wonder Who? (Barbarin)
16. St. Louis Blues (Handy)
17. Don't Play Me Cheap (Randolph - Dial)
18. St. Louis Blues (Handy)
19. Tiger Rag (Super Tiger Rag) (LaRocca)
20. Will You, Won't You Be My Baby? (Quicksell - Nesbitt)
21. On The Sunny Side Of The Street, Pt. 1 & 2 (Fields - McHugh)
22. St. Louis Blues (Handy)
23. Song Of The Vipers (Armstrong)
CD 55: Louis Armstrong 1935-36
LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND HIS ORCHESTRA
01. I'm In The Mood For Love (Fields - McHugh)
02. I'm In The Mood For Love (Fields - McHugh)
03. You Are My Lucky Star (Freed - Brown)
04. La Cucaracha (P.D)
05. Got A Bran' New Suit (Schwartz - Dietz)
06. I've Got My Fingers Crossed (McHugh - Koehler)
07. Old Man Mose (Armstrong - Randolph)
08. Old Man Mose (Armstrong - Randolph)
09. Old Man Mose (Armstrong - Randolph)
10. I'm Shooting High (McHugh - Koehler)
11. Falling In Love With You (Young - Kahn - Neuman)
12. Red Sails In The Sunset (Kennedy - Williams)
13. On Treasure Island (Leslie - Burke)
14. Thanks A Million (Kahn - Johnston)
15. Thanks A Million (Kahn - Johnston)
16. Shoe Shine Boy (Cahn - Chaplin)
17. Solitude (Ellington - Mills - DeLange)
18. Solitude (Ellington - Mills - DeLange)
19. Solitude (Ellington - Mills - DeLange)
20. I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music (Franklin)
21. The Music Goes 'Round And 'Round (Riley - Farley - Hodgson)
22. Rhythm Saved The World (Cahn - Chaplin)
23. I Come From A Musical Family (Franklin)
24. Somebody Stole My Break (Franklin)
CD 56: Louis Armstrong 1936-38
LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND HIS ORCHESTRA
01. If We Never Meet Again (Gerlach - Armstrong)
02. Lyin' To Myself (Carmichael)
03. Ev'ntide (Carmichael)
04. Swing That Music (Gerlach - Armstrong)
05. Thankful (Chaplin - Kahn)
06. Red Nose (Lake - Lake)
07. Mahogany Hall Stomp (Williams)
08. Public Melody Number One (Koehler - Arlen)
09. Yours And Mine (Burke - Nelson)
10. Red Cap (Hecht - Armstrong)
11. She's The Daughter Of A Planter In Havana (Chaplin - Kahn)
12. Alexander's Ragtime Band (Berlin)
13. Cuban Pete (Norman)
14. I've Got A Heart Full Of Rhythm (Gerlach - Armstrong)
15. Sun Showers (Freed - Brown)
16. Once In A While (Green - Edwards)
17. On The Sunny Side Of The Street (Fields - McHugh)
18. Satchel Mouth Swing (Williams - Armstrong)
19. Jubilee (Adams - Carmichael)
20. Struttin' With Some Barbecue (Armstrong)
21. The Trumpet Player's Lament (Burke - Monaco)
22. I Double Dare You (Shand - Eaton)
23. A True Confession (Coslow - Hollander)
24. Let That Be A Lesson To You (Mercer - Whiting)
25. Sweet As A Song (Gordon - Revel)
CD 57: Louis Armstrong 1938-39
LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND HIS ORCHESTRA
01. So Little Time (Hill - DeRose)
02. Mexican Swing (Shand)
03. As Long As You Live (Hannighen)
04. When The Saints Go Marching In (Trad.)
05. On The Sentimental Side (Burke - Monaco)
06. It's Wonderful (Wells - Smith - Parish)
07. SomethingTells Me (Gordon - Warren)
08. Love Walked In (Gershwin - Gershwin)
09. Jeepers Creepers (Mercer - Warren)
10. What Is This Thing Called Swing? (Gerlach - Armstrong)
11. Hear MeTalkin' To Ya (Armstrong - Redman)
12. Save It Pretty Mama (Redman)
13. West End Blues (Williams - Oliver)
14. Savoy Blues (Ory)
15. I'm Confessin' (Dougherty - Reynolds - Neiburg)
16. A Monday Date (Hines)
17. If It's Good Then I Want It (Marks - Hirsch)
18. Brother Bill (Sweet - Armstrong)
19. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home (Warfield - Williams)
20. Poor Old Joe (Carmichael)
21. Shanty Boat On The Mississippi (Shand - Eaton)
22. Poor Old Joe (Carmichael)
23. You're A Lucky Guy (Cahn - Chaplin)
24. You're Just A No Account (Cahn - Chaplin)
25. Bye And Bye (Trad.)
CD 58: Louis Armstrong 1940-42
LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND HIS ORCHESTRA
01. Hep Cat's Ball (Palmer - Armstrong - Robinson)
02. You've Got Me Voodoo'd (Armstrong - Russell - Lawrence)
03. Harlem Stomp (Higginbotham)
04. Wolverine Blues (Morton)
05. Lazy 'Sippi Steamer (Armstrong - Selman - Russell)
06. Sweethearts On Parade (Lombardo - Newman)
07. You Run Your Mouth, I'll Run My Business (Armstrong)
08. Cut Off My Legs And Call Me Shorty (Raye - Alexander)
09. Cain And Abel (Fensreck - Loman)
10. Everything's Been Done Before (Adamson - Knopf - King)
11. I Cover The Waterfront (Green - Heyman)
12. In The Gloamin' (Harrison - Orred)
13. Long, Long Ago (Bailey)
14. Hey Lawdy Mama (Easton)
15. I'll Get Mine By And Bye (Davis)
16. Do You Call That A Buddy? (Wilson)
17. Yes Suh I (Dowell - Razaf)
18. When It's Sleepy Time Down South (Rene - Rene - Muse)
19. Leap Frog (Garland)
20. I Used To Love You (Tilzer - Brown)
21. You Rascal You (Theard)
22. Cash For Your Trash (Waller - Kikeby)
23. Among My Souvenirs (Nicholls - Leslie)
24. Coquette (Berlin)
25. I Never Knew (FioRito - Kahn)
CD 59: Cab Calloway 1931-41
CAB CALLOWAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA
01. Trickeration (Arlen - Koehler)
02. Kickin' The Gong Around (Arlen - Koehler)
03. How Come You Do Me Like You Do? (Austin - Bergere)
04. Hot Toddy (Carter)
05. Hot Water (Hudson)
06. Harlem Hospitality (White)
07. Moon Glow (Hudson)
08. Avalon (Jolson - Rose)
09. I Ain't Got Nobody (Graham - Williams)
10. Baby Won't You Please Come Home? (Willaims - Warfield)
11. The Wedding Of Mr. And Mrs. Swing (Davis - Coots)
12. Congo (White)
13. Manhattan Jam (White)
14. Queen Isabelle (Berry - Thomas - Denniker - Davis)
15. Savage Rhythm (Davis - Coots)
16. At The Clambake Carnival (Berry)
17. The Congo-Conga (Davis - Coots)
18. Ratamacue (Cole -Thoams - Battle)
19. Trylon Swing (Bostic - Mills)
20. A Ghost Of A Chance (Crosby - Washington - Young)
21. Cupid's Nightmare (Redman)
22. Take The "A" Train (Strayhorn)
CD 60: Teddy Hill 1935-37
TEDDY HILL AND HIS ORCHESTRA
01. Lookie, Lookie, Lookie Here Comes Cookie (Gordon)
02. Got Me Doin' Things (Gordon)
03. When The Robin Sings His Song Again (Brown)
04. Uptown Rhapsody (Hill - Johnson - Berry)
05. At The Rug Cutters' Ball (Procope - Hill)
06. Blue Rhythm Fantasy (Willett - Hill)
07. Passionette (Smith)
TEDDY HILL AND HIS NBC ORCHESTRA
08. The Love Bug Will Bite You (Tomlin)
09. Would You Like To Buy A Dream? (Hill)
10. Big Boy Blue (Lawrence - Howell - Tinturin)
11. Where Is The Sun? (Redmond - David)
12. The Harlem Twister (The New Sensation) (Hill)
13. My Marie (Berlin)
14. I Know Now (Dubin - Warren)
15. The Lady Who Couldn't Be Kissed (Dubin - Warren)
16. The You And Me That Used To Be (Bullock - Wrubel)
17. A Study In Brown (Clinton)
18. Twilight In Turkey (Scott)
19. China Boy (Winfree - Boutelje)
20. San Anton' (Razaf - Denniker)
21. I'm Happy, Darling, Dancing With You (Young - Ahlert)
22. Yours And Mine (Freed - Brown)
23. I'm Feelin' Like A Million (Freed - Brown)
24. King Porter Stomp (Morton)
25. Blue Rhythm Fantasy (Hill - Willet)
