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Swing To Bop: Guitars In Flight 1939-1947 CD
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Recorded between 1939 and 1947. Includes liner notes by Richard Lieberson.
Jazz evolved with certain instruments in the foreground: pianos, trumpets, trombones, clarinets, and saxophones led the way through the rapid stylistic developments of the 1920s, '30s, and '40s. Beginning in the late '30s, as electrical amplification enabled stringed instruments to emerge from their subservient roles in the rhythm section, certain young guitarists and string bass players began to shine as soloists. There are no less than 17 guitarists represented on Hep's Swing to Bop: Guitars in Flight 1939-1947, and 12 of these are featured as improvising artists. The most famous among jazz lovers, and justifiably so, is Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt, who is represented here with six superb examples from relatively late in his career. Other names that may ring bells are Al Casey (featured on "Buck Jumpin'," his showcase number with Fats Waller & His Rhythm), George Barnes, Carl Kress, Mary Osborne, Allan Reuss, Tony Mottola, and Les Paul, famous for popularizing the solid-body electric guitar. Most puzzling is the omission of Charlie Christian, who along with Reinhardt could be said to have initiated the entire early modern jazz guitar movement, providing subject matter for this very collection. There probably wasn't room on the disc for Christian after they squeezed in the 11-minute medley featuring Barney Kessel, Irving Ashby, and Arv Garrison. Maybe the folks at Hep Records decided that Christian is so important that he belongs in his own category. But not everybody knows that. And Hep doesn't seem to have issued a Charlie Christian retrospective. As excellent as this compilation is, a "Swing to Bop" jazz guitar anthology without Charlie Christian seems oddly truncated. ~ arwulf arwulf
Digitally remastered by Ted Kendall.
Compilation producer: Alastair Robertson.
Personnel: James "Jimmy" Atkins (vocals, guitar); Wini Beatty (vocals, piano); Vivien Garry (vocals); Django Reinhardt, Frank Frederico, Gene Sargent, George Barnes, Arv Garrison, Irving Ashby, Les Paul, Allan Reuss, Mary Osborne, Tony Mottola, Tony Rizzi, Barney Kessel, Bill Huntington, Eugene Vees, Al Casey , Carl Kress (guitar); Hubert Rostaing, Irving Fazola (clarinet); Hub Lytle, Ernie Caceres, Clint Garvin, Art Saint John, John Van Eps (saxophone); Matt Utal (alto saxophone); Stephen Perlow (baritone saxophone); Carl Garvin, Keith Williams, Al Killian, Lee Castle, Tony Facciuto, Charlie Spivak (trumpet); Mark Bennett , Earle Spencer, Charles McCamish, Jack Teagarden, Ollie Wilson (trombone); Bobby Clark , Fats Waller, Johnny Guarnieri, Sonny White (piano); Frank Rullo (vibraphone); Billy Moore , Bobby White, Morey Feld, Slick Jones, Pierre Fouad, Percy Brice, Charlie Drake (drums).
Liner Note Author: Richard Lieberson.
Recording information: 2nd Esquire Concert, Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, (05/05/1939-05/21/1947); Brussells (05/05/1939-05/21/1947); Chicago, IL (05/05/1939-05/21/1947); Jubilee, Hollywood, CA (05/05/1939-05/21/1947); New York, NY (05/05/1939-05/21/1947); Town Hall (05/05/1939-05/21/1947).
Swing To Bop: Guitars In Flight 1939-1947 Music
Swing To Bop: Guitars In Flight 1939-1947 Songs
| 1 | Pickin' for Patsy See All 5
(with Allan Reuss) | | | |
| 2 | Goodbye My Lover, Goodbye See All 2
(with Les Paul) | | | |
| 3 | Out of Nowhere * See All 116 
(with Les Paul) | 3:30 | $0.99 | (From different album) |
| 4 | I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles * See All 23
(with George Barnes) | | $0.99 | (From different album) |
| 5 | I can't believe that you're in love with me See All 58
(with George Barnes) | | | |
| 6 | Buck Jumpin' See All 14
(with Al Casey) | | | |
| 7 | Davenport Blues * See All 22
(with Carl Kress, Carl Kress & Tony Mottola, Tony Mottola) | | $0.99 | (From different album) |
| 8 | Guilty * See All 179 Explicit
(with Tony Mottola) | | $0.99 | (From different album) |
| 9 | Coquette * See All 40
(with Tony Mottola) | 3:24 | $0.99 | (From different album) |
| 10 | Rose Room * See All 80
(with Mary Osborne) | 4:07 | $0.99 | (From different album) |
| 11 | Blues In Mary's Flat
(with Mary Osborne) | | | |
| 12 | Oops My Lady See All 3
(with Mary Osborne) | | | |
| 13 | Quiet, Two Gibsons At Work
(with George Barnes) | | | |
| 14 | Lover, Come Back To Me * See All 159
(with George Barnes) | 3:25 | $0.99 | (Different version) |
| 15 | Where You at? * See All 30 Explicit
(with Arv Garrison) | 5:43 | $0.99 | (Different version) |
| 16 | Medley: Cherokee/I Got Rhythm/How High the Moon/Honeysuckle Rose: Cherokee / I Got Rhythm / How High The Moon / Honeysuckle Rose
(with Arv Garrison, Barney Kessel, Irving Ashby, Les Paul) | | | |
| 17 | Porto Cabello See All 5
(with Django Reinhardt) | | | |
| 18 | Duke and Dukie See All 2
(with Django Reinhardt) | | | |
| 19 | Songe D'Automne See All 4
(with Django Reinhardt) | | | |
| 20 | Babik (Bi-Bop)
(with Django Reinhardt) | | | |
| 21 | Del Salle
(with Django Reinhardt) | | | |
| 22 | Just One of Those Things * See All 150
(with Django Reinhardt) | 2:31 | $0.99 | (From different album) |
| 23 | Five Guitars In Flight
(with Arv Garrison, Arv Garrison, Barney Kessel, Irving Ashby, Tony Rizzi & Gene Sargent, Barney Kessel, Gene Sargent, Irving Ashby, Tony Rizzi) | | | |
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