This 12 CD set represents Mingus' complete recorded output as a leader and sideman for his own Debut label. The 40-page booklet features an informative essay by Ira Gitler plus session notes, photos and discographical details.
Recorded between 1951 and 1958. ...
One of the first great improvisers on the xylophone and marimba, Red Norvo was also one of the few swing-era stars to make a successful transition to the harmonic and rhythmic challenges of bebop (he recorded with Charlie Parker and ...
This 4CD set is a collection that shows the roots of the development of one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time. Tracing his career as a sideman and bandleader with such greats as Lionel Hampton, Red Norvo and ...
Includes 10 CDs. Track Listing: DISC 1: ; All the Things You Are; Ghost of a Chance; Move; Stormy Weather; Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart; Lyon's Roar; Merle's Mood; Minor Intrusion; This Subdues My Passion; DISC 2: Medley: ...