| Harry James Classic music 1946-1947 CD (2008)
$18.05 Trumpeter Harry James was one of the big stars of the swing era, first in the orchestra of Benny Goodman, then with his own outfit, which in the 1930s featured a skinny young singer named Frank
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| Django Reinhardt Classic CDs 1951-1953 CD (2007)
$18.05 The 17th and final installment in the Classics Django Reinhardt chronology contains the Gypsy guitarist's very last recordings. Its 22 tracks consist of Decca and Blue Star records cut in Paris between May 11, 1951, and April 8, 1953.
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| Gerald Wilson Classic Records 1946-1954 CD (2007)
$18.05 This CD opens with the last tracks Wilson made for Black & White. Both The Saint and The Moors were co-composed with trombonist Melba Liston and both are fine examples of the colorful way they arranged for big bands, often
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| Oscar Pettiford Classic music 1954-1955 CD (2008)
$10.19 Volume two of the recordings of Oscar Pettiford opens with the final tracks from a session organized by pianist Henri Renaud. On "Rhumblues" Pettiford played both cello and bass made possible through multi-track recording.
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| Jess Stacy Classic CDs 1951-1956 CD (2008)
$18.05 Swing pianist Jess Stacey came to prominence in the 1930s and '40s playing in the bands of Benny Goodman, Bob Crosby, and Tommy Dorsey, among others. Stacey worked on and off as a leader in the decades following, and though
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| Joe Bushkin Classic music 1940-1946 CD (2007)
$18.05 The big-band pianist (and sometime trumpeter) Joe Bushkin performs a variety of instrumental and vocal pieces both solo and with a small group on this vintage series of recordings. Highlights include the delightful "Serenade in Thirds," which recalls the playfulness
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| Ella Fitzgerald Classic Records 1947-1948 CD (1999)
$12.89 From Decca sides. Lady, Be Good! / Don't You Think I Ought To Know? Track Listing of songs: A Sunday Kind Of Love / That's My Desire / Oh!
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| Benny Carter Classic CDs 1954 CD (2007)
$18.05 Volume eleven in the complete Classics Benny Carter chronology presents 14 outstanding tracks recorded during the summer and autumn of 1954 and subsequently released on producer Norman Granz's Norgran label. Recorded in Los Angeles on June 23, 1954, tracks one
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| Duke Ellington Classic music 1953, Vol. 2 CD (2007)
$12.89 In a series of early-1950s recordings featuring many of its most famous musicians, including the baritone saxophonist Harry Carney, the tenor sax player Paul Gonsalves, and the trumpeter and violinist Ray Nance, the Duke Ellington Orchestra performs a high-octane set
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| Earl Hines Classic Records 1953-1954 CD (2007)
$18.05 The 11th installment in the Classics Earl Hines chronology charts the pianist and bandleader's professional progress
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