Composers: Duke Ellington | George Gershwin | George Shearing | Giuseppe Verdi | Glenn Miller | Nat King Cole
Jazz and blues from the 30s, 40s and 50s as it was appreciated by the hipsters, the hepcats and the beatniks.
1.. 3’56? Main Title and Anatomy Of A Murder (Ellington) Duke Ellington
Columbia/Legacy CK 65569
2.. 7’19? Nothing But De Best (Best) George Shearing
Capitol T1187
3.. 2’50? Heaven Bound Train (?) Jackson Gospel Singers
504 Records CD 81
4.. 4’54? Anvil Chorus (Verdi) Glenn Miller
RCA LSA 3238
5.. 7’59? A Foggy Day (Gershwin, Gershwin) Dinah Washington
Verve 0044007605622
6.. 3’05? Honeysuckle Rose (Waller) Bunny Berigan Jam
RCA PM 43689
7.. 4’12? Early Autumn (Burns, Herman, Mercer) Al Caiola
Fresh Sound FSR-CD 892
8.. 2’10? Deacon Jones (Lange, Heath, Loring) Louis Jordan
V Disc VDL 1010
9.. 9’06? Stretchin’ Out (Mobley) Hank Mobley
House of Jazz 220384
10.. 4’20? Last Party (Donahue) Sam Donahue
V Disc VDL 1001
11.. 3’03? You Call It Madness (Du Bois, Conrad, Colombo) Nat King Cole
Weton-Wesgram LATA105
12.. 6’16? The Opener (head) Jazz at the Philharmonic
World Record F 526