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Swingville/
Beautiful blowing from Buck Clayton and Buddy Tate – captured here in the relaxed, easy-going setting of the Swingville label! The album's got a lot more charm than some of Clayton's sides for Columbia – a bit more mellow, with the kind of after hours feel that lets players like these show their strongest suits on their instruments. Clayton plays trumpet, Tate tenor – and rhythm is from the trio of Sir Charles Thompson on piano, Gene Ramey on bass, and Mousie Alexander on drums. Titles include "High Life", "Birdland Betty", "Can't We Be Friends", and "Kansas City Nights". CD
(Out of print.)
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Prestige/
The title tells the tale on this one – as the session's a studio meeting of players all associated with Count Basie over the years – captured here in a style that's much more laidback and relaxed than the usual Basie set! The album's got the feel of some of Prestige's best work in the Swingville series, but also has an approach that's almost in the blowing session mode – with long tracks on the album that really let each player step out in their own voice. The lineup includes Paul Quinichette on tenor, Buck Clayton and Shad Collins on trumpet, Jack Washington on baritone sax, Nat Pierce on piano, Freddie Greene on guitar, and Jo Jones on drums – and titles include "Blues I Love To Hear", "Love Jumped Out", "John's Idea", and "Baby Don't Tell On Me". CD
(2000 OJC pressing.)
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Buck Clayton —
Complete Legendary Jam Sessions Master Takes ... CD Lonehill (Spain), 1953/
A great document of a really unique slice of 50s jazz – the trad-based jam session recordings led by Buck Clayton in 1953 and 1954! The sessions were originally recorded for Columbia Records by John Hammond – and done in a style that wanted to break from the tighter jam session mode used over at Verve. Clayton was the ostensible leader, but Hammond really directed the sessions – using the famous trumpeter in conjunction with players that included Joe Newman, Urbie Green, Sir Charles Thompson, Joe Thomas, Al Cohn, Jo Jones, and others – all in a mode that had a rougher, more "on the spot" sort of feel. The set brings together 19 tracks on 3CDs – all much longer than usual for the time, especially for Clayton's recordings – and featuring titles that include "Moten Swing", "How Hi The Fi", "Blue Moon", "Lean Baby", "Robbin's Nest", "Undecided", "Blue Lou", and "All The Cats Join In". CD
(Out of print.)
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Buck Clayton —
Swiss Radio Days Vol 7 – Basel 1961 ... CD TCB (Switzerland), 1961. Used ... Out Of Stock
An excellent live set from trumpeter Buck Clayton – recorded right after a string of all-star albums for Columbia Records in the 50s, and done in a very similar sort of style! The tracks are long, and follow the jam session spirit of those earlier albums – as Buck blows in a group that also features Emmett Berry on trumpet, Dickie Wells on trombone, Earl Warren on alto, Buddy Tate on tenor, and Sir Charles Thompson on piano – all of whom get plenty of space to solo on the album's extended tracks. Titles include "Night Train", "Moon Glow", "Swingin At The Coppers Rail", "Robbin's Nest", and "Outer Drive". CD
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Tommy Gwaltney's Kansas City Nine with Buck Clayton —
Goin To Kansas City ... CD Riverside/
Trad revival material by this group that featured Buck Clayton on trumpet, Dickie Wells on trombone, Tommy Newson on tenor, Charlie Byrd on guitar, and Gwaltney on alto, clarinet, and vibes. Tracks are short and include some originals, written in a classic 30s KC mode – plus a few older tunes. Titles include "Midnight Mama", "Hello Babe", "Kansas City Ballad", "The Jumping Blues", "Walter Page", and "The New Tulsa Blues". CD
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Atlantic/
Atlantic's great early soul singer delivers 2 sides of fairly traditional material – both in her own gutsy R&B style. Precious Memories features LaVern singing 12 gospel tunes like "Didn't It Rain", "Too Close", "Without A God", "Touch Me, Lord Jesus", and "Journey To The Sky". LaVern's fine, but the real treat is the backing by Alex Bradford and his singers, one of the most soulful gospel groups of the late 50s! The next set of 12 tracks are all older Bessie Smith numbers – performed with small group backing that includes Sahib Shihab, Paul Quinichette, Buck Clayton, and Jimmy Cleveland. LaVern's versions are a bit jazzier than Bessie's – and titles include "After You've Gone", "preaching The Blues", "Empty Bed Blues", "Back Water Blues", and "Gimme A Pigfoot". CD
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Europe 1, 1957/
Sidney Bechet on sopranino saxophone, Andre Reweliotty on clarinet, Jean-Louis Durand and Vic Dickenson on trombone, Buck Clayton, Guy Longnon, and Roland Hug on trumpet, George Wein and Yannick Singery on piano, Arvell Shaw and Georges "Zozo" d'Halluin on bass, Kansas Fields, Marcel Blanche, and Poumi Arnaud on drums. CD
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Vanguard, Mid 50s. Used ... $3.99
Various mid 50s recordings with Pual Quinichette, Buck Clayton, Mundell Lowe, and others. Tracks include "Pennies From Heaven", "Avalon", "Makin' Whoopee", "If Dreams Come True", and "Bunny Hug". CD
(Out of print, small cutout hole through case.)
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Blue Moon (Spain), Late 30s/
Featuring Count Basie, Jo Jones, Buck Clayton, Freddie Green, and Nat King Cole. CD
(Out of print and sealed.)
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Count Basie & Others —
Too Marvelous For Words ... CD Vanguard, Late 50s. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Plenty marvelous work from Count Basie and a whole host of longtime associates – all pulled from 50s records for the Vanguard label, most of which weren't done under Basie's leadership, but were headed by drummer Jo Jones, trumpeter Buck Clayton, and singer Joe Williams! Other players include Freddie Green on guitar, Lucky Thompson on tenor, Earl Warren on alto sax, Emmett Berry on trumpet, and Marlowe Morris on organ – and oddly, Basie doesn't even appear to be on all the tracks. That's ok with us, though – because often, small group sessions by Basie sidemen could be even more interesting than their bigger band work – as you'll hear on titles that include "Caravan", "Splittin", "Squeeze Me", "Buck Huckles", "Georgia Mae", "Lover Man", and "Shoe Shine Boy". CD
(Gold CD pressing with a cutout hole through back of case.)
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Joe Bushkin Quartet —
Live At The Embers 1952 ... CD Dot, 1952. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Joe Bushkin on piano, Milt Hinton on double bass, Jo Jones on drums, and Buck Clayton on trumpet. CD
(Digipak case has some edgewear along the spine.)
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Nancy Harrow —
Wild Women Don't Have The Blues ... CD Candid (UK), 1960. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A wonderful jazzy vocals set from Nancy Harrow – her first, and one of the rare few albums she cut as a headliner early on – a should be classic from 1960! Wild Women Don't Have The Blues, production wise, as a pretty deep stylistic range, from the very jazzy numbers like the opening "Take Me Back Baby", and the New Orleans jazz & blues touched title track and the closer "Blues For Yesterday", to more material that's more energetic, or more slowly grooving. Here voice is lovely, and she has a masterful control of it, and handles the material with grace and what sounds like plenty of experience, despite this being a debut album. Players include members of the Buck Clayton band, and titles include "On The Sunny Side Of The Street", "All Too Soon", "I've Got The World On A String" and more. CD
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Count Basie —
Chronogical Count Basie & His Orchestra 1939 ... CD Classics, 1939. Used ... Out Of Stock
With Chu Berry, Lester Young, Buddy Tate, Buck Clayton, Dicky Wells, Harry Edison, and Shad Collins. CD
(Out of print.)
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Count Basie —
Chronological Count Basie & His Orchestra 1939 to 1940 ... CD Classics (France), 1939/
With Tab Smith, Buddy Tate, Lester Young, Dicky Wells, Buck Clayton, Vic Dickenson, Harry Edison and Jo Jones. CD
(Out of print.)
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Count Basie —
Chronological Count Basie & His Orchestra 1939 Vol 2 ... CD Classics (France), 1939. Used ... Out Of Stock
Seminal work from that key Basie year of 1939 – singles recorded for the Okeh and Vocalion labels – with work from Buck Clayton, Harry Edison, Dicky Wells, Lester Young, and Buddy Tate! CD
(Out of print.)
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Count Basie —
Rock-A-Bye Basie – Live In '38 & '39 ... CD Vintage Jazz, Late 30s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Notable sidemen include Lester Young, Herschel Evans, Buck Clayton, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Jack Washington, Earl Warrant, Jo Jones, Freddie Green, and Walter Page. CD
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Benny Goodman —
Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert ... CD Columbia/
Benny Goodman's famous 1938 live date at Carnegie Hall – with Teddy Wilson and Count Basie on piano, Lionel Hampton on vibes, Johnny Hodges on alto, Cootie Williams and Buck Clayton on trumpet, and Lester Young on tenor – plus Gene Krupa on drums, on his famous reading of "Sing Sing Sing". CD
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Benny Goodman —
Live At Carnegie Hall ... CD Columbia, 1938. Used 2 CDs ... Out Of Stock
Benny Goodman's famous 1938 live date at Carnegie Hall – with work from Teddy Wilson and Count Basie on piano, Lionel Hampton on vibes, Johnny Hodges on alto, Cootie Williams and Buck Clayton on trumpet, and Lester Young on tenor – plus Gene Krupa on drums, on his famous reading of "Sing Sing Sing". CD
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Jazz At The Philharmonic —
Best Of The 1940s Concerts ... CD Verve, Late 40s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Features JC Heard, Buck Clayton, Lee Young, Charlie Parker, Buddy Rich, Flip Phillips, Hank Jones, Lester Young, Gene Krupa, and others. CD
(Barcode has a cutout hole)
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Lester Young & Friends —
Giant Of The Tenor Sax ... CD Commodore, 1938/
78rpm sessions recorded for the Commodore label in 1938 and 1944 – with Buck Clayton, Dicky Wells, Freddie Green, and others. CD
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Count Basie —
Essential Count Basie Vol 2 ... CD Columbia, 1939/
Essential is right – as the tracks here are all Vocalion and Columbia 78rpm releases – from a time when Lester Young was in the group on tenor, and Buck Clayton on trumpet! CD
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Coleman Hawkins —
High & Mighty Hawk ... CD London (UK), 1958. Used ... Out Of Stock
A near-forgotten gem from Coleman Hawkins excellent late 50s period – recorded for the short-lived Felsted label, and done in a beautifully relaxed way! The tracks here are long and easy-going – at times even more open than Hawkins' work for Verve, and in the style he'd explore even more deeply for Prestige on some albums recorded right after this set. Hawk is playing in a quintet with Buck Clayton on trumpet, Hank Jones on piano, Ray Brown on bass, and Mickey Sheen on drums – and titles include "My One & Only Love", "Bird Of Prey Blues", "Get Set", "Ooh Wee Miss GP", "Vignette" and "You've Changed". CD
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Coleman Hawkins —
Stanley Dance Sessions – High & Mighty Hawk (with bonus tracks) ... CD Felsted/
A near-forgotten gem from Coleman Hawkins excellent late 50s period – recorded for the short-lived Felsted label, and done in a beautifully relaxed way! The tracks here are long and easy-going – at times even more open than Hawkins' work for Verve, and in the style he'd explore even more deeply for Prestige on some albums recorded right after this set. Hawk is playing in a quintet with Buck Clayton on trumpet, Hank Jones on piano, Ray Brown on bass, and Mickey Sheen on drums – and titles include "My One & Only Love", "Bird Of Prey Blues", "Get Set", "Ooh Wee Miss GP", and "You've Changed". Added to that set are 3 bonus tracks from the Verve album Coleman Hawkins & Confreres – featuring a group with Roy Eldridge, on the titles "Hanid", "Honey Flower", and "Nabob". And last up are 2 more live recordings from a show in New York at the Phytian Temple – MC'd by All Jazzbo Collins, and featuring a solo performance of "Foolin Around", plus a take on "The Man I Love", played by a group with Hank Jones. CD
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Coleman Hawkins with Lester Young —
Famous JATP Performances ... CD Disconforme (Spain), Late 40s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Notable sidemen include Trummy Young on trombone, Buck Clayton on trumpet, Illinois Jacquet and Flip Phillips on tenor, and Buddy Rich on drums. CD
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Billie Holiday —
Essential Billie Holiday Carnegie Hall Concert ... CD Verve/
A very unusual concert from Billie Holiday – one that features narration by Gilbert Millstein, telling the story of Billie's life! The format is quite unusual – almost a live documentary, with the subject of the documentary there in person herself! Millstein narrates from the start, and Billie emerges with songs throughout – using Millstein's narration to bracket portions of her career, then delivering the tunes associated with that portion. Backing is by an all-hip group that includes Coleman Hawkins, Kenny Burrell, Chico Hamilton, Roy Eldridge, and Buck Clayton – and titles include "I Cried For You", "My Man", "Don't Explain", "Lady Sings The Blues", "Body & Soul", "I Love My Man", and "Yesterdays". CD
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Billie Holiday —
Love Songs ... CD Columbia/
Includes 16 tracks with Lester Young on tenor sax, Teddy Wilson on piano, Buck Clayton on trumpet, and others. CD
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Billie Holiday —
Quintessential Billie Holiday Vol 3 – 1936 to 1937 ... CD Columbia, 1936/
Notable sidemen include Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa, Benny Goodman, Buck Clayton, Lester Young, Henry Red Allen, and Ben Webster. CD
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Jimmy Rushing —
Rushing Lullabies/Sony, 1958/
Two excellent albums from Jimmy Rushing – packed together on one CD, with extra tracks and great liner notes! Rushing Lullabies is a killer album by Jimmy – and certainly one of his best later records! The album includes the amazing track "Russian Lullaby", done in a totally swinging jazz version with Ray Bryant, Buddy Tate, and Sir Charles Thompson on organ. The track's incredible, and still sends shivers down our spines when we hear it – even though we've owned it for years! Other material's pretty darn great, too – including "Three Long Years", "Did You Ever", "I Cried for You", and "You Can't Run Around". Great organ by Thompson really makes the set swing! Jimmy & The Big Brass is another excellent session – and his approach to the material is extremely thoughtful, and always tinged with a good sense of jazz, making it swing a bit more than on earlier recordings. On this album, he's singing to a set of arrangements by Jimmy Mundy, Buck Clayton, and Nat Pierce – and titles include "Jimmy's Blues", "It's A Sin To Tell A Lie", "I'm Coming Virginia", and "Knock Me A Kiss". 25 tracks in all! CD
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Lester Young —
Lester Leaps In – Original Mono Recordings From 1936 to 1944 ... CD ASV (UK), Late 30s/
Features Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Teddy Wilson, Buck Clayton, Bill Coleman, Dicky Wills, and others. CD
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Various —
Complete HRS Sessions (6CD set) ... CD Mosaic, Late 30s/
124 tracks in all – all late 30s/
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LaVern Baker —
LaVern Baker Sings Bessie Smith ... CD Atlantic, 1958. Used ... Out Of Stock
Bessie Smith by LaVern Baker – a great blend of modes that really comes off great! Instead of sounding like a throwback blues album, the set comes across with a nice degree of contemporary class – thanks in part to a jazzy presentation that's a bit different than some of Baker's other music of the time – and which sports reeds from Sahib Shihab, tenor from Paul Quinichette, trumpet from Buck Clayton, and trombone from Jimmy Cleveland! Baker's voice is in fine form in this comfortable setting – and really works magic with tracks that include "After You've Gone", "Preaching The Blues", "Empty Bed Blues", "Back Water Blues", and "Gimme A Pigfoot". CD
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Ruby Braff —
Linger Awhile ... CD Vanguard, Mid 50s. Used ... Out Of Stock
A great collection of work from Ruby Braff's 50s recordings for Vanguard – some of the best sides the trumpeter ever recorded, and material that captures him in wonderfully relaxed company, blowing with some of the best of his contemporaries! There's an easygoing swing to the material – not quite trad, but certainly not boppish either – and players on the records include trumpeter Buck Clayton, trombonists Benny Morton and Vic Dickenson, tenorists Buddy Tate and Sam Margolis, and clarinetist Edmund Hall. Titles include "Wishing", "Linger Awhile", "I'm In The Market For You", "Sweet Sue", "Ghost Of A Chance", and "Keeping Out Of Mischief Now". CD
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Mel Powell —
Best Things In Life ... CD Vanguard, Mid 50s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Small group material from the 50s – most of which was initially issued on 10" albums! Features Powell on piano with Skeeter Best on guitar, Ruby Braff and Buck Clayton on trumpets, and Henderson Chambers on trombone. CD
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Monty Alexander —
Montreux Alexander – Live! At The Montreux Festival ... CD MPS (Germany), 1976. Used ... Out Of Stock
A stone classic from pianist Monty Alexander – a live date recorded for MPS in the mid 70s, and a set with even more fire than his studio sides for the label! The sound here is quite freewheeling at times – not funky, but in a very romping, gutbuckety mode that marks Alexander as a clear heir to Oscar Peterson in such a setting – but one who's also possibly bringing a bit more groove to the table! Rhythm is from John Clayton on bass and Jeff Hamilton on drums – who are perfect accompanists for Monty's nicely rolling style on the keys! Titles include "Drown In My Own Tears", "Feelings", "Work Song", "Nite Mist Blues", and "Satin Doll". CD
Also available Montreux Alexander – Live! At The Montreux Festival (green vinyl pressing) (2024 Record Store Day Release) ... LP 31.9936
Red Lightnin/
Fantastic early work from the great Ike Turner – most of it with his sharp 50s group, during the years they were recording for King/
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