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Showing posts with label New Orleans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Orleans. Show all posts

Sunday, February 9, 2025

Henry 'Red' Allen 1929-1936 - Jazz Classics In Digital Stereo

 


Henry James "Red" Allen Jr. (January 7, 1908 – April 17, 1967) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist, born in the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of the bandleader Henry Allen Sr.

Allen's trumpet style has been described by Joachim-Ernst Berendt and others as the first to fully incorporate the innovations of Louis Armstrong, and to develop an emphasis on phrasing. Allen's recordings received much favorable attention. His versatility is shown by his winning of DownBeat awards in both the traditional jazz and the modern jazz categories.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Allen

1 Fats Waller And His Buddies– Lookin' Good But Feelin' Bad

2 Luis Russell And His Orchestra– Jersey Lightning

3 Luis Russell And His Orchestra– The (New) Call Of The Freaks

4 Luis Russell And His Orchestra– Feelin' The Spirit

5 Walter Pichon*– Doggin' That Thing

6 Henry Allen And His Orchestra*– Roamin'

7 Henry Allen And His Orchestra*– Spring Pretty Songs

8 Henry Allen And His Orchestra*– Patrol Wagon Blues

9 Henry Allen And His Orchestra*– I Fell In Love With You

10 Billy Banks And His Orchestra– Bugle Call Rag

11 Spike Hughes And His Negro Orchestra– Sweet Sorrow Blues

12 Spike Hughes And His Negro Orchestra– Sweet Sue

13 Horace Henderson And His Orchestra– Minnie The Moocher's Wedding Day

14 Benny Morton And His Orchestra– Get Goin'

15 Henry Allen And His Orchestra*– Whos Honey Are You?

16 Mills Blue Rhythm Band*– Ride, Red, Ride

17 Mills Blue Rhythm Band*– Yes! Yes!

18 Mills Blue Rhythm Band*– Barrel House


Henry 'Red' Allen 1929-1936

Friday, January 31, 2025

Louis Armstrong - The Very Best of Louis Armstrong

 


Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and several eras in the history of jazz. Armstrong received numerous accolades including the Grammy Award for Best Male Vocal Performance for Hello, Dolly! in 1965, as well as a posthumous win for the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1972. His influence crossed musical genres, with inductions into the DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame, among others.

Armstrong was born and raised in New Orleans. Coming to prominence in the 1920's as an inventive trumpet and cornet player, he was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the focus of the music from collective improvisation to solo performance. Around 1922, Armstrong followed his mentor, Joe "King" Oliver, to Chicago to play in Oliver's Creole Jazz Band. Armstrong earned a reputation at "cutting contests", and his fame reached band leader Fletcher Henderson. Armstrong moved to New York City, where he became a featured and musically influential band soloist and recording artist. By the 1950's, Armstrong was an international musical icon, appearing regularly in radio and television broadcasts and on film. Apart from his music, he was also beloved as an entertainer, often joking with the audience and keeping a joyful public image at all times.

Disc 1:

MY HEART

MUSKRAT RAMBLE

YES, I'M IN THE BARREL

GUT BUCKET BLUES

COME BACK SWEET PAPA

HEEBIE JEEBIES

CORNET CHOP SUEY

ORIENTAL STRUT

AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'

SOME OF THESE DAYS

HE LIKES IT SLOW

ST LOUIS BLUES

SHANGHAI SHUFFLE

TEXAS MOANER BLUES

EVERYBODY LOVE MY BABY

MANDY, MAKE UP YOUR MIND

PAPA DE DA DA

MONEY BLUES

SUGAR FOOT STOMP

WILD MAN BLUES

DISC 2:

BODY AND SOUL

JUST A GIGOLO

WHEN YOU'RE SMILING

I'M A DING DONG DADDY

IF I COULD BE WITH YOU, ONE HOUR TONIGHT

I SURRENDER DEAR

DON'T FORGET TO MESS AROUND

SWEET LITTLE PAPA

SKID-DAT, DE-DAT

YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU

SAVOY BLUES

BASIN ST BLUES

HOBO, YOU CAN'T HIDE THIS TRAIN

PUBLIC MELODY NUMBER ONE

ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND

ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET

IT'S WONDERFUL'

JEEPERS CREEPERS

WALKIN' MY BABY BACK HOME

LOVE WALKED IN


The Very Best of Louis Armstrong



Saturday, May 9, 2015

Firecracker Jazz Band....Hot Vintage Jazz...keeping traditional jazz alive


Traditional Jazz at Its Finest

In hundreds of performances since 2003, Firecracker Jazz Band has played everywhere from street corners, speakeasies, jazz festivals from coast to coast, beer-soaked dance halls, Bonaroo and the Kennedy Center. Based in the beautiful confluence of plentiful music and majestic mountains that is Asheville, N.C., a performance by Firecracker Jazz Band is not to be missed. With jubilant vigor that spills from the stage to the streets, these six musicians revitalize traditional jazz with unbounded energy. In paying homage to the pioneers of early 20th Century Jazz, including that of Dixieland and New Orleans, Firecracker Jazz Band carries the torch that was once lit by such greats as Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong & Bix Beiderbecke.










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