SUNDAY JAZZ
MALE JAZZ SINGERS
VA - Milestones of Jazz Legends, Male Jazz Singers [2017] (10 x CDs)
Imagine stepping into a world where the golden voices of jazz come alive!
If you’re a male jazz vocals lover, the “Milestones of Jazz Legends, Male Jazz Singers” box set, released in 2017 by The Intense Media, is an absolute gem you won’t want to miss! This 10-CD collection featuring 20 top jazz singers and their recordings from 1946 to 1962, is a true celebration of jazz’s rich history. Its a musical time machine, taking you on a delightful journey through the golden era of male jazz vocalists.
What makes this box set truly special is its incredible lineup of artists. You’ll find legendary names like Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, and Count Basie, alongside some hidden gems like Jimmy Witherspoon and Al Smith. These lesser-known talents are just waiting to be discovered, and this collection gives you the perfect opportunity to dive into their rich catalogs.
The musical spectrum here is as dazzling and complex as the personalities of these incredible singers. They hail from all corners of the American Melting Pot, bringing with them the essence of American pop music. The musical journey here is nothing short of magical. You’ll experience the soulful blues of the Mississippi, the lively swing of the Jazz Age, and the cool, sophisticated sounds of West Coast jazz. Each track is a testament to the unique styles and personalities of these amazing singers, and you’ll find yourself mesmerized by their vocal performances. The production quality is top-notch, with each CD carefully curated to provide a seamless and enjoyable listening experience. The sound is crisp and clear, allowing you to fully appreciate the nuances of each performance.
“Milestones of Jazz Legends, Male Jazz Singers” is a must-have for any music lover. It’s a beautiful tribute to the great male jazz vocalists of the past and a fantastic addition to your collection. So, why not give it a listen and explore the wonderful world of these jazz legends? You might just find a new favorite artist or two! (B)
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Track lists
CD01
01 Louis Armstrong - Honeysuckle Rose 2:56
02 Louis Armstrong - Blue Turning Grey Over You 4:56
03 Louis Armstrong - I'm Crazy 'bout My Baby 4:29
04 Louis Armstrong - Squeeze Me 5:06
05 Louis Armstrong - Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now 3:22
06 Louis Armstrong - All That Meat And No Potatoes 5:17
07 Louis Armstrong - I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling 3:13
08 Louis Armstrong - (What Did I Do To Be So) Black And Blue 4:39
09 Louis Armstrong - Ain't Misbehavin' 4:01
10 Jimmy Rushing - I'm Coming Virginia 2:20
11 Jimmy Rushing - Knock Me A Kiss 2:44
12 Jimmy Rushing - Harvard Blues 3:11
13 Jimmy Rushing - Mister Five By Five 2:02
14 Jimmy Rushing - Trav'lin' Light 2:52
15 Jimmy Rushing - June Night 2:52
16 Jimmy Rushing - It's A Sin To Tell A Lie 2:39
17 Jimmy Rushing - Rosalie 3:45
18 Jimmy Rushing - Jimmy's Blues 3:28
19 Jimmy Rushing - Someday Sweetheart 3:04
20 Jimmy Rushing - When You're Smiling 2:38
21 Jimmy Rushing - Somebody Stole My Gal 3:49
CD02
01 Al Hibbler - After The Lights Go Down Low 2:43
02 Al Hibbler - You Will Be Mine 2:31
03 Al Hibbler - Dedicated To You 3:07
04 Al Hibbler - Song Of The Wanderer 2:25
05 Al Hibbler - Tell Me 2:47
06 Al Hibbler - I'm Travelin' Light 3:03
07 Al Hibbler - Autumn Winds 2:32
08 Al Hibbler - This Is Always 3:16
09 Al Hibbler - Now I Lay Me Down To Dream 3:16
10 Al Hibbler - If I Knew You Were There 3:02
11 Al Hibbler - I Won't Tell A Soul I Love You 3:14
12 Al Hibbler - The Blues Came Falling Down 2:57
13 King Pleasure - Moody's Mood For Love 2:58
14 King Pleasure - The New Symphony Sid 3:02
15 King Pleasure - Don't Worry About Me 2:58
16 King Pleasure - Little Boy, Don't Get Scared 2:27
17 King Pleasure - Parker's Mood 2:51
18 King Pleasure - Golden Days 3:49
19 King Pleasure - Tomorrow Is Another Day 4:40
20 King Pleasure - No, Not Much 5:15
21 King Pleasure - All Of Me 3:07
CD03
01 Jimmy Witherspoon - No Rollin' Blues 5:35
02 Jimmy Witherspoon - Good Rockin' Tonight 2:27
03 Jimmy Witherspoon - Big Fine Girl 4:54
04 Jimmy Witherspoon - Ain't Nobody's Business 6:30
05 Jimmy Witherspoon - When I Been Drinkin' 5:38
06 Al Smith - Night Time Is The Right Time 4:19
07 Al Smith - Pledging My Love 2:30
08 Al Smith - I've Got A Girl 4:34
09 Al Smith - I'll Be Alright 3:57
10 Al Smith - Come On, Pretty Baby 2:58
11 Al Smith - Tears In My Eyes 6:01
12 Al Smith - Never Let Me Go 5:13
13 Al Smith - I've Got The Right Kind Of Lovin' 3:25
CD04
01 Billy Eckstine - Stormy Monday Blues 3:13
02 Billy Eckstine - Lonesome Lover Blues 3:11
03 Billy Eckstine - Blues, The Mother Of Sin 3:42
04 Billy Eckstine - Jelly Jelly 3:06
05 Billy Eckstine - Don't Cry Baby 3:35
06 Billy Eckstine - Trav'lin' All Alone 2:56
07 Billy Eckstine - Little Mama 3:31
08 Billy Eckstine - I Want A Little Girl 3:27
09 Billy Eckstine - Drifting 4:01
10 Billy Eckstine - Song Of The Wanderer 3:25
11 Billy Eckstine - Piano Man 4:07
12 Joe Williams - Together 1:53
13 Joe Williams - Deep Purple 2:30
14 Joe Williams - Always 2:19
15 Joe Williams - Lover Came Back 2:15
16 Joe Williams - By The River Sainte Marie 2:27
17 Joe Williams - Alone Together 1:52
18 Joe Williams - Winter Weather 2:32
19 Joe Williams - I Don't Know Why (I Just Do) 2:51
20 Joe Williams - There's A Small Hotel 2:40
21 Joe Williams - Out Of Nowhere 4:08
22 Joe Williams - Aren't You Glad You're You 1:59
23 Joe Williams - Remember 2:35
CD05
01 Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - Come On Home 5:31
02 Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - The New A B C 3:08
03 Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - Farmer's Market 2:34
04 Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - Cookin' At The Continental 3:08
05 Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - With Malice Towards None 2:51
06 Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - Hi-Fly 3:47
07 Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - Home Cookin' 4:27
08 Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - Halloween Spooks 2:19
09 Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - Popity Pop 4:49
10 Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - Blue 3:51
11 Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - Mr. P.C. 3:19
12 Andy Bey - Trees 3:12
13 Andy Bey - Revenge 1:59
14 Andy Bey - On The Sunny Side Of The Street 1:48
15 Andy Bey - Zombie Jamboree (Back To Back) 2:00
16 Andy Bey - Mood Indigo 3:31
17 Andy Bey - It Must Be So 2:04
18 Andy Bey - You Can't Be Mine Anymore 2:32
19 Andy Bey - Dreamy 2:52
20 Andy Bey - Smooth Sailing 2:19
21 Andy Bey - A Felicidade 2:52
22 Andy Bey - Don't Get Around Much Anymore 2:46
23 Andy Bey - Bye Bye Blackbird 2:22
CD06
01 Chet Baker - Do It The Hard Way 3:03
02 Chet Baker - I'm Old Fashioned 5:07
03 Chet Baker - You're Driving Me Crazy 2:57
04 Chet Baker - It Could Happen To You 2:53
05 Chet Baker - My Heart Stood Still 3:28
06 Chet Baker - The More I See You 3:09
07 Chet Baker - Everything Happens To Me 5:05
08 Chet Baker - Dancing On The Ceiling 3:09
09 Chet Baker - How Long Has This Been Going On? 4:11
10 Chet Baker - Old Devil Moon 2:59
11 Mark Murphy - Angel Eyes 3:12
12 Mark Murphy - On Green Dolphin Street 3:44
13 Mark Murphy - Stoppin' The Clock 3:10
14 Mark Murphy - Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most 3:49
15 Mark Murphy - No Tears For Me 3:11
16 Mark Murphy - Out Of This World 4:47
17 Mark Murphy - Milestones 2:30
18 Mark Murphy - My Favorite Things 2:17
19 Mark Murphy - Doodlin' 3:30
20 Mark Murphy - Li'l Darlin' 5:01
21 Mark Murphy - Twisted 2:27
CD07
01 Little Jimmy Scott - Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child 3:12
02 Little Jimmy Scott - An Evening In Paradise 2:57
03 Little Jimmy Scott - If I Ever Lost You 2:43
04 Little Jimmy Scott - I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over 3:35
05 Little Jimmy Scott - Please Forgive Me 3:08
06 Little Jimmy Scott - How Else 3:05
07 Little Jimmy Scott - If You Are But A Dream 2:40
08 Little Jimmy Scott - The Way You Look Tonight 2:28
09 Little Jimmy Scott - Things That Are Love 2:28
10 Little Jimmy Scott - Everybody's Somebody's Fool 2:14
11 Little Jimmy Scott - Once 2:22
12 Little Jimmy Scott - What Good Would It Be 2:31
13 Eddie Jefferson - Letter From Home 3:02
14 Eddie Jefferson - Take The 'a' Train 3:12
15 Eddie Jefferson - Billie's Bounce 2:47
16 Eddie Jefferson - Back In Town 3:09
17 Eddie Jefferson - Soft And Furry 2:51
18 Eddie Jefferson - A Night In Tunisia 3:34
19 Eddie Jefferson - Things Are Getting Better 3:11
20 Eddie Jefferson - Keep Walkin' 2:58
21 Eddie Jefferson - I Feel So Good 3:11
22 Eddie Jefferson - Bless My Soul (Parker's Mood) 3:27
CD08
01 Jackie Paris - Duke's Place 2:43
02 Jackie Paris - If Love Is Good To Me 3:16
03 Jackie Paris - Jenny 3:22
04 Jackie Paris - My Very Good Friend In The Looking Glass 2:54
05 Jackie Paris - 'tis Autumn 3:45
06 Jackie Paris - Nobody Loses All The Time 2:06
07 Jackie Paris - Everybody Needs Love 3:25
08 Jackie Paris - Cherry 2:42
09 Jackie Paris - Thad's Blues 3:32
10 Jackie Paris - Tonight (From West Side Story) 2:34
11 Jackie Paris - Cinderella (Stay In My Arms) 2:29
12 Mose Allison - Swingin' Machine 2:31
13 Mose Allison - Do It 4:35
14 Mose Allison - Stop This World 3:26
15 Mose Allison - Promenade 5:12
16 Mose Allison - If You're Goin' To The City 3:50
17 Mose Allison - Saritha 5:00
18 Mose Allison - I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues 3:57
19 Mose Allison - So Rare 5:03
CD09
01 Bill Henderson - Never Kiss And Run 4:00
02 Bill Henderson - Bewitched 3:40
03 Bill Henderson - Sweet Georgia Brown 2:43
04 Bill Henderson - I Can't Give You Anything But Love 3:45
05 Bill Henderson - Twelfth Of Never 3:27
06 Bill Henderson - My How The Time Goes By 4:27
07 Bill Henderson - Sleepin' Bee 4:27
08 Bill Henderson - The More I See You 2:29
09 Bill Henderson - Old Country 3:42
10 Bill Henderson - Am I Blue 2:51
11 Slim Gaillard - Opera In Vout Part 1-2: Introduzione Pianissimo 5:21
12 Slim Gaillard - Part 3: Andante Cantabile In Modo De Blues 2:55
13 Slim Gaillard - Part 4: Presto Con Stomp (With A Floy Floy) 3:50
14 Slim Gaillard - Puerto-Vootie 2:40
15 Slim Gaillard - Momma's In The Kitchen But We've Got 'pop' On Ice 2:40
16 Slim Gaillard - Communications 2:30
17 Slim Gaillard - Serenade To A Poodle 2:18
18 Slim Gaillard - Laughin' In Rhythm 2:56
19 Slim Gaillard - Sabroso 2:29
20 Slim Gaillard - Yip Roc Heresy 2:34
21 Slim Gaillard - Chicken Rhythm 2:33
22 Slim Gaillard - I Can't Give You Anything But Love 2:42
23 Slim Gaillard - Gomen Nasai (Forgive Me) 2:35
24 Slim Gaillard - Potatoe Chips 3:09
CD10
01 Babs Gonzales - The Hat Box Chicks 3:23
02 Babs Gonzales - Broadway - 4 A.M. 2:50
03 Babs Gonzales - You Need Connections 2:19
04 Babs Gonzales - 'dem Resolution Liars 2:53
05 Babs Gonzales - Manhattan Fable 2:38
06 Babs Gonzales - 'dem Jive New Yorkers 4:21
07 Babs Gonzales - The Squares 3:08
08 Babs Gonzales - A Dollar Is Your Only Friend 2:58
09 Babs Gonzales - The Cool Cat's Philosophy 3:45
10 Babs Gonzales - Ole Braggin' Freddie 2:33
11 Oscar Brown Jr. - Work Song 2:33
12 Oscar Brown Jr. - But I Was Cool 2:55
13 Oscar Brown Jr. - Bid 'em High 1:30
14 Oscar Brown Jr. - Signifyin' Monkey 4:00
15 Oscar Brown Jr. - Watermelon Man 2:38
16 Oscar Brown Jr. - Somebody Buy Me A Drink 3:07
17 Oscar Brown Jr. - Rags And Old Iron 3:44
18 Oscar Brown Jr. - Dat Dere 2:52
19 Oscar Brown Jr. - Brown Baby 3:08
20 Oscar Brown Jr. - Humdrum Blues 2:03
21 Oscar Brown Jr. - Sleepy 2:30
22 Oscar Brown Jr. - Afro Blue 2:43
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Once again thank you BB for another Sunday jazz - fest.
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure, Dr Robert.
DeleteCheers.
Really great collection! Many thanks, BB!
ReplyDeleteHi pmac,
DeleteA bunch of trailblazers. Enjoy.
Cheers.
I saw Mark Murphy in a club. It was so hot and he was sweating really badly and his toupee fell to the ground - but he bent down picked it up, squeezed it dry. replaced it on his head and carried on singing!
ReplyDeleteHi Paul Redbeard.
DeleteThanks for sharing this fantastic story,
They don't make them like that anymore...
Cheers.
One word - SOLID!!
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