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Release Date: Mar 29, 2011
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Liner Note Authors: Digby Fairweather; Ed Berger; Jose Bowen; Jeffrey Taylor; Bruce Boyd Raeburn; Willard Jenkins; Terry Teachout; John Szwed; John McDonough ; Gene Lees; George Lewis ; Gunther Schuller ; Larry Appelbaum; Doctor Tammy C. Kernodle; Robin D.G. Kelley; Robert O'Meally; Lewis Porter; John Edward Hasse ; James Dapogny; Steven Loza; Michael Dregni; Jeffrey Magee; Loren Schoenberg; Michael Zilber; Anthony Brown ; Richard James Burgess; Ted Gioia; Will Friedwald; Rob Bamberger; David Baker ; Alyn Shipton.
Recording information: Amerika Haus, Munich, Germany (01/04/1956); Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, NY (01/04/1956); Birdland, New York, NY (01/04/1956); Boulogne-Billancourt, France (01/04/1956); Camden, NJ (01/04/1956); Carmel, CA (01/04/1956); CBS Studios, New York, NY (01/04/1956); Chicago, IL (01/04/1956); Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York, NY (01/04/1956); Columbia Studio B, New York, NY (01/04/1956); Columbia Studios, Los Angeles, CA (01/04/1956); Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY (01/04/1956); Englewood Cliffs, NJ (01/04/1956); Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, CA (01/04/1956); Hackensack, NJ (01/04/1956); Havana, Cuba (01/04/1956); Hollywood, CA (01/04/1956); Jazz Festival, Zurich, Switzerland (01/04/1956); Liederkranz Hall, New York, NY (01/04/1956); Los Angeles, CA (01/04/1956); Ludwigsburg, Germany (01/04/1956); Mobius Music, San Francisco, CA (01/04/1956); New Orleans, LA (01/04/1956); New York, NY (01/04/1956); Opera House, Chicago, IL (01/04/1956); Oslo, Norway (01/04/1956); Paris, France (01/04/1956); RCA Studio A, New York, NY (01/04/1956); Richmond, IN (01/04/1956); Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ (01/04/1956); Rudy VanGelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ (01/04/1956); San Francisco, CA (01/04/1956); The Jazz Scene, Los Angeles, CA (01/04/1956); The Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland (01/04/1956); The Village Vanguard, New York, NY (01/04/1956); Town Hall, New York, NY (01/04/1956); Trident Studios, London, England (01/04/1956); Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (01/04/1956); Woodstock, NY (01/04/1956); Amerika Haus, Munich, Germany (01/10/1947); Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, NY (01/10/1947); Birdland, New York, NY (01/10/1947); Boulogne-Billancourt, France (01/10/1947); Camden, NJ (01/10/1947); Carmel, CA (01/10/1947); CBS Studios, New York, NY (01/10/1947); Chicago, IL (01/10/1947); Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York, NY (01/10/1947); Columbia Studio B, New York, NY (01/10/1947); Columbia Studios, Los Angeles, CA (01/10/1947); Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY (01/10/1947); Englewood Cliffs, NJ (01/10/1947); Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, CA (01/10/1947); Hackensack, NJ (01/10/1947); Havana, Cuba (01/10/1947); Hollywood, CA (01/10/1947); Jazz Festival, Zurich, Switzerland (01/10/1947); Liederkranz Hall, New York, NY (01/10/1947); Los Angeles, CA (01/10/1947); Ludwigsburg, Germany (01/10/1947); Mobius Music, San Francisco, CA (01/10/1947); New Orleans, LA (01/10/1947); New York, NY (01/10/1947); Opera House, Chicago, IL (01/10/1947); Oslo, Norway (01/10/1947); Paris, France (01/10/1947); RCA Studio A, New York, NY (01/10/1947); Richmond, IN (01/10/1947); Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ (01/10/1947); Rudy VanGelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ (01/10/1947); San Francisco, CA (01/10/1947); The Jazz Scene, Los Angeles, CA (01/10/1947); The Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland (01/10/1947); The Village Vanguard, New York, NY (01/10/1947); Town Hall, New York, NY (01/10/1947); Trident Studios, London, England (01/10/1947); Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (01/10/1947); Woodstock, NY (01/10/1947); Amerika Haus, Munich, Germany (01/20/1965); Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, NY (01/20/1965); Birdland, New York, NY (01/20/1965); Boulogne-Billancourt, France (01/20/1965); Camden, NJ (01/20/1965); Carmel, CA (01/20/1965); CBS Studios, New York, NY (01/20/1965); Chicago, IL (01/20/1965); Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York, NY (01/20/1965); Columbia Studio B, New York, NY (01/20/1965); Columbia Studios, Los Angeles, CA (01/20/1965); Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY (01/20/1965); Englewood Cliffs, NJ (01/20/1965); Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, CA (01/20/1965); Hackensack, NJ (01/20/1965); Havana, Cuba (01/20/1965); Hollywood, CA (01/20/1965); Jazz Festival, Zurich, Switzerland (01/20/1965); Liederkranz Hall, New York, NY (01/20/1965); Los Angeles, CA (01/20/1965); Ludwigsburg, Germany (01/20/1965).
Introduction bys: John Edward Hasse ; Bob Blumenthal.
Photographers: Danny Barker ; Richard Laird; Duncan P. Schiedt; Andy Freeberg; Paul J. Hoeffler; Joe Alper; Jan Persson; Lee Tanner; Ray Avery; Jack Vartoogian; Jimmy Katz; Popsie Randolph; Daryll Pitt; Guy Fonck.
This lavish 111-track, six-CD box set attempts the impossible -- to tell the whole story of jazz. Essentially an updated version of 1987's out of print The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz, this expanded anthology is wonderfully diverse in the story it tells, with tracks from jazz artists across the stylistic board, from Stan Kenton to Sun Ra, Bill Evans to Chick Corea, Louis Armstrong to Cecil Taylor, with stops everywhere in between, and any conceivable branch of the genre is represented by at least one selection. That's the good news. The bad news is that whole phases of jazz's complicated history are treated like three-minute whistle stops so that the train can stay on schedule and on track. That said, it's an impressive survey, and wonderfully assembled and annotated. ~ Steve Leggett
Recording information: Amerika Haus, Munich, Germany (01/04/1956); Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, NY (01/04/1956); Birdland, New York, NY (01/04/1956); Boulogne-Billancourt, France (01/04/1956); Camden, NJ (01/04/1956); Carmel, CA (01/04/1956); CBS Studios, New York, NY (01/04/1956); Chicago, IL (01/04/1956); Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York, NY (01/04/1956); Columbia Studio B, New York, NY (01/04/1956); Columbia Studios, Los Angeles, CA (01/04/1956); Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY (01/04/1956); Englewood Cliffs, NJ (01/04/1956); Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, CA (01/04/1956); Hackensack, NJ (01/04/1956); Havana, Cuba (01/04/1956); Hollywood, CA (01/04/1956); Jazz Festival, Zurich, Switzerland (01/04/1956); Liederkranz Hall, New York, NY (01/04/1956); Los Angeles, CA (01/04/1956); Ludwigsburg, Germany (01/04/1956); Mobius Music, San Francisco, CA (01/04/1956); New Orleans, LA (01/04/1956); New York, NY (01/04/1956); Opera House, Chicago, IL (01/04/1956); Oslo, Norway (01/04/1956); Paris, France (01/04/1956); RCA Studio A, New York, NY (01/04/1956); Richmond, IN (01/04/1956); Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ (01/04/1956); Rudy VanGelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ (01/04/1956); San Francisco, CA (01/04/1956); The Jazz Scene, Los Angeles, CA (01/04/1956); The Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland (01/04/1956); The Village Vanguard, New York, NY (01/04/1956); Town Hall, New York, NY (01/04/1956); Trident Studios, London, England (01/04/1956); Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (01/04/1956); Woodstock, NY (01/04/1956); Amerika Haus, Munich, Germany (01/10/1947); Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, NY (01/10/1947); Birdland, New York, NY (01/10/1947); Boulogne-Billancourt, France (01/10/1947); Camden, NJ (01/10/1947); Carmel, CA (01/10/1947); CBS Studios, New York, NY (01/10/1947); Chicago, IL (01/10/1947); Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York, NY (01/10/1947); Columbia Studio B, New York, NY (01/10/1947); Columbia Studios, Los Angeles, CA (01/10/1947); Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY (01/10/1947); Englewood Cliffs, NJ (01/10/1947); Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, CA (01/10/1947); Hackensack, NJ (01/10/1947); Havana, Cuba (01/10/1947); Hollywood, CA (01/10/1947); Jazz Festival, Zurich, Switzerland (01/10/1947); Liederkranz Hall, New York, NY (01/10/1947); Los Angeles, CA (01/10/1947); Ludwigsburg, Germany (01/10/1947); Mobius Music, San Francisco, CA (01/10/1947); New Orleans, LA (01/10/1947); New York, NY (01/10/1947); Opera House, Chicago, IL (01/10/1947); Oslo, Norway (01/10/1947); Paris, France (01/10/1947); RCA Studio A, New York, NY (01/10/1947); Richmond, IN (01/10/1947); Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ (01/10/1947); Rudy VanGelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ (01/10/1947); San Francisco, CA (01/10/1947); The Jazz Scene, Los Angeles, CA (01/10/1947); The Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland (01/10/1947); The Village Vanguard, New York, NY (01/10/1947); Town Hall, New York, NY (01/10/1947); Trident Studios, London, England (01/10/1947); Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (01/10/1947); Woodstock, NY (01/10/1947); Amerika Haus, Munich, Germany (01/20/1965); Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, NY (01/20/1965); Birdland, New York, NY (01/20/1965); Boulogne-Billancourt, France (01/20/1965); Camden, NJ (01/20/1965); Carmel, CA (01/20/1965); CBS Studios, New York, NY (01/20/1965); Chicago, IL (01/20/1965); Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York, NY (01/20/1965); Columbia Studio B, New York, NY (01/20/1965); Columbia Studios, Los Angeles, CA (01/20/1965); Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY (01/20/1965); Englewood Cliffs, NJ (01/20/1965); Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, CA (01/20/1965); Hackensack, NJ (01/20/1965); Havana, Cuba (01/20/1965); Hollywood, CA (01/20/1965); Jazz Festival, Zurich, Switzerland (01/20/1965); Liederkranz Hall, New York, NY (01/20/1965); Los Angeles, CA (01/20/1965); Ludwigsburg, Germany (01/20/1965).
Introduction bys: John Edward Hasse ; Bob Blumenthal.
Photographers: Danny Barker ; Richard Laird; Duncan P. Schiedt; Andy Freeberg; Paul J. Hoeffler; Joe Alper; Jan Persson; Lee Tanner; Ray Avery; Jack Vartoogian; Jimmy Katz; Popsie Randolph; Daryll Pitt; Guy Fonck.
This lavish 111-track, six-CD box set attempts the impossible -- to tell the whole story of jazz. Essentially an updated version of 1987's out of print The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz, this expanded anthology is wonderfully diverse in the story it tells, with tracks from jazz artists across the stylistic board, from Stan Kenton to Sun Ra, Bill Evans to Chick Corea, Louis Armstrong to Cecil Taylor, with stops everywhere in between, and any conceivable branch of the genre is represented by at least one selection. That's the good news. The bad news is that whole phases of jazz's complicated history are treated like three-minute whistle stops so that the train can stay on schedule and on track. That said, it's an impressive survey, and wonderfully assembled and annotated. ~ Steve Leggett
Tracks:
Disc 1:
1 - Maple Leaf Rag
2 - In Gloryland
3 - Livery Stable Blues
4 - Dipper Mouth Blues
5 - Stampede
6 - Black Bottom Stomp
7 - Singin' the Blues (Till My Daddy Comes Home)
8 - Back Water Blues
9 - Black and Tan Fantasy
10 - From Monday On
11 - West End Blues
12 - Weather Bird
13 - That's a Serious Thing
14 - Handful of Riffs
15 - You've Got to be Modernistic
16 - Moten Swing
17 - Everybody Loves My Baby
18 - Maple Leaf Rag
19 - Dinah
20 - Swing That Music
21 - Honky Tonk Train Blues
22 - Mean to Me
23 - For Dancers Only
24 - One O'Clock Jump
25 - Harlem Congo
Disc 2:
1 - Minor Swing
2 - Mary's Idea
3 - When Lights are Low
4 - Body and Soul
5 - Honeysuckle Rose
6 - Tiger Rag
7 - Ko-Ko
8 - Hard Times (Topsy Turvy)
9 - I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me
10 - Stardust
11 - Let Me Off Uptown
12 - Shaw 'Nuff
13 - Manteca
14 - Virgo from the Zodiac Suite
15 - Dexter Rides Again
16 - I Want to be Happy
17 - Indiana
18 - Embraceable You
19 - Four Brothers
20 - Misterioso
21 - Lady Bird
22 - Tanga
23 - September in the Rain
24 - Wow
Disc 3:
1 - Boplicity
2 - Golden Bullet
3 - Popo
4 - Walkin' Shoes
5 - 23 Degrees North, 82 Degrees West
6 - Daahoud
7 - Django
8 - Preacher
9 - I'll Remember April
10 - Jonaleh
11 - Tricrotism
12 - St. Thomas
13 - Call for All Demons
14 - When I Grow Too Old to Dream
15 - Stompin' at the Savoy
16 - Blues in the Closet
17 - Ol' Man River
18 - Summertime
Disc 4:
1 - Moanin'
2 - Meet B. B.
3 - So What
4 - Giant Steps
5 - Better Git It in Your Soul
6 - Blue Rondo à la Turk
7 - Ramblin'
8 - Work Song
9 - Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
10 - My Favorite Things, Part 1 [Single Version]
11 - Waltz for Debby
12 - 'Round Midnight
13 - Cotton Tail
Disc 5:
1 - One by One
2 - Girl from Ipanema
3 - Love Supreme, Pt. 1: Acknowledgement
4 - E.S.P.
5 - Haig & Haig
6 - King of the Road
7 - Isfahan
8 - New National Anthem
9 - Matrix
10 - Miles Runs the Voodoo Down
11 - Celestial Terrestrial Commuters
12 - Watermelon Man
13 - Long Yellow Road
14 - Jitney No. 2
15 - Bright Size Life
Disc 6:
1 - Maple Leaf Rag
2 - Birdland
3 - My Song
4 - Iya
5 - Bush Magic
6 - Steppin'
7 - Glide Was in the Ride
8 - Manenberg (Revisited)
9 - Nothing Personal
10 - Airegin
11 - Down the Avenue
12 - Ting Ning
13 - Kilayim
14 - Hey-Hee-Hi-Ho
15 - Neutralisme
16 - Suspended Night Variation VIII
1 - Maple Leaf Rag
2 - In Gloryland
3 - Livery Stable Blues
4 - Dipper Mouth Blues
5 - Stampede
6 - Black Bottom Stomp
7 - Singin' the Blues (Till My Daddy Comes Home)
8 - Back Water Blues
9 - Black and Tan Fantasy
10 - From Monday On
11 - West End Blues
12 - Weather Bird
13 - That's a Serious Thing
14 - Handful of Riffs
15 - You've Got to be Modernistic
16 - Moten Swing
17 - Everybody Loves My Baby
18 - Maple Leaf Rag
19 - Dinah
20 - Swing That Music
21 - Honky Tonk Train Blues
22 - Mean to Me
23 - For Dancers Only
24 - One O'Clock Jump
25 - Harlem Congo
Disc 2:
1 - Minor Swing
2 - Mary's Idea
3 - When Lights are Low
4 - Body and Soul
5 - Honeysuckle Rose
6 - Tiger Rag
7 - Ko-Ko
8 - Hard Times (Topsy Turvy)
9 - I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me
10 - Stardust
11 - Let Me Off Uptown
12 - Shaw 'Nuff
13 - Manteca
14 - Virgo from the Zodiac Suite
15 - Dexter Rides Again
16 - I Want to be Happy
17 - Indiana
18 - Embraceable You
19 - Four Brothers
20 - Misterioso
21 - Lady Bird
22 - Tanga
23 - September in the Rain
24 - Wow
Disc 3:
1 - Boplicity
2 - Golden Bullet
3 - Popo
4 - Walkin' Shoes
5 - 23 Degrees North, 82 Degrees West
6 - Daahoud
7 - Django
8 - Preacher
9 - I'll Remember April
10 - Jonaleh
11 - Tricrotism
12 - St. Thomas
13 - Call for All Demons
14 - When I Grow Too Old to Dream
15 - Stompin' at the Savoy
16 - Blues in the Closet
17 - Ol' Man River
18 - Summertime
Disc 4:
1 - Moanin'
2 - Meet B. B.
3 - So What
4 - Giant Steps
5 - Better Git It in Your Soul
6 - Blue Rondo à la Turk
7 - Ramblin'
8 - Work Song
9 - Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
10 - My Favorite Things, Part 1 [Single Version]
11 - Waltz for Debby
12 - 'Round Midnight
13 - Cotton Tail
Disc 5:
1 - One by One
2 - Girl from Ipanema
3 - Love Supreme, Pt. 1: Acknowledgement
4 - E.S.P.
5 - Haig & Haig
6 - King of the Road
7 - Isfahan
8 - New National Anthem
9 - Matrix
10 - Miles Runs the Voodoo Down
11 - Celestial Terrestrial Commuters
12 - Watermelon Man
13 - Long Yellow Road
14 - Jitney No. 2
15 - Bright Size Life
Disc 6:
1 - Maple Leaf Rag
2 - Birdland
3 - My Song
4 - Iya
5 - Bush Magic
6 - Steppin'
7 - Glide Was in the Ride
8 - Manenberg (Revisited)
9 - Nothing Personal
10 - Airegin
11 - Down the Avenue
12 - Ting Ning
13 - Kilayim
14 - Hey-Hee-Hi-Ho
15 - Neutralisme
16 - Suspended Night Variation VIII