Big Band Jazz - from the beginnings to the fifties - Volume IV - The Smithsonian Collection Of Recordings

Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra (Author), Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra (Author), Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra (Author), Woody Herman and his Orchestra (Author), Billy Eckstine (Author), Boyd Raeburn and his Orchestra (Author), Dizzie Gillespie and hisOrchestra (Author), Claude Thornhill and his Orchestra (Author), Elliot Lawrence and his Orchestra (Author), Stan Kenton and his Orchestra (Author) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• Run Time: 62 minutes
• ASIN: B002L7UMU8
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #179,710 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Big Band Jazz - from the beginnings to the fifties - Volume IV - The Smithsonian Collection Of Recordings // Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra: 1. The "C" jam blues 2. Main stem 3. Happy go lucky local /Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra: 4. Leap frog /Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra: 5. Till Tom special 6. Flying home /Woody Herman and his Orchestra: 7. Down under 8. Apple honey 9. Bijou (rhumba a la jazz) 10. Four brothers /Billy Eckstine: 11. Cool breeze /Boyd Raeburn and his Orchestra: 12. A night in Tunisia (Interlude) 13. Boyd meets Stravinsky /Dizzie Gillespie and hisOrchestra: 14. Our delight 15. Things to come /Claude Thornhill and his Orchestra: 16. Robbins Nest 17. Donna Lee /Elliot Lawrence and his Orchestra: 18. Elevation /Stan Kenton and his Orchestra: 19. What's new?