Rhythm of the Day

Red Nichols & His Five Pennies | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 20, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Asv Living Era
• ASIN: B000001HFF
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #466,351 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Rythym Of The Day

2. Buddy's Habits

3. Boneyard Shuffle

4. Alexander's Ragtime Band

5. Alabama Stomp

6. Hurricane

7. Cornfed

8. Mean Dog Blues

9. Riverboat Shuffle

10. Eccentric

11. Feelin' No Pain

12. Original Dixieland One-Step

13. Honolulu Blues

14. There'll Come A Time

15. Harlem Twist

16. Alice Blue Gown

17. Corrinne Corrina

18. Oh! Peter! You're So Nice!

19. Waiting For The Evening Mail

20. Sweet Sue, Just You

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A good introduction to an overlooked talent, December 18, 2002

By 

Neil Ford (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rhythm of the Day (Audio CD)

ASV Living Era have put together another good compilation. This one contains some of the high-lights of Nichols's 1920s recordings. The transfer sounds clean (better that the "His best recordings" CD), although an artificial stereo effect has been used, which can be circumvented by listening in mono.

The Five Pennies were noted for playing what was called "chamber jazz", jazz that could be listened to as well as danced to. The arrangements are creative and thoughtful, but at the same time they swing and are distinguished by great ensemble playing.

The liner notes are useful, pointing out that Nichols recorded with many band line-ups (including a number of later-to-be-famous names: Glenn Miller, Gene Krupa, the Dorsey brothers, Benny Goodman, etc.), under a variety of band names, and that Nichols and Bix Beiderbecke, who started playing around the same time, were influences upon each other. A valuable introduction to an often-overlooked talent of the jazz age.

Even better than this is the Charleston Chasers CD (ASIN B00000K55D), this being one of the band names Nichols used. (Don't get them confused with the modern British band of the same name.)

0 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very good film, September 2, 2001

By 

Mario Castromán c/o Harry Castromán (Miami, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rhythm of the Day (Audio CD)

I enjoy a lot with this drama film, which is the real life of Mr. Lorin 'Red' Nichols. The music is a fantastic one, with Louis Armstrong and others...