Swingin With Pee Wee

Pee Wee Russell | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 18, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Milestone
• ASIN: B00000IN4T
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #139,017 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. (What Can I Say) After I Say I'm Sorry?

2. Midnight Blue

3. The Very Thought of You

4. Lulu's Back in Town

5. Englewood

6. I Would Do Most Anything for You

7. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)

8. That Old Feeling

9. I've Got the World on a String

10. Exactly Like You

11. It All Depends on You

12. If I Had You

13. Out of Nowhere

14. Pee Wee's Blues

15. I Used to Love You

16. Oh No

Editorial Reviews

Eco-friendly, high-quality constructionlow impact on the environment. Polylaminate strips reinforce top edges and bottom fold for extra durability. Two-tone interior. Scored for 3/4 expansion. Includes tabs and inserts. Hanging File Folder Type: Recycled Standard; Size: Legal; Expansion: N/A; Material(s): 11 Pt. Stock.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great compilation of some of the best., June 13, 2000

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T. Maddison "Tim Maddison" (London) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Swingin With Pee Wee (Audio CD)

The last years of Pee Wee Russell's career finally saw jazz's ultimate individualist break free of the dixieland shackles and produce the best music of his career. Russell was a truly unique stylist even by jazz standards. Lyrical, searching, romantic, almost avant garde in some of his approach, he was imprisoned for much of his career in Eddie Condon's dixieland band.His revival wasn't all plain sailing, as well meaning producers attempted to fit him into other ill-fitting musical suits of a different cut, but with a sympathetic band of solid, unflashy perennials such as Buck Clayton, Russell really was free to unwind his unique, querulous poetry. The music on this album can't be recommended too highly - the spellbinding "Midnight Blue" is worth the price of admission alone.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Essential Classic Disk, November 23, 2007

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J. Pour - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Swingin With Pee Wee (Audio CD)

Off the charts. Five stars just isn't enough.
The next paragraph is a copy of my comments on Pee Wee's "Ask Me Now".

"I love listening to Pee Wee. I never took to Goodman or Shaw or DeFranco. They were simply too smooth, big time and clever in a seemingly calculated way. They could never soulfully satisfy me the way that Pee Wee does. He just put more heart into his special art. He doen't put out that sound perfect tone or have lighting speed on the horn, but his gravely tone, phrasing and heartfelt and enthusiastic interpretations are special."

Working here with some of the best jazz players of the time. All at the peak of their game.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A jazz fan discovers Pee Wee Russell, July 30, 2007

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Edward Jahn - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Swingin With Pee Wee (Audio CD)

If you like 50's and 60's jazz, or jazz from any period, you will enjoy this "Swingin' with Pee
Wee" CD. Although I have music by many of the jazz greats, I did not know of Pee Wee Russell
until recently when I heard him on the radio.
Pee Wee is joined by other fine musicians such as Buck Clayton on trumpet, Tommy Flanagan on
piano, Bud Freeman on tenor sax and Osie Johnson on drums.
You will enjoy this compilation of some great tunes.