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Artist Name
Various Artists
Street Date
3/29/2011
UPC
093074082027
Selection Title
JAZZ: The Smithsonian Anthology
Label
Smithsonian/Folkways
List Price
107.98
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Format
CD A
Label Description

The great American musical invention of the 20th century, jazz is an ever-evolving music of brilliance that's produced an extraordinary progression of talented artists. JAZZ: The Smithsonian Anthology traces the turning points in its history through its legendary innovators?among them Armstrong, Ellington, Basie, Parker, Gillespie, Davis, Hancock, Corea, Marsalis?& notable styles, from early ragtime to international modernism & every major movement in between. If ever there were a "jazz appreciation course in a box," this is it! 6 CDs, nearly 8 hrs of music, 200-pg book w/ historical photos.

Track Listing
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  •  1. Boplicity - Miles Davis Nonet
  •  1. One By One - Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers
  •  1. Moanin' - Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers
  •  1. Maple Leaf Rag - Muhal Richard Abrams/Anthony Braxton
  •  1. Minor Swing - Quintette du Hot Club de France
  •  1. Maple Leaf Rag - Dick Hyman
  •  2. Mary's Idea - Andy Kirk & His Clouds of Joy/Mary Lou Williams
  •  2. Girl From Ipanema, The - Stan Getz/Astrud Gilberto
  •  2. Golden Bullet, The - Count Basie & His Octet
  •  2. Birdland - Weather Report
  •  2. In Glory Land - Bunk's Brass Band
  •  2. Meet B. B. - Count Basie & His Orchestra
  •  3. Popo - Shorty Rogers & His Giants
  •  3. A Love Supreme Part 1: Acknowledgement - John Coltrane Quartet
  •  3. When Lights Are Low - Lionel Hampton
  •  3. Livery Stable Blues - Original Dixieland Jazz Band
  •  3. So What - Miles Davis Sextet
  •  3. My Song - Keith Jarrett
  •  4. Body and Soul - Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra
  •  4. E.S.P. - Miles Davis Quintet
  •  4. Dipper Mouth Blues - King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
  •  4. Iya - Irakere
  •  4. Giant Steps - John Coltrane Quartet
  •  4. Walkin' Shoes - Chet Baker/Gerry Mulligan Quartet
  •  5. Bush Magic - The Art Ensemble of Chicago
  •  5. 23 Degrees North, 82 Degrees West - Stan Kenton
  •  5. Haig & Haig - Clark Terry/Bob Brookmeyer Quintet
  •  5. Honeysuckle Rose - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
  •  5. Better Git It In Your Soul - Charles Mingus
  •  5. Stampede, The - Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra
  •  6. Blue Rondo a La Turk - Dave Brubeck Quartet
  •  6. Steppin' - World Saxophone Quartet
  •  6. King of the Road - Jimmy Smith/Wes Montgomery
  •  6. Black Bottom Stomp - Jelly Roll Morton & His Red Hot Peppers
  •  6. Daahoud - Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet
  •  6. Tiger Rag - Art Tatum
  •  7. Isfahan - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
  •  7. Ramblin' - Ornette Coleman Quartet
  •  7. Django - The Modern Jazz Quartet
  •  7. Ko-Ko - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
  •  7. Glide Was In the Ride, The - Steve Coleman Group
  •  7. Singin' the Blues (till My Daddy Comes Home) - Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra
  •  8. Hard Times (Topsy Turvy) - Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
  •  8. Manenberg (Revisited) - Abdullah Ibrahim
  •  8. Work Song - Cannonball Adderley
  •  8. New National Anthem, The - Gary Burton
  •  8. Back Water Blues - James P. Johnson/Bessie Smith
  •  8. Preacher, The - Horace Silver/The Jazz Messengers
  •  9. Matrix - Chick Corea
  •  9. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me - The Chocolate Dandies
  •  9. Nothing Personal - Michael Brecker
  •  9. I'll Remember April - Erroll Garner Trio
  •  9. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams - Sarah Vaughan
  •  9. Black and Tan Fantasy - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
  •  10. Miles Runs the Voodoo Down [Single Version] - Miles Davis
  •  10. Stardust - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
  •  10. Airegin - Tito Puente
  •  10. Jonaleh - Chico Hamilton Quintet
  •  10. From Monday On - Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra/Bix Beiderbecke
  •  10. My Favorite Things, Part I [Single Version] - John Coltrane
  •  11. Waltz For Derby - Bill Evans
  •  11. Tricrotism - Lucky Thompson
  •  11. Celestial Terrestrial Commuters - Mahavishnu Orchestra
  •  11. West End Blues - Louis Armstrong
  •  11. Down the Avenue - Wynton Marsalis Septet
  •  11. Let Me Off Uptown - Gene Krupa & His Orchestra
  •  12. Weather Bird - Louis Armstrong/Earl Hines
  •  12. St. Thomas - Sonny Rollins
  •  12. Tint Ning - Nguy�n L�
  •  12. Shaw 'Nuff - Dizzy Gillespie
  •  12. Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock
  •  12. 'Round Midnight - George Russell Sextet
  •  13. Long Yellow Road - Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band/Toshiko Akiyoshi
  •  13. Call For All Demons - Sun Ra & His Arkestra
  •  13. Kilayim - Masada
  •  13. Manteca - Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra
  •  13. Cotton Tail - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra/Ella Fitzgerald
  •  13. That's a Serious Thing - Eddie Condon
  •  14. Jitney No. 2 - Cecil Taylor
  •  14. Virgo From the Zodiac Suite - Mary Lou Williams
  •  14. Handful of Riffs - Eddie Lang/Lonnie Johnson
  •  14. When I Grow Too Old To Dream - Nat King Cole & His Trio
  •  14. Hey-Hee-Hi-Ho - Medeski, Martin & Wood
  •  15. You've Got To Be Modernistic - James P. Johnson
  •  15. Neutralisme - Johnny Griffin/Martial Solal
  •  15. Bright Size Life - Pat Metheny
  •  15. Stompin' At the Savoy - Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong
  •  15. Dexter Rides Again - Dexter Gordon
  •  16. Blues In the Closet - J.J. Johnson/Stan Getz
  •  16. I Want To Be Happy - Buddy Rich Trio/Lester Young
  •  16. Suspended Night Variation Viii - Tomasz Stanko
  •  16. Moten Swing - Bennie Moten & the Kansas City Orchestra
  •  17. Everybody Loves My Baby - Boswell Sisters
  •  17. Indiana - Bud Powell
  •  17. Ol' Man River - Oscar Peterson Trio
  •  18. Embraceable You - Charlie Parker Quintet
  •  18. Summertime - Miles Davis
  •  18. Maple Leaf Rag - Sidney Bechet
  •  19. Dinah - Fats Waller & His Rhythm
  •  19. Four Brothers - Woody Herman & His Orchestra
  •  20. Misterioso - Thelonious Monk Quartet
  •  20. Swing That Music - Louis Armstrong
  •  21. Lady Bird - Tadd Dameron Sextet
  •  21. Honky Tonk Train Blues - Meade "Lux" Lewis
  •  22. Tanga - Machito and His Afro-Cuban Orchestra
  •  22. Mean To Me - Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra/Billie Holiday
  •  23. For Dancers Only - Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra
  •  23. September In the Rain - George Shearing Quintet
  •  24. One O'Clock Jump - Count Basie & His Orchestra
  •  24. Wow - Lennie Tristano Sextet
  •  25. Harlem Congo - Chick Webb & His Orchestra
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