Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Bill Smith with the Dave Brubeck Quartet * The Riddle * Columbia (CL 1454) * 1960

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Side A Hey, Ho, Nobody at Home The Twig Blue Ground Offshoot Side B Swingin' Round Quiet Mood The Riddle Yet We Shall Be M...
Tuesday, May 28, 2013

CD Review: Benny Goodman 10-Disc Box * "I Had To Do It" * Membran

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There are many box sets of Benny Goodman's recordings from the 1930s, and nearly all of them are worthwhile. The 3-Disc Complete RCA Vic...
Friday, May 24, 2013

CD Review: Artie Shaw and His Orchestra * Hollywood Palladium * 1941

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It's been said of Lord Byron's Don Juan, "No matter where you are in it, you've already read the best part." Most jazz...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013

CD Review: Benny Goodman * The Complete RCA Victor Small Group Recordings

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The Benny Goodman Quartet of the late 1930's is no stranger to The Jazz Clarinet . The importance of the group socially , and the uncann...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013

CD Review: Artie Shaw & His Gramercy 5 * The Complete Commercially Released Recordings * Jasmine Records * 2008

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In September of 1940, Artie Shaw decided it was time to go the way of other bandleaders by adding a "band within a band" to his sh...
Monday, May 20, 2013

CD Review: Artie Shaw 10-Disc Box * "Begin the Beguine" * Membran * 2005

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This 10-disc set issued by Membran is probably the most affordable and comprehensive survey of Artie Shaw's studio recordings from 1936...
Friday, May 17, 2013

Mouthpiece Review: "Circle BG" The Benny Goodman Signature Model by Selmer (c. 1955)

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Benny Goodman Model Mouthpiece by Selmer (c.1955) The newest addition to The Jazz Clarinet's ever expanding mouthpiece museum is a...