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JAZZ FOR EVERYONE

Tuneful Tammy | Prescott, AZ | 05/18/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This compilation of jazz music is eclectic, going from the complexity of Miles Davis to the easy sounds of Lou Rauls. The list of songs, 15 on each of four discs, tells you that. What impressed me was the quality of the music--no static, pops, or hisses, but an even good, not great, sound. There are some gems here, rarely found on other cds. You can't get much better than this for an overview of the many facets of jazz by the many original stars of jazz. I loved finding songs I had heard before, but had no idea who the musician was, or even the name of the song, such as "Christo Redentor" by Donald Byrd. Each disc is about an hour's length of time, so that's four hours of GREAT jazz! This boxed set is rare, and hard to find.

Disc #1: DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY/ Bobby McFerrin, ANGELINA/ Earl Klugh, ALLIGATOR BOOGALOO/ Lou Donaldson, MOVE/ Miles Davis, EARLY AUTUMN/ Woody Herman, EASY LISTENIN' BLUES/ Nat King Cole, STARS FELL ON ALABAMA/ Jack Teagarden, SQUEEZE ME/ Joe Sullivan, DAT DERE/ Art Blakely's Jazz Messengers, THE LATE, LATE SHOW/ Dakota Station, CHEROKEE/ Charlie Barnet, UNDECIDED/ Charlie Shavers, TWO O'CLOCK JUMP/ Harry James, SUMMERTIME/ Sidney Bechet, MARYLAND MY MARYLAND/ Bob Crosby's Bobcats.

Disc #2: WATERMELON MAN/ Herbie Hancock, LOVER MAN/ Sarah Vaughn, OPUS DE FUNK/ Horace Silver, IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING/ Stan Getz Quintet, LOVE NEST/ Chet Baker, JUMPIN' AT THE WOODSIDE/ Count Basie, STRUTTIN' WITH SOME BARBECUE, Bobby Hackett, ELEANOR RIGBY/ Stanley Jordan, BERNIE'S TUNE/ Gerry Mulligan Quartet, CALL IT STORMY MONDAY (BUT TUESDAY'S JUST AS BAD)/ Lou Rauls & Les McCann, COAST TO COAST/ Dizzy Gillespie, IT'S THE TALK OF THE TOWN/ Art Tatum, THERE IS NO GREATER LOVE/ Ike Quebec, THE ENTERTAINER RAG/ Joe "Fingers" Carr, RIVERBOAT SHUFFLE/ Red Nichols & His Five Pennies.

Disc #3: CRISTO REDENTOR/ Donald Byrd, SOUL SISTER/ Billy Taylor, SATIN DOLL/ Duke Ellington, JUMPIN' WITH SYMPHONY SID/ George Shearing Quintet, CASA DE LUZ/ Bud Shank & Shorty Rogers Quintet, MIDNIGHT SUN/ Julie Christy, MY MONDAY DATE/ Earl "Fatha" Hines, MISTY/ Lionel Hampton, WES' TUNE/ Wes Montgomery, WORK SONG/ Cannonball Adderley, A NICE DAY/ Chico Hamilton Quintet, IT'S A BLUE WORLD/ The Four Freshman, STARDUST/ Coleman Hawkins, AFTER HOURS, Erskine Hawkins, THE ELKS' PARADE/ Bobby Sherwood.

Disc #4: MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT/ Johnny Smith Quintet, CHEROKEE/ Clifford Brown, MIDNIGHT SPECIAL/ Jimmy Smith, BAG'S GROOVE/ Milt Jackson, UN POCO LOCO/ Bud Powell, TRAVELIN' LIGHT/ Billie Holiday, CASA LOMA STOMP/ Stanley Turrentine, 'ROUND MIDNIGHT/ Thelonious Monk, NOW'S THE TIME/ Charlie Parker, ARTISTRY IN RHYTHM/ Stan Kenton, THEM THERE EYES/ Anita O'Day, SING, SING, SING/ Benny Goodman, MACK THE KNIFE/ Jonah Jones, HIGH SOCIETY/ Nappy Lamare & His Levee Loungers."