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Louis Armstrong: Ken Burns JAZZ (The Definitive)
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: :For much of his life, Louis Armstrong was the embodiment of jazz for millions of people, both a great creative artist and a beloved popular entertainer. Whether playing trumpet or singing, adding his own definitive touch to a ballad or spearheading a hot New Orleans-style band, Armstrong was a uniquely compelling figure. It's hard to compress such a career into a single CD, but this one includes many of the milestones, reaching back to 1923 for 'Chime Blues' with Armstrong playing in the band of his mentor, King Oliver. At the opposite end of Armstrong's life is 1967's 'What a Wonderful World,' which ...
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Live at the 1958 Monterey Jazz Festival
(more) »rank: 32084by: Louis Armstrong
:Album Description:LIVE AT THE MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVALS is an outstanding new CD series of NEVER-BEFORE RELEASED performances by jazz icons recorded live at the world-renowned Monterey Jazz Festival; all recorded at the height of each artists' artistic powers. These are the inaugural releases of Concord Music Group and Monterey Jazz Festival's MJF RECORDS imprint. All selections are previously unreleased and feature never-before-heard releases culled from historic live archives. Profits realized by the Monterey Jazz Festival from this series will be re-invested into its ongoing jazz education programs. Don't miss these spectacular, rare and historic recordings! Featuring Trummy Young, Mort Herbert, Billy Kyle, Peanuts ...
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Marchin' and Swingin'/At Symphony Hall
(more) »rank: 157239by: Wilbur DeParis
:Album Description:LIVE AT THE MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVALS is an outstanding new CD series of NEVER-BEFORE RELEASED performances by jazz icons recorded live at the world-renowned Monterey Jazz Festival; all recorded at the height of each artists' artistic powers. These are the inaugural releases of Concord Music Group and Monterey Jazz Festival's MJF RECORDS imprint. All selections are previously unreleased and feature never-before-heard releases culled from historic live archives. Profits realized by the Monterey Jazz Festival from this series will be re-invested into its ongoing jazz education programs. Don't miss these spectacular, rare and historic recordings! Featuring Trummy Young, Mort Herbert, Billy Kyle, Peanuts ...
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Best of Louis Armstrong
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:Album Details:Digitally Remastered Collection of Great Recordings from the Man Regarded as the Father of Modern Jazz. Not Only was He the Greatest Trumpeter that Ever Lived, He also Posessed One of the Most Distinctive Voices Ever Recorded. His Performances Are Magical, his Artistry Impeccable. This Disc Serves as a Great Introduction to the Works of a Man Who, it is Argued, was the Most Important Force in the Music of the 20th Century.
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New Orleans, Vol. 4
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:Album Details:Digitally Remastered Collection of Great Recordings from the Man Regarded as the Father of Modern Jazz. Not Only was He the Greatest Trumpeter that Ever Lived, He also Posessed One of the Most Distinctive Voices Ever Recorded. His Performances Are Magical, his Artistry Impeccable. This Disc Serves as a Great Introduction to the Works of a Man Who, it is Argued, was the Most Important Force in the Music of the 20th Century.
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Mis'ry and the Blues
(more) »rank: 45613by: Jack Teagarden
:Album Details:Digitally Remastered Collection of Great Recordings from the Man Regarded as the Father of Modern Jazz. Not Only was He the Greatest Trumpeter that Ever Lived, He also Posessed One of the Most Distinctive Voices Ever Recorded. His Performances Are Magical, his Artistry Impeccable. This Disc Serves as a Great Introduction to the Works of a Man Who, it is Argued, was the Most Important Force in the Music of the 20th Century.
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Christmas in New Orleans
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:Album Details:Digitally Remastered Collection of Great Recordings from the Man Regarded as the Father of Modern Jazz. Not Only was He the Greatest Trumpeter that Ever Lived, He also Posessed One of the Most Distinctive Voices Ever Recorded. His Performances Are Magical, his Artistry Impeccable. This Disc Serves as a Great Introduction to the Works of a Man Who, it is Argued, was the Most Important Force in the Music of the 20th Century.
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Master Takes: Victor Sessions (1932-1943)
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:Album Details:Digitally Remastered Collection of Great Recordings from the Man Regarded as the Father of Modern Jazz. Not Only was He the Greatest Trumpeter that Ever Lived, He also Posessed One of the Most Distinctive Voices Ever Recorded. His Performances Are Magical, his Artistry Impeccable. This Disc Serves as a Great Introduction to the Works of a Man Who, it is Argued, was the Most Important Force in the Music of the 20th Century.
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Plays Santa Claus: Christmas Music for Those Who've
(more) »rank: 66777by: Ira Ironstrings
:Album Description:Now, 'here’s' a holiday album that just might ring a (sleigh) bell! Ira Ironstrings was Fritz Guckenheimer’s fictional Dixieland cousin, whose real identity, it can now be revealed, was big band guitarist Alvino Rey of 'talking' steel guitar fame! Ira a.k.a. Alvino made a bunch of wacky albums for Warner Brothers right when the label started back in the ’50s, but this one is without a doubt the most beloved of the bunch if you’re to believe the various collector’s chat rooms on the internet. Original artwork, crystal-clear mastering and notes by one of the legions of kids who grew up listening ...
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At Disneyland
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:Album Description:Now, 'here’s' a holiday album that just might ring a (sleigh) bell! Ira Ironstrings was Fritz Guckenheimer’s fictional Dixieland cousin, whose real identity, it can now be revealed, was big band guitarist Alvino Rey of 'talking' steel guitar fame! Ira a.k.a. Alvino made a bunch of wacky albums for Warner Brothers right when the label started back in the ’50s, but this one is without a doubt the most beloved of the bunch if you’re to believe the various collector’s chat rooms on the internet. Original artwork, crystal-clear mastering and notes by one of the legions of kids who grew up listening ...
