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The Original Jazz Masters Series, Vol. 2
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Central Avenue Sounds: Jazz In Los Angeles (1921-1956)
: :Throughout the history of jazz, mythical places like New Orleans's Storyville, Chicago's South Side, Kansas City's Tenderloin district, and New York's Harlem and 52nd Street were celebrated as the legendary hotspots. Thankfully, this impressive four-CD, 91-track collection featuring Nat 'King' Cole, Louis Armstrong, and Benny Carter to name a few, puts Los Angeles's famous African-American enclave, Central Avenue, on the historical map and offers the listener a zoot-suited, jitterbugged jaunt through Club Alabam, The Downbeat, and other jumpin' joints where Hollywood stars rubbed shoulders with hep cats under a pulsating Pacific sky. The ...
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The OKeh Rhythm & Blues Story 1949-1957
: :Arranged in chronological order, this set begins with a strong emphasis on jump blues in the style of Louis Jordan and Big Joe Turner. Gradually, though, OKeh turned to more modern sounds. It jumped on the New Orleans R&B scene early with vital recordings by Paul Gayten and Lee Allen. The Treniers were an irreverent harmony/comedy group in the style of the Coasters, and Chuck Willis abandoned the swing rhythms of jump blues for the pounding 4/4 of rock & roll. OKeh's greatest moment came on September 12, 1956, when a case of ...
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Gettin' Funky: The Birth of New Orleans R&B
:Album Description:UK compilation, 'Getting Funky - The Birth Of New Orleans R&B'. Featuring the pioneers of this funky down home music. Four CDs, 107 tracks & a 56 page booklet make this a fabulous set. Artists include, Champion Jack Dupree, Professor Longhair, Archibald, Dave Bartholomew, Paul Gayten, Smiley Lewis, Roy Brown, Fats Domino & a host of others. Slipcase.
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Chess Rhythm & Roll
: :Compiled with the same care and attention to detail as the landmark Chess Blues box set, this set presents the rhythm & blues side of Chess Records and, in many ways, is the more entertaining of the two. Ninety-nine tracks cover the label's astonishing breadth of jump blues combos, vocal groups, and rock & roll pioneers. You can't help but be overwhelmed by all this great music. The work of giants like Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley sounds even more exciting in context with underrated gems from the likes of the Moonglows, Paul ...
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Let's Go to Work
:Album Description:Includes three live albums in mini vinyl sleeves - Live In Europe, Irish Tour & Stage Struck plus a previously unreleased live bonus disc Meeting with The G-Man taken from a Amsterdam show. Also includes 2 classic prints of Rory. Packaged in a deluxe box. 2001.
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The Blues
:Album Description:Includes three live albums in mini vinyl sleeves - Live In Europe, Irish Tour & Stage Struck plus a previously unreleased live bonus disc Meeting with The G-Man taken from a Amsterdam show. Also includes 2 classic prints of Rory. Packaged in a deluxe box. 2001.
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New York Blues and R&B 1947-1955
:Album Description:Includes three live albums in mini vinyl sleeves - Live In Europe, Irish Tour & Stage Struck plus a previously unreleased live bonus disc Meeting with The G-Man taken from a Amsterdam show. Also includes 2 classic prints of Rory. Packaged in a deluxe box. 2001.
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Roots Music: An American Journey
: :No independent label has surveyed a wider, deeper expanse of the American musical grain than Rounder Records has done since 1971. In celebrating the label's 30th anniversary, this budget-priced anthology presents 68 gems from the archives without duplicating a single artist. Rather than a linear progression through time or genre, the four-disc set hopscotches all over the musical map, from the blues of Mississippi Fred McDowell to the bluegrass of Alison Krauss, from the Texas country of Jimmie Dale Gilmore to the Celtic fiddle of Natalie MacMaster. Some of the juxtapositions are a ...
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Ham Hocks and Cornbread
: :No independent label has surveyed a wider, deeper expanse of the American musical grain than Rounder Records has done since 1971. In celebrating the label's 30th anniversary, this budget-priced anthology presents 68 gems from the archives without duplicating a single artist. Rather than a linear progression through time or genre, the four-disc set hopscotches all over the musical map, from the blues of Mississippi Fred McDowell to the bluegrass of Alison Krauss, from the Texas country of Jimmie Dale Gilmore to the Celtic fiddle of Natalie MacMaster. Some of the juxtapositions are a ...
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