Long-awaited new collection of jazz from the Smithsonian -- 200-page book included
JAZZ: The Smithsonian Anthology, the new 111-track, 6-CD, 200-page compendium of the great American musical invention, traces the turning points of this 20th-century tale through its legendary innovators and notable styles. The great American musical invention of the 20th century, jazz is an ever-youthful, still evolving music of beauty, sensitivity, and brilliance that has produced (and been produced by) an extraordinary progression of talented artists.
With 111 tracks that showcase artists at their best and most influential, this remarkable anthology updates and expands the milestone Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz of 1973, once again offering a wellspring resource for educators, students, musicians, beginners, and aficionados. Scores of leading jazz scholars, performers, and writers collaborated in selecting the recordings and producing the incisive annotations.
The accompanying book also features an informative background essay as well as suggestions for listeners on appreciating the full richness of the performances. If ever there were a “jazz appreciation course in a box,” this is it. JAZZ: The Smithsonian Anthology renews the legacy of Folkways Records founder Moses Asch’s commitment to letting the “people’s music” be heard and fulfills the educational mission of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, the nonprofit record label of the United States national museum
CONTENTS
Disc 1
101
Maple Leaf Rag
Dick Hyman
102
In Gloryland
Bunk's Brass Band
103
Livery Stable Blues
Original Dixieland Jazz Band
104
Dipper Mouth Blues
King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
105
The Stampede
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra
106
Black Bottom Stomp
Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers
107
Singin’ The Blues (Till My Daddy Comes Home)
Frankie Trumbauer And His Orchestra
108
Back Water Blues
Bessie Smith and James P. Johnson
109
Black And Tan Fantasy
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
110
From Monday On
Bix Beiderbecke & Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
111
West End Blues
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
112
Weather Bird
Louis Armstrong and Earl Hines
113
That’s a Serious Thing
Eddie Condon’s Hot Shots
114
Handful of Riffs
Eddie Lang and Lonnie Johnson
115
You’ve Got to Be Modernistic
James P. Johnson
116
Moten Swing
Bennie Moten and His Kansas City Orchestra
117
Everybody Loves My Baby
The Boswell Sisters
118
Maple Leaf Rag
Sidney Bechet
119
Dinah
Fats Waller and His Rhythm
120
Swing That Music
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
121
Honky Tonk Train Blues
Meade “Lux” Lewis
122
Mean To Me
Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra
123
For Dancers Only
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra
124
One O’Clock Jump
Count Basie and His Orchestra
125
Harlem Congo
Chick Webb and His Orchestra
Disc 2
201
Minor Swing
Quintette du Hot Club de France
202
Mary’s Idea
Mary Lou Williams with Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy
203
When Lights Are Low
Lionel Hampton
204
Body and Soul
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
205
Honeysuckle Rose
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
206
Tiger Rag
Art Tatum
207
Ko–Ko
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
208
Hard Times (Topsy Turvy)
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
209
I Can’t Believe That You're In Love With Me
The Chocolate Dandies
210
Stardust
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
211
Let Me Off Uptown
Gene Krupa and His Orchestra
212
Shaw ’Nuff
Dizzy Gillespie’s All-Star Quintette
213
Manteca
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra
214
Virgo from The Zodiac Suite
Mary Lou Williams
215
Dexter Rides Again
Dexter Gordon
216
I Want to Be Happy
Lester Young – Buddy Rich Trio
217
Indiana
Bud Powell
218
Embraceable You
Charlie Parker Quintet
219
Four Brothers
Woody Herman and His Orchestra
220
Misterioso
Thelonious Monk Quartet
221
Lady Bird
Tadd Dameron Sextet
222
Tanga
Machito and His Afro–Cuban Orchestra
223
September in the Rain
The George Shearing Quintet
224
WOW
Lennie Tristano Sextet
Disc 3
301
Boplicity
Miles Davis Nonet
302
The Golden Bullet
Count Basie Octet
303
Popo
Shorty Rogers and His Giants
304
Walkin’ Shoes
The Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Chet Baker
305
23 Degrees North, 82 Degrees West
Stan Kenton
306
Daahoud
Clifford Brown – Max Roach Quintet
307
Django
The Modern Jazz Quartet
308
The Preacher
Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers
309
I’ll Remember April
Erroll Garner Trio
310
Jonaleh
The Chico Hamilton Quintet
311
Tricrotism
Lucky Thompson Trio
312
St. Thomas
Sonny Rollins
313
Call For All Demons
Sun Ra and His Arkestra
314
When I Grow Too Old to Dream
Nat “King” Cole and His Trio
315
Stompin’ at the Savoy
Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald
316
Blues in the Closet
Stan Getz and J.J. Johnson
317
Ol’ Man River
Oscar Peterson Trio
318
Summertime
Miles Davis: Orchestra Under the Direction of Gil Evans
Disc 4
401
Moanin’
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers
402
Meet B. B.
Count Basie and His Orchestra
403
So What
Miles Davis Sextet
404
Giant Steps
John Coltrane Quartet
405
Better Git It in Your Soul
Charles Mingus
406
Blue Rondo à la Turk
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
407
Ramblin’
Ornette Coleman Quartet
408
Work Song
Cannonball Adderley
409
Wrap your Troubles In Dreams
Sarah Vaughan
410
My Favorite Things, Part 1 (Single Version)
John Coltrane Quartet
411
Waltz For Debby
Bill Evans
412
’Round Midnight
George Russell Sextet
413
Cotton Tail
Ella Fitzgerald with the Duke Ellington Orchestra
Disc 5
501
One by One
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers
502
The Girl From Ipanema
Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto
503
A Love Supreme Part I: Acknowledgement
John Coltrane Quartet
504
E.S.P.
Miles Davis Quintet
505
Haig & Haig
Clark Terry – Bob Brookmeyer Quintet
506
King of the Road
Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery
507
Isfahan
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
508
The New National Anthem (from A Genuine Tong Funeral)
Gary Burton
509
Matrix
Chick Corea
510
Miles Runs the Voodoo Down
Miles Davis
511
Celestial Terrestrial Commuters
Mahavishnu Orchestra
512
Watermelon Man
Herbie Hancock
513
Long Yellow Road
Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band
514
Jitney No. 2
Cecil Taylor
515
Bright Size Life
Pat Metheny
Disc 6
601
Maple Leaf Rag
Anthony Braxton and Muhal Richard Abrams
602
Birdland
Weather Report
603
My Song
Keith Jarrett
604
Iya
Irakere
605
Bush Magic
Art Ensemble of Chicago
606
Steppin’
World Saxophone Quartet
607
The Glide Was in the Ride
Steve Coleman Group
608
Manenberg (Revisited)
Abdullah Ibrahim
609
Nothing Personal
Michael Brecker
610
Airegin
Tito Puente
611
Down the Avenue
Wynton Marsalis Septet
612
Ting Ning
Nguyên Lê
613
Kilayim
Masada
614
Hey–Hee–Hi–Ho
Medeski Martin & Wood
615
Neutralisme
Martial Solal and Johnny Griffin
616
Suspended Night Variation VIII
Tomasz Sta?ko