Will Bradley - Beat Me Daddy: The Singles Collection 1939-47 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Rudiger Lorenz - Synrise Early Tape Recordings 1981-83 [COMPACT DISCS] date 01/31/2025

Graced by the drums and vocals of Ray McKinley and piano passages of Freddie Slack, this trombonist saw his own band take off in the early '40s. That's when these radio transcriptions were recorded Dark Eyes; You and I; Quicksilver; Perfidia; O Sole Mio; What Love Will Do; Yes, Indeed! 23 tracks, 11 unissued!

William InchCountInch Basie was one of the most important, innovative and influential personalities in jazz during the middle decades of the 20th century, both as pianist, composer and bandleader, his music transcending the worlds of small group jazz, big band music, swing and R&B, and with many future stars of the genre coming to prominence playing with his orchestra. Having honed his skills with Bennie Moten's band in Kansas City, he formed his own orchestra in 1936 after Moten's death and after a lengthy engagement in Chicago signed to Decca, recording for them until almost the end of the decade. This 63-track 3-CD set comprises his releases for Decca during those years, which laid down a marker as to the talent and style of his bands, and constitute a significant and satisfying body of work. The collection features many of his well-known compositions like InchOne O'Clock JumpInch, InchBlue And SentimentalInch, Blues In The DarkInch, along with some of the classic standards of the era. A number of the tracks feature vocals by the great singers Jimmy Rushing and Helen Humes, and among the predominantly big band recordings are some by Basie with a trio comprising Fred Green, Walter Page and Jo Jones. Among the other musicians in his line-up were Buck Clayton, Lester Young, Harry Edison and Dickie Wells. It's a substantial, entertaining and enlightening overview of this key era of Basie's career.