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    07/18/2006 | Promo Sound 

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    All Music Guide Review

    Promo Sound's Golden Years of Jazz series is a massive, encyclopedic, and almost exhaustive year-by-year chronological history of jazz from 1917 to 1955, broken down into three eight-disc sets. It's hard to quibble with such an undertaking, and any collection that can move from James P. Johnson through to the Jazz Messengers without missing a single developmental step deserves a tip of the hat. Jazz is such a deep and wide pool, though, that even such a massive collection as this one still feels a bit like a CliffsNotes version of the genre. This second volume covers the years 1940 to 1947. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

    Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • Artist
  • time
  • 1
  • The Darktown Strutters' Ball
  • Wettling, George Chicago Rhythm Kings
  • 3:07
  • 2
  • Zonky
  • 2:58
  • 3
  • Singin' the Blues
  • Hackett, Bobby And His Orchestra
  • 3:07
  • 4
  • Boogie Woogie on St. Louis Blues
  • Hines, Earl & His Orchestra
  • 2:51
  • 5
  • Ghost of Yesterday
  • Holiday, Billie & Her Orchestra
  • 2:40
  • 6
  • Concerto for Cootie
  • Ellington, Duke & His Orchestra
  • 3:20
  • 7
  • Tickle Toe
  • Basie, Count Orchestra
  • 2:37
  • 8
  • Reunion in Harlem
  • Marsala, Joe And His Delta Four
  • 4:24
  • 9
  • Pennsylvania 6-5000
  • Miller, Glenn And His Orchestra
  • 3:19
  • 10
  • I Surrender Dear
  • Hawkins, Coleman And The Chocolate Dandies
  • 4:35
  • 11
  • 2:19 Blues
  • Armstrong, Louis
  • 2:51
  • 12
  • Good Enough to Keep (Air Mail Special)
  • Goodman, Bennt Sextet
  • 2:58
  • 13
  • I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You
  • 2:55
  • 14
  • Coquette
  • Kirby, John And His Orchestra
  • 2:58
  • 15
  • Pompton Turnpike
  • Barnet, Charlie And His Orchestra
  • 3:01
  • 16
  • Blues in Thirds
  • Bechet, Sidney And His New Orleans Feetwarmers
  • 2:57
  • 17
  • Day Dream
  • Hodges, Johnny And His Orchestra
  • 3:02
  • 18
  • 627 Stomp
  • Johnson, Pete Band
  • 3:09
  • 19
  • Sweet Lorraine
  • Cole, Nat King Trio
  • 2:57
  • 20
  • Nuages
  • Reinhardt, Djano Et Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France
  • 3:15
  • 21 (2)
  • Three Little Words
  • Fitzgerald, Ella And Her Famous Orchestra
  • 2:36
  • 22 (2)
  • Bugle Call Rag
  • Metronome All Stars
  • 3:14
  • 23 (2)
  • Drum Boogie
  • 3:10
  • 24 (2)
  • Profoundly Blue No 2
  • Hall, Edmond Celeste Quartet
  • 4:15
  • 25 (2)
  • Take the "A" Train
  • Ellington, Duke & His Orchestra
  • 2:56
  • 26 (2)
  • Solo Flight
  • 2:49
  • 27 (2)
  • Midnight
  • 3:22
  • 28 (2)
  • The Goon Drag (Gone Wid de Goon)
  • Price, Sam And His Texas Blusicians
  • 3:20
  • 29 (2)
  • Goin' to Chicago Blues
  • 3:22
  • 30 (2)
  • Hootie Blues
  • 2:57
  • 31 (2)
  • Let Me Off Uptown
  • 3:08
  • 32 (2)
  • You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)
  • James, Harry And His Orchestra
  • 3:17
  • 33 (2)
  • Trouble in Mind
  • 2:33
  • 34 (2)
  • Passion Flower
  • Hodges, Johnny And His Orchestra
  • 3:13
  • 35 (2)
  • Blue Skies
  • 3:19
  • 36 (2)
  • I Like to Riff
  • Cole, Nat King Trio
  • 2:50
  • 37 (2)
  • St. James Infirmary
  • Calloway, Cab & His Orchestra
  • 2:46
  • 38 (2)
  • Georgia Cabin
  • Bechet, Sidney And His New Orleans Feetwarmers
  • 3:00
  • 39 (2)
  • Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)
  • 2:03
  • 40 (2)
  • Blues in the Night
  • Lunceford, Jimmie And His Orchestra
  • 5:30
  • 41 (3)
  • Deep in the Heart of Texas
  • 2:44
  • 42 (3)
  • Perdido
  • Ellington, Duke & His Orchestra
  • 3:12
  • 43 (3)
  • Harlem on Parade
  • 2:49
  • 44 (3)
  • Minnie the Moocher
  • Calloway, Cub And His Orchestra
  • 3:17
  • 45 (3)
  • No Blues at All
  • Kirby, John And His Orchestra
  • 2:03
  • 46 (3)
  • What Am I Here For?
  • Ellington, Duke & His Orchestra
  • 3:28
  • 47 (3)
  • The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise
  • Powell, Mel And His Orchestra
  • 2:36
  • 48 (3)
  • The Jitterbug Waltz
  • Waller, Fats His Rhythm And His Orchestra
  • 3:23
  • 49 (3)
  • Stormy Monday Blues
  • 3:12
  • 50 (3)
  • Palm Springs Jump
  • Gaillard, Slim And His Flat-Foot-Floogie Boys
  • 2:40
  • 51 (3)
  • American Patrol
  • Miller, Glenn And His Orchestra
  • 3:48
  • 52 (3)
  • Don't Forget to Say No, Baby
  • Carmichael, Hoagy Trio
  • 2:38
  • 53 (3)
  • Flying Home
  • Hampton, Lionel & His Orchestra
  • 3:18
  • 54 (3)
  • Trav'lin' Light
  • 3:16
  • 55 (3)
  • Strictly Instrumental
  • Lunceford, Jimmy And His Orchestra
  • 2:38
  • 56 (3)
  • Sepain Bounce
  • McShann, Jay And His Orchestra
  • 3:10
  • 57 (3)
  • Walkin' the Dog
  • Marsala, Joe And His Chosen Seven
  • 3:00
  • 58 (3)
  • Royal Garden Blues
  • Basie, Count And His All-American Rhythm Section
  • 3:11
  • 59 (3)
  • Why Don't You Do Right?
  • 3:15
  • 60 (3)
  • Little John Special
  • Millinder, Lucky And His Orchestra
  • 3:04
  • 61 (4)
  • Ain't Misbehavin'
  • Waller, Fats And His Rhythm
  • 4:00
  • 62 (4)
  • Just a Closer Walk with Thee
  • Lewis, George
  • 4:30
  • 63 (4)
  • Three O'Clock in the Morning
  • Grappelli, Stephane And His Quintet
  • 3:07
  • 64 (4)
  • Pow-Wow
  • Barnet, Charlie And His Orchestra
  • 2:48
  • 65 (4)
  • Cow Cow Boogie
  • 3:00
  • 66 (4)
  • I'm Sorry I Made You Cry
  • 2:55
  • 67 (4)
  • Artistry in Rhythm
  • Kenton, Stan And His Orchestra
  • 3:20
  • 68 (4)
  • That's a Plenty
  • Condon, Eddie And His Band
  • 3:03
  • 69 (4)
  • Knock Me a Kiss
  • Jordan, Louis [1] & His Tympany Five
  • 2:20
  • 70 (4)
  • Yeah Man
  • Basie, Count Orchestra
  • 2:45
  • 71 (4)
  • Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
  • Davison, Wild Bill And His Commodores
  • 2:54
  • 72 (4)
  • Straighten Up and Fly Right
  • Cole, Nat "King"
  • 2:28
  • 73 (4)
  • My Ideal
  • 3:10
  • 74 (4)
  • V-Disc Blues
  • Bechet, Sidney And His New Orleans Feetwarmers
  • 4:55
  • 75 (4)
  • Exactly Like You
  • Asmussen, Svend Quartet
  • 2:26
  • 76 (4)
  • Caprice Rag
  • Johnson, James P.
  • 3:18
  • 77 (4)
  • Downtown Café Boogie
  • Hall, Edmond Sextet
  • 4:23
  • 78 (4)
  • Linger Awhile
  • Wells, Dickie And His Orchestra
  • 3:07
  • 79 (4)
  • Just You, Just Me
  • Young, Lester Quartet
  • 3:10
  • 80 (4)
  • St. Louis Blues March
  • Miller, Major Glenn And The Army Air Forces Training Command Orchestra
  • 4:25
  • 81 (5)
  • I Got Rhythm
  • Tatum, Art Trio
  • 2:19
  • 82 (5)
  • What Is This Thing Called Love?
  • Cole, Nat King Trio
  • 2:59
  • 83 (5)
  • Billie's Blues
  • Holiday, Billie
  • 4:18
  • 84 (5)
  • Rompin' in 44
  • Hall, Edmond All Star Quintet
  • 4:01
  • 85 (5)
  • Yesterdays
  • Hawkins, Coleman And His Orchestra
  • 2:50
  • 86 (5)
  • Memories of Love
  • 3:48
  • 87 (5)
  • And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
  • 3:08
  • 88 (5)
  • Night and Day
  • 4:28
  • 89 (5)
  • Pagin' Mr. Page
  • Page, Hot Lips Swing Seven
  • 2:57
  • 90 (5)
  • Some of These Days
  • Wettling, George Jazz Trio
  • 2:34
  • 91 (5)
  • She's Funny That Way
  • Quebec, Ike Quintet
  • 4:27
  • 92 (5)
  • Creole Song
  • Ory, Kid Creole Jazz Band
  • 2:47
  • 93 (5)
  • Skyliner
  • Barnet, Charlie And His Orchestra
  • 3:03
  • 94 (5)
  • Opus One
  • Dorsey, Tommy [1] & His Orchestra
  • 2:58
  • 95 (5)
  • Red Cross
  • 3:10
  • 96 (5)
  • Lust for Licks
  • Jones, Jonah Sextet
  • 2:28
  • 97 (5)
  • Memphis Blues
  • Spanier, Muggy And His Ragtimers
  • 4:18
  • 98 (5)
  • Firebird
  • Guarnieri, Johnny Trio
  • 2:45
  • 99 (5)
  • I'm Beginning to See the Light
  • 3:16
  • 100 (5)
  • Taps Miller
  • Basie, Count Orchestra
  • 3:21
  • 101 (6)
  • Good Bait
  • Gillespie, Dizzy All Stars
  • 3:01
  • 102 (6)
  • Sometimes I'm Happy
  • Casey, Al And His Sextet
  • 2:58
  • 103 (6)
  • In the Middle
  • Auld, George And His Orchestra
  • 3:15
  • 104 (6)
  • Northwest Passage
  • Herman, Woody & His Orchestra
  • 3:13
  • 105 (6)
  • Black and Tan Fantasy
  • Ellington, Duke & His Orchestra
  • 2:54
  • 106 (6)
  • Salt Peanuts
  • Gillespie, Dizzy And His All Stars Quintet
  • 3:18
  • 107 (6)
  • Don't Explain
  • 2:56
  • 108 (6)
  • Boogie Blues
  • 3:25
  • 109 (6)
  • Ladies Lullaby
  • Jacquet, Illinois
  • 2:45
  • 110 (6)
  • Shine
  • Goodman, Benny Sextet
  • 3:19
  • 111 (6)
  • Revolutionary Blues
  • 2:43
  • 112 (6)
  • Laura
  • Byas, Don Quartet
  • 2:50
  • 113 (6)
  • Oh, Didn't He Ramble
  • Ory, Kid Creole Jazz Band
  • 3:04
  • 114 (6)
  • Petootie Pie
  • 2:37
  • 115 (6)
  • You Took Advantage of Me
  • Spanier, Mussgy And His V-Disc Dixielanders
  • 3:20
  • 116 (6)
  • Painted Rhythm
  • Kenton, Stan And His Orchestra
  • 2:56
  • 117 (6)
  • Lester Blows Again
  • Young, Lester And His Band
  • 2:32
  • 118 (6)
  • Ko Ko
  • Parker, Charlie Reboppers
  • 2:55
  • 119 (6)
  • Now's the Time
  • Parker, Charlie Reboppers
  • 3:18
  • 120 (6)
  • Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop
  • Hampton, Lionel & His Orchestra
  • 3:17
  • 121 (7)
  • Intermission Riff
  • Kenton, Stan And His Orchestra
  • 3:19
  • 122 (7)
  • Metronome All Out
  • Metronome All-Stars
  • 4:17
  • 123 (7)
  • The Frim Fram Sauce
  • 3:16
  • 124 (7)
  • Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
  • Jordan, Louis [1] & His Tympany Five
  • 2:46
  • 125 (7)
  • I Can't Escape from You
  • Gordon, Dexter Quintet
  • 3:18
  • 126 (7)
  • Old Stack O'Lee Blues
  • Bechet-Nicholas Blue Five
  • 4:13
  • 127 (7)
  • Anthropology
  • Gillespie, Dizzy And His Orchestra
  • 2:43
  • 128 (7)
  • (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66
  • Cole, Nat King Trio
  • 3:04
  • 129 (7)
  • Ornithology
  • Parker, Charlie Septet
  • 3:02
  • 130 (7)
  • Frantonality
  • Garner, Errol Trio
  • 2:56
  • 131 (7)
  • Strange Fruit
  • 3:03
  • 132 (7)
  • Be Bop
  • McGhee, Howard Quintet
  • 2:55
  • 133 (7)
  • New Lester Leaps In
  • Young, Lester And His Band
  • 2:58
  • 134 (7)
  • Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?
  • Armstrong, Louis And His Dixieland Seven
  • 3:03
  • 135 (7)
  • Eh, La-Bas
  • Ory, Kid Creole Jazz Band
  • 3:07
  • 136 (7)
  • Time After Time
  • 3:07
  • 137 (7)
  • Blue Skies (Trumpet No End)
  • Ellington, Duke
  • 2:38
  • 138 (7)
  • Indiana Winter
  • Esquire All-American Award Winners
  • 2:32
  • 139 (7)
  • Blue Flame
  • Herman, Woody & His Orchestra
  • 3:24
  • 140 (7)
  • Aren't You Glad You're You?
  • Barnes, George And His Octet
  • 2:05
  • 141 (8)
  • Hi-De-Ho Man (That's Me)
  • Calloway, Cub And His Orchestra
  • 3:05
  • 142 (8)
  • Pastel
  • Garner, Erroll Trio
  • 2:58
  • 143 (8)
  • Cool Blues
  • Parker, Charlie Quartet
  • 2:22
  • 144 (8)
  • Capitol Punishment
  • Kenton, Stan And His Orchestra
  • 4:33
  • 145 (8)
  • Donna Lee
  • Parker, Charlie All Stars
  • 2:35
  • 146 (8)
  • Jack Armstrong Blues
  • 3:04
  • 147 (8)
  • Phantomesque
  • Hawkins, Coleman All Stars
  • 3:00
  • 148 (8)
  • Rhumba Azul
  • Cole, Nat King Trio
  • 2:37
  • 149 (8)
  • Milestones
  • Davis, Miles All Stars
  • 2:39
  • 150 (8)
  • Robbins' Nest
  • Thornhill, Claude And His Orchestra
  • 4:02
  • 151 (8)
  • S'posin'
  • 2:50
  • 152 (8)
  • September Song
  • James, Harry And His Orchestra
  • 3:15
  • 153 (8)
  • Groovin' High
  • Ulanov, Barry And His All Star Metronome Jazzmen
  • 3:15
  • 154 (8)
  • Midnight Sun
  • Hampton, Lionel & His Orchestra
  • 3:17
  • 155 (8)
  • 'Round Midnight
  • Monk, Thelonious Quintet
  • 3:12
  • 156 (8)
  • I'll Follow You
  • Norvo, Red Septet
  • 2:33
  • 157 (8)
  • On a Turquoise Cloud
  • Ellington, Duke
  • 3:23
  • 158 (8)
  • Manteca
  • Gillespie, Dizzy And His Orchestra
  • 3:07
  • 159 (8)
  • Four Brothers
  • Herman, Woody & His Orchestra
  • 3:19
  • 160 (8)
  • Freedom
  • Tristano, Lennie Trio
  • 3:35

  • Credits

    • Alvy West
    • Clarinet, Sax (Tenor), Sax (Alto)