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In the 1950s, the French Vogue label released an amazing treasure trove of American jazz on the first LPs. Geoffrey Smith selects highlights, from Sidney Bechet to Charlie Parker, boogie woogie to r&b, Duke Ellington to Bud Powell and George Shearing.

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Sun 28 Feb 2016 00:00
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Music Played

  • Duke Ellington & Duke Ellington

    Tonk

    • Jazz From American On Disques Vogue.
    • SONY.
    • 5.

  • Serge Chaloff

    Bop Scotch

    • Jazz From American On Disques Vogue.
    • SONY.
    • 14.

  • Stan Getz & Stan Getz

    Mosquito Knees

    • Jazz From American On Disques Vogue.
    • SONY.
    • 20.

  • Charlie Parker & Charlie Parker

    Embraceable You

    • Jazz From American On Disques Vogue.
    • SONY.
    • 16.

  • James Moody and His Orchestra

    Sleepwalker Boogie

    • Jazz From American On Disques Vogue.
    • SONY.
    • 9.

  • Pete Johnson

    Yancey Special

    • Jazz From American On Disques Vogue.
    • SONY.
    • 13.

  • Blind John Davis

    Hometown Blues

    • Jazz From American On Disques Vogue.
    • SONY.
    • 19.

  • The Spirit of Memphis Quartet

    Every Time I Feel The Spirit

    • Jazz From American On Disques Vogue.
    • SONY.
    • 1.

  • Wynonie Mr Blues Harris & Wynonie Mr Blues Harris

    Good Rockin' Tonight

    • Jazz From American On Disques Vogue.
    • SONY.
    • 8.

  • Earl Bostic

    Flamingo

    • Jazz From American On Disques Vogue.
    • SONY.
    • 17.

  • Bud Powell

    Wail

    • Jazz From American On Disques Vogue.
    • SONY.
    • 14.

  • Erroll Garner

    These Foolish Things

    • Jazz From American On Disques Vogue.
    • SONY.
    • 18.

  • Sidney Bechet & Sidney Bechet

    Original Dixieland One-Step

    • Jazz From American On Disques Vogue.
    • SONY.
    • 7.

  • Jelly Roll Morton

    Buddy Bolden's Blues

    • Jazz From American On Disques Vogue.
    • SONY.
    • 3.

  • Lester Young

    Jumpin' With Symphony Sid

    • Jazz From American On Disques Vogue.
    • SONY.
    • 19.

Performers:

聽聽Title:聽聽Tonk 聽
聽 Artist:聽Duke Ellington聽
聽 Composers:聽Duke Ellington聽
聽 Album Title:聽Jazz From American On Disques Vogue聽
聽 Label:聽聽Sony聽Catalogue No:聽8875140962聽
聽 Duration:聽02:56
聽 Performers: 聽Duke Ellington, piano; Billy Strayhorn, piano; Joe Shulman, double bass.聽

聽聽Title:聽聽Bop Scotch 聽
聽 Artist:聽Serge Chaloff聽
聽 Composers:聽Serge Chaloff聽
聽 Album Title:聽Jazz From American On Disques Vogue聽
聽 Label:聽聽Sony聽Catalogue No:聽8875140962聽
聽 Duration:聽03:14聽
聽 Performers:聽 Red Rodney, trumpet; Earl Swope, trombone; Al Cohn, tenor saxophone, Serge Chaloff, baritone saxohphone; Terry Gibbs, vibraphone; Barbara Carroll, piano; Oscar Pettiford, double bass; Denzil Best, drums.

聽聽Title:聽聽Mosquito Knees 聽
聽 Artist:聽Stan Getz聽
聽 Composers:聽Count Basie, Nat Pierce聽
聽 Album Title:聽Jazz From American On Disques Vogue聽
聽 Label:聽聽Sony聽Catalogue No:聽8875140962聽
聽 Duration:聽05:21聽
聽 Performers:聽Stan Getz, tenor saxophone; Al Haig, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Teddy Kotick, bass; Tiny Kahn, drums.

聽聽Title:聽聽Embraceable You 聽
聽 Artist:聽Charlie Parker聽
聽 Composers:聽George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin聽
聽 Album Title:聽Jazz From American On Disques Vogue聽
聽 Label:聽聽Sony聽Catalogue No:聽8875140962聽
聽 Duration:聽03:41
聽 Performers:聽Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto saxophone; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, double bass; Max Roach, drums.

聽聽Title:聽聽Sleepwalker Boogie 聽
聽 Artist:聽James Moody聽
聽 Composers:聽Howard McGhee聽
聽 Album Title:聽Jazz From American On Disques Vogue聽
聽 Label:聽聽Sony聽Catalogue No:聽8875140962聽
聽 Duration:聽03:22聽
聽 Performers:聽Howard McGhee, trumpet; James Moody, tenor saxophone; Milt Jackson, vibraphone; Hank Jones, piano; Ray Brown, double bass; JC Heard, drums.

聽聽Title:聽聽Yancey Special 聽
聽 Artist:聽Pete Johnson聽
聽 Composers:聽Andy Razaf / Meade Lux Lewis聽
聽 Album Title:聽Jazz From American On Disques Vogue聽
聽 Label:聽聽Sony聽Catalogue No:聽8875140962聽
聽 Duration:聽02:50聽
聽 Performers: 聽Pete Johnson, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Harry Babasin, double bass; Don Lamond, drums.

聽聽Title:聽聽Hometown Blues 聽
聽 Artist:聽Blind John Davis聽
聽 Composers:聽Blind John Davis聽
聽 Album Title:聽Jazz From American On Disques Vogue聽
聽 Label:聽聽Sony聽Catalogue No:聽8875140962聽
聽 Duration:聽03:44聽
聽 Performers: 聽Blind John Davis

聽聽Title:聽聽Every Time I Feel The Spirit 聽
聽 Artist:聽The Spirit Of Memphis Quartet聽
聽 Composers:聽Earl Malone聽
聽 Album Title:聽Jazz From American On Disques Vogue聽
聽 Label:聽聽Sony聽Catalogue No:聽8875140962聽
聽 Duration:聽02:36聽
聽 Performers:聽Willmer Broadnax, Robert Reed, tenor; Jethroe Bledsoe, Silas Steele, James Darling, baritone; Earl Malone, bass.

聽聽Title:聽聽Good Rockin' Tonight 聽
聽 Artist:聽Wynonie Mr Blues Harris聽
聽 Composers:聽Roy Brown聽
聽 Album Title:聽Jazz From American On Disques Vogue聽
聽 Label:聽聽Sony聽Catalogue No:聽8875140962聽
聽 Duration: 聽02:44聽
聽 Performers: 聽Wynonie Harris, vocals; Hot Lips Page, trumpet; Joe Britton, trombone; Vincent Bair-Bey, alto saxophone; Hal Singer, Tom Archia, tenor saxophone; Joe Knight, piano; Carl 鈥楩lat Top鈥� Wilson, double bass; Bobby Donaldson, drums


聽聽Title: 聽Flamingo 聽
聽 Artist:聽Earl Bostic聽
聽 Composers:聽Grouya/Anderson
聽 Album Title:聽Jazz From American On Disques Vogue聽
聽 Label:聽聽Sony聽Catalogue No:聽8875140962聽
聽 Duration: 聽02:40聽
聽 Performers: 聽Earl Bostic, alto saxophone; Lowell 鈥渃ount鈥� Hastings, tenor saxophone ; Gene Redd, vibraphone; Clifton Smalls, piano; Rene Hall, guitar; Ketter Betts, double bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums.

聽聽Title:聽聽Wail 聽
聽 Artist:聽Bud Powell聽
聽 Composers:聽Bud Powell聽
聽 Album Title:聽Jazz From American On Disques Vogue聽
聽 Label:聽聽Sony聽Catalogue No:聽8875140962聽
聽 Duration: 聽02:40聽
聽 Performers:聽Fats Navarro, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone; Bud Powell, piano; Tommy Potter, double bass; Roy Haynes, drums.

聽聽Title:聽聽These Foolish Things 聽
聽 Artist:聽Erroll Garner聽
聽 Composers:聽Starckey/Link/Marvell聽
聽 Album Title:聽Jazz From American On Disques Vogue聽
聽 Label:聽聽Sony聽Catalogue No:聽8875140962聽
聽 Duration:聽03:14聽
聽 Performers:聽Erroll Garner

聽聽Title:聽聽Original Dixieland One-Step 聽
聽 Artist:聽Sidney Bechet聽
聽 Composers:聽Dominic J LaRocca聽
聽 Album Title:聽Jazz From American On Disques Vogue聽
聽 Label:聽聽Sony聽Catalogue No:聽8875140962聽
聽 Duration:聽04:14聽
聽 Performers:聽Sidney De Paris, trumpet; Jimmy Archey, trombone; Sidney Bechet, soprano saxophone; Don Kirkpatrick, piano; George 鈥楶ops鈥� Foster, bass; Manzie Johnson, drums.聽

聽聽Title:聽聽Buddy Bolden's Blues Jazz 聽
聽 Artist:聽Jelly Roll Morton聽
聽 Composers:聽Jelly Roll Morton聽
聽 Album Title:聽Jazz From American On Disques Vogue聽
聽 Label:聽聽Sony聽Catalogue No:聽8875140962聽
聽 Duration:聽02:48
聽 Performers:聽Jelly Roll Morton, piano

聽聽Title:聽聽Jumping With Symphony Sid 聽
聽 Performers:聽Lester Young聽
聽 Composers:聽Lester Young聽
聽 Album Title:聽Jazz From American On Disques Vogue聽
聽 Label:聽聽Sony聽Catalogue No:聽8875140962聽
聽 Duration:聽03:10
聽 Performers: 聽Lester Young, tenor saxophone; Argonne Thornton,piano; Fred Lacey, guitar; Rodney Richardson, bass; Lyndell Marshall, drums.

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