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Student art to be on display at Players by the Sea production of “The Wildest” (Florida Times-Union)

On New Year’s Eve, Players by the Sea in Jacksonville Beach will premier a
student-created art exhibit and its inspiration — the music of Louis Prima and
the musical, “The Wildest.”

The “Cool Cats and Swingin’ Sounds” exhibit runs through Jan. 22 in the
theatre’s Grune Family Gallery, according to a news release.

“The Wildest” is a Las Vegas-style musical revue featuring jazz and pop
standards made famous in the 1950s and 60s by such performers as Louis Prima
and Keely Smith, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra, according to the Players’
website.

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Florida Times-Union

SOFT by Tiny Bradshaw 1952 SWINGIN JAZZ!

Harry Connick, Jr. – Swinging Out Live [VHS] $9.98 Harry Connick, Jr. – Swinging Out Live [VHS]…

Singin & Swingin [VHS] $2.90 …

Woody Herman and His Swingin’ Herd 1964 $16.17 WOODY HERMAN AND HIS SWINGING HE 1964 – DVD Movie…

Live & Swingin’: The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection $14.98 Live and Swingin’ is undoubtedly for those who already own some of the guys’ worthier recordings. Oh, but the guys? Frank, Dean, and Sammy (or, as Jackie Mason had it on The Simpsons, “the Candy Man!”) For most anyone who cares, though, this is a must-buy item: a slightly edited version of the 1962 Villa Venice tapes along with a DVD that preserves a rarely seen, full-length serious/funny/anarchi…

In the Wee Small Hours $4.78 The first of many artistic milestones in the long and illustrious collaboration of Frank Sinatra and arranger Nelson Riddle that began at Capitol Records, In the Wee Small Hours is a first in other notable ways, as well: it was the pair’s first 12-inch LP; their first album devoted entirely to ballads; the first “concept album,” a program of songs designed to be heard in a particular sequence…

Songs for Swingin Lovers $8.32 Sinatra already had one youthful career behind him by the time he made Songs for Swingin’ Lovers! His were no longer the lustrous pipes of the kid crooner from Hoboken–the voice that made bobbysoxers swoon–but from the first notes of the opening track (“You Make Me Feel So Young”) he seems to have discovered a musical fountain of youth that fully justifies the exclamation point in the album titl…

Swingin Singin Years [VHS] $25.98 …

This Jazz Man $3.30 In this toe-tapping jazz tribute, the traditional “This Old Man” gets a swinging makeover, and some of the era’s best musicians take center stage. The tuneful text and vibrant illustrations bop, slide, and shimmy across the page as Satchmo plays one, Bojangles plays two . . . right on down the line to Charles Mingus, who plays nine, plucking strings that sound “divine.”    Easy on the ear and …

Swingin on Broadway $10.92 …

Swinging At The Savoy The Memoir of a Jazz Dancer $18.19 Dancer, award-winning choreographer, show producer, stand-up comedienne, TV/film actress and author, Norma Miller shares her touching historical memoir of Harlem’s legendary Savoy Ballroom and the phenomenal music and dance craze that ‘spread the power of Swing across the world like Wildfire’. It was a time when the music was Swing, and Harlem was king. Renowned as ‘the world’s most beautiful ball…

Jazz Club-a Swingin’ $8.57 Jazz Club-a Swingin’

Coast to Coast Swingin’ Jazz $13.37 Coast to Coast Swingin’ Jazz

Swingin’ $14.32 This inventive electric jazz guitarist has had the great fortune to release eight CDs on his own label, without any need to concern himself with corporate dictation or airplay necessities — and, in so doing, has been a huge hit on the {@Gavin} radio char

PANORAMA JAZZ BAND: COME OUT SWINGIN’ $13.77 PANORAMA JAZZ BAND: COME OUT SWINGIN’

Swingin’ Jazz Violin: Improvisation and Musicianship for Fiddlers $26.96 Swingin’ Jazz Violin: Improvisation and Musicianship for Fiddlers

Fat Jazz/Jackies Bag/New Soil/Swing Swang Swingin $12.13 Fat Jazz/Jackies Bag/New Soil/Swing Swang Swingin

Swingin’ the Dream $20.16 During the 1930s, swing bands combined jazz and popular music to create large-scale dreams for the Depression generation, capturing the imagination of America’s young people, music critics, and the music business. Swingin’ the Dream explores that world, l

Knoxville Jazz Orchestra: A Swingin’ Christmas Tickets $245 Buy Knoxville Jazz Orchestra: A Swingin’ Christmas, tickets. Tickets for 12/20/2011 at Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville, TN are available. Ticketliquidator.com gets you in!

Singin’ & Swingin’ $12.52 Nancy Kelly has often found herself compared to Dianne Schuur, and the comparison rings true on Singin’ and Swingin’, a highly arranged CD that has as much to do with pop as it does with jazz. The singer (who has a charming quality to her voice) isn’t a h

Jazz Casual: The Swingin’ Herd $9.73 Ralph Gleason’s Jazz Casual television series was an early attempt at documenting live jazz in a studio environment, though the videotapes lay long forgotten until licensed for release by Koch. This compilation includes the complete audio portion of two s

Swingin’ Jazz from Vienna $12.78 The Blue Note Six, a fine Dixieland/swing band from Austria, was founded in 1966. On this well-rounded program taken from a studio session in 1999 and live appearances in 1995, 1997, and 1998, the group plays Dixieland standards, heated obscurities, some swing tunes, a four-song Hoagy Carmichael medley, and a few jump jazz originals. The music is full of spirit, and highlights include “San Antonio Shout” (a number well deserving of being revived more often), the Carmichael medley, “Should I?,” and “Come Back, Sweet Papa.” The closing “When the Drums Come Rolling In” is a drum feature on “The Saints.” John Evers’ lone vocal, an attempt to imitate Louis Armstrong on “Sunny Side of the Street,” is not that good and there are occasional missed notes on some numbers, but overall this is an excellent outing that will be easily enjoyed by Dixieland collectors. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi Performers: Gereon Wolter – Banjo, Trombone; John Evers – Flugelhorn, Vocals, Trumpet; Jürgen Pingitzer – Piano; Leslaw Tenczar – Drums

Swingin’ Piano 1920-46 $13.79 This compilation of piano solos from the jazz and pop repertoires spans over two decades, from the beginning of jazz piano recording in 1920 until the end of World War II. In addition to Tin Pan Alley classics and jazz standards, Swingin’ Piano features

Swingin’ Arms Hotel $25.23 “The Wedded Bliss lives for holy trinity of music – country, blues & jazz and delivers all 3 in spades with their latest release – The Swingin’ Arms Hotel. A sublime collection of songs of love, drunkenness, guilt, faith & hope and an excellent demonstrat

Swingin’ for the Fences $65 By Gordon Goodwin. Jazz Ensemble. Jazz Ensemble. Gordon Goodwin Series. Grade 5.5. Conductor Score & Parts. 98 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

SOUTHERN JAZZ: SWINGIN’ IN PADUCAH $15.18 Description not provided.

Jazz For Swingin’ Lovers $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go.

Swingin’ Ladies Of Jazz $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go.

Swingin’ and Burnin’ $14.38 John Cocuzzi is a versatile, talented multi-instrumentalist jazz musician who, with his quintet, stretches out for an entertaining 60 minutes-plus of solid, straight ahead jazz on this very good album. A Washington, D.C. native, Cocuzzi gained an appreciation of jazz at an early age listening to his record collection and to his father, who was a percussionist with the U.S. Marine Band. Initially studying piano and then drums after hearing Lionel Hampton, vibes were added to his arsenal of instruments. Swingin’ and Burnin’ revisits the small group swing of the ’30s and ’40s popularized by Benny Goodman, Hampton, Artie Shaw, and others. Cocuzzi adds his own flavor along with some artful arrangements to such warhorses from the past as “Slipped Disc,” “Benny’s Bugle,” and “You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You.” On the latter, Cocuzzi shows off his vocal skills along with a boogie woogie piano. “Broadway” epitomizes the adroit swinging of the quintet, with each member of the group getting a chance to show their wares during the seven minutes they devote to this Teddy McRae/Bill Bird melody. The New Orleans idiom is represented on the CD as well with “What Did I Do to Be So Black and Blue?” This tune, a favorite of Louis Armstrong, is done slow drag featuring muted vibes’ mallet by Cocuzzi working with a very soulful clarinet by Allan Vaché. This track is one of the highlights of the album. This session is in no way limited to up beat “swingin’ and burnin’” pieces. There’s some pretty slow stuff here as well. “Ghost of A Chance” features electrically enhanced Cocuzzi vibes, coupled with some imaginative bass by John Previti. “Cheek to Cheek” belongs to veteran Washington D.C. guitar player, Steve Abshire. Abshire, who has graced the albums of jazz diva Ronnie Wells, plays in a calm, flowing fashion bringing out the best this lovely melody has to offer. “Things Ain’t What They Used to Be’, another slow piece, spotlights a bluesy Cocuzzi piano with Big John Maher’s drums laying a solid foundation. Vaché and Cocuzzi, on clarinet and vibes respectively, combine on a striking”Comes Love” with Vaché’s impulsive and sometimes wailing clarinet recalling Artie Shaw’s 1949 rendition. The album’s coda brings Cocuzzi’s cheerful voice to the mike again in a pretty rendition of “‘Tis Autumn” accompanying himself on the piano and showing a romantic side with the ivories. This is an agreeable ending to a highly recommended album. ~ Dave Nathan, Rovi Performers: John Cocuzzi – Vibraphone, Piano; Allan Vaché – Clarinet; Big Joe Maher – Drums; John Previti – Bass; Steve Abshire

Swingin’ Christmas $14.98 Michael Bolton was still sporting a full mane of hair and recording for Columbia/Sony when he released his last holiday album — This Is the Time: The Christmas Album — in 1996. Now, a sheared Bolton has moved to Concord, a jazz label, and has taken another stab at the holiday album on A Swingin’ Christmas. The album’s strongest selling point is that it gets right to the heart of the holiday song tradition, avoiding self-penned novelties and obscure carols for holiday favorites that everyone knows and loves. That means that fans who appreciate Bolton’s vocal style, from his quiet rasp to his over-the-top dramatics, will now have his versions of ten classic Christmas songs in one place. Despite these qualities, however, some listeners may wish for something a little more invigorating. While Bolton may be inspired by the material, the production and arrangements are by the numbers, and while the title — A Swingin’ Christmas — conjures up visions of jazzy big bands from yesterday, the result more often reminds one of a big band from a late-night talk show. Perhaps the biggest detraction for fans, however, is how short the album is at just 33 minutes. In other words, by the time one has poured the eggnog and cuddled up beside that significant someone, it will be time to get up and put another album on. Hardcore fans, however, will probably be unperturbed: repeat buttons, after all, were made for a reason. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr., Rovi Performers: Dan Tobin Smith – Celli; Larry Corbett – Celli; Mike Lang – Celeste, Organ (Hammond), Piano; Rudy Stein – Celli; Steve Richards – Celli; Brad Warnaar – French Horn; Cammie Knight – Vocals (Background); Carol Kleister – Viola; Gayle Levant Richards – Harp;

Just for Fun — Swingin’ Jazz Mandolin $14.99 (12 Great Songs of the ’20s & ’30s). For Other Fretted. This edition: Easy Mandolin TAB. Mandolin Method or Supplement. Just for Fun. Jazz. Book. 40 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

Just for Fun — Swingin’ Jazz Ukulele $14.99 (12 Great Songs of the ’20s & ’30s). For Ukulele. This edition: Easy Ukulele TAB. Ukulele Method or Supplement. Just for Fun. Jazz. Book. 40 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

Swingin’ On the Bars $16.95 “(A Collection of Jazz Standards). Arranged by Ron Carter and Glenda Cosenza. For xylophone, metallophone, percussion and voice. Classroom/Pre-School; Orff School Orchestra; Other Classroom. Instructional, Jazz and Standards. Instructional book and songbook. Instructional text, drum notation, standard notation and lyrics. 88 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing”

Yule B Swingin’ Too $11.69 A hoppin’ visit from Saint Nick via some of his happier elves, Yule B Swingin’ Too is the second release in a series of vocal jazz holiday albums from Hip-O Records. Having released some real classics on the first volume, this edition suffers a little, bu

Swingin’ the Jug $13.57 This 2008 release contains Gene Ammons’ complete quartet album Swingin’ the Jug (1970) which has never been previously issued on CD! As a bonus, this edition also includes the 1970 album The Black Cat in its entirety plus Ammons’ rare and outstanding live quartet performance of the classic ballad “Here’s that Rainy Day” at the 1973 Watts Jazz Festival. 13 tracks. Groove Hut Records. Performers: Bob Pierce – Organ; Gene Ammons – Sax (Tenor); George Freeman – Guitar; Harold Mabern – Piano; Idris Muhammad – Drums; Little Johnny Williams – Bass; Paul Humphrey & the Cool Aid Chemists – Drums; Ron Carter – Bass

Just for Fun — Swingin’ Jazz Guitar $14.99 (12 Great Songs of the ’20s & ’30s). For Guitar. This edition: Easy Guitar TAB. Guitar Mixed Folio; Guitar TAB; Solo Guitar TAB (EZ/Int). Just for Fun. Jazz. Book. 44 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

SWINGIN’ AMISS: SWINGIN’ AMISS $16.4 SWINGIN’ AMISS: SWINGIN’ AMISS

Western Swingin’: Western Swingin’ $20.44 Western Swingin’: Western Swingin’

A Swingin’ Holiday $8 (Featuring: We Three Kings / Silent Night / Jolly Old St. Nicholas). Arranged by Ralph Ford. Orchestra. Full Orchestra; Score. Belwin Concert Full Orchestra. Form: Medley; Waltz. Christmas; Jazz; Light Concert; Swing; Winter. Grade 3. 12 pages. Published by Belwin Publishing

Swingin’ for Schuur $9.09 Well regarded as one of our greatest living jazz singers, Schuur seems to enjoy album titles created out of puns of her name — prior to this there was Friends for Schuur — but don’t let the novelties distract you from this sassy, explosively brassy swin

Singin’ and Swingin’ $10.64 Joey DeFrancesco the jazz organist meets Joey DeFrancesco the Sinatra-style crooner on this, his first vocal outing. The album is rich in contrasts: eight of the 13 cuts feature a big band, with the likes of bassist Ray Brown, tenor saxophonist Pete Chris

Swingin’ Dors $10.17 Diana Dors is known more as an actress and sex symbol than as a singer, but she did sing on record during her heyday. This 1960 album is a competent pop-jazz session, with accompaniment from the Wally Stott Orchestra (Stott perhaps being best known intern

Swingin’ Machine $11.76 Jazz fans may find this Mose Allison session unique among scads of releases from this laid-back, witty and original singer and pianist. Almost never found recording outside of the piano trio context, this album perhaps reveals the reason why: on a whole,

Swingin in the Land of Hi-Fi $14.39 Saxman Georgie Auld woodshedded with Bunny Berigan, Artie Shaw, Jan Savitt and Benny Goodman before leading his own band during the ’50s, a crackerjack outfit that included Maynard Ferguson, Si Zentner, Frank Rosolino and Barney Kessel to name but a few! This swingin’ import includes Auld’s classic 1955 EmArCy release In the Land of Hi-Fi plus another dozen tracks quite the find for ’50s jazz fans!

20th Century Jazz Masters: Woody Herman & His Swingin’ Herd $10.12 Three sets from Woody Herman and His Swingin’ Herd are included in this volume of 20th Century Jazz Masters. Among the songs are “Lonesome Old Town,” “Taste of Honey,” and “After You’ve Gone.” Each entry in the series comes from Idem Home Video and featur

Swingin’ with Sinatra $10.38 On her “jazz piano tribute to Frank Sinatra,” Beegie Adair addresses 12 songs performed at one time or another by Sinatra. They range from actual signature songs (Kander & Ebb’s “New York, New York”) to songs specially written for Sinatra (“Nice ‘N Easy,” “Come Fly with Me”), all the way to songs he just happened to have recorded, even if they weren’t particularly associated with him (“Just in Time,” which, if anything, is known more for Sinatra pal Dean Martin’s version, since he sang it in the film Bells Are Ringing, or for Tony Bennett, who had a chart single with it). In any case, the songs provide a good means for Adair, along with her rhythm section, to present swing arrangements centering on her piano. As a jazz musician, Adair doesn’t tend to get far away from the melodies of the songs, although she does add all sorts of ornamentation. Actually, among her many albums, this one has a higher improvisatory component than most. But it’s still basically high-quality cocktail jazz with a focus on Sinatra. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi Performers: Beegie Adair – Piano; Chris Brown – Drums; Roger Spencer – Bass

Marchin’ and Swingin’ $11.18 The first recording by trombonist Wilbur DeParis’ “New New Orleans Jazz Band” (although it was actually released after their 1955 session) is full of fresh and lively Dixieland. DeParis and his all-stars (cornetist Sidney DeParis, clarinetist Omer Simeon, pianist Don Kirkpatrick, banjoist Eddie Gibbs, bassist Harold Jackson and drummer Freddie Moore) play a wide variety of material which includes the leader’s colorful “Martinique,” “Under the Double Eagle,” Rachmaninoff’s “Prelude in C Sharp Minor,” a couple of Jelly Roll Morton tunes and “When the Saints Go Marching In”; the second part of the latter is taken at a blistering tempo. The DeParis band was one of the most consistently inventive Dixieland-oriented groups of the 1950s, so it is very unfortunate that its valuable Atlantic LPs are all long out-of-print. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi

Keep Swingin’ $13.59 Trombonist Julian Priester sounds very much under the influence of J.J. Johnson during his debut as a leader, a Riverside date reissued on CD in the Original Jazz Classics series. The repertoire is comprised of four Priester originals, one apiece by Jimmy Heath (whose tenor makes the group a quintet on five of the eight songs) and baritonist Charles Davis, and two standards. Priester is heard in his early prime on a warm version of “Once in a While” and plays solid hard bop with pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Sam Jones, drummer Elvin Jones, and sometimes Heath on this swinging, modern, mainstream session. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi Performers: Elvin Jones – Drums; Jimmy Heath – Saxophone, Sax (Tenor); Julian Priester – Trombone; Sam Jones – Bass; Tommy Flanagan – Piano

Swingin’ Suite $21.59 This obscure LP features bassist Red Callender in one of his very infrequent occasions as a leader, heading an octet featuring a variety of talented Los Angeles players (including trumpeter Parr Jones, Buddy Collette on tenor and flute, altoist Bill Green and pianist Eddie Beal) on a dozen of his melodic originals. The music swings lightly, has attractive chord changes suitable for jamming, and fits into the cool-toned West Coast jazz genre. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi Performers: Frank Bode – Bongos; Bill Douglass – Drums; Bill Pitman – Guitar; Billy Bean – Guitar; Buddy Collette – Piccolo, Sax (Tenor), Flute, Clarinet; Clyde Dunn – Sax (Baritone); Eddie Beal – Piano; Gerald Wiggins – Piano; Gerald Wilson – Trumpet; Hymie Gunkler – Sax (Alto); John Ewing – Trombone; Marty Berman – Sax (Baritone); Parr Jones – Trumpet; Red Callender – Bass; William Green – Sax (Alto)

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When the Saints Come Swingin’ In $45 Arranged by Andy Clark. For jazz ensemble. Standard. Grade 3. Score and set of parts. Composed 2000. Published by C.L. Barnhouse

Selections from Swingin’ into the 21st $10.17 In celebration of Wynton Marsalis’ 50th birthday, Columbia compiled tracks from the trumpeter/bandleader’s nine albums released between 1999-2000, better known as the Swingin’ into the 21st series. The single-disc 2011 collection Selections from Swingin’ into the 21st features a mix of large- and small-group sessions from such albums as The Marciac Suite, Standard Time, Vol. 4: Marsalis Plays Monk, Standard Time, Vol. 6: Mr. Jelly Lord, At the Octoroon Balls: String Quartet No. 1, the box set Live at the Village Vanguard, and others. Billed as Marsalis’ picks of some of his favorite tracks from each album, also included are highlights from his 2002 orchestral and big-band piece All Rise. The best cuts from the Swingin’ series were the small-group sessions where Marsalis and his septet got to stretch out with longer solos and inspired group interplay, as on the rollicking New Orleans second-line number “Juba and a O’Brown Squaw” from Live at the Village Vanguard and “King Porter Stomp” from his Jelly Roll Morton album Mr. Jelly Lord. Also engaging are the slightly more modern tracks, including the two roiling, cubist Thelonious Monk numbers “Hackensack” and “Green Chimneys,” which Marsalis worked up for Marsalis Plays Monk. While Marsalis’ extended large ensemble pieces should really be sought out within the context of their full recordings, taken on their own merits, such pieces as the bluesy “Loose Duck” from The Marciac Suite and the lyrical violin-led ballad “Morning Song” are superb orchestral jazz pieces that showcase the urbane and always swinging mind of Marsalis. ~ Matt Collar, Rovi Performers: Kimati Dinizulu – Washboard, Percussion; Herlin Riley – Tambourine, Drums; Stefon Harris – Marimba, Drums (Snare), Vibraphone, Percussion; Steve Tenenbom – Viola; Timothy Eddy – Cello; Wycliffe Gordon – Tuba, Trombone; Andrew Farber – Clarinet, Sax (Alto); Ben Wolfe – Bass; Bill Reichenbach – Trombone; Bob Findley – Trumpet; Carlos Henríquez – Bass; Daniel Phillips – Violin;

Swingin’ to the Grateful Dead $14.38 A bizarre outgrowth of the martini craze and the fedora craze — themselves unfortunate tangents of the cocktail nation craze — the swing music fad that crested in the mid- to late ’90s was responsible for Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s 15 minutes, as well as an upswing in bookings for the Brian Setzer Orchestra. Vitamin Records’ Swingin’ to the Grateful Dead was apparently released to capitalize on this short-lived kick. Sporting zoot-suited, finger-popping skeletons on the cover and words like “jumpin’,” “jitter,” and swing on the back, the collection includes 12 instrumental versions of Grateful Dead songs, performed in numerous jazz-based styles. But for a subject with so much potential material, producer Steve Marsh and arranger Jim McMillan’s choices are curiously lacking in melody, making some of the inclusions here unmemorable. The big band productions of “Touch of Grey and “Friend of the Devil” suggest Lawrence Welk, while “Eyes of the World” and “Cumberland Blues” are reminiscent of cruise ship dinner music — nice for the background, but ultimately boring. Things brighten a bit with the rollicking Dixieland jazz arrangements of “Casey Jones” and “US Blues,” and “Scarlet Begonias” projects a sunny Latin vibe that’s hard to resist. But the collection was essentially only relevant for a specific moment of pop culture folly, and once that moment passed, Swingin’ to the Grateful Dead became pure novelty. This release is also available as part of a three-volume set from CMH that includes two discs of the Pickin’ on the Grateful Dead series, compiling bluegrass takes on Grateful Dead classics. ~ Johnny Loftus, Rovi Performers: Ernie Nunez – Bass (Electric), Bass (Acoustic); Joey de Leon – Conga; Robbie Hioki – Tuba; Roy Wiegand – Flugelhorn, Trumpet; David Stout – Trombone; Eric Nunez – Bass; Liza Carbé – Bass; Randy Drake – Drums; Ric Mandell – Piano, Organ; Steve Marsh -

The Swingin’ Shirley Horn $10.39 Not available in north america or the uk! The jazz version of ‘eloquence’, jazz club brings you popular artists, great compilations and catchy covers for a super-budget price A superior ballad singer and a talented pianist, shirley horn put off potential success until finally becoming a major attraction while in her fifties.

Swingin’ Mis D $11.88 Digitally remastered and expanded edition of this 1956 album from the Jazz vocalist.. Added as a bonus are all of the other tunes from the same sessions as well as seven Jazz standards from one of their 1955 dates. Included here are Dinah’s wonderful rend

The Swingin’ Shepherd Blues $3.99 “By Moe Koffman. For piano, voice, and guitar (chords only). Jazz; Standards. 4 pages. Published by Hal Leonard – Digital Sheet Music”

Hines,Earl & Benny Carter: Swingin’ in the 20s $12.27 Digitally remastered two-fer containing a pair of albums that feature the Jazz greats on one CD. Contains the complete original LP Swingin’ The `20s, consisting of an astounding quartet collaboration by Benny Carter and Earl Hines. The only three extant

Alfred 0033990 Just for Fun Swingin Jazz Banjo Music Book $29.77 Alfred Music Publishing is the world s largest educational music publisher. Alfred produces educational’ reference’ pop’ and performance materials for teachers’ students’ professionals’ and hobbyists spanning every musical instrument’ style’ and difficulty level. Swingin’ Jazz Banjo is designed for your total enjoyment. Each song is arranged in a fun and lively way with a strumandsing approach. The chords are simple’ yet entirely appropriate to the jazzage style of the ’20s and ’30s. We’ve also included classic intros’ endings’ and turnarounds that will make you sound like an authentic early jazzer. Titles: Ain’t Misbehavin’ Ain’t She Sweet As Time Goes By Bye Bye Blackbird Dream a Little Dream of Me Five Foot Two’ Eyes of Blue I’ll See You in My Dreams It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) It Had to Be You Makin’ Whoopee Sweet Georgia Brown Tonight You Belong to Me.

Alfred 0033987 Just for Fun Swingin Jazz Guitar Music Book $29.77 Alfred Music Publishing is the world s largest educational music publisher. Alfred produces educational’ reference’ pop’ and performance materials for teachers’ students’ professionals’ and hobbyists spanning every musical instrument’ style’ and difficulty level. Swingin’ Jazz Guitar is designed for your total enjoyment. Each song is arranged in a fun and lively way with a strumandsing approach. The chords are simple’ yet entirely appropriate to the jazzage style of the ’20s and ’30s. We’ve also included classic intros’ endings’ and turnarounds that will make you sound like an authentic early jazzer. Titles: Ain’t Misbehavin’ Ain’t She Sweet As Time Goes By Bye Bye Blackbird Dream a Little Dream of Me Five Foot Two’ Eyes of Blue I’ll See You in My Dreams It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) It Had to Be You Makin’ Whoopee Sweet Georgia Brown Tonight You Belong to Me.

Alfred 0033988 Just for Fun Swingin Jazz Ukulele Music Book $29.77 Alfred Music Publishing is the world s largest educational music publisher. Alfred produces educational’ reference’ pop’ and performance materials for teachers’ students’ professionals’ and hobbyists spanning every musical instrument’ style’ and difficulty level. Swingin’ Jazz Ukulele is designed for your total enjoyment. Each song is arranged in a fun and lively way with a strumandsing approach. The chords are simple’ yet entirely appropriate to the jazzage style of the ’20s and ’30s. We’ve also included classic intros’ endings’ and turnarounds that will make you sound like an authentic early jazzer. Titles: Ain’t Misbehavin’ Ain’t She Sweet As Time Goes By Bye Bye Blackbird Dream a Little Dream of Me Five Foot Two’ Eyes of Blue I’ll See You in My Dreams It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) It Had to Be You Makin’ Whoopee Sweet Georgia Brown Tonight You Belong to Me.

Come Out Swingin’ $13.13 Pianist {$Steve Lucky} and singer/guitarist {$Carmen Getit} ({$Patsy Smith}) are the stars of the {$Rhumba Bums}, a hard-swinging band from San Francisco that specializes in late-1940s {\jump jazz} and {\blues}. The vocal interplay between {$Lucky} and {$

A Swingin Session with Duke Robillard $13.58 Duke Robillard has always had one foot in the blues world and one in the swing/jazz universe. He loves both styles of music and enjoys not only playing them separately but combining them together. The founder of Roomful of Blues back in 1967, Robillard has led dozens of projects throughout his career, including collaborations with guitarist Herb Ellis, Jimmy Witherspoon, and Jay McShann. On A Swingin Session, he plays with some of his favorite musicians, many of whom originated (like he did) in Rhode Island. While six horn players participate, there are no more than four on any one selection, and some numbers do not have any. The contrasting tenor solos are fun to hear, with Scott Hamilton sounding smooth and mellow on his numbers while Sax Gordon is greasier and much closer to Illinois Jacquet. Present throughout are Bruce Katz (mostly on organ), one of three bassists (usually Marty Ballou), and drummer Mark Teixeira. Robillard takes vocals on half of the selections in his personable way, but it is his guitar solos, which hint at both Charlie Christian and T-Bone Walker, that often take honors. Performing medium-tempo blues, jump tunes, standards, and good-time numbers, Duke Robillard shows listeners a fun time and clearly enjoys himself, too. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi Performers: Al Basile – Cornet; Jessie Williams – Bass (Acoustic); John Packer [High Flight Society] – Bass (Acoustic); Marty Ballou – Bass (Acoustic); Bruce Katz – Organ, Piano; Carl Querfurth – Trombone; Dave Ballou – Trumpet; Doug James – Sax (Tenor), Sax (Baritone); Duke Robillard – Guitar (Electric), Voc

The Swingin’ Miss D $11.02 Digitally remastered and expanded edition of this 1956 album from the Jazz vocalist.. Added as a bonus are all of the other tunes from the same sessions as well as seven Jazz standards from one of their 1955 dates. Included here are Dinah’s wonderful renditions of ‘Blue Gardenia’ and ‘I’ll Close My Eyes’, both selected by Clint Eastwood for the soundtrack of his movie The Bridges Of Madison County. Includes 12-page booklet. Phoenix.

Singin’ & Swingin’: The Best of Earl Grant $11.14 Earl Grant was a multiple talent: a great singer, a swinging organist whose mastery of the Hammond B-3 was a thrill to listen to, and a songwriter who could come up with material as solid as the standards he regularly recorded for Decca in his all-too-short career. This 21-track collection brings together the cream of his stay at Decca, featuring hits like “The End,” “Ebb Tide,” “Misty,” “Teach Me Tonight,” and his own “Swingin’ Gently,” with the bonus track of “The End” sung in Italian thrown in to round out the package. A great song selection and superb mastering make this a marvelous introduction to this pop-jazz artist. ~ Cub Koda, Rovi Performers: Earl Grant – Piano, Vocals

Alfred 0033989 Just for Fun Swingin Jazz Mandolin Music Book $29.77 Alfred Music Publishing is the world s largest educational music publisher. Alfred produces educational’ reference’ pop’ and performance materials for teachers’ students’ professionals’ and hobbyists spanning every musical instrument’ style’ and difficulty level. Swingin’ Jazz Mandolin is designed for your total enjoyment. Each song is arranged in a fun and lively way with a strumandsing approach. The chords are simple’ yet entirely appropriate to the jazzage style of the ’20s and ’30sthe era of the great mandolin orchestras before the popularity of the guitar. We’ve also included classic intros’ endings’ and turnarounds that will make you sound like an authentic early jazzer. Titles: Ain’t Misbehavin’ Ain’t She Sweet As Time Goes By Bye Bye Blackbird Dream a Little Dream of Me Five Foot Two’ Eyes of Blue I’ll See You in My Dreams It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) It Had to Be You Makin’ Whoopee Sweet Georgia Brown Tonight You Belong to Me.

Keep Swingin’ (Import) $10.73 Trombonist Julian Priester sounds very much under the influence of J.J. Johnson during his debut as a leader, a Riverside date reissued on CD in the Original Jazz Classics series. The repertoire is comprised of four Priester originals, one apiece by Jimmy

Marchin’ and Swingin’ (Import) $9.91 The first recording by trombonist Wilbur DeParis’ “New New Orleans Jazz Band” (although it was actually released after their 1955 session) is full of fresh and lively Dixieland. DeParis and his all-stars (cornetist Sidney DeParis, clarinetist Omer Simeon,

SWINGIN AFFAIR BY GORDON,DEXTER (CD) $21.45 Artist: GORDON,DEXTER Genre: Jazz Music Release Date: 21FEB2006

Alfred 00BMR08021 Swingin on the Bars Music Book $31.54 Alfred Music Publishing is the world s largest educational music publisher. Alfred produces educational’ reference’ pop’ and performance materials for teachers’ students’ professionals’ and hobbyists spanning every musical instrument’ style’ and difficulty level. Swingin’ on the Bars was written to afford middle school general music students the opportunity to learn about America’s original brand of classical music jazz by participating in handson’ performancebased activities. The barred instruments’ as found in music classrooms where the pedagogy of Carl Orff is used’ provide a means for students with minimal formal instrumental training to experience jazz firsthand through direct experience and participation in performing the music. Teachers can help their students learn about the idioms of jazz in the way that young people best enjoy learning: through active participation and exploration. Presenting a variety of music arranged for Orff instrumentation in a swingin’ style’ this delightful collection is sure to engage your students’ creativity while building musical skills. The sequence of tunes in this book represents difficulty levels in terms of mallet technique requirements and challenges resulting from more or less harmonic complexity. Each piece is preceded by a suggested teaching sequence and listening resources. Get your students Swingin’ on the Bars today

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Alfred Jazz Play-Along — Swingin’ Now, Volume 2 $14.36 “(C, B-Flat, E-Flat & Bass Clef Instruments). For C, B-Flat, E-Flat & Bass Clef Instruments. Mixed Instruments – Flexible Instrumentation; Play-Along. Alfred Jazz Play-Along Series. Jazz. Book & CD. 80 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing”

Alfred Publishing 0024843S Swingin Shanty Music Book $23.35 Series: Young Jazz Ensemble. Category: Jazz Ensemble. Format: Conductor Score. Instrument: Jazz Ensemble. Level: 2 (Medium Easy).

Masters of American Music: Count Basie – Swingin’ the Blues $16.97 One of the undisputed masters of Kansas City jazz, William Count Basie was among the greatest bandleaders of the swing years, whose group featured such greats as Illinois Jacquet, Quincy Jones, Harry Sweets Edison, Joe Williams, Jimmy Rushing, Buddy Tate, and many more during Basie’s nearly fifty years as a star. Masters of American Music: Count Basie — Swingin’ the Blues is a documentary which looks at Basie’s long and fruitful career, featuring rare performance footage and interviews with a number of musicians who’d worked with the Count; selections include One O’Clock Jump, Air Mail Special, Every Day I Have The Blues, Jumpin’ At The Woodside, and many more. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Swingin’ with Pee Wee $9.58 During the last dozen years of his life before passing away in 1969, clarinetist Pee Wee Russell recorded and performed in a variety of surprisingly modern settings. It was not that Russell was not modern himself, for his eccentric style had long been quite distinctive, but he had previously been content to mostly play in freewheeling Dixieland bands. His encounters with valve trombonist Marshall Brown (who provided him with an advanced repertoire and arrangements) and a 1963 Newport Jazz Festival appearance with Thelonious Monk found Russell stretching himself. The two albums that are reissued in full on this 1999 CD are not quite as adventurous, being essentially small-group swing, which was still a bit ahead of Eddie Condon’s bands. Russell and trumpeter Buck Clayton make for a perfectly compatible team on the 1960 date, a relaxed and swinging quintet session with pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Wendell Marshall, and drummer Osie Johnson. The other set has basic arrangements from pianist Nat Pierce, quiet support from bassist Tommy Potter and drummer Karl Kiffe, and Russell is joined by three of his favorite horn players (trumpeter Ruby Braff, trombonist Vic Dickenson, and tenor saxophonist Bud Freeman). One can fully understand why the clarinetist was quite pleased with both of these albums. His playing is much more consistent and comfortable on the mid-tempo material than usual and he mostly gets to avoid the overly hyper Dixieland warhorses. A gem. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi Performers: Buck Clayton – Trumpet; Osie Johnson – Drums; Pee Wee Russell – Clarinet; Tommy Flanagan – Piano; Wendell Marshall – Bass

Swingin’ for the Fences [DualDisc] $15.18 Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band hits a round tripper with this swinging modern big band date, heard on a dual disc in both regular audio and DVD audio. With a talented group of musicians plus a few special guests, the leader’s charts prove that the big band is hardly just a dormant museum piece in the world of jazz. Goodwin plays piano on some tracks and is in the reed section for others, though his instrument(s) are not specified. “Sing Sang Sung,” featuring guest clarinetist Eddie Daniels, was inspired by the swing era hit for Benny Goodman “Sing, Sing, Sing!” though it charts its own unique path. The driving, humorous bop vehicle “Count Bubba” showcases alto saxophonist Dan Higgins and guest Tom Rainier on piano. The high energy within “Samba Del Gringo” will easily get the most subdued audience into a dancing mood with its infectious nature. Goodwin’s reworking of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Two Part Invention in D Minor primarily emphasizes section work with pianist Jim Cox taking a fine solo. “Second Chances” is a very catchy piece, though the soprano sax soloist is unidentified. Only “There’s the Rub” comes across as a bit too slick. Those with stereo systems capable of taking full advantage of the 5.1 Surround Sound of the DVD audio side of the Dual Disc are in for a treat, while the DVD side also adds video, commentary, charts, photos and other information accessible on a computer. ~ Ken Dryden, Rovi Performers: Jannelle Guillot – Voiceover; Bill Liston – Woodwind; Dan Higgins – Woodwind; Dave Stone – Bass (Acoustic); Eric Marienthal – Horn; Gordon Goodwin – Woodwind, Horn, Piano; Greg Huckins – Woodwind; John Pena – Bass (Electric); Sal Lozano – Horn, Woodwind; Alexander Iles – Trombone; Andy Martin – Trombone; Bernie Dresel – Drums, Percussion; Bill Ricenbach – Trombone; Carl Verheyen – Guitar;

SCOTT,JB SWINGIN’ ALLSTARS: JUST SWINGIN $19.48 SCOTT,JB SWINGIN’ ALLSTARS: JUST SWINGIN

Jazz Manifesto $10.38 2008 two CD set. This double disc collection from the great Jazz vocalist features two of her classic albums (1954′s Swingin’ Easy and At Mr. Kellys, a live album from ’57) plus 11 bonus tracks of Sarah singing standards. 33 tracks total. Performance.

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SWINGIN DECADE BY GRAY,GLEN THE CAS (CD) $22.75 Artist: GRAY,GLEN THE CAS Genre: Jazz Music Release Date: 29JUL2008

SWINGIN NEW BIG BAND BY RICH,BUDDY (CD) $21.45 Artist: RICH,BUDDY Genre: Jazz Music Release Date: 23JAN1996

SWINGIN MISS D BY WASHINGTON,DINAH (CD) $25.68 Artist: WASHINGTON,DINAH Genre: Jazz Music Release Date: 22SEP1998

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Swingin’ at the Daisy Chain (Digital Sheet Music) $2.99 By Count Basie. Count Basie. For Piano. Jazz. 3 pages. Published by Alfred Music. Digital Sheet Music

Alfred 0033386 Walkin and Swingin Music Book $59.16 Alfred Music Publishing is the world s largest educational music publisher. Alfred produces educational’ reference’ pop’ and performance materials for teachers’ students’ professionals’ and hobbyists spanning every musical instrument’ style’ and difficulty level. . Contributor: By Mary Lou Williams. Series: Essential Ellington: Jazz at Lincoln Center Library. Category: Jazz Ensemble. Format: Conductor Score and Parts. Instrument: Jazz Ensemble. Level: 4 (Medium Advanced / Difficult). Genre: Jazz. Publisher: Alfred Publishing. Length: 12amp;quot;. Width: 9amp;quot;.

Swingin’ Affair $11.95 In some ways, {^A Swingin’ Affair!} is “Songs for Swingin’ Lovers!, Pt. 2,” following the same formula of {$Sinatra}’s hit album of the previous year. Beneath the surface, there are enough variations on {^A Swingin’ Affair!} to make it a distinctive, and

Swingin’ Miss ‘D’ [Bonus Tracks] $11.98 Dinah Washington was accompanied by an orchestra organized and conducted by Quincy Jones on this 1957 album, and she was singing to arrangements mostly written by the young bandleader, swing charts of pop standards by the likes of Cole Porter, George Gershwin, and Duke Ellington. The result had much in common with the swing albums of Frank Sinatra in the same period, especially because Jones’ arrangements were heavily influenced by Billy May and Nelson Riddle. Sinatra’s records were regarded as “pop, ” of course, and Washington’s, at least when released on the EmArcy subsidiary of Mercury Records, as “jazz, ” but her precise articulation and attention to lyrical meaning left little room for improvisation, and while Jones allowed for brief solos from a band that included Charlie Shavers, Clark Terry, Urbie Green, and Milt Hinton, the jazz categorization was actually arbitrary. Whatever musical genre you assign it to, however, this is an excellent Washington album. For the 1998 reissue, Verve has added seven bonus tracks recorded around the same time and with much the same personnel, though they were intended as singles and thus are inferior contemporary tunes. Often, however, Washington sounds more comfortable and enthusiastic on these pop and R&B songs than she does on the standards. [The CD was also released with six bonus tracks.] ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi Performers: Don Elliott – Xylophone, Mellophonium, Vibraphone, Bongos, Trumpet; Tommy Mitchell – Trombone (Bass); Anthony Ortega – Sax (Alto), Clarinet; Barry Galbraith – Guitar; Bernie Glow – Trumpet; Charlie Shavers – Trumpet; Clarence “Sleepy” Anderson – Celeste, Piano; Clark Terry – Trumpet; Danny Bank – Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Baritone); Dinah Washington – Vocals; Doc Severinsen – Trumpet; Ernie Royal – Trumpet; Hal McKusick – Sax (Alto), Flute; Jerome Richardson – Sax (Tenor),

The Swingin’ Shepherd Blues (Digital Sheet Music) $3.99 “By Moe Koffman. For piano, voice, and guitar (chords only). Jazz; Standards. 4 pages. Published by Hal Leonard – Digital Sheet Music”

Swingin’ Down the Lane (Digital Sheet Music) $2.99 “By Thomas “”Fats”" Waller. Gus Kahn and Isham Jones. For Piano. Jazz; Standard. 3 pages. Published by Alfred Music. Digital Sheet Music”

Alfred Publishing 0024843 Swingin Shanty Music Book $54.72 Based on the traditional song What Do You Do With A Drunken Sailor ? arranger Ralph Ford makes this one swing all the way. In Swinging Shanty written solos are provided for alto sax and trumpet. There is also a drumset solo reminiscent of Sing Sing Sing just before the powerhouse shout chorus This title is available through SmartMusic.Contributors: Arr. Ralph FordSeries: Young Jazz EnsembleLevel: 2 (Medium Easy)Instrument: Jazz EnsembleFormat: Conductor Score PartsCategory: Jazz Ensemble

Swingin’ the Dream : Big Band Jazz and the Rebirth of American Culture $22.49 No Synopsis Available

Let’s Jump! Swingin’ Humdingers from Modern Records $16.38 The Modern label was one of the Los Angeles independent companies most important in the transition from the swing jazz of the 1940s to the small-combo R&B of the early ’50s and the eventual rock & roll of the mid-’50s. Many single-artist and various-artist Modern compilations, many reissued on Ace, explore its large catalog of music covering this large range. Where Let’s Jump! Swingin’ Humdingers From Modern Records has an advantage over many other such anthologies is in its somewhat higher quality than the norm and, if only relatively speaking, a sharper focus to this grouping of dance tracks. These 26 songs, all from the late ’40s to the mid-’50s (three previously unissued, two of those alternate takes), are the kind of vocal and instrumental workouts — almost all up-tempo, with the occasional slow-grinder thrown in — geared toward filling the dancefloor, both at the time and during the swing revival. Often such reissues get monotonous due to the similar rhythms and chord progressions, but Let’s Jump! avoids some of those pitfalls by focusing, to a large degree anyway, on the jazzy end of Modern’s output, rather than their standard R&B/blues crossover releases. Unless you’re a serious collector on the order of Billy Vera (who wrote the liner notes), you’d have a hard time identifying more than a few of the names; the most renowned of whom are Jimmy Witherspoon and the Benny Carter Orchestra with Ben Webster. Gene Phillips, Joe Lutcher, Marvin & Johnny, and the Flairs (with Richard Berry on lead vocals) might also ring some bells, and some of these other cats played with star performers, but the majority of this is serious vault-digging. After all such details are summarized, though, it’s ultimately a solid collection of various shades of the gradual jazz-to-R&B crossover, sometimes verging on pure bop (Howard McGhee’s “Groovin’ High” with Teddy Edwards), at others on vocal R&B edging toward rock & roll (Marvin & Johnny’s “Tick Tock”), and at other times opting for straight-ahead, infectious call-response jump blues (Oscar McLollie’s “All That Oil in Texas” is a screwball highlight). What they all have in common is that they’re all high-spirited, witty, and danceable — at their worst good generic fare, at their best smoking. ~ Richie Unterberger, Rovi Performers: Ben Webster – Sax (Tenor); Clyde Hurley – Trumpet; Gene Phillips – Singer, Vocals, Guitar; Jim Wynn – Sax (Tenor); Vido Musso – Sax (Tenor)

Joy Spring: The Swingin’ Side of Larry Coryell $9.85 Joy Spring is a compilation of straight-ahead tracks that guitarist Larry Coryell recorded over a four-year period for the Muse label, now reissued on the refueled and retooled Savoy Jazz label. Recorded a decade after his super fusion Eleventh House band

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