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Live in Zurich, Switzerland 18.10.1949

Label: Montreaux Jazz Label
Released: 2008
Track listing: When It's Sleepy Time Down South; That's A Plenty; Basin Street Blues; Royal Garden Blues; Struttin' With Some Barbeque; Black and Blue; Velma's Blues; Honeysuckle Rose; Fine and Dandy; Body and Soul; Back o' Town Blues; High Society; Do You Know What It Means; The Huckle-Buck.

Album

Live in Zurich, Switzerland 2.5.1950

Label: Montreaux Jazz Label
Released: 2008
Track listing: Suddenly It Jumped; Ring Them Bells; Creole Love Call; Paradise; Air Conditioned Jungle; How High the Moon; The Tattooed Bride; Take the 'A' Train; Frankie & Johnny; Rockin' in Rhythm; Violet Blue; St. Louis Blues; 'S Wonderful; The Jeep Is Jumpin'.

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Louis Armstrong All Stars: Live in Zurich, Switzerland 18.10.1949

Read "Live in Zurich, Switzerland 18.10.1949" reviewed by John Barron


If you're looking for a quick-fix, musical pick-me-up, Louis Armstrong is usually a sure-fire guarantee. A wonderful example can be heard in this gem of a radio broadcast, recorded in Zurich, Switzerland in 1949. Featured with the trumpeter is the incomparable Jack Teagarden (trombone) and Barney Bigard (clarinet) romping through a set of toe-tapping familiar fare. ...

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Duke Ellington: Live in Zurich, Switzerland 2.5.1950

Read "Live in Zurich, Switzerland 2.5.1950" reviewed by David Rickert


The end of the Swing Era and the advent of small group jazz signaled the death for many of the big bands, but some, like Duke Ellington's, were able to soldier on and continue to produce some compelling work. In 1950 Ellington toured Europe to enthusiastic crowds; Zurich, where this concert was recorded was no exception. ...

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Louis Armstrong All Stars: Live in Zurich, Switzerland 18.10.1949

Read "Live in Zurich, Switzerland 18.10.1949" reviewed by David Rickert


Just how good was Armstrong's band in 1949? For one thing look at the lineup; you have some of the best players associated with him, like Jack Teagarden, Barney Bigard, and the crack rhythm section of Earl Hines, Cozy Cole, and Arvell Shaw. This version of the All-Stars, weaned on Armstrong's music, was very familiar with ...


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