Results for "Gus Johnson"

Gus Johnson

Born: November 15, 1913

Ella Fitzgerald Live at Falkoner Theatre Copnhagen 1966

By Ella Fitzgerald

Label: Gearbox Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Satin Doll; Hey Little Girl; Something To Live For; Let’s Do It; Sweet Georgia Brown; How High The Moon; Lover Man; Só Danço Samba; I’m Just A lucky So And So; Mack The Knife.

Live At Fabrik Vol. 1

By Marshall Royal

Label: Jazzline Classics
Released: 2023
Track listing: Bluesbird Blues; Please Send Me Someone To Love; Shiny Stockings; Everything Happens To Me; This Is All I Ask; I’m Confessin’ That I Love You; Little Pony.

Basie All Stars: Live At Fabrik Vol. 1

by Chris May
March 13, 2023

Such are the glories of his band's recorded legacy from the 1930s through the 1950s, that the mere mention of Count Basie's name will trigger a Pavlovian response from his fan base. Like no other, the Count Basie Orchestra epitomised big-band swing at its most sublime; reefer fuelled, riff based, loose and louche Kansas City jazz ...

Wardell Gray, "Forgotten Tenor:" An Interview with Filmmaker Abraham Ravett

by Victor L. Schermer
December 8, 2015

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 [This is one of two interviews and an article intended to bring readers' attention to the revered but neglected tenor saxophonist, Wardell Gray, whose brief career spanned the transition from swing to bebop and whose life was cut short by sudden and tragic circumstances.]

More Fresh Sounds From Fresh Sound

by Bruce Klauber
January 8, 2013

The Fresh Sound record label has released another superb batch of late 1950s and early 1960s recordings by jazz legends, greats, near-greats and now obscure artists who, then and now, deserve wider recognition. As detailed in previous pieces, Fresh Sound is the only organization out there issuing these essential works, which otherwise would remain lost.

Ella Fitzgerald: Twelve Nights in Hollywood

by Ken Dryden
January 17, 2010

Ella Fitzgerald Twelve Nights in Hollywood Verve Music Group 2009 Ella Fitzgerald needs no introduction to most jazz fans because the “First Lady of Swing" had a remarkably productive recording and performing career that spanned from the mid '30s until around 1990, when multiple health problems forced her ...

Solo

By Kai Winding

Label: Verve Music Group
Released: 1963
Track listing: How Are Things in Glocca Morra?; Recardo; Playboy's Theme; The Things We Did Last Summer; The Sweetest Sounds; Hey There; I'm Your Bunny Bossa Nova; Days of Wine and Roses; You've Changed; I Believe in You; Capricious.

Musique Originale Du Film Les Tricheurs

By Stan Getz

Label: Universal Music Jazz France
Released: 1958
Track listing: Les Tricheurs; Clo's Blues; Phil's Tune; Mic's Jump;