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Savoy On Central Avenue
Label: Savoy Jazz
Released: 2003
Track listing: On the Sunny Side of the Street; Long Tall Dexter; Should I; I Ain
Savoy Christmas Blues
Label: Savoy Jazz
Released: 2003
Track listing: Far Away Christmas Blues; White Christmas; Silent Night; Christmas Blues; Wonderful Christmas Night; White Christmas; Santa
Various Artists: Savoy Christmas Blues
by Rex Butters
Savoy’s Christmas anthology draws on recordings from the '40s and '50s, swinging wildly in mood from the sacred to the profane. The eclectic mix includes novelty tunes, straight readings of traditional songs, and four very different interpretations of “White Christmas,” ranging from the disposable Meltones version to a crucial live performance by Charlie Parker with Kenny ...
Various Artists: Savoy On Central Avenue
by Jim Santella
“Blip Blip” goes the swing music that strolled through the streets of Los Angeles during the Swing Era. This 2-CD compilation features poignant glimpses of what was happening on Central Avenue from 1941 to 1952. It was right after the end of World War II that L.A. experienced its big building boom and a revitalization of ...
Various Artists: Bird Up!
by C. Michael Bailey
Yes, Kate, you are a very good woman... then again, you may be the Antichrist. —Doc Holliday to One-Eyed Kate in Tombstone (1993) Depending on one’s perspective, Bird Up! Is the greatest thing since sliced bread or the worst thing since Heaven’s Gate. The premise is provocative. The urban music called jazz has been ...
Various Artists: Birth of Be Bop
by Norman Weinstein
The Savoy catalog has been sliced and diced in so many combinations over the years that yet another Savoy compilation might invite moans. Yet there is good news in this one disc bop overview. The remastering is the best ever, meaning that Tommy Potter's bass on Charlie Parker's live at the Royal Roost version of “Be ...
Various Artists: First Steps
by Jim Santella
Recorded between 1944 and 1953, First Steps traces the bebop roots of a number of jazz giants. Each of them went on from those early years to launch impressive recording careers. Savoy’s reproduction preserves the original energy while tweaking spots here and there for sonic purity. The source materials used are original acetate and tape masters. ...
Carol Welsman: The Language Of Love
by Jim Santella
Carol Welsman’s love letter sends its message around the world. She sings in English, French, Italian and Portuguese on this album of treasured memories. Traces of tango, samba and bossa nova mingle casually with sensual ballads and traditional fare. Poignant arrangements of “A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square” and Sting’s “Every Breath You Take” sweep away ...
Sun Ra: The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra
by Matthew Wuethrich
Sun Ra stated that he wanted to create otherworldly emotions on this album. These emotions are “disguised as jazz,” to quote one of Ra’s poems. The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra, recorded in 1961, consists of a range of simmering, swinging, riffing tunes full of deft counterpoint. On the surface, these tunes show a rather restrained ...
