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Shorty Baker
Born:
Harold "Shorty" Baker was an American jazz trumpeter.
Baker began on drums, but switched to trumpet during his teens. He started his career on riverboats and played with Don Redman in the mid-1930s. He also worked with Teddy Wilson and Andy Kirk before joining Duke Ellington. He married Kirk's pianist Mary Lou Williams and though the two separated shortly thereafter, they never officially divorced.
Johnny Hodges: Second Set
by David Rickert
Johnny Hodges Second Set Avid Records 2011 Alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges left Duke Ellington's band in 1951 feeling underappreciated and underpaid and convinced that he would have better luck on his own. Unfortunately he was never able to turn his considerable artistry into a lucrative career, and was back with ...
Storyville Records: A Treasure Trove of Swinging Jazz
by Chris May
Since its foundation during the European revivalist movement of the early 1950s, Copenhagen-based Storyville Records has grown into a major repository of New Orleans, big band and mainstream recordings. With something approaching 600 releases in its back catalogue, the label is a treasure trove of jazz that swings. Founded in 1952 by Danish jazz ...
Tyree Glenn / Hank Jones Quintet/Sextet: Complete Recordings
by Joe Alterman
In the history of jazz, few pianists have been as prolific as the recently deceased Hank Jones. His tasteful and subtle playing is documented on literally thousands of recordings. Many of them are today known as jazz classics--benchmarks to the greatness of this music--and Jones' playing and support on all of them were crucial in creating ...
The Duke Ellington Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1943
Label: Prestige Records
Released: 1977
Track listing: The Star Spangled Banner; Black and Tan Fantasy; Rockin in Rhythm; Moon Mist; Jumpin Punkins; A Portrait of Bert Williams; Bojangles; Portrait of Florence Mills Black Beauty; KoKo; Stomp Johnny Come Lately; Are You Sticking; Black First Movement of Black Brown and Beige; Brown Second Movement of Black Brown and Beige; Beige Third Movement of Black Brown and Beige; Bakiff; Jack the Bear; Blue Belles of Harlem; Cotton Tail; Day Dream; Boy Meets Horn; Rose of the Rio Grande; Dont Get Around Much Anymore; Going Up; Mood Indigo.
