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This Is Jazz Time! 

Jazz Time Vol. 1 - The Best in Mainstream Jazz

From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Length: 54:24

This is Jazz Time! It is a one hour mainstream Jazz musical variety show, featuring recordings from the great Jazz masters. We go from from Bebop to Swing to Afro Cuban Jazz. Listen to Jazz Time! Read the full description.
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Jazz Time Vol. 1 - The Best in Mainstream Jazz
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Jazz is America's classical music. It was born in New Orleans and has spread all over the world. There are many facets of Jazz like Bebop, Swing, Avant-garde, Cool Jazz, Latin Jazz, Bossa nova, and Dixieland, but simply it all Jazz.

Today on Jazz Time, we will sample the music from some of the masters like Betty Carter, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Joe Williams, King Pleasure, Eddie Jefferson, and Louis Armstrong plus others. Enjoy the music and now it is Time for “Jazz Time”.

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Piece Description

Jazz is America's classical music. It was born in New Orleans and has spread all over the world. There are many facets of Jazz like Bebop, Swing, Avant-garde, Cool Jazz, Latin Jazz, Bossa nova, and Dixieland, but simply it all Jazz.

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Musical Works

Title Artist Album Label Year Length
I'm In The Mood For Love King Pleasure Moody's Mood For Love. Bluenote 192 03:15
It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Aint Got That Swing) Joe Williams Presenting Joe Williams & Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra. Blue Note 1994 03:04
Shulie a Bop Sarah Vaughan Swingin' Easy. Verve 1992 02:42
Green Dolphin Street Nancy Wilson & George Shearing Quartet The Swingin's Mutual. Blue Note 2004 02:23
Hackensack Thelonious Monk Criss-Cross. Columbia 2003 04:43
OOl Ya Koo Dizzy Gillespie Dizzy's Diamonds - The Best Of The Verve Years. verve 1992 05:38
Hog Calling Blues Hog Calling Blues Charles Mingus Oh Yeah. Rhino Atlantic 1998 07:31
Autumn Leaves Adderley Cannonball Quartet Somethin' Else (Rudy Van Gelder Edition). Blue Note ) 1888 10:59
Jeepers Creepers Louis Armstrong The California Concerts. GRP Records 1994 03:34
Honeysuckle Rose Eddie Jefferson The Jazz Singer: Vocal Improvisations On Famous Jazz Solos. Inner City 1994 02:17
Ella Fitzgerald Oh Lady Be Good Ultimate Ella Fitzgerald. Verve 1997 04:01
Betty Carter Round Midnight Round Midnight. Rhino Atlantic 2005 03:19

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