Hi,
WOW my last ten. Hmmmm... I'm going to narrow it down a lot.
First, I'm new to the discussion board and my perspective is very
different. I'm not a dancer at all. I volunteer at a community run
radio station in Cleveland (FM 91.5). My radio show is a 2 hour
information and music oriented show.
When I buy CDs, it is generally used to help fill a particuar upcoming
show.
Here are a few of the most recent music related purchases I've made:
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[b]CD Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra - Stop Look & Listen-Less Familiar...[/b]
As you may know Jimmy Dorsey will have been 100 years young on Feb 29.
This CD is both vocal and instrument songs from the late 1930s thru
about 1945 or so. Most are dance related and would work well for the
dance DJs. The recording quality is good and enjoyable.
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[b]CD Lucky Millinder & His Orchestr - Apollo Jump - 2 CD set on Proper[/b]
Lucky is a less known NYC based band leader from the 1940s. His group
varies styles from novelty swing, blues, danceable swing and even some
primitive BeBop. I've listened to the first CD of the 2 CD set so
far. Some dance stuff. Most are vocal things varying in listenable
quality. In reading the liner notes the second CD will get into more
bebop and maybe some R&B. Maybe not a good choice if your looking for
lots of dance tracks, but for listening to a transitional big band
from NYC in the early to mid 1940s, this is a good set.
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Last, but not least is a DVD that everyone HAS to get:
[b]DVD on the outstanding Idem label called:
1157 LESTER YOUNG GREAT PERFORMANCES[/b]
Some of you may have seen the outstanding 1944 swing related musical
short called 'Jammin' The Blues'. Has some dance things along with
great swing and blues blowing. That entire video, along with
previously unrelased songs from the session are in the DVD. That
along makes this DVD a must have. But wait, there's more.
The only Charlie Parker television appearance on the Stage Entrance
show with Dizzy Gillespie, more; A great studio short film offering
five treasury clips featuring Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Parker, Lester
Young, Harry Edison, Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich, Flip Phillips,
Ella Fitzgerald, more; An exemplary television program featuring the
Miles Davis Quintet with John Coltrane, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers
and Jimmy Cobb, with the Gil Evans Orchestra
The only place I know to buy these Idem releases is
http://worldsrecords.com/
[Item Code: 50107 DVD: $22.00]
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If anyone knows about the Idem label, give me an email. There are
based on a small island country near Spain - Andorra. I have no more
info onthe label, but everyone of the DVDs I own by them is great.
Well enough babble about music for now.
Have a great Valentine's Day weekend,
Jerry