Sailors Three (1940) Walter Forde, Tommy Trinder, Claude Hulbert, Carla Lehmann

The resulting 2 box set, unlike any other available today, groups together the main vocalists in the story of jazz from the first half of the 20th century. Each of these 20 CDs offers in more or less the same proportion, the purest of African-American song with gospel and blues singers, from truculent Ma Rainey to majestic Bessie Smith, sophisticated Sarah Vaughan to popular Louis Prima, the folk-related tones of Charlie Patton to the honeyed voice of Frank Sinatra.

A chronological history of jazz vocal presented by André Francis and Jean Schwarz. 10 CDs with more than 12 hours of music.
The resulting 2 boxed sets of 10 CDs in each, unlike any other available today, groups together the main vocalists in the story of jazz from the first half of the 20th century. Each of these 20 CDs offers in more or less the same proportion, the purest of African-American song with gospel and blues singers, from truculent Ma Rainey to majestic Bessie Smith, sophisticated Sarah Vaughan to popular Louis Prima, the folk-related tones of Charlie Patton to the honeyed voice of Frank Sinatra.

Outstanding Collection of the hottest numbes in the Golden Age of Big Bands: Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Art Tatum All Stars with Tommy Dorsey, Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, Stan Kenton & His Orchestra, Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra & others.
Artie Shaw - One of jazz's finest clarinetists, Artie Shaw never seemed fully satisfied with his musical life, constantly breaking up successful bands and running away from success.

George Frideric Handel - Rodelinde HWV 19 [Historical Recording]
Chor & Orchester des Reichssenders Stuttgart - Carl Leonhardt
EAC+LOG+CUE | 2x CD, FLAC: 437 MB | Artwork: 83 MB | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: hänssler CLASSIC # CD 93.032 | Country/Year: Germany 2002, 1937-39
Genre: Classical | Style: Baroque, Opera

Carl Leonhardt Conducts Handel: Rodelinde is a recording under the direction of Carl Leonhardt who leads Chor und Orchester Des Reicgssenders Stuggart on this hänsler Classic from 1938-1939. First of all one has to say that the recording is over 70 years old and bearing this in mind the recording is quite marvelous. The booklet is available in English, French, German and Spanish. Reinhard Ermen has written a short but very informative essay on the opera in question. I was very impressed with this recording, the singers, production and the conductor. Highly recommended.

Buddy Tate & Claude Hopkins - Buddy & Claude (1960) {Prestige PRCD-24231-2 rel 1999}
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© 1960, 1999 Prestige / Swingville / Fantasy | PRCD-24231-2
Jazz / Bop / Mainstream Jazz / Straight-ahead Jazz / Swing / Saxophone / Piano

Mainstream-swing-to-bop's the thing on the two 1960 Swingville gems paired here, both of which feature one of the foremost Basieites on tenor saxophone, George "Buddy" Tate. Tate (1913-2001), whose big-toned blues mastery is his longtime calling card, is an integral part of a lively quintet date led by Claude Hopkins (1903-1984), the first of three fine albums the pianist-composer-bandleader would pilot for Swingville.

When Frank Sinatra joined the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, it was as replacement for crooner Jack Leonard. The first Dorsey-Sinatra recordings, made for Victor, followed in february 1940. As was the fashion at the time, the Dorsey aggregation also featured a vocal group - the Pied Pipers. Sinatra was no beginner, having launched his professional career in the mid-thirties. His first employer of any renown, however, had been trumpeter Harry James, who signed him on to sing with his new big band in late 1939. But, by the following january, Sinatra had joined Dorsey, staying with the celebrated trombonist's outfit until the end of 1942…