City of Stars

Jukebox hits of the fifties and sixties set the stage for good times. Fire up the stove, turn up the music, and have some fun! Liner notes include diner recipes.

This is another great album from Jazztone Society Records, featuring Tony Parenti's All-Stars… and what a line-up! Tony, of course, hailing from out of the New Orleans jazz scene, sparkles on clarinet; Henry "Red" Allen, another prominent New Orleans jazz musician, shows why he was considered one of the best on Trumpet; Tyree Glenn, a Texan, worked wih some of the greatest bands, including Cab Calloway, Ellington, and Benny Carter - he growls a fine, mean trombone.
Two members of our rhythm section are familiar to all: Milt Hinton, the busiest, the happiest and the most bass player in the business, and drummer George Wettling, who not only was in on the beginnings of Chicago style jazz, but was also a vital part of the great swing surge as a member of the Tommy Dorsey…

This 10 CD set offers an exciting overview of some of the most important recordings made by American jazz stars in Paris in the Fifties. They are milestones of Modern Jazz, Bebop and Hard Bop recorded by some of the most important players of the time, including Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Lionel Hampton, Chet Baker, Sarah Vaughan, Mary Lou Williams, Lester Young and Donald Byrd. Treated like second class citizens at home, many American jazz stars not only got more recognition and respect in the French capital, but found much better playing conditions as well. From concert-halls like "L'Olympia" to the clubs of the "Latin Quarter" they were appreciated and celebrated, and their music met with a glowing enthusiasm.