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    03/25/2018

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    All Music Guide Review

    RCA has long had an up-and-down relationship with jazz and that is reflected in this very interesting five-CD boxed set drawn completely from their archives. Each disc focuses on a specific decade and the producers did an excellent job of picking representative recordings. The 1920s and '30s are covered particularly well (with 23 selections on each disc); virtually every major name is heard at their prime. The 1940s disc also contains many valuable recordings (although RCA had been slow to record bop), but by the '50s and '60s RCA was not in the forefront of discovering up-and-coming artists; there are only hints of the avant-garde and many of the giants (Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk to name three) never made it into the label's studios. However, even in the later decades, a variety of great veterans and modernists did make significant recordings for the label and there is not a loser among the 96 recordings. Overall this reissue gives one a superb overview of RCA jazz activities through the years (from Coleman Hawkins's "Body and Soul" to Sonny Rollins's "The Bridge") and is recommended to all jazz historians along with beginners just starting to explore this classic music. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

    RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • Artist
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Black Bottom Stomp
  • Morton, Jelly Roll
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for Black Bottom Stomp from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 2
  • Heah Me Talkin'
  • Dodds, Johnny
  • 3:11
  • Sound Clip for Heah Me Talkin' from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 3
  • Black Beauty
  • Ellington, Duke
  • 2:52
  • Sound Clip for Black Beauty from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 4
  • Variety Stomp
  • Henderson, Fletcher
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for Variety Stomp from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 5
  • Too Late
  • King Oliver
  • 3:08
  • Sound Clip for Too Late from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 6
  • Peggy
  • McKinney's Cotton Pickers
  • 3:17
  • Sound Clip for Peggy from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 7
  • The Boy in the Boat
  • Johnson, Charlie
  • 3:41
  • Sound Clip for The Boy in the Boat from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 8
  • Bleeding Hearted Blues
  • Johnson, James [01] P.
  • 3:10
  • Sound Clip for Bleeding Hearted Blues from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 9
  • Handful of Keys
  • Waller, Fats
  • 2:46
  • Sound Clip for Handful of Keys from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 10
  • Glad Rag Doll
  • Hines, Earl
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for Glad Rag Doll from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 11
  • Duet Stomp
  • Jones And collins Astoria Hot Eight
  • 2:50
  • Sound Clip for Duet Stomp from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 12
  • Tiger Rag
  • Original Dixieland Jazz Band
  • 3:08
  • Sound Clip for Tiger Rag from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 13
  • She's Crying for Me
  • New Orleans Rhythm Kings
  • 2:44
  • Sound Clip for She's Crying for Me from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 14
  • Lonely Melody
  • Beiderbecke, Bix
  • 2:55
  • Sound Clip for Lonely Melody from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 15
  • Delirium
  • Nichols, Red
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for Delirium from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 16
  • Wild Cat
  • 2:25
  • Sound Clip for Wild Cat from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 17
  • Waitin' for Katie
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Waitin' for Katie from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 18
  • Doin' the Voom Voom
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for Doin' the Voom Voom from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 19
  • Swing Out
  • Allen, Henry [1] "Red"
  • 3:22
  • Sound Clip for Swing Out from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 20
  • One Hour (If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight)
  • Hawkins, Coleman
  • 3:28
  • Sound Clip for One Hour (If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight) from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 21
  • Hello Lola!
  • Russell, Pee Wee
  • 3:17
  • Sound Clip for Hello Lola! from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 22
  • That's a Serious Thing
  • 3:28
  • Sound Clip for That's a Serious Thing from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 23
  • South
  • Moten, Bennie
  • 2:33
  • Sound Clip for South from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 24 (2)
  • Basin Street Blues
  • Armstrong, Louis
  • 3:23
  • Sound Clip for Basin Street Blues from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 25 (2)
  • Daybreak Express
  • Ellington, Duke
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for Daybreak Express from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 26 (2)
  • Moten Swing
  • Basie, Count
  • 3:23
  • Sound Clip for Moten Swing from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 27 (2)
  • Hocus Pocus
  • Henderson, Fletcher
  • 3:18
  • Sound Clip for Hocus Pocus from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 28 (2)
  • King Porter Stomp
  • Goodman, Benny
  • 3:08
  • Sound Clip for King Porter Stomp from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 29 (2)
  • Swingin' Uptown
  • Lunceford, Jimmie
  • 2:38
  • Sound Clip for Swingin' Uptown from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 30 (2)
  • Song of India
  • Dorsey, Georgia Tom
  • 3:06
  • Sound Clip for Song of India from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 31 (2)
  • XYZ
  • Hines, Earl
  • 2:19
  • Sound Clip for XYZ from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 32 (2)
  • Cherokee
  • Barnet, Charlie
  • 3:24
  • Sound Clip for Cherokee from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 33 (2)
  • Carioca
  • Shaw, Artie
  • 3:07
  • Sound Clip for Carioca from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 34 (2)
  • Any Old Time
  • 3:11
  • Sound Clip for Any Old Time from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 35 (2)
  • Body and Soul
  • 3:28
  • Sound Clip for Body and Soul from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 36 (2)
  • Life Goes to a Party
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for Life Goes to a Party from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 37 (2)
  • Swing Is Here
  • 2:55
  • Sound Clip for Swing Is Here from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 38 (2)
  • Shufflin' at the Hollywood
  • Hampton, Lionel
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for Shufflin' at the Hollywood from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 39 (2)
  • I'm in the Mood for Swing
  • 2:46
  • Sound Clip for I'm in the Mood for Swing from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 40 (2)
  • Rockin' Chair
  • Bailey, Mildred
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for Rockin' Chair from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 41 (2)
  • Dinah
  • Waller, Fats
  • 3:06
  • Sound Clip for Dinah from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 42 (2)
  • Really the Blues
  • 3:34
  • Sound Clip for Really the Blues from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 43 (2)
  • Relaxin' at the Touro
  • Spanier, Muggsy
  • 3:15
  • Sound Clip for Relaxin' at the Touro from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 44 (2)
  • The Eel
  • Freeman, Bud
  • 2:44
  • Sound Clip for The Eel from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 45 (2)
  • I Can't Get Started
  • Berigan, Bunny
  • 4:43
  • Sound Clip for I Can't Get Started from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 46 (2)
  • Body and Soul
  • Hawkins, Coleman
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Body and Soul from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 47 (3)
  • Jack the Bear
  • 3:14
  • Sound Clip for Jack the Bear from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 48 (3)
  • Concerto for Cootie
  • Williams, Cootie
  • 3:17
  • Sound Clip for Concerto for Cootie from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 49 (3)
  • Cotton Tail
  • 3:10
  • Sound Clip for Cotton Tail from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 50 (3)
  • Mobile Bay
  • Stewart, Rex
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for Mobile Bay from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 51 (3)
  • Day Dream
  • Hodges, Johnny
  • 2:55
  • Sound Clip for Day Dream from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 52 (3)
  • Pennies from Heaven
  • Armstrong, Louis
  • 3:37
  • Sound Clip for Pennies from Heaven from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 53 (3)
  • Little Jazz
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for Little Jazz from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 54 (3)
  • Manteca
  • Gillespie, Dizzy
  • 3:04
  • Sound Clip for Manteca from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 55 (3)
  • Victory Ball
  • Parker, Charlie
  • 2:39
  • Sound Clip for Victory Ball from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 56 (3)
  • Epistrophy
  • Clarke, Kenny
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for Epistrophy from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 57 (3)
  • Half Step Down, Please
  • Hawkins, Coleman
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Half Step Down, Please from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 58 (3)
  • Spontaneous Combustion
  • Tristano, Lennie
  • 2:54
  • Sound Clip for Spontaneous Combustion from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 59 (3)
  • Stormy Monday
  • 3:07
  • Sound Clip for Stormy Monday from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 60 (3)
  • Bill's Mill
  • Basie, Count
  • 2:38
  • Sound Clip for Bill's Mill from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 61 (3)
  • Yes, Indeed!
  • Dorsey, Tommy [1]
  • 3:27
  • Sound Clip for Yes, Indeed! from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 62 (3)
  • Summertime
  • Shaw, Artie
  • 5:00
  • Sound Clip for Summertime from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 63 (3)
  • All of Me
  • Carter, Benny [Sax]
  • 3:19
  • Sound Clip for All of Me from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 64 (3)
  • Old Man Blues
  • Bechet, Sidney
  • 2:45
  • Sound Clip for Old Man Blues from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 65 (3)
  • Minor Swing
  • Reinhardt, Django
  • 2:35
  • Sound Clip for Minor Swing from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 66 (3)
  • Fifth Dimension
  • Williams, Mary Lou
  • 2:50
  • Sound Clip for Fifth Dimension from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 67 (3)
  • Cherokee
  • Tatum, Art
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for Cherokee from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 68 (3)
  • Erroll's Bounce
  • Garner, Erroll
  • 2:56
  • Sound Clip for Erroll's Bounce from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 69 (3)
  • My Blue Heaven
  • Peterson, Oscar
  • 2:58
  • Sound Clip for My Blue Heaven from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 70 (4)
  • Whisper Not
  • Blakey, Art
  • 7:12
  • Sound Clip for Whisper Not from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 71 (4)
  • Ysabel's Table Dance
  • Mingus, Charles
  • 10:26
  • Sound Clip for Ysabel's Table Dance from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 72 (4)
  • Salt Peanuts
  • Powell, Bud
  • 2:21
  • Sound Clip for Salt Peanuts from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 73 (4)
  • Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair
  • Newborn, Phineas
  • 4:04
  • Sound Clip for Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 74 (4)
  • Concerto for Billy the Kid
  • 4:45
  • Sound Clip for Concerto for Billy the Kid from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 75 (4)
  • Blues for Pablo
  • 4:50
  • Sound Clip for Blues for Pablo from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 76 (4)
  • April in Paris
  • Sauter Finegan Orchestra
  • 2:52
  • Sound Clip for April in Paris from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 77 (4)
  • The Wailing Boat
  • Ferguson, Maynard
  • 3:06
  • Sound Clip for The Wailing Boat from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 78 (4)
  • Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West
  • Lewis, John [01]
  • 6:31
  • Sound Clip for Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 79 (4)
  • Chiquito Loco
  • 3:28
  • Sound Clip for Chiquito Loco from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 80 (4)
  • Roses of Picardy
  • Norvo, Red
  • 3:36
  • Sound Clip for Roses of Picardy from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 81 (4)
  • East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)
  • 4:19
  • Sound Clip for East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 82 (4)
  • Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
  • Wiley, Lee
  • 2:55
  • Sound Clip for Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 83 (4)
  • Love Is Just Around the Corner
  • Allen, Henry [1] "Red"
  • 5:49
  • Sound Clip for Love Is Just Around the Corner from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 84 (4)
  • Perdido
  • 4:35
  • Sound Clip for Perdido from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 85 (5)
  • The Bridge
  • Rollins, Sonny
  • 5:55
  • Sound Clip for The Bridge from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 86 (5)
  • Blood Count
  • 4:18
  • Sound Clip for Blood Count from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 87 (5)
  • So What
  • Johnson, J.J. [Trombone]
  • 4:21
  • Sound Clip for So What from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 88 (5)
  • Where Do You Go?/Girl from Ipanema
  • Getz, Stan [1]
  • 5:48
  • Sound Clip for Where Do You Go?/Girl from Ipanema from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 89 (5)
  • Here's That Rainy Day
  • Desmond, Paul
  • 5:41
  • Sound Clip for Here's That Rainy Day from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 90 (5)
  • Blight of the Fumble Bee
  • 6:34
  • Sound Clip for Blight of the Fumble Bee from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 91 (5)
  • Old Folks
  • McLean, Jackie
  • 6:31
  • Sound Clip for Old Folks from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 92 (5)
  • Star Eyes
  • Baker, Chet
  • 6:58
  • Sound Clip for Star Eyes from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 93 (5)
  • Sing Me Softly of the Blues
  • Burton, Gary
  • 4:03
  • Sound Clip for Sing Me Softly of the Blues from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 94 (5)
  • One O'Clock Jump
  • 2:44
  • Sound Clip for One O'Clock Jump from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 95 (5)
  • Come Back Baby
  • Williams, Joe
  • 4:32
  • Sound Clip for Come Back Baby from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


  • 96 (5)
  • Flying Home
  • 8:03
  • Sound Clip for Flying Home from RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties


    • Credits of RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties

    • Coleman Hawkins
    • Clarinet, Performer, Reeds (Multiple), Reeds, Sax (Tenor)
    • Al Cohn
    • Arranger, Sax (Tenor), Performer, Saxophone
    • Budd Johnson
    • Reeds, Saxophone, Sax (Alto), Reeds (Multiple)


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