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    12/09/2003

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    All Music Guide Review

    The word "smooth" can denote the absence of lumps or rough edges; it might refer to hairlessness or oiliness; "smooth" could mean peaceful, polite, friendly and ingratiating, or simply level surfaced and steady flowing. Any of these terms could be applied to music, even allowing for the notion that maybe what this world really needs is a special genre designation for music that suggests the absence of hair. More to the point: "smooth jazz" is a late 20th and early 21st century term for a slick, polished and unobtrusive extension of fusion. Living Era's 2003 double-disc compilation Smo-o-oth Vintage Jazz: 1935-1952 gets its title from a recording cut in 1941 by the Benny Goodman Sextet; here the word "smooth" exists as a counterpart to "cool," another term that took on extra connotations when an entire School of Cool emerged before and during the Korean War. Smoothness and coolness, of course, had always existed in jazz, and may be savored in the slower rags of Scott Joplin. For general everyday use, this compilation represents an overview of relaxing, accessible jazz recorded between the years 1935 and 1952. The average duration of three minutes allowed for the inclusion of no less than 48 tracks. The balance between vocals and instrumentals is beautifully achieved; a gentle non-linear progress traces a web of cross-pollinations from Coleman Hawkins and Benny Goodman to Charlie Parker and Stan Getz; from Sidney Bechet and Django Reinhardt to Lester Young and Gerry Mulligan; from Johnny Hodges, Glenn Miller and Artie Shaw to Count Basie, John Kirby, Earl Hines, Flip Phillips and George Shearing; from Connee Boswell, Billie Holiday, Ivie Anderson and Lee Wiley to Lena Horne, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Sarah Vaughan and the Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong duo. This marvelously well-stocked sampler will be ideal both as a tool for introducing jazz into daily life and for studying the stylistic evolution of this great music during the early to mid-20th century. ~ arwulf arwulf, All Music Guide

    Smo-o-oth Vintage Jazz: 1935-1952 Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • Artist
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • A Smo-o-o-o-th One
  • Goodman, Benny Sextet
  • 3:21
  • Sound Clip for A Smo-o-o-o-th One from Smo-o-oth Vintage Jazz: 1935-1952


  • 2
  • Body and Soul
  • Hawkins, Coleman & His Orchestra
  • 3:07
  • Sound Clip for Body and Soul from Smo-o-oth Vintage Jazz: 1935-1952


  • 3
  • I'll Never Be the Same
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for I'll Never Be the Same from Smo-o-oth Vintage Jazz: 1935-1952


  • 4
  • Moonglow
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Moonglow from Smo-o-oth Vintage Jazz: 1935-1952


  • 5
  • Blue and Sentimental
  • 3:14
  • Sound Clip for Blue and Sentimental from Smo-o-oth Vintage Jazz: 1935-1952


  • 6
  • Begin the Beguine
  • Shaw, Artie & His Orchestra
  • 3:20
  • Sound Clip for Begin the Beguine from Smo-o-oth Vintage Jazz: 1935-1952


  • 7
  • Deep in a Dream
  • 2:56
  • Sound Clip for Deep in a Dream from Smo-o-oth Vintage Jazz: 1935-1952


  • 8
  • The Man I Love
  • Goodman, Benny & His Quartet
  • 3:29
  • Sound Clip for The Man I Love from Smo-o-oth Vintage Jazz: 1935-1952


  • 9
  • Stardust
  • Miller, Glenn [1] & His Orchestra
  • 3:23
  • Sound Clip for Stardust from Smo-o-oth Vintage Jazz: 1935-1952


  • 10
  • You Go to My Head
  • Holiday, Billie & Her Orchestra
  • 2:53
  • Sound Clip for You Go to My Head from Smo-o-oth Vintage Jazz: 1935-1952


  • 11
  • A Ghost of a Chance
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for A Ghost of a Chance from Smo-o-oth Vintage Jazz: 1935-1952


  • 12
  • Mood Indigo
  • 2:42
  • Sound Clip for Mood Indigo from Smo-o-oth Vintage Jazz: 1935-1952


  • 13
  • Blues in Thirds
  • Bechet, Sidney Trio
  • 2:58
  • Sound Clip for Blues in Thirds from Smo-o-oth Vintage Jazz: 1935-1952


  • 14
  • Nuages
  • 3:17
  • Sound Clip for Nuages from Smo-o-oth Vintage Jazz: 1935-1952


  • 15
  • It's Only a Paper Moon
  • Kirby, John & His Onyx Club Boys
  • 3:10
  • Sound Clip for It's Only a Paper Moon from Smo-o-oth Vintage Jazz: 1935-1952


  • 16
  • Passion Flower
  • Hodges, Johnny & His Orchestra
  • 3:10
  • Sound Clip for Passion Flower from Smo-o-oth Vintage Jazz: 1935-1952


  • 17
  • Out of Nowhere
  • 3:30
  • Sound Clip for Out of Nowhere from Smo-o-oth Vintage Jazz: 1935-1952


  • 18
  • Willow, Weep for Me
  • 3:23
  • Sound Clip for Willow, Weep for Me from Smo-o-oth Vintage Jazz: 1935-1952


  • 19
  • My Old Flame
  • 3:11
  • Sound Clip for My Old Flame from Smo-o-oth Vintage Jazz: 1935-1952


  • 20
  • I Can't Get Started
  • 4:53
  • Sound Clip for I Can't Get Started from Smo-o-oth Vintage Jazz: 1935-1952


  • 21
  • I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
  • 3:20
  • Sound Clip for I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) from Smo-o-oth Vintage Jazz: 1935-1952


  • 22
  • Sweet and Lovely
  • Phillips, Flip
  • 5:01
  • Sound Clip for Sweet and Lovely from Smo-o-oth Vintage Jazz: 1935-1952


  • 23
  • Skylark
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for Skylark from Smo-o-oth Vintage Jazz: 1935-1952


  • 24 (2)
  • Sophisticated Lady
  • Ellington, Duke & His Orchestra
  • 2:44

  • 25 (2)
  • Lover Man
  • 3:31

  • 26 (2)
  • I Don't Know Why - I Just Do
  • Byas, Don
  • 3:02

  • 27 (2)
  • Sweet Lorraine
  • 3:11

  • 28 (2)
  • Just One More Chance
  • Thompson, Lucky & His Lucky Seven
  • 3:14

  • 29 (2)
  • Robbins' Nest
  • Thornhill, Claude & His Orchestra
  • 3:18

  • 30 (2)
  • Embraceable You
  • Parker, Charlie Quintet
  • 3:26

  • 31 (2)
  • September Song
  • 3:04

  • 32 (2)
  • Midnight Sun
  • Hampton, Lionel & His Orchestra
  • 3:20

  • 33 (2)
  • No Moon at All
  • Cole, Nat King & His Trio
  • 2:55

  • 34 (2)
  • April in Paris
  • Hawkins, Coleman & His All Stars
  • 3:10

  • 35 (2)
  • September in the Rain
  • Shearing, George Quartet
  • 3:16

  • 36 (2)
  • One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)
  • 3:06

  • 37 (2)
  • There's a Small Hotel
  • Getz, Stan & His Quartet
  • 2:56

  • 38 (2)
  • But Not for Me
  • 3:17

  • 39 (2)
  • Bernie's Tune
  • Mulligan, Gerry & His Quartet
  • 2:54

  • 40 (2)
  • Don't Blame Me
  • Parker, Charlie Quintet
  • 2:50

  • 41 (2)
  • Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere
  • 2:27

  • 42 (2)
  • Yesterdays
  • Getz, Stan & His Quartet
  • 2:48

  • 43 (2)
  • Taking a Chance on Love
  • 2:41

  • 44 (2)
  • Laura
  • Cole, Nat King & His Quartet
  • 2:46

  • 45 (2)
  • Moonlight in Vermont
  • Smith, Johnny & His Quintet
  • 3:16

  • 46 (2)
  • My Funny Valentine
  • Mulligan, Gerry & His Quartet
  • 3:17

  • 47 (2)
  • Harlem Nocturne
  • 3:10

  • 48 (2)
  • Dream a Little Dream of Me
  • 3:03

    • Credits of Smo-o-oth Vintage Jazz: 1935-1952

    • Bill Bushey
    • Clarinet, Sax (Baritone), Clarinet (Bass)


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