Smithsonian Flashcards
1
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Weather Bird
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- Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Earl Hines (piano)
- Recorded December 5, 1928
- Okeh record label
2
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Mean to Me
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Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson and his Orchestra
- Billie Holiday (voice), Teddy Wilson (piano), Allan Reuss (guitar), Artie Bernstein (bass), Cozy Cole (drums)
- Soloists: Lester Young (tenor saxophone), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Wilson
- Recorded May 11, 1937
- Brunswick record label
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One O’clock Jump
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Count Basie and his Orchestra
- Count Basie (piano), Freddie Green (guitar), Walter Page (bass), Jo Jones (drums)
- Soloists: Herschel Evans (tenor sax), George Hunt (trombone), Lester Young (tenor sax), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Basie
- Recorded July 7, 1937
- Decca record label
4
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Koko
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Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra
- Duke Ellington (piano), Fred Guy (guitar), Jimmie Blanton (bass), Sonny Greer (drums)
- Soloists: Juan Tizol (valve trombone), Joe “Tricky Sam” Nanton (trombone), Ellington, Blanton
- Recorded March 6, 1940
- Victor record label
5
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I Want To Be Happy
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Lester Young and Buddy Rich Trio
- Lester Young (tenor sax), Nat “King” Cole (piano), Buddy Rich (drums)
- Soloists: Young, Cole
- Recorded 1946
- Mercury record label
6
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Indiana
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- Bud Powell (piano), Curly Russell (bass), Max Roach (drums)
- Soloists: Powell, Roach
- Recorded January 10, 1947
- Roost record label
7
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Embraceable You
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Charlie Parker Quintet
- Charlie Parker (alto sax), Miles Davis (trumpet), Duke Jordan (piano), Tommy Potter (bass), Max Roach (drums)
- Soloists: Jordan, Parker, Davis
- Recorded October 28, 1947
- Dial record label
8
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Lady Bird
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Tadd Dameron Sextet – Lady Bird
- Tadd Dameron (piano), Curly Russell (bass), Kenny Clarke (drums)
- Soloists: Fats Navarro (trumpet), Allen Eager (tenor sax), Wardell Gray (tenor sax), Dameron
- Recorded September 13, 1948
- Blue Note record label
9
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Tanga
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Machito and his Afro – Cuban Orchestra
- Machito (vocals, maracas), Rene Hernandez (piano), Roberto Rodriguez (bass), Luis Miranda (conga), Jose Mangual (bongo), Ubaldo Nieto (timbales), Frank Davilla or Bob Woodlen (trumpet), Gene Johnson (alto sax), Flip Phillips (tenor sax)
- Recorded December, 1948
- Mercury record label
10
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WOW
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Lennie Tristano Sextet
- Lennie Tristano (piano), Billy Bauer (guitar), Arnold Fishkin (bass), Harold Granowsky (drums), Lee Konitz (alto sax), Warne Marsh (tenor sax)
- Recorded March 4, 1949
- Capitol record label
11
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Boplicity
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Miles Davis Nonet
- Miles Davis (trumpet), John Lewis (piano), Nelson Boyd (bass), Kenny Clarke (drums), Gerry Mulligan (bari sax)
- Recorded April 22, 1949
- Capitol record label
12
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Walkin’ Shoes
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The Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Chet Baker
- Gerry Mulligan (bari sax), Chet Baker (trumpet), Bobby Whitlock (bass), Chico Hamilton (drums)
- Recorded October 16th 1952
- Pacific Jazz Records
13
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Daahoud
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Clifford Brown and Max Roach Quintet - Clifford Brown (trumpet), Max Roach (drums), Harold Land (tenor sax), Richie Powell (piano), George Morrow (bass) - Soloists: Brown, Roach - Recorded August 6, 1954 Mainstream Records
14
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Django
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The Modern Jazz Quartet
- Milt Jackson (vibraphone), John Lewis (piano), Percy Heath (bass), Kenny Clarke (drums)
- Soloists: Jackson, Lewis
- Recorded December 23, 1954
- Prestige record label
15
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The Preacher
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Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers
- Horace Silver (piano), Doug Watkins (bass), Art Blakey (drums)
- Soloists: Kenny Dorham (trumpet), Hank Mobley (tenor sax), Silver
- Recorded February 6, 1955
- Blue Note record label
16
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I’ll Remember April
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Errol Garner Trio
- Errol Garner (piano), Eddie Calhoun (bass), Denzil Best (drums)
- Recorded September 19, 1955
- Columbia record label
17
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Jonaleh
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The Chico Hamilton Quintet
- Chico Hamilton (drums), Jim Hall (guitar), Carson Smith (bass), Buddy Collette (clarinet), Fred Katz (cello)
- Soloists: Collette, Hall
- Recorded January 4, 1956
- Pacific Jazz record label
18
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St. Thomas
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- Sonny Rollins (tenor sax), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Doug Watkins (bass), Max Roach (drums)
- Soloists: Rollins, Roach, Flanagan
- Recorded June 22, 1956
- Prestige record label
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Call For All Demons
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Sun Ra and his Arkestra
- Sun Ra (keyboards), Wilburn Green (electric bass), Richard Evans (bass), Robert Barry (drums), Jim Herndon (timpani)
- Soloists: John Gilmore (tenor sax), Art Hoyle (trombone), James Scales (alto sax), Dave Young (trumpet), Herndon, Ra
- Recorded July 12, 1956
- Transition record label
