This week Nick remembers the late producer, talent scout and record company executive George Avakian, who was behind many of the greatest jazz recordings in history- including Miles Davis' Kind of Blue, Louis Armstrong's "Mack the Knife", and Benny Goodman's Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert.
Check out a fascinating interview with George Avakian:
Today's Playlist:
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1 |
Jimmy McPartland's Squirrels |
Sugar |
Pinkard / Mitchell / Alexander |
Chicago Jazz |
Decca |
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2 |
George Wettling's Chicago Rhythm Kings |
I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate |
Williams / Piron |
Chicago Jazz |
Decca |
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3 |
Benny Goodman |
Avalon |
Rose / DeSylva / Jolson |
The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert |
Columbia |
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4 |
Edith Piaf |
La Vie En Rose |
Piaf |
n/a |
Columbia |
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5 |
Louis Armstrong |
Mack the Knife |
Weill |
n/a |
Columbia |
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6 |
Miles Davis |
Round Midnight |
Monk |
Round About Midnight |
Columbia |
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7 |
Miles Davis |
So What |
Davis |
Kind of Blue |
Columbia |
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8 |
Miles Davis |
Two Bass Hit |
Lewis / Gillespie |
Milestones |
Fontana |
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9 |
Dave Brubeck |
Pennies from Heaven |
Johnston / Burke |
Brubeck Time |
Columbia |
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10 |
The Jazz Messengers featuring Art Blakey |
Sam's Tune |
Dockery |
Ritual |
Pacific Jazz |
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11 |
Erroll Garner |
On the Street Where You Live |
Lerner / Loewe |
Other Voices |
Columbia |
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12 |
Bessie Smith |
Black Mountain Blues |
Johnson |
The Bessie Smith Story - Volume 2 |
Columbia |
