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NO OF TITLES
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The Big Band Era & the Birth of Cool (1938–1955)
Who is this collection for?
For collectors of classic American jazz — swing, vocal standards, and the beginnings of cool/bebop — plus jazz piano fans especially, given the strong Garner/Tatum/Shearing showing.
Collection Overview
A well-curated collection built around the transition from big-band swing into small-group "cool" and bebop-adjacent jazz of the early-to-mid 1950s - Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, three Erroll Garner titles (including Concert by the Sea), Art Tatum, George Shearing and Dave Brubeck's Jazz Goes to College.
Titles in this Collection:
• Jazz Oasis | Charlie Barnet Quartet
• Erroll Garner Plays Misty | Erroll Garner
• Garnering | Erroll Garner
• Lullaby of Broadway | George Auld
• Mulligan & Baker! | Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Lee Konitz and Chet Baker Quintet
• Verve Jazz No 13 | Lionel Hampton
• Sunday Serenade | Sammy Kaye
• The Four Freshmen in Person | The Four Freshmen
• Jazz Moments | The George Shearing Trio
• Eddie Heywood | Eddie Heywood
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