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Extended Analysis

The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia & RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-66

Read "The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia & RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-66" reviewed by Skip Heller


Louis Armstrong officially returned to small band leadership May 17, 1947 via a triumphant concert at Town Hall that was less comeback than reaffirmation. It was even the dawn of his second great period, full of recordings that stood tall with his epochal 1920's output, and the subsequently-assembled Louis Armstrong and his All Stars would immediately establish themselves as a staple of the live jazz circuit as well as a powerhouse recording unit. That era--to the purposes of ...

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Getting Into Jazz

The Essential Vic Dickenson

Read "The Essential Vic Dickenson" reviewed by Mark Barnett


Getting Started If you're new to jazz, go to our Getting Into Jazz primer for some hints on how to listen. CD Capsule Timeless, straight-ahead 1950's jazz, played with passion and elegance by seasoned musicians at the top of their game. Don't look for bebop or coolness here. These guys weren't interested in revolutions. Background Although the 1950's are generally viewed as a period of Father-Knows-Best comfort and conformity, that ...

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Album Review

Vic Dickenson & Joe Thomas All-Star Bands: Mainstream

Read "Mainstream" reviewed by Mike Neely


Mainstream presents swing masters Joe Thomas and Vic Dickenson fronting all-star bands in a time when swing music was elbowing for attention amidst the world of be-bop, cool, and other modern jazz movements. The year was 1958, and English jazz critic Albert J. McCarthy was in New York City writing a book on swing. Surprised to find how difficult a time even the best swing musicians were having in the homeland of jazz, he approached Atlantic Records to sponsor two ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Classic Don Byas...

Mosaic Records
2024

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The Complete Louis...

Mosaic Records
2021

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Mainstream

KOCH International Jazz
2001

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Vic Dickenson Septet

Not On Label (Vic Vogel Self-released)
1993

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Just Friends

Not On Label (Vic Vogel Self-released)
1986

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The Essential Vic...

Vanguard Records
1977

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