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My top "Desert Island" pics for strange sophistocates
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Mel Tormé, Rob McConnell and the Boss BrassMel Tormé, Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass by Mel Tormé and Rob McConnell & the Boss Brass
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $2.00
A velvety voice with a brassy swing band! A match made in heaven(figuritively speaking)
Proud of YouProud of You by Al Bowlly
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Bowlly's jazzy sophisticated crooning perfectly matched Ray Noble's peppy stylish swing band of the 30's
My ReverieMy Reverie by Bea Wain
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $9.24
Wian's Sinatra-ish phrasing and sensious vocie make her a perfect match for Larry Clinton's Orchestra
Wildwood FlowerWildwood Flower by The Carter Family
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You don't have soul, until you listen to a little 1930's backwoods mountian music! Check out "the Carter Scratch"
Shout Sisters Shout! 1925-1934Shout Sisters Shout! 1925-1934 by The Boswell Sisters
Buy used from: $172.89
These gals created jazz vocal harmony!
Oh YeahOh Yeah by Charles Mingus
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Jazz that is wild and crazy yet on some strange level it is organized and makes sense!
Snowy Morning BluesSnowy Morning Blues by James P. Johnson
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The greatest stride pianist of our time!
Are You Hep to the Jive?Are You Hep to the Jive? by Cab Calloway
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The greatest entertainer of our time(did you really think it was ol' Jolie... Mammy)
Capitol Collectors Series: Louis PrimaCapitol Collectors Series: Louis Prima by Louis Prima
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Rockin' r&b, with a touch of New O'leans, wild blasting energetic swing!
Cookin' With the Miles Davis QuintetCookin' With the Miles Davis Quintet by Miles Davis Quintet
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A perfectly cool set!
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious MonkArt Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk by Art Blakey
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The ultimate bop album, and two of jazz' greatest bebop/hardbop giants
You Won't Forget MeYou Won't Forget Me by Shirley Horn
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A living legend, what a voice, and what piano playin'!
The Very Best of Al JolsonThe Very Best of Al Jolson by Al Jolson
Buy used from: $55.99
He made the list, if only because he was so BAZAAR!!!(not nessicarily the worlds GREATEST entertainer
The Minstrel Man from GeorgiaThe Minstrel Man from Georgia by Emmett Miller
Buy used from: $29.99
He's the guy who influenced everyone from Hank Williams and Ernest Tubb to Leon Redbone!!!