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A-Z of Jazz
Who better to take you on a guided tour of jazz music than James Morrison, one of the finest jazz players of our generation?
Morrison is your host for this panoramic survey across two CDs, with each track introduced by the man himself. He takes you on a journey from Dixieland to Bop, from the Birth of the Blues to Birdland – and from Antonio Carlos Jobim to Joe Zawinul. The album features some of the greatest jazz standards by, among others, Hoagy Carmichael, Fats Waller, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock and Duke Ellington, as well as lesser-known gems from Spencer Williams, Ray Noble and Dizzy Gillespie.
Morrison, in typically virtuosic style, performs on soprano, alto and tenor saxophone, piano, trumpet and trombone. He’s joined by the smooth vocals of Hetty Kate and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra under Benjamin Northey.
Recorded live in concert with all the thrill and dynamism that brings, this is a perfect introduction to jazz for the novice and a treat for the connoisseur.

A-Z of Jazz

SKU: 671253175371
$35.00Price

  • CD1

    Spencer Williams Basin Street Blues

    Ray Henderson The Birth of the Blues

    Benny Goodman Seven Come Eleven

    Hoagy Carmichael Stardust*

    Fats Waller Honeysuckle Rose*

    Duke Ellington Don’t Get Around Much Anymore*

    Duke Ellington Mood Indigo

    Count Basie Li’l Darlin’

    Cat Anderson El Gato

    CD2

    Dizzy Gillespie A Night in Tunisia

    Ray Noble Cherokee*

    Miles Davis All Blues

    Thelonious Monk 'Round Midnight

    Dizzy Gillespie Manteca

    Antonio Carlos Jobim Desafinado*

    Herbie Hancock Chameleon

    Joe Zawinul Birdland

    Duke Ellington It Don’t Mean a Thing*

    All tracks introduced by James Morrison

    James Morrison trumpet, trombone, saxophone, piano

    Hetty Kate vocals*

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Northey

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