Although this John Hammond-produced concert was billed as the "30th Anniversary," it actually took place 28 years after his original Spirituals to Swing concert. Count Basie, Big Joe Turner and an obviously ill Pete Johnson were back from the earlier event. The two-LP set has spirituals (Marion Williams), blues (Big Mama Thornton and Turner), new stars (George Benson and John Handy) and a few swing all-stars (including trumpeter Buck Clayton, clarinetist Edmond Hall and tenor-saxophonist Buddy Tate). The spirited program certainly holds one's interest, making this a two-fer worth acquiring.
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From Spirituals to Swing: Carnegie Hall Concerts 1938/1939 [Columbia]
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Track Listing - Disc 1
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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1 | Goodman Group | 03:15 | Amazon | |||
2 | Goodman Group | 03:11 | Amazon | |||
3 | Goodman Group | 02:57 | Amazon | |||
4 | Count Basie / Helen Humes | 03:33 | Amazon | |||
5 | Count Basie | 03:51 | Amazon | |||
6 | Count Basie | 00:49 | Amazon | |||
7 | Count Basie / Hot Lips Page | 03:05 | Amazon | |||
8 | Count Basie Big Band | 02:40 | Amazon | |||
9 | Kansas City Six | 03:40 | Amazon | |||
10 | Kansas City Six | 02:22 | Amazon | |||
11 | Count Basie / Jo Jones / Page | 03:50 | Amazon | |||
12 | Count Basie / Clayton / Page / Young | 04:04 | Amazon | |||
13 | James P. Johnson | 02:16 | Amazon | |||
14 | James P. Johnson | 02:13 | Amazon | |||
15 | The New Orleans Feetwarmers | 01:57 | Amazon | |||
16 | The New Orleans Feetwarmers | 02:20 | Amazon |
Track Listing - Disc 2
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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1 | Benny Goodman & His Orchestra | 03:14 | Amazon | |||
2 | Goodman Group | 03:47 | Amazon | |||
3 | Golden Gate Quartet | 02:12 | Amazon | |||
4 | Golden Gate Quartet | 02:54 | Amazon | |||
5 | Clayton / Ida Cox / Green / James P. Johnson / Jones / Page / Dicky Wells / Young | 03:19 | Amazon | |||
6 | Jam Session | 09:37 | Amazon | |||
7 | Sonny Terry | 03:04 | Amazon | |||
8 | Bull City Red / Sonny Terry | 03:26 | Amazon | |||
9 | Pete Johnson / Big Joe Turner | 02:32 | Amazon | |||
10 | Gene Ammons / Jones / Lewis / Page | 02:41 | Amazon | |||
11 | Gene Ammons / Big Bill Broonzy / Jones / Page | 02:28 | Amazon | |||
12 | Gene Ammons / Big Bill Broonzy / Jones / Page | 02:50 | Amazon | |||
13 | Mitchell's Christian Singers | 02:07 | Amazon | |||
14 | Mitchell's Christian Singers | 02:09 | Amazon | |||
15 | Kansas City Six | 03:48 | Amazon |