The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert by Benny Goodman, Columbia Records catalogue item SL-160, is a two-disc LP of swing and jazz music recorded at Carnegie Hall in New York City on January 16, 1938. First issued in 1950, the landmark recording captured the premiere performance given by a big band in the famed concert venue. The event has been described as "the single most important jazz or popular music concert in history: jazz's 'coming out' party to the world of 'respectable' music.
Verve records threw a party at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday night April 6, 1994, a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Verve Records. This recording is dedicated to the musicians who have created the legacy of Verve Records.
Johnson/Carnegie Hall Jazz Band. 4. Willow Weep For Me - Hank Jones. 5. I Must Have That Man - Abbey Lincoln/J. Johnson/Hank Jones/Charlie Haden/All Foster. 6. Desafinado - Joe Henderson/Antonio Carlos Jobim/Charlie Haden/Al Foster. 7. Manteca - Roy Hargrove/Steve Turre/Don Alias/Carnegie Hall Jazz Band. 8. Parisian Thoroughfare - Yosuke Yamashita. The awe and respect in which the artists perform their craft is exceptional. The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band shines with its tight sound; jazz vocals are highlighted, and contemporary jazz featured too. Stellar performances by Herbie Hancock, Dee Dee Bridgewater, the late Antonio Carlos Jobim, the late Betty Carter, and more. Those familiar with these jazz standards would be pleased to hear new, refreshing arrangements and interpretations. One person found this helpful.
Carnegie Hall Presents. SA/PS Stern Auditorium, Perelman Stage. REW Resnick Education Wing. WRH Weill Recital Hall. From Billie Holiday and Benny Goodman, to the soulful singers and sizzling instrumentalists of today, Carnegie Hall has always been home to the finest jazz. Whether it’s a sultry ballad or breathless up-tempo cooker, jazz sounds best at legendary Carnegie Hall. {facetTitle('Location', 'facilityfacet')}}.
Carnegie Hall Concert is a live album by saxophonist Gerry Mulligan and trumpeter Chet Baker. The album was recorded at Carnegie Hall in 1974 and released on the CTI label both as a double LP and as two separate volumes. In 1995 the album was re-released as a CD with an additional track.
The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band was a big band organized in 1991 by George Wein. Its musical director was Jon Faddis. The group gave its first performance in October 1992, and gave concerts paying tribute to classic jazz musicians as well as new commissions or arrangements from living composers, including Muhal Richard Abrams, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Garnett Brown, John Clayton, Slide Hampton, Jimmy Heath, Dick Hyman, Jim McNeely, Randy Sandke, Maria Schneider, and Dennis Wilson. The band did worldwide tours in the period 1994-1996 and recorded several albums.
Johnson/Carnegie Hall Jazz Band 04. Willow Weep For Me - Hank Jones 05.
Carnegie Hall Salutes the Jazz Masters: Verve at 50. Verve 523 150. Cassette. Carnegie Hall Salutes the Jazz Masters: Verve at 50.