The Encyclopedia of Jazz (5x100-CD Boxed Set)

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The Most Important Jazz Recordings of Four Decades (1920s-1950s)!

A total of 500 CDs encompassing an entire "who's who" of 20th century jazz history: the essence of four decades of jazz, exclusively and compactly compiled especially for you — wonderfully packaged in attractively-designed, hard cardboard boxed sets. For pleasant, foot-tapping easy listening — and for collectors, jazz fans and those who wish to become such.

With approximately 10,000 tracks on 500 CDs, The Encyclopedia of Jazz presents a veritable lexicon of 20th century jazz history — the greatest soloists and bands with their most important recordings.

Includes 100 CDs in each of the following categories:

Classic Jazz—From New Orleans to Harlem (1917-1932): New Orleans was the starting point of collective improvisation. The jazz for which the city on the Mississippi delta was to become so famous developed at the beginning of the 20th century — fusing Creole-Afro-American music, Marching Bands and French Quadrilles. With the rise of Swing, New York and Chicago became the new jazz capitals. The most important recordings of classical jazz: New Orleans Jazz, Dixieland, New York and Chicago Jazz, Kansas City, Harlem and Territory Jazz. From 1917 to 1932, to be listened to — and danced to on 100 CDs. King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, Johnny Dodds, Jimmie Noone, Sidney Bechet, Bix Beiderbecke, Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson, Earl Hines, Jack Teagarden, Red Nichols, Clarence Williams, Muggsy Spanier, Frank Teschemacher, Adrian Rollini and many others.

Swing Time—All-Star Swing Groups With Their Most Famous Recordings (1930s-1950s): The music of a decade between the Depression and World War II gave hope and entertainment to the people. Swing records, ballrooms and touring bands made swing one of the most rousing styles of jazz. From the early days to the late 1950s the highlights of the swing stars are presented on 100 CDs. Henry Red Allen, Roy Eldridge, Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Johnny Hodges, Benny Carter, Fats Waller, Art Tatum, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Red Norvo, Teddy Wilson, Buck Clayton, Django Reinhardt, Bunny Berigan, James P. Johnson, Chu Berry, Wingy Manone, Buster Bailey, Artie Shaw, Louis Armstrong and many others.

Bebop Story—A Musical Revolution That Radically Changed the Road of Jazz (1937-1955): Bebop marked the beginning of modern jazz — a musical and technical revolution and the first example of jazz as an "art." New harmonic structures coupled with improvising at a fast tempo, together with "hip" outfits like big, thick-rimmed glasses, "Zoot-suits" and "goatee" beards — those are bebop's trademarks. The following artists are represented with recordings of their most important pieces from the 1940s and 1950s in this exclusive 100 CD bebop box. Charlie Parker, Charlie Christian, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, Fats Navarro, Sonny Stitt, Miles Davis, Bud Powell, Kenny Dorham, Wardell Gray, Kenny Clarke, J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, Serge Chaloff, Gerry Mulligan, Stan Getz, John Lewis and many others.

Big Bands—The Giants of the Swing Big Band Era (1930s-1950s): The big band box takes you from the formation of the "original" big band of Fletcher Henderson to the 17-piece line-up of Stan Kenton's Progressive Jazz. Benny Goodman's Let's Dance became the motto of an entire country — in fact, of the whole world. 100 CDs provide you with the most exciting, most beautiful and most swinging recordings from this period - to be listened to, for indulging in reminiscences and for swinging along to. Fletcher Henderson, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Charlie Barnet, Jimmie Lunceford, Woody Herman, Chick Webb, Stan Kenton, Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton, Harry James, Cab Calloway, Glenn Miller, Erskine Hawkins, Louis Armstrong and many others.

Modern Jazz—Cool Jazz, West Coast, Hard-Bop, Modern Mainstream: In the 1950s jazz spread over the world. With the advent of the Long-Playing Record jazz improvisation was freed from the limitation of the old 78 three minute playing time. This gave room for the deep and long artistic statements. The jazz message conquered the scene and built new regional and stylistic centers. Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Chet Baker, Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Clifford Brown, Art Blakey, John Coltrane, Horace Silver, Sonny Rollins, Lee Morgan, Cannonball & Nat Adderley, Thelonious Monk, Dexter Gordon, Modern Jazz Quartet, Oscar Peterson, Erroll Garner, Charles Mingus and many others.

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