[Dixielandjazz] Favorite Jazz Solos
Dan Augustine
ds.augustine@mail.utexas.edu
Sun, 10 Nov 2002 20:48:05 -0600
Yeah, well, what can i say? Here are what some of us named as
our favorite (not to say, 'the best') jazz solos. I compiled this
because a) i want to find and listen to the ones i don't have, and b)
i like lists (shocker, eh?). Dan
Red Allen Mule Face Blues (with King Oliver and his Orchestra)
Louis Armstrong West end blues
Louis Armstrong Blues turning gray over you
Louis Armstrong Potato Head Blues
Louis Armstrong Swing that music
Louis Armstrong Weatherbird
Louis Armstrong Cornet Chop Suey
Freddy Assunto Slide Frog Slide
Freddy Assunto Georgia Camp
Sydney Bechet Summertime
Bix Beiderbecke Sweet Sue (with Whiteman)
Bix Beiderbecke Clementine (with Goldkette)
Bix Beiderbecke Singing the Blues
Bix Beiderbecke Ostrich Walk
Bunny Berrigan I can't get started
Bunny Berrigan Marie (with Tommy Dorsey)
Billy Butterfield Stardust (with Artie Shaw)
Billy Butterfield What's New
Wild Bill Davison I can't give you anything but love
Wild Bill Davison How Come You Do Me (with the Condon Mob)
Lee Gifford Fight the Team (on Billy Maxted's "Need It Be Named?)
Bob Haggart Big Noise from Winnetka
Lionel Hampton Stardust
Cap'n John Handy Ice Cream
Coleman Hawkins Body and Soul (the 1939 version)
J.C. Higginbotham Panama
Bunk Johnson New Iberia Blues (on American Music)
James P. Johnson Snowy Morning Blues
Lonnie Johnson Savoy Blues (L.A. Hot Five)
Gene Krupa Sing Sing Sing
George Lewis Tiger Rag (on American Music with Bunk's Band)
George Lewis Burgundy Street Blues
Lou McGarity There'll Be Some Changes Made (Jammin' At Condon's)
Eddie Miller Love's got me in a lazy mood
Miff Mole Hurricane (with Red and Miff's Stompers)
Miff Mole Peg of My Heart (on Jazzology Reissue)
Joe Oliver Wa Wa Wa
Joe Oliver Dippermouth Blues (1923)
Pee Wee Russell One Two Three Blues
Pee Wee Russell Old Folks
Bob Scoby All The Wrongs You've Done (Clancy Hayes on the chorus)
Omer Simeon Doctor Jazz (Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers)
Muggsy Spanier Relaxin at the Touro (Lonesome Road)
Jack Teagarden Lover
Jack Teagarden Mighty Like a Rose
Jack Teagarden Prince of Wails (Jack Hits the Road, on Columbia)
Art Tatum Tiger Rag
Dickie Wells Springfield Stomp (with Cecil Scott and Bright Boys)
Joe Yukl (trombonist, AK.A. the Mad Russian), Body and Soul (on a
late 40's Jump label)
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