While this pair of CDs is tagged as Echoes of Swing, the spirit of improvised jazz instead emerges (there is a difference). As one might expect, these cuts are dominated by the richness of Ralph Sutton's piano, with its lovely, lyrical, and/or stomping stride in his every chorus--an astonishing feat, achieved only by the greats of Harlem's golden years, Fats Waller, James P. Johnson, and Willie "the Lion" Smith. Waller's 1928 classic, "Clothesline Ballet," singly reveals the astounding dimensions of Sutton's touch. In truth, no one has done more to keep this tradition alive than Ralph Sutton, and certainly no one comes near him in blending this style seamlessly with the extraordinary talent on these two CDs. For those who loved Sutton's Commodore sessions of the late 1940's when they heard this youngster from rural Missouri for the first time, these two CD gems are going push you over the edge. --Daniel Bartlett Jr.
Echoes of Swing: Complete Hamburg Concert,Ralph Sutton & His Allstars,Nagel-Heyer,Jazz,Jazz Music,Pop
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Echoes of Swing: The Complete Hamburg Concert
Ralph Sutton Manufacturer: Nagel-Heyer ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  General
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
General
| Live Albums
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Stride Piano
| Traditional Jazz & Ragtime
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Traditional Vocal Pop
| Broadway & Vocalists
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B000A1ZV9Y Release Date: 1999-03-09 |
Tracks:
- Fine and Dandy
- Moonglow
- California, Here I Come
- Clothes Line Ballet
- Song of the Wanderer
- Sweet Lorraine
- Medley: Happy Birthday/Blame It on My Youth
- Limehouse Blues
Tracks:
- My Gal Sal
- Beale Street Blues
- Some of These Days
- Runnin' Wild
- Thanks a Million
- Shine
- Buddy Bolden Blues
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Echoes of Swing: The Complete Hamburg Concert
Ralph Sutton Manufacturer: Nagel-Heyer ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
General
| Live Albums
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Stride Piano
| Traditional Jazz & Ragtime
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Traditional Vocal Pop
| Broadway & Vocalists
| Styles
| Music
General
| Jazz
| Indie Music
| Stores
| Music
ASIN: B00000IB1M Release Date: 1999-03-09 |
Tracks:
- Fine And Dandy
- Moonglow
- California, Here I Come
- Clothesline Ballett
- Song Of The Wanderer
- Sweet Lorraine
- Medley: Happy Birthday/Blame It On My Youth
- Limehouse Blues
Tracks:
- My Gal Sal
- Beale Street Blues
- Some Of These Days
- Runnin' Wild
- Thanks A Million
- Shine
- Buddy Bolden Blues
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While this pair of CDs is tagged as Echoes of Swing, the spirit of improvised jazz instead emerges (there is a difference). As one might expect, these cuts are dominated by the richness of Ralph Sutton's piano, with its lovely, lyrical, and/or stomping stride in his every chorus--an astonishing feat, achieved only by the greats of Harlem's golden years, Fats Waller, James P. Johnson, and Willie "the Lion" Smith. Waller's 1928 classic, "Clothesline Ballet," singly reveals the astounding dimensions of Sutton's touch. In truth, no one has done more to keep this tradition alive than Ralph Sutton, and certainly no one comes near him in blending this style seamlessly with the extraordinary talent on these two CDs. For those who loved Sutton's Commodore sessions of the late 1940's when they heard this youngster from rural Missouri for the first time, these two CD gems are going push you over the edge. --Daniel Bartlett Jr.Customer Reviews:
A MUST FOR SUTTON FANS.......2001-02-06
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