Jumpin' for Joy

• Artist : Teddy Wilson
• Binding : Audio CD
• EAN : 0603366106425
• Label : Hep
• Manufacturer : Hep
• Number Of Discs : 1
• Package Dimensions : 0.54 inches (Height) x 5.55 inches (Length) x 0.18 pounds (Weight) x 4.97 inches (Width)
• Product Group : Music
• Publisher : Hep
• Release Date : 2008-12-18
• SKU : A603366106425
• Studio : Hep
• UPC : 603366106425

Teddy Wilson was one of the most subtle and gifted pianists of the Swing Era. He was leader of the star-studded small groups that backed Billie Holiday and for three years a member of the Benny Goodman Trio and Quartet. In 1939 Wilson decided to form his own big band, and the 20 recordings it made are all included here. It was a fine band that had amongst its soloists Shorty Baker on trumpet and Ben Webster on tenor, both of who were soon to star in the Duke Ellington band. Wilson used the best arrangers, including Buster Harding and Edgar Sampson and the result was one of the most tasteful big bands of the time. It was popular, too, beating Fats Waller's and Earl Hines's bands in one poll. But the shy Wilson was too reticent on stage and, when a permanent job leading a sextet at New York's Café Society was offered, he broke up the band. The tracks have superb sound quality and make a fine record of a historic moment in jazz. There are also an extra four tracks by a Wilson small band of a year later with trumpeter Bill Coleman and trombonist Benny Morton. --Amazon.co.uk

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