Genre: Standards
During the golden age of the American popular song (around 1915-60), several dozen very talented composers wrote a countless number of flexible songs that were adopted (and often transformed) by creative jazz musicians and singers. Often originally written for Broadway shows and Hollywood films, many of these works (generally 32 bars in length) have been performed and recorded a seemingly infinite number of times, including "Body and Soul," "Stardust," and "All the Things You Are. (read more)
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Albums
Featured Albums (view all Standards albums)
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Big Joe Turner: Big Joe Is Here-Big Joe Rides Again
2002 Collectables -
Benny Goodman, Dick Haymes, Harry James: The Complete Columbia Recordings
1998 Collectors' Choice -
Various Artists: The Song Is...Hoagy Carmichael
1990 ASV-Living Era -
Alberta Hunter: Complete Recorded Works-Vol.1 (1921-1923)
1996 Document -
Various Artists: An Anthology Of Big Band Swing (1930-1955)
1993 GRP
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