mon 27 mar 2017 23:00 hour
Big bands and large jazz ensembles. Billy May (1916-2004) was a trumpet player and arranger. First for others, like Charlie Barnet, Glenn Miller and Les Brown, but in the 50’s he led his own orchestra, with an unique saxophone sound and fiery brass.
- 1’40” All Of You (Porter) Anita O’Day Retrospective RTS 4297
- 3’08” All Of Me (Simons, Marks) Billy May id.
- 3’22” Cherokee (Noble) Charlie Barnet id.
- 3’00” Long Tall Mama (May) Glenn Miller id.
- 5’44” Serenade In Blue (Warren, Gordon) Glenn Miller Mercury 826 635-2
- 2’58” Lazy River (Carmichael, Arodin) Charles LaVere RTS 4297
- 2’58” Memphis In June (Carmichael, Webster) Hoagy Carmichael id.
- 2’57” Minor Mambo (May, Almeida) Billy May id.
- 3’11” Lean Baby (May) id.
- 2’25” Ain’t She Sweet (Ager, Yellen) Jimmie Lunceford Média 7 MJCD 98
- 2’58” Charmaine (Rapee, Pollack) Billy May RST 4297
- 3’11” When Your Lover Has Gone (Swan) id.
- 2’47” Easy Street (Rankin Jones) id.
- 2’48” Thou Swell (Rodgers, Hart) id.
- 4’30” South Rampart Street Parade (Bauduc, Haggart, Allen) id.
- 3’49” It’s Nice To Go Trav’ling (Van Heusen, Cahn) Frank Sinatra id.
- 3’00” Burnished Brass (May) George Shearing id.