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The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz is a six-LP box set released in 1973 by the Smithsonian Institution.Compiled by jazz critic, scholar, and historian Martin Williams, the album included tracks from over a dozen record labels spanning several decades and genres of American jazz, from ragtime and big band to post-bop and free jazz.
From 1971 to 1981 Williams headed the jazz and "American Culture Program" at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., where, in 1973, he compiled and wrote liner notes for The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz. In 1983, he, Gunther Schuller, and the Smithsonian — in collaboration with RCA Records — produced Big Band Jazz.
Following requests for an update to Martin Williams's Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz (1973), Smithsonian Folkways began the process of selecting music for a new anthology in late 2004. Over fifty acknowledged experts reviewed a list of 2,500 potential tracks and agreed that the set should represent the development of jazz through the ...
In 2011 Smithsonian Folkways released a new jazz anthology to update their previous release, the 1973 Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz. The anthology includes 111 tracks on six discs, held within a 200-page compilation of historical essays, musical analyses, and contemporary photographs of the musicians. [14]
"Singin' the Blues" is a 1920 jazz composition by J. Russel Robinson, Con Conrad, Sam M. Lewis, and Joe Young. It was recorded by the Original Dixieland Jass Band in 1920 as an instrumental and released as a Victor 78 as part of a medley with " Margie ".
The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz; Standard Eyes; Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool; Stormy Weather (AT&T album) V. Verve Remixed This page was last edited on ...
Nearly 70 million Americans rely on Social Security for monthly income. The vast majority, about 65 million, collect Social Security benefits. Another 4.5 million receive Supplemental Security ...
The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Country Music – Bill C. Malone, producers (Various Artists) (Smithsonian Collection) Birmingham Quartet Anthology – Doug Seroff, producer (Various Artists) (Clanka Lanka) Chronicle, The Complete Prestige Recordings – Orrin Keepnews, producer (Miles Davis) (Prestige)