Jazz From The Hills: Country All Stars

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These 21 tracks come from a series of 1950s sessions featuring the elite pickers of Nashville. The principal players are Chet Atkins (electric guitar), Homer Haynes (guitar and vocals), and Jethro Burns (mandolin); other notables include steel guitarist Jerry Byrd, jazz guitarist George Barnes, and fiddler Dale Potter. Pop novelties, jazz standards, and original instrumental breakdowns all have a place here, and the quality of the playing is only equaled by the enthusiasm and enjoyment that clearly guides the sessions. The variety of the styles is remarkable: gently loping ballads ("Darkness on the Delta"), urgent Latin rhythms ("Lady in Red"), and fast-paced jazz romps ("Stompin at the Savoy," "Royal Garden Blues") join Hawaiian ditties ("Indiana March") and even a Sid Caesar tune ("It Goes Like This"). --Marc Greilsamer

Jazz From The Hills: Country All Stars,Various Artists,Bear Family,50's,60's,Country,Pop,Traditional Country,V/a Compilations

Average customer rating: Great Country Jazz from the Early 50s

Jazz From The Hills: Country All Stars Various Artists Manufacturer: Bear Family ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music 1950s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1960s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1960-1969 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1950-1959 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: A Western Swing Dance Date with Spade & Tex ASIN: B000001B1J Release Date: 1994-06-28

Tracks:

1. Stomping At The Savoy
2. Tennessee Rag
3. Do Something
4. My Little Girl
5. It Goes Like This (That Funny Melody)
6. Midnight Train
7. What's The Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You)
8. Marie
9. Fiddle Patch
10. Fiddle Sticks
11. In A Little Spanish Town
12. Sweet Georgia Brown
13. The Lady In Red
14. When It's Darkness On The Delta
15. Indiana March (Master)
16. The Vacation Train
17. Indiana March (Take 1)
18. Song Of The Wanderer (Where Shall I Go)
19. Royal Garden Blues (Master)
20. I'll See You In My Dreams
21. Royal Garden Blues (Take 1)

Product Description

1. Stomping At The Savoy
2. Tennessee Rag
3. So Something
4. My Little Girl
5. It Goes Like This (That Funny Melody)
6. Midnight Train
7. What's The Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You)
8. Marie
9. Fiddle Patch
10. Fiddle Sticks
11. In A Little Spanish Town
12. Sweet Georgia Brown
13. The Lady In Red
14. When It's Darkness On The Delta
15. Indiana March (master)
16. The Vacation Train
17. Indiana March (take 1)
18. Song Of The Wanderer (Where Shall I Go)
19. Royal Garden Blues
20. I'll See You In My Dreams
21. Royal Garden Blues (take 1)


Format: CD

Amazon.com

These 21 tracks come from a series of 1950s sessions featuring the elite pickers of Nashville. The principal players are Chet Atkins (electric guitar), Homer Haynes (guitar and vocals), and Jethro Burns (mandolin); other notables include steel guitarist Jerry Byrd, jazz guitarist George Barnes, and fiddler Dale Potter. Pop novelties, jazz standards, and original instrumental breakdowns all have a place here, and the quality of the playing is only equaled by the enthusiasm and enjoyment that clearly guides the sessions. The variety of the styles is remarkable: gently loping ballads ("Darkness on the Delta"), urgent Latin rhythms ("Lady in Red"), and fast-paced jazz romps ("Stompin at the Savoy," "Royal Garden Blues") join Hawaiian ditties ("Indiana March") and even a Sid Caesar tune ("It Goes Like This"). --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

Great Country Jazz from the Early 50s.......2004-11-20

These are all top players on the Albums and in some ways they represent the earlist recorded Jazz By Country Artist.

Chet Atkins was always a Jazz Fan and he has one of his Guitar Hereos on the Album with him, George Barnes a studio Guitarist out of Chicago that Chet worked with on some Early Country Sessions.

Fiddler Dale Potter is recognized as one of the Greatest of Studio Fiddlers to come out of Nashville. Dale Potter Influenced many of the present day Fiddling Great.

Homer and Jethro Made Comedy Records in the Country Music Genre and they were also great Jazz Musicians. Chet played with Homer and Jethro on his first radio job when he was 17 years old.

If you like the music from the early 50s and love Jazz, this has to be the record for you.

It's great that this record has is being offered for it is one of the Greats when it comes to Jazz From the Hills with Country Players who also were very accmplished Jazz Musicians.

Average customer rating: Great stuff but be clear what it is... Western Swing At It's Best

Jazz From The Hills: Country All Stars Various Artists Manufacturer: Bear Family ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music 1950s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1960s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1960-1969 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1950-1959 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000ARI2 Release Date: 1993-11-06

Tracks:

1. Stomping At The Savoy
2. Tennessee Rag
3. Do Something
4. My Little Girl
5. It Goes Like This (That Funny Melody)
6. Midnight Train
7. What's The Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You)
8. Marie
9. Fiddle Patch
10. Fiddle Sticks
11. In A Little Spanish Town
12. Sweet Georgia Brown
13. The Lady In Red
14. When It's Darkness On The Delta
15. Indiana March (Master)
16. The Vacation Train
17. Indiana March (Take 1)
18. Song Of The Wanderer (Where Shall I Go)
19. Royal Garden Blues (Master)
20. I'll See You In My Dreams
21. Royal Garden Blues (Take 1)

Customer Reviews:

Great stuff but be clear what it is..........2004-12-11

I agree with the previous reviewer about the quality of this material, but let's be clear -- this isn't western swing, it's jazz, jazz, jazz played by the hottest Nashville session players of the 1950's (the famous Nashville Cats of the song). Jethro Burns has a well-deserved reputation as one of the most innovative jazz mandolinists ever, and Dale Potter.... well, everyone was trying to play fiddle like him. Vassar Clements got almost all his whole style from Potter. And one final correction: Jerry Byrd never, ever went near a pedal!

Western Swing At It's Best.......2004-10-19

Are five Stars all I can give this record? Seems like they're being short changed. Most All Star bands are just a pairing of a few has beens with a name draw. This band puts together the best line up from the Golden Age Of Nashville. Jethro Burns on Mandolin. Chet Atkins, Homer Haynes and George Barnes on Guitar. Jerry Byrd on Pedal Steel and Dale Potter on Fiddle. These guys defined the sound for dozens of recordings. You can't have a pulse and not swing to this record. Smile from ear to ear and tap along. This album is a classic. This version is longer than the original 1953 release. Very good stuff. They don't make many like this anymore.

Average customer rating:

Jazz from the Hills Country All Stars Manufacturer: City Hall Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music ASIN: B0002B5QOC Release Date: 1999-12-25

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