Wartime cheerleading combines with jazz artistry on this 1990 reissue covering a 1944 concert held at the Metropolitan Opera House featuring artists selected in a poll by Esquire magazine. It was originally recorded for release on V-discs by the army and had never been released intact until now. Poll winners included Louis Armstrong, Art Tatum Jack Teagarden, Coleman Hawkins and Barney Bigard, as well as vocalists Billie Holiday and Mildred Bailey. This is simply astonishing swing era jazz, played and sung with brilliance, ...
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Wartime cheerleading combines with jazz artistry on this 1990 reissue covering a 1944 concert held at the Metropolitan Opera House featuring artists selected in a poll by Esquire magazine. It was originally recorded for release on V-discs by the army and had never been released intact until now. Poll winners included Louis Armstrong, Art Tatum Jack Teagarden, Coleman Hawkins and Barney Bigard, as well as vocalists Billie Holiday and Mildred Bailey. This is simply astonishing swing era jazz, played and sung with brilliance, passion and enthusiasm. The mastering is above average and the music is beyond compare. ~ Ron Wynn, Rovi
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Add this copy of The First Esquire Concert: the Jazz Collector Edition to cart. $4.16, very good condition, Sold by Ezekial Books, LLC rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Manchester, NH, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Laserlight.
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Add this copy of The First Esquire Concert: the Jazz Collector Edition to cart. $6.19, like new condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Laserlight.
Add this copy of The First Esquire Concert: the Jazz Collector Edition to cart. $6.19, very good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Laserlight.
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