We've already outlined a general history of jazz by strolling down the many highways and byways of its different styles during the first fifty years of its life; now we're going to propose another approach to this music, the most popular and creative of the 20th century, and incidentally, one that's still continuing to develop, though in a different manner. We'll be offering a chronological approach to the life and music of some great jazzmen. There are already several anthologies and compilations in this world to do with jazz and those who are part of it, but we wanted to take a different approach and go one step further if possible. We'll be following our selected artists into every corner of their life, their critical and popular successes, anything unusual or innovatory they introduced, all in their order of composition; another "extra" with us will be the sound which will be cleaned and restored. So here goes. Jazz to listen to, accept, listen to again, appreciate, think about. For these are the high points of a musical story belonging to the 20th century that's still relevant fifty years later. Andre Francis (Jazz Characters creator)

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. That's A-Plenty (Pollack) Benny Goodman 13 juin 1928 2'47
2. Deep Harlem (Henderson) Irving Mills And His Hotsy Totsy Gang 6 juin 1930 3'02
3. Music Hall Rag (Etaouin) Benny Goodman And His Music Hall Orchestra 26 nov.1934
4. Who? (I.Berlin) Benny Goodman Trio 13 juillet 1935 3'14
5. Whispering (J.Schoenberger) Benny Goodman Quartet 2 d cembre1936 3'21
6. He Ain't Got Rhythm (I.Berlin) Benny Goodman And His Orchestra 30 d c.1936 2'41
7. Rosetta (Woode-Hines) Benny Goodman And His Orchestra 14 janvier 1937 2'36
8. Runnin' Wild (Wood-Gibbs-Grey) Benny Goodman Quartet 3 f vrier 1937 2'35
9. St. Louis Blues (W.C.Handy) Benny Goodman And His Orchestra 30 novembre 1937 4'55
10. Don't Be That Way (Goodman-Sampson-Parish) Benny Goodman Live At Carnegie Hall 16 janvier 1938 4'14
11. Sensation Rag (N.La Rocca) Benny Goodman Live At Carnegie Hall 16 janvier 1938
12. I'm Coming Virginia (Cook-Heywood) Benny Goodman Live At Carnegie Hall
13. Shine (Brown-Mack-Dabney) Benny Goodman Live At Carnegie Hall 16 janvier 1938
14. Life Goes To A Party (Goodman-James) Benny Goodman Live At Carnegie Hall 16
15. Sing Sing Sing (Razaf-Berry) Benny Goodman Live At Carnegie Hall 16 janvier 1938
16. Opus 1/2 (Goodman-Hampton-Wilson-Tough) Benny Goodman Quartet 12 oct.1938
17. Topsy (Battle-Durham) Benny Goodman And His Orchestra 10 novembre 1938 2'56
18. Rose Room (Hickman-Williams) Benny Goodman Sextet 2 octobre 1939 2'45
19. Honeysuckle Rose (Waller-Razaf) Benny Goodman And His Orchestra 22 nov.1939
20. Seven Come Eleven (Goodman-Christian) Benny Goodman Sextet 22 nov. 1939 2'42
21. I'm Confessin' (Daugherty-Reynolds-Neiburg) Benny Goodman Sextet 20 d c.1939 2'55
22. Flying Home (Hampton-Goodman-De Lange) Benny Goodman Sextet 24 d c.1939 3'14

Disc 2:

1. Till Tom Special (Goodman-Hampton) Benny Goodman Sextet 7 f vrier 1940 3'03
2. Good Enough To Keep (Goodman-Mundy-Christian) Benny Goodman Sextet
3. Gone With "What" Wind (Goodman) Benny Goodman Quintet 4 novembre1940 2'32
4. Benny's Bugle (Goodman-Hampton) Benny Goodman And His Sextet With Count Basie
5. Royal Garden Blues (C.-S.Williams) Benny Goodman And His Sextet With Count Basie
6. Henderson Stomp (Henderson) Benny Goodman And His Orchestra 13 novembre 1940
7. Breakfast Feud (Goodman) Benny Goodman And His Sextet 19 d cembre 1940 3'06
8. Somebody Stole My Gal (Wood) Benny Goodman And His Orchestra 20 d c.1940 2'46
9. Let The Door Knob Hitcha (Goodman-Gibson) Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
10. I Found A New Baby (Williams-Palmer) Benny Goodman Sextet Featuring Count Basie 15 janvier 1941 2'54
11. Solo Flight (Goodman-Christian-Mundy) Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
12. Mission To Moscow (M.Powell) Benny Goodman And His Orchestra 30 juillet 1942
13. Dinah (Akst-Lewis-Young) Benny Goodman And His Orchestra 9 d cembre 1943 3'01
14. All The Cats Join In (Sauter-Wilder-Gilbert) Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
15. After You've Gone (Creamer-Layton) Benny Goodman Quartet 12 juin 1944 2'54
16. Clarinade (M.Powell) Benny Goodman And His Orchestra 16 mai 1945 2'38
17. Rattle And Roll (Basie-Goodman-Clayton) Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
18. Put That Kiss Back Where You Found It (Sigman-de Rose) Benny Goodman And His
19. Sweet Lorraine (Burwell-Parish) Benny Goodman Quintet 12 f vrier 1947 3'02
20. Lazy River (Carmichael-Arodin) Benny Goodman Duo 6 avril 1947 2'59
21. Cherokee (Noble) Benny Goodman Sextet 6 juin 1947 2'50
22. After Hours (A.Parrish) Benny Goodman Trio 7 novembre 1947 3'05
23. Stealin' Apples (Waller-Razaf) Benny Goodman Septet 9 septembre 1948 3'07
24. Bedlam (Gray-Goodman) Benny Goodman And His Sextet 14 avril 1949 3'04
25. Blue Lou (Sampson-Mills) Benny Goodman And His Sextet 14 avril 1949 2'59
26. South Of The Border (Etaouin) Benny Goodman And His Orchestra 26 avril 1951 3'08