Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology

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JAZZ: The Smithsonian Anthology, the new 111-track, 6-CD, 200-page compendium of the great American musical invention, traces the turning points of this 20th-century tale through its legendary innovators and notable styles. The great American musical invention of the 20th century, jazz is an ever-youthful, still evolving music of beauty, sensitivity, and brilliance that has produced (and been produced by) an extraordinary progression of talented artists.

With 111 tracks that showcase artists at their best and most influential, this remarkable anthology updates and expands the milestone Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz of 1973, once again offering a wellspring resource for educators, students, musicians, beginners, and aficionados. Scores of leading jazz scholars, performers, and writers collaborated in selecting the recordings and producing the incisive annotations.

The accompanying book also features an informative background essay as well as suggestions for listeners on appreciating the full richness of the performances. If ever there were a “jazz appreciation course in a box,” this is it. JAZZ: The Smithsonian Anthology renews the legacy of Folkways Records founder Moses Asch’s commitment to letting the “people’s music” be heard and fulfills the educational mission of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, the nonprofit record label of the United States national museum.

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Designed by Fritz Klaetke (Visual Dialogue), art director for JAZZ: The Smithsonian Anthology, this unframed, 16” x 20” poster is printed on high-quality paper with matte finish.

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This unisex t-shirt, also designed by Visual Dialogue, is printed on 100% ring-spun, preshrunk cotton. Click here for a sizing chart.

Take the Smithsonian Jazz Challenge!

Visit the popular quiz-site Sporcle.com to see how many songs from JAZZ: The Smithsonian Anthology you can recognize. There is a 25-song version and the full 111- song ultimate challenge. Post your scores to the Smithsonian Folkways Facebook page.

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JAZZ: The Smithsonian Anthology is currently available in physical format. Digital downloads are not available.

The liner notes for this release are not available for download. Please click here to read the introductory essay on jazz from the liner notes.

JAZZ: The Smithsonian Anthology is a Smithsonian Folkways production with financial assistance by:

• The Herb Alpert Foundation
• Herzog & Co., Inc.
• Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Smithsonian National Museum of American History

Executive Selection Committee: David Baker, Jose Bowen, John Edward Hasse, Dan Morgenstern and Alyn Shipton

Produced by Richard James Burgess, John Edward Hasse and Daniel Sheehy

Executive Producers: Daniel Sheehy, Richard James Burgess and Atesh Sonneborn

Mastering Engineer: Pete Reiniger

AWARDS
2011 Independent Music Award for Best Compilation
2011 Independent Music Award for Best Swag (JAZZ T-Shirt)
Year of Recording 2011
Record Label Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits Click here for detailed credits

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	101	Maple Leaf Rag	Dick Hyman	2:27
	102	In Gloryland	Bunk's Brass Band	3:00
	103	Livery Stable Blues	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	3:07
	104	Dipper Mouth Blues	King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band	2:18
	105	The Stampede	Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra	3:14
	106	Black Bottom Stomp	Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers	3:12
	107	Singin' The Blues (Till My Daddy Comes Home)	Frankie Trumbauer And His Orchestra	3:00
	108	Back Water Blues	Bessie Smith and James P. Johnson	3:17
	109	Black And Tan Fantasy	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	3:06
	110	From Monday On	Bix Beiderbecke & Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra	3:02
	111	West End Blues	Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five	3:17
	112	Weather Bird	Louis Armstrong and Earl Hines	2:42
	113	That's a Serious Thing	Eddie Condon's Hot Shots	3:29
	114	Handful of Riffs	Eddie Lang and Lonnie Johnson	3:04
	115	You've Got to Be Modernistic	James P. Johnson	3:10
	116	Moten Swing	Bennie Moten and His Kansas City Orchestra	3:21
	117	Everybody Loves My Baby	The Boswell Sisters	2:20
	118	Maple Leaf Rag	Sidney Bechet	2:55
	119	Dinah	Fats Waller and His Rhythm	3:06
	120	Swing That Music	Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra	2:49
	121	Honky Tonk Train Blues	Meade "Lux" Lewis	2:57
	122	Mean To Me	Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra	3:06
	123	For Dancers Only	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	2:37
	124	One O'Clock Jump	Count Basie and His Orchestra	3:02
	125	Harlem Congo	Chick Webb and His Orchestra	3:16
	201	Minor Swing	Quintette du Hot Club de France	3:14
	202	Mary's Idea	Mary Lou Williams with Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	2:56
	203	When Lights Are Low	Lionel Hampton	2:12
	204	Body and Soul	Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra	3:00
	205	Honeysuckle Rose	Benny Goodman and His Orchestra	2:59
	206	Tiger Rag	Art Tatum	2:18
	207	Ko-Ko	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra	2:39
	208	Hard Times (Topsy Turvy)	Cab Calloway and His Orchestra	3:17
	209	I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me	The Chocolate Dandies	4:10
	210	Stardust	Artie Shaw and His Orchestra	3:30
	211	Let Me Off Uptown	Gene Krupa and His Orchestra	3:30
	212	Shaw 'Nuff	Dizzy Gillespie's All-Star Quintette	3:03
	213	Manteca	Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra	2:58
	214	Virgo from The Zodiac Suite	Mary Lou Williams	3:06
	215	Dexter Rides Again	Dexter Gordon	3:13
	216	I Want to Be Happy	Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio	3:56
	217	Indiana	Bud Powell	2:43
	218	Embraceable You	Charlie Parker Quintet	3:43
	219	Four Brothers	Woody Herman and His Orchestra	3:15
	220	Misterioso	Thelonious Monk Quartet	3:21
	221	Lady Bird	Tadd Dameron Sextet	2:50
	222	Tanga	Machito and His Afro-Cuban Orchestra	3:50
	223	September in the Rain	The George Shearing Quintet	3:13
	224	WOW	Lennie Tristano Sextet	3:20
	301	Boplicity	Miles Davis Nonet	2:59
	302	The Golden Bullet	Count Basie Octet	2:27
	303	Popo	Shorty Rogers and His Giants	3:01
	304	Walkin' Shoes	The Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Chet Baker	3:10
	305	23 Degrees North, 82 Degrees West	Stan Kenton	3:09
	306	Daahoud	Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet	4:02
	307	Django	The Modern Jazz Quartet	7:01
	308	The Preacher	Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers	4:17
	309	I'll Remember April	Erroll Garner Trio	4:20
	310	Jonaleh	The Chico Hamilton Quintet	2:18
	311	Tricrotism	Lucky Thompson Trio	4:33
	312	St. Thomas	Sonny Rollins	6:45
	313	Call For All Demons	Sun Ra and His Arkestra	5:11
	314	When I Grow Too Old to Dream	Nat "King" Cole and His Trio	3:31
	315	Stompin' at the Savoy	Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald	5:12
	316	Blues in the Closet	Stan Getz and J.J. Johnson	9:02
	317	Ol' Man River	Oscar Peterson Trio	2:35
	318	Summertime	Miles Davis: orchestra under the direction of Gil Evans	3:18
	401	Moanin'	Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers	9:33
	402	Meet B. B.	Count Basie and His Orchestra	3:27
	403	So What	Miles Davis Sextet	9:22
	404	Giant Steps	John Coltrane Quartet	4:43
	405	Better Git It in Your Soul	Charles Mingus	7:22
	406	Blue Rondo à la Turk	The Dave Brubeck Quartet	6:43
	407	Ramblin'	Ornette Coleman Quartet	6:34
	408	Work Song	Cannonball Adderley	5:06
	409	Wrap your Troubles In Dreams	Sarah Vaughan	2:03
	410	My Favorite Things, Part 1 (Single Version)	John Coltrane Quartet	2:42
	411	Waltz For Debby	Bill Evans	7:00
	412	Round Midnight	George Russell Sextet	6:33
	413	Cotton Tail	Ella Fitzgerald with the Duke Ellington Orchestra	3:25
	501	One by One	Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers	6:19
	502	The Girl From Ipanema	Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto	5:22
	503	A Love Supreme Part I: Acknowledgement	John Coltrane Quartet	7:46
	504	E.S.P.	Miles Davis Quintet	5:28
	505	Haig & Haig	Clark Terry - Bob Brookmeyer Quintet	4:28
	506	King of the Road	Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery	4:10
	507	Isfahan	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra	4:11
	508	The New National Anthem (from A Genuine Tong Funeral)	Gary Burton	6:38
	509	Matrix	Chick Corea	6:25
	510	Miles Runs the Voodoo Down	Miles Davis	2:49
	511	Celestial Terrestrial Commuters	Mahavishnu Orchestra	2:53
	512	Watermelon Man	Herbie Hancock	6:29
	513	Long Yellow Road	Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band	6:27
	514	Jitney No. 2	Cecil Taylor	4:11
	515	Bright Size Life	Pat Metheny	4:43
	601	Maple Leaf Rag	Anthony Braxton and Muhal Richard Abrams	3:37
	602	Birdland	Weather Report	5:56
	603	My Song	Keith Jarrett	6:10
	604	Iya	Irakere	5:53
	605	Bush Magic	Art Ensemble of Chicago	5:06
	606	Steppin'	World Saxophone Quartet	7:15
	607	The Glide Was in the Ride	Steve Coleman Group	3:58
	608	Manenberg (Revisited)	Abdullah Ibrahim	6:07
	609	Nothing Personal	Michael Brecker	5:31
	610	Airegin	Tito Puente	4:12
	611	Down the Avenue	Wynton Marsalis Septet	4:45
	612	Ting Ning	Nguyên Lê	3:40
	613	Kilayim	Masada	3:21
	614	Hey-Hee-Hi-Ho	Medeski Martin & Wood	3:13
	615	Neutralisme	Martial Solal and Johnny Griffin	4:30
	616	Suspended Night Variation VIII	Tomasz Stańko	4:20