One of his best ever on the columbia lable,his covers of some of the great standards is outstanding...[satin doll-my funny valentine-the more i see you] just to name afew, a great classic lp from from a jazz master.
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One of his best ever on the columbia lable,his covers of some of the great standards is outstanding...[satin doll-my funny valentine-the more i see you] just to name afew, a great classic lp from from a jazz master.
Jimmy became the featured singer for him in 1948 / 1949 / 1950 / 1952 / 1953 and still did an occasional gig with him in the 1990's and early 2000's such as the Charlie Parker Festival in N.Y.C.
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On this same note; I've been listening to a lot of Billie Holiday especially with Count Basie
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Lionel Hampton was terrific. He reportedly said that Johnny Lytle was "the greatest vibes player in the world." Check out to this great piece of music titled THE MAN--written and performed by Johnny Lytle that I had posted on SDF once before:
http://youtu.be/j7oGsY69apY
Thanks to jonesyl15 for this YouTube posting.