As gifted a vocalist as he was a trumpeter, Oran "Hot Lips" Page was perhaps Louis Armstrong's most inspired disciple. As a young man he toured with Ma Rainey, and he was a key member of the great Kansas City bands of Walter Page, Bennie Moten, and Count Basie. His trumpet was extraordinarily expressive. Muted, he could suggest a muttered aside, a Bronx cheer, or the wail of a freight train, while his open horn was a glorious, brassy declamation of life, each note receiving its own special inflection. This compilation from his greatest years introduces the fine bands he led in the period, from small groups to large, with saxophonists Earl Bostic, Lucky Thompson, and Don Byas among the featured sidemen. The often witty vocals range from the traditional dirge "I Won't Be Here Long" to the topical "Uncle Sam's Blues," and the music touches on the rise of both R&B and bop. --Stuart Broomer
Story 1937-1946,Hot Lips Page,Epm Musique,Jazz,Jazz Blues,Jazz Music,Pop,Swing
Jazz Music:
- Straight to the Core [Import]
- Stuff and Steff [Import]
- Taboo
- Tales of Hofmann
- The Big Band Hits of Glenn Miller, Vol. 2
- The Big Parade
- The Complete Sustaining Broadcasts, Vol. 4: Heaven Can Wait [Live]
- The Duke: Duke Ellington's Masterpieces, Vol. 1 - 1938-1940
- The Super Sessions [Import]
- The Third Colour
Jazz Music
Guillaume de Machaut: La Messe de Nostre Dame
I'm Trying to Get Home [Import] [Limited Edition] [Original recording remastered]
Music: Runaway Train [CD-single]
International Music: 1er Album (Premier Album) [Original recording remastered] [Import]