Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology / Various Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology / Various CD

The great American musical invention of the 20th century, jazz is an ever-evolving music of brilliance that's produced an extraordinary progression of talented artists. JAZZ: The Smithsonian Anthology traces the turning points in it's history through it's legendary innovators?among them Armstrong, Ellington, Basie, Parker, Gillespie, Davis, Hancock, Corea, Marsalis?& notable styles, from early ragtime to international modernism & every major movement in between. If ever there were a "jazz appreciation course in a box," this is it! 6 CDs, nearly 8 hrs of music, 200-pg book w/ historical photos.

1. Maple Leaf Rag 2. In Glory Land 3. Livery Stable Blues 4. Dipper Mouth Blues 5. The Stampede 6. Black Bottom Stomp 7. Singin' the Blues (Till My Daddy Comes Home) 8. Back Water Blues 9. Black and Tan Fantasy 10. From Monday on 11. West End Blues 12. Weather Bird 13. That's a Serious Thing 14. Handful of Riffs 15. You've Got to Be Modernistic 16. Moten Swing 17. Everybody Loves My Baby 18. Maple Leaf Rag 19. Dinah 20. Swing That Music 21. Honky Tonk Train Blues 22. Mean to Me 23. For Dancers Only 24. One O'Clock Jump 25. Harlem Congo 26. Minor Swing 27. Mary's Idea 28. When Lights Are Low 29. Body and Soul 30. Honeysuckle Rose 31. Tiger Rag 32. Ko-Ko 33. Hard Times (Topsy Turvy) 34. I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me 35. Stardust 36. Let Me Off Uptown 37. Shaw 'Nuff 38. Manteca 39. Virgo from the Zodiac Suite 40. Dexter Rides Again 41. I Want to Be Happy 42. Indiana 43. Embraceable You 44. Four Brothers 45. Misterioso 46. Lady Bird 47. Tanga 48. September in the Rain 49. Wow 50. Boplicity 51. The Golden Bullet 52. Popo 53. Walkin' Shoes 54. 23 Degrees North, 82 Degrees West 55. Daahoud 56. Django 57. The Preacher 58. I'll Remember April 59. Jonaleh 60. Tricrotism 61. St. Thomas 62. Call for All Demons 63. When I Grow Too Old to Dream 64. Stompin' at the Savoy 65. Blues in the Closet 66. Ol' Man River 67. Summertime 68. Moanin' 69. Meet B. B 70. So What 71. Giant Steps 72. Better Git It in Your Soul 73. Blue Rondo a la Turk 74. Ramblin' 75. Work Song 76. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams 77. My Favorite Things, Part I [Single Version] 78. Waltz for Derby 79. 'Round Midnight 80. Cotton Tail 81. One By One 82. The Girl from Ipanema 83. A Love Supreme Part 1: Acknowledgement 84. E.S.P 85. Haig ; Haig 86. King of the Road 87. Isfahan 88. The New National Anthem 89. Matrix 90. Miles Runs the Voodoo Down [Single Version] [Version] 91. Celestial Terrestrial Commuters 92. Watermelon Man 93. Long Yellow Road 94. Jitney No. 2 95. Bright Size Life 96. Maple Leaf Rag 97. Birdland 98. My Song 99. Iya 100. Bush Magic 101. Steppin' 102. The Glide Was in the Ride 103. Manenberg (Revisited) 104. Nothing Personal 105. Airegin 106. Down the Avenue 107. Tint Ning 108. Kilayim 109. Hey-Hee-Hi-Ho 110. Neutralisme 111. Suspended Night Variation VIII