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Larkin's Jazz [Box set]

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  • Audio CD (26 July 2010)
  • Number of Discs: 4
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: Proper Records
  • ASIN: B003LZ38IW
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 17,814 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Listen11. SpainBob Crosby's Bob Cats 3:07£0.89
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Listen33. The EelEddie Condon & His Orchestra 3:05£0.89
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Listen39. ShineArt Hodes' Hot Five 2:55£0.89
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Listen43. Life Goes To A PartyBenny Goodman & His Orchestra 4:13£0.89
Listen44. These Foolish ThingsTeddy Wilson and his Orchestra, Billy Holiday 3:19£0.89
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Listen46. The Man I LoveJazz at the Philharmonic, Billie Holiday 3:06£0.89
Listen47. Tea For TwoFirst English Publis Jam Session 5:41£0.89
Listen48. FlamingoEarl Bostic & His Orchestra 2:44£0.89
Listen49. How Come You Do Me Like You Do?Eddie Condon & His All Stars12:55Album Only
Listen50. No Rollin' BluesJimmy Wetherspoon 5:34£0.89
Listen51. Hello Little GirlDuke Ellington And His Orchestra 7:49£0.89
Listen52. How High The MoonThe Dave Brubeck Quartet 9:04£0.89
Listen53. Bird Of Prey BluesColeman Hawkins11:17Album Only
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Listen55. One O'Clock JumpBenny Goodman Orchestra 6:41£0.89
Listen56. You're On TopLouis Armstrong, The Russ Garcia Orchestra 2:33£0.89
Listen57. Have You Met Miss Jones?The Art Tatum/Ben Webster Quartet 4:48£0.89
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Listen64. Wild Man BluesJohnny Dodd's Black Bottom Stompers 3:05£0.89
Listen65. Tight Like ThisLouis Armstrong And His Hot Five 3:10£0.89
Listen66. Dallas BluesLouis Armstrong & His Orchestra 3:09£0.89
Listen67. St. Louis BluesLouis Armstrong & His Orchestra 2:56£0.89
Listen68. Feelin' DrowsyHenry Allen And His Orchestra 3:46£0.89
Listen69. Patrol Wagon BluesHenry Allen And His Orchestra 3:26£0.89
Listen70. Feelin' The SpiritLuis Russel And His Orchestra 3:17£0.89
Listen71. Serenade To A Wealthy WidowFats Waller & His Rhythm 2:43£0.89
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Listen73. Ridin' But Walkin'Fats Waller & His Buddies 2:36£0.89
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Twenty-five years after his death, Larkin's international reputation as a poet shows no signs of diminishing. In 2008, he gained first place in a poll of readers of The Times to choose the "50 greatest British writers since 1945". His writings and opinions on jazz have been as controversial as they have been astute. As is well-known, Charlie Parker and John Coltrane were his bêtes noirs, but Larkin's strictures against them - notably in his collected reviews All What Jazz - are not always to be taken too seriously. Larkin's Jazz, commissioned by the Philip Larkin Society, is part of the "Larkin 25" celebrations. Larkin wrote that: "Few things in life have given me more pleasure in life than listening to jazz." This collection offers fresh perspectives on both Larkin and the jazz he actually liked. There is no other compilation of "Larkin's Jazz" on the market. A majority of the devotees of Larkin's poetry do not share his passion for jazz. But they have never had the opportunity to listen to a representative sampling of the records that were one of the great artistic experiences of his life. "Philip Larkin's Jazz: A Celebration" offers them the opportunity to discover what they have missed or ignored. Trevor Tolley and John White offer informed and "personal" reflections on Larkin and the music that he loved. Both have written extensively on Larkin and jazz.

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
wonderful package 17 Sep 2010
Format:Audio CD
Of course a labour of love by Larkin's jazz-informed friends - and a great collection of antique jazz. As music and as an insight into Larkin's world this is valuable. Excellent booklet too. (Took me many years of jazz listening to appreciate this kind of stuff, my own cliched prejudices being a mirror image of Larkin's: I thought jazz began with Charlie Parker.)

It should come as no surprise that this set is issued by ProperBox - another quality bargain from Joop & co. Well done to all involved.
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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful
LARKIN ASCENDING 27 Aug 2010
By Barry McCanna TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
Philip Larkin was a poet who used his skills as a wordsmith to champion the jazz he loved, and to defend it against the absurdities which were being visited upon the arts generally in the name of modernism. He has been dismissed as a reactionary old fuddy-duddy, because it's far easier to shoot the messenger than to rebut his argument. This set has been issued to mark the quartercentenary of his death, and is none the worse for being rooted mainly in the twenties and thirties.

The discs are arranged in logical but not chronological sequence. The first (I Remember, I Remember) brings together his early acquisitions which "spoke directly to our understanding". That visceral appreciation deepened and widened at university and disc 2 (Oxford) selects some of the records he shared with his fellow undergraduates, Kingsley Amis included. Whether by chance or intention, it features mainly white bands, but the balance is restored by Disc 3 (All What Jazz). Up until now all of the records selected had been issued as 78s, with an average playing time of 3 minutes, but the final disc (Minority Interest) presents some more extended items from the LPs that Larkin and friends would listen to at jazz evenings in the seventies and eighties (except for Earl Bostic's "Flamingo" which I recall clearly as having been issued on both 78 and 45).

The set includes an illustrated booklet of over 50 pages, which carries two appreciations of Larkin, and a commentary on the tracks, often drawing on Larkin's writing on the subject. All too often jazz criticism sends the reader off on a search (often fruitless) for the recording in question, so to have both yoked together is a treat not to be missed, particularly when the critic is so articulate.
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I cannot recommend this collection too highly. Its incredible value for money, the recordings are all of good quality and I like the music selected.
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You need know nor care much about the poet Philip Larkin to enjoy this cracking little box of musical exuberance. Read more
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Published 17 months ago by Christopher Hawtree
A must have
What's not to want from this 4 CD-box? A great and highly informative booklet and as a bonus the four CD's with superb jazz. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Freddie
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Larkin has good taste - a reverence for the music of late twenties and thirties Chicago and New York. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Kannonball
Larkin`s Jazz
This collection is an excellent Mosaic of Jazz styles and players. It must suit every Jazz enthusiast`s listening! Read more
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After reading Barry McCanna's superb review, I bought a copy and I'm delighted! - Amazing value and superb quality. Read more
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Fantastic value!
How do these guys do it? Four CDs, 71 tracks, and a splendid 54pp illustrated booklet all for £9.99! Read more
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Bought as a result of a review in national press.
All that was expected and entirely enjoyable.
Published 20 months ago by Watman
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