Red Norvo
Red Norvo (1908-99) was a xylophone virtuoso who led a hit band and became 鈥淢r. and Mrs. Swing鈥 with vocal star Mildred Bailey. A featured soloist with Benny Goodman and Woody Herman, he later formed a ground-breaking trio with bassist Charles Mingus. Geoffrey Smith surveys a remarkable career.
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Red Norvo Quintet
Knockin' On Wood
- The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
- Acrobat.
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Red Norvo
Dance Of The Octopus
- The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
- Acrobat.
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Red Norvo and His Swing Septet
Old Fashioned Love
- The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
- Acrobat.
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Red Norvo & His Swing Octet
Bughouse
- The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
- Acrobat.
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Red Norvo and His Orchestra
Decca Stomp
- The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
- Acrobat.
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Red Norvo Blackhawk Orchestra
Remember
- The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
- Acrobat.
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Mildred Bailey & Red Norvo and His Orchestra
A Porter'S Love Song To A Chambermaid
- Mildred Bailey - The Rockin' Chair Lady.
- Retrospective.
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Teddy Wilson Quartet
Just A Mood Pt.2
- The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
- Acrobat.
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The Benny Goodman Sextet
Slipped Disc
- The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
- Acrobat.
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Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet
Hallellujah
- The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
- Acrobat.
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Red Norvo and His Orchestra
A Ghost Of A Chance
- The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
- Acrobat.
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Woody Herman and His Woodchoppers
Igor
- The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
- Acrobat.
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The Red Norvo Trio
Swedish Pastry
- The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
- Acrobat.
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Red Norvo
Poeme
- The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
- Acrobat.
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Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
- The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
- Acrobat.
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Red Norvo
TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听KNOCKIN鈥 ON WOOD
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Red Norvo Quintet
Composers:听听听听听听听 Red Norvo
Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Red Norvo Collection 1933-60
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Acrobat FADCD2051
Performers:听听听听听听 Red Norvo (xylophone); 听Jimmy Dorsey (clarinet); Fulton McGrath (piano); Dick McDonough (guitar); Artie Bernstein (bass)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听DANCE OF THE OCTOPUS
Artists:听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听Red Norvo
Composers:听听听听听听听 Red Norvo
Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Red Norvo Collection 1933-60
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Acrobat FADCD2051
Performers:听听听听听听 Red Norvo (marimba);听 Benny Goodman (bass clarinet); Dick McDonough (guitar); Artie Bernstein (bass)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听OLD FASHIONED LOVE
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Red Norvo and His Swing Septet
Composers:听听听听听听听 James P.Johnson/Cecil Mack
Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Red Norvo Collection 1933-60
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Acrobat FADCD2051
Performers:听听听听听听 Red Norvo (xylophone); Artie Shaw (clarinet); Charlie Barnet (tenor sax); Jack Jenny (trombone); Teddy Wilson (piano); Bobby Johnson (guitar); Hank Wayland (bass); Bill Gussak (drums)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听BUGHOUSE
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Red Norvo and His Swing Octet
Composers:听听听听听听听 Irving Mills/Red Norvo/Teddy Wilson
Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Red Norvo Collection 1933-60
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Acrobat FADCD2051
Performers:听听听听听听 Red Norvo (xylophone); Bunny Berigan (trumpet); Jack Jenny (trombone); Chu Berry (tenor); Johnny Mintz (clarinet); Teddy Wilson (piano); George Van Eps (guitar); 听Artie Bernstein (bass); 听Gene Krupa (drums)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听DECCA STOMP
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Red Norvo and His Orchestra
Composers:听听听听听听听 Red Norvo
Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Red Norvo Collection 1933-60
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Acrobat FADCD2051
Performers:听听听听听听 Red Norvo (xylophone); Herbie Haymer (tenor sax); Stew Pletcher (trumpet);听 Donald McCook (clarinet)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听REMEMBER
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Red Norvo Blackhawk Orchestra
Composers:听听听听听听听 Irving Berlin / arr. - Eddie Sauter
Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Red Norvo Collection 1933-60
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Acrobat FADCD2051
Performers:听听听听听听 Red Norvo (xylophone); Hank D鈥橝mico (clarinet); Stew Pletcher (trumpet); Herbie Haymer (tenor sax)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听A PORTER鈥橲 LOVE SONG TO A CHAMBERMAID
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Mildred Bailey & Red Norvo and His Orchestra
Composers:听听听听听听听 Andy Razaf / James P. Johnson
Album Title:听听听听听听听 Mildred Bailey: The Rockin' Chair Lady
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Retrospective RTS4344
Performers:听听听听听听 Mildred Bailey (vocal);
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听JUST A MOOD PART 2
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Teddy Wilson Quartet
Composers:听听听听听听听 Teddy Wilson
Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Red Norvo Collection 1933-60
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Acrobat FADCD2051
Performers:听听听听听听 Red Norvo (xylophone); Harry James (trumpet); Teddy Wilson (piano);听 John Simmons (bass)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听SLIPPED DISC
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Benny Goodman Sextet
Composers:听听听听听听听 Benny Goodman
Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Red Norvo Collection 1933-60
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Acrobat FADCD2051
Performers:听听听听听听 Red Norvo (vibes); 听Benny Goodman (clarinet); Teddy Wilson (piano); Slam Stewart (bass); Mike Bryan (guitar); Morey Feld (drums)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听HALLELLUJAH
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Red Norvo and His Selected Sextet
Composers:听听听听听听听 Clifford Grey
Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Red Norvo Collection 1933-60
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Acrobat FADCD2051
Performers:听听听听听听 Red Norvo (vibes);听 Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet); Charlie Parker (alto sax); Flip Phillips (tenor sax); Teddy Wilson (piano); Slam Stewart (bass); 听Specs Powell (drums)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听GHOST OF A CHANCE
Artists:听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Red Norvo and His Orchestra
Composers:听听听听听听听 Victor Young/Ned Washington/Bing Crosby
Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Red Norvo Collection 1933-60
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Acrobat FADCD2051
Performers:听听听听听听 Red Norvo (vibes); 听Shorty Rogers (trumpet); Remo Palmieri (guitar); Teddy Wilson (piano); 听Slam Stewart (bass)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听IGOR
Artists:听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听Woody Herman and his Woodchoppers
Composers:听听听听听听听 Red Norvo/Shorty Rogers
Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Red Norvo Collection 1933-60
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Acrobat FADCD2051
Performers:听听听听听听 Woody Herman (clarinet); Red Norvo (vibes); Shorty Rogers (trumpet); Bill Harris (trombone); Flip Phillips (tenor sax); Jimmy Rowles (piano); Billy Bauer (guitar); Chubby Jackson (bass); Don Lamond (drums)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听SWEDISH PASTRY
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Red Norvo Trio
Composers:听听听听听听听 Barney Kessel
Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Red Norvo Collection 1933-60
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Acrobat FADCD2051
Performers:听听听听听听 Red Norvo (vibes); Tal Farlow (guitar); Charles Mingus (bass)
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TITLE听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听POEME
Artists:听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听Red Norvo
Composers:听听听听听听听 Jack Montrose
Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Red Norvo Collection 1933-60
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Acrobat FADCD2051
Performers:听听听听听听 Red Norvo (vibes); Buddy Collette (flute); Bill Smith (clarinet); Barney Kessel (guitar); 听听Red Mitchell (bass); Shelly Manne (drums)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR THE SUNRISE
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
Composers:听听听听听听听 Ernest Seitz/Eugene Lockhart
Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Red Norvo Collection 1933-60
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Acrobat FADCD2051
Performers:听听听听听听 Benny Goodman (clarinet); Jack Sheldon (trumpet); Urbie Green (trombone); Red Norvo (vibraphone); John Bunch (piano); Jimmy Wyble (guitar); John Mosher (bass); John Markham (drums)
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