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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.

1 hour

Last on

Sun 21 Apr 2019 00:00

Music Played

  • Red Norvo Quintet

    Knockin' On Wood

    • The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
    • Acrobat.
    • 1.
  • Red Norvo

    Dance Of The Octopus

    • The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
    • Acrobat.
    • 3.
  • Red Norvo and His Swing Septet

    Old Fashioned Love

    • The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
    • Acrobat.
    • 4.
  • Red Norvo & His Swing Octet

    Bughouse

    • The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
    • Acrobat.
    • 6.
  • Red Norvo and His Orchestra

    Decca Stomp

    • The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
    • Acrobat.
    • 7.
  • Red Norvo Blackhawk Orchestra

    Remember

    • The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
    • Acrobat.
    • 9.
  • Mildred Bailey & Red Norvo and His Orchestra

    A Porter'S Love Song To A Chambermaid

    • Mildred Bailey - The Rockin' Chair Lady.
    • Retrospective.
    • 17.
  • Teddy Wilson Quartet

    Just A Mood Pt.2

    • The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
    • Acrobat.
    • 10.
  • The Benny Goodman Sextet

    Slipped Disc

    • The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
    • Acrobat.
    • 19.
  • Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet

    Hallellujah

    • The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
    • Acrobat.
    • 21.
  • Red Norvo and His Orchestra

    A Ghost Of A Chance

    • The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
    • Acrobat.
    • 22.
  • Woody Herman and His Woodchoppers

    Igor

    • The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
    • Acrobat.
    • 2.
  • The Red Norvo Trio

    Swedish Pastry

    • The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
    • Acrobat.
    • 5.
  • Red Norvo

    Poeme

    • The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
    • Acrobat.
    • 16.
  • Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

    The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise

    • The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
    • Acrobat.
    • 17.

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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);

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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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