Bethlehem After Dark
Released: Oct 17, 2000
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Released: Oct 17, 2000
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Jazz-oriented Christmas albums have often consisted of bop versions of American Christmas pop tunes -- typically, you will hear cute standards like "Frosty the Snowman" and "Santa Claus Is Coming...
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Thompson Plays Joplin
Released: Oct 23, 1997
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Released: Oct 23, 1997
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Ragtime went through revivals in the 1950s and the 1970s, so we're probably overdue for yet another in the 1990s. Who better to lead the next one than Butch Thompson, probably the supreme living...
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Lincoln Avenue Blues
Released: Jul 28, 1996
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Released: Jul 28, 1996
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Butch Thompson is best-known for his interpretations of Jelly Roll Morton's music, so it is quite interesting to hear this solo tribute to Jimmy Yancey. Yancey, one of the first boogie-woogie...
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The Butch Thompson Trio Plays Favorites
Released: Mar 16, 1992
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Released: Mar 16, 1992
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Pianist Butch Thompson has been quite consistent in his recording career, sticking to his vision of creatively interpreting pre swing New Orleans and Chicago jazz within the tradition. While most...
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Chicago Breakdown 88's
Released: Mar 1, 1989
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Released: Mar 1, 1989
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There is a great deal of stylistic overlapping between the three solo projects that Butch Thompson recorded in early March 1989; the others are New Orleans Joys and Good Old New York. While the...
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Good Old New York 88's
Released: Mar 1, 1989
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Released: Mar 1, 1989
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While the first two CDs in this three-volume series (all recorded within a three-day period) paid tribute to Jelly Roll Morton in his New Orleans and Chicago periods (New Orleans Joys and Chicago...
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New Orleans Joys 88's
Released: Mar 1, 1989
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Released: Mar 1, 1989
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The first of three piano solo CDs recorded during a three-day period by Butch Thompson pays tribute to the legacy of New Orleans jazz, in particular Jelly Roll Morton. Thompson, a masterful...
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Butch Thompson's King Oliver Centennial Band
Released: Jul 13, 1988
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Released: Jul 13, 1988
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In 1985 pianist Butch Thompson formed an octet using the same instrumentation as King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band of 1923, since it was the centennial year of the cornetist's birth. Thompson's...
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Direct from the Ballroom of the Shattuck Hotel
Released: May 5, 1985
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Released: May 5, 1985
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Pianist Butch Thompson meets up with a variety of top players (many from Northern California) on this loose but coherent live session. The music is mostly comprised of underplayed standards from...
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