Rexatious: His Greatest Recordings 1926-1941
Released: Jun 18, 1996
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Released: Jun 18, 1996
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Living Era presents a sensibly constructed three-part tribute to cornetist, bandleader, and author Rex Stewart. The chronology begins with two examples of his early work with Fletcher Henderson...
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From Swing to Bebop: That's Rhythm
Released: 1972
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Released: 1972
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This release is part of a massive set of compilations of jazz from the past issued by the German History label. This two-CD set focuses on two pre-bop trumpet masters, Rex Stewart and Jonah Jones,...
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Rex Stewart and His Dixielanders - Boston 1953
Released: June 1953
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Released: June 1953
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Although a major alumnus of Duke Ellington's Orchestra, by the 1950s cornetist Rex Stewart was often playing Dixieland nightly in clubs. This English LP (a reissue of a live Jazztone session) is...
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Redhead
Released: February 1959
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Released: February 1959
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In the late '50s, many jazz musicians were persuaded by record labels to record their interpretations of songs taken from the scores of Broadway shows. The play Redhead is long forgotten, as are...
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Just for Kicks
Released: 1960
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Released: 1960
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Cornetist Rex Stewart sounds typically colorful on this generally relaxed easy-listening swing date. Joined by studio musicians (pianist Moe Wechsler, guitarist Al Caiola, Joe Venuto on marimba,...
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Rex Stewart and the Ellingtonians
Released: Jul 23, 1940
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Released: Jul 23, 1940
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This CD reissue has the music from three unrelated sessions. Most valuable are four titles from 1940 that clock in around four minutes (rather than three) apiece and match cornetist Rex Stewart...
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