Artist: VA
Title Of Album: The Keynote Jazz Collection 1941-1947
Year Of Release: 2013
Label: Fresh Sound
Genre: Classic Jazz
Quality: FLAC (*tracks + .cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 13:04:40 min
Total Size: 3,47 Gb

Back in 1940, Keynote Recordings Inc. was a new, small and independent New York company with offices at 522 Fifth Ave., recently founded by Eric Bernay, the owner of a midtown Manhattan record store called The Music Room. Bernay was musically openminded and, looking for a place in the increasingly convulsed American record industry, he launched a catalog of varied music and performers.

The nature of Keynotes early releases stopped them reaching a broader market, but at the end of 1943 he took a decision that, for a while, helped move his business in the right direction: Keynote turned to jazz and for the following three and a half years built up a large 78 rpm record catalog of 10 and 12-inch albums which contributed greatly to documenting the jazz history of forties America.

Responsible for this impressive venture was an unlikely figure; a Javanese fan called Harry Lim. During this relatively short period he used his deep knowledge and great contacts to record some of the most celebrated jazz soloists and outstanding newcomers on the New York, Chicago and Los Angeles jazz scenesdiscs that rapidly became collectors items. This box set is a homage to Harry Lim, who made Keynote the legendary jazz label it is today.

This box set is an hommage to Harry Lim, the man who made Keynote the legendary jazz label it remains in the history of the music up to the present day.

Tracklist
CD 1
The Keynote Jazz Collection Vol. 1, 1941-1944
George Hartman and His Orchestra
01. Diga Diga Doo [3:22]
02. Jazz Me Blues [2:59]
03. Muskrat Ramble [3:26]
04. Tin Roof Blues [3:45]
Lester Young Quartet
05. Just You Just Me [3:11]
06. I Never Knew [3:09]
07. Afternoon Of A Basie-ite [3:08]
08. Sometimes I'm Happy [3:07]
Sextet with Dinah Washington
09. Evil Gal Blues [2:53]
10. I Know How To Do It [3:11]
11. Salty Papa Blues 3:03]
12. Homeward Bound [2:50]
"Little Jazz" (Roy Eldridge) and His Trumpet Ensemble
13. Don't Be That Way [3:14]
14. I Want To Be Happy [2:58]
15. Fiesta In Brass [2:56]
16. St. Louis Blues [2:37]
Coleman Hawkins Quintet featuring Teddy Wilson
17. I Only Have Eyes For You [3:10]
18. 'S Wonderful [2:38]
19. I'm In The Mood For Love [3:13]
20. "Bean" At The Met [3:00]
Coleman Hawkins Quartet
21. Flamethrower [3:15]
22. Imagination [2:49]
23. Night And Day [3:20]
24. Cattin' At Keynote [2:40]

CD 2
The Keynote Jazz Collection Vol. 2, 1944
Cozy Cole All Stars
01. Blue Moon [4:34]
02. Father Co-Operates [4:47]
03. Just One More Chance [4:52]
04. Thru' For The Night [4:42]
Kansas City Seven / Kansas City Five
05. After Theatre Jump [4:43]
06. Six Cats And A Prince [4:09]
07. Lester Leaps In [4:25]
08. Destination K.C. [3:51]
Charlie Shavers Quintet featuring Earl Hines
09. Mountain Air [4:59]
10. Curry In A Hurry [4:40]
11. Stardust [4:30]
12. Rosetta [4:42]
Coleman Hawkins and His Sax Ensemble
13. On The Sunny Side Of The Street [4:43]
14. Three Little Words [4:45]
15. Battle Of The Saxes [4:36]
16. Louise [4:51]

CD 3
The Keynote Jazz Collection Vol. 3, 1944
Coleman Hawkins' All American Four
01. Make Believe [4:43]
02. Don't Blame Me [4:51]
03. Just One Of Those Things [4:30]
04. Hallelujah [3:58]
Benny Morton's Trombone Choir
05. Where Or When [4:40]
06. Liza [4:22]
07. Once In A While [4:44]
08. Sliphorn Outing [4:34]
Rex Stewart's Big Eight
09. The Little Goose [3:48]
10. I'm True To You [3:41]
11. Zaza [3:58]
12. Swamp Mist [4:33]
The Keynoters
13. You're Driving Me Crazy [4:12]
14. I'm In The Market For You [4:35]
15. Blue Lou [4:19]
16. I Found A New Baby [4:16]

CD 4
The Keynote Jazz Collection Vol. 4, 1944
Pete Brown's All Star Quintet featuring Ken Kersey
01. It All Depends On You [4:28]
02. That's My Weakness Now [4:09]
03. It's The Talk Of The Town [4:35]
04. I May Be Wrong [4:03]
Red Norvo's All Star Sextet
05. Subtle Sextology [3:45]
06. Blues a la Red [4:01]
07. The Man I Love [4:14]
08. Seven Come Eleven [4:09]
Billy Taylor's Big Eight
09. Passin' Me By [2:53]
10. Carney-Val In Rhythm [2:42]
11. Sam-Pan [2:41]
12. Night Wind [3:05]
Jonah Jones and His Orchestra
13. Lust For Licks [2:26]
14. Just Like A Butterfly [3:03]
15. B.H. Boogie [2:35]
16. Twelfth Street Rag [3:03]
George Hartman and His Orchestra featuring Frank Froeba
17. Hindustan [2:49]
18. Always [2:59]
19. The Darktown Strutters' Ball [2:09]
20. Angry [3:02]

CD 5
The Keynote Jazz Collection Vol. 5, 1944-1945
Red Norvo's All Star Septet
01. Russian Lullaby [4:40]
02. I Got Rhythm [4:11]
03. Sing Something Simple [3:41]
Coleman Hawkins Quintet
04. I'm Yours [3:27]
05. Under A Blanket Of Blue [3:07]
06. Beyond The Blue Horizon [2:55]
07. A Shanty In Old Shanty Town [2:57]
Charlie Shavers' All American Five
08. My Man [3:13]
09. El Salon de Gutbucket [2:57]
10. Embraceable You [3:01]
11. Undecided [2:51]
George Wettling's New Yorkers
12. Home [3:34]
13. Too Marvelous For Words [4:03]
14. You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me [3:54]
15. Somebody Loves Me [3:47]
Chubby Jackson and His Orchestra
16. Northwest Passage [2:50]
17. Cryin' Sands [3:07]
Cozy Cole and His Orchestra
18. Lover Come Back To Me [2:43]
19. Smiles [2:48]
20. All Of Me [2:44]
21. They Didn't Believe Me [2:49]

CD 6
The Keynote Jazz Collection Vol. 6, 1945
Barney Bigard Quintet
01. Rose Room [3:12]
02. Bojangles [2:53]
03. Coquette [2:46]
04. Borobudor [2:44]
Horace Henderson Orchestra
05. 'Deed I Do [2:44]
06. Make Love To Me [3:02]
07. Bunch Of Rhythm [3:02]
08. Smack's Blues [3:24]
Bill Harris and His Septet
09. Cross Country [2:55]
10. Characteristically B.H. [3:02]
11. Mean To Me [3:25]
12. She's Funny That Way [3:19]
Willie Smith and His Orchestra
13. September In The Rain [3:06]
14. You Ought To Be In Pictures [2:38]
15. Moten Swing [3:01]
16. Willie Weep For Me [3:03]
Corky Corcoran and His Orchestra featuring Emmett Berry
17. What Is This Thing Called Love? [2:56]
18. Minor Blues [3:12]
19. You Know It [2:35]
20. Lullaby Of The Leaves [3:01]
Milton Hinton and His Orchestra
21. Broadway Holdover [2:31]
22. Brass Pandemonioum [2:58]
23. Everywhere [3:07]
24. Beefsteak Charlie [2:28] 

CD 7
The Keynote Jazz Collection Vol. 7, 1945
J.C. Heard Quintet
01. Why Do I Love You? [2:36]
02. All My Life [2:58]
03. Groovin' With J.C. [3:16]
04. What's the Use? [3:14]
Jonah Jones and His Orchestra
05. Poor John [2:30]
06. Trumpet Interlude [3:21]
07. Little Sir Echo [2:52]
08. Exactly Like You [2:58]
Irving Fazola's Dixielanders
09. Someday Sweetheart [3:04]
10. Isle Of Capri [3:09]
11. When Your Lover Has Gone [2:43]
12. With You, Anywhere You Are [2:56]
13. Sweet Lorraine [3:05]
14. Mostly Faz [3:17]
15. Clarinet Marmalade [2:51]
16. Jazz Me Blues [3:04]
Bud Freeman and His Orchestra
17. Town Hall Blues [3:14]
Chubby Jackson's Rhythm
18. Head Quarters [2:56]
19. Head Hunters [2:41]
20. Sam's Caravan [3:09]
21. Two Heads Are Better Than One [2:49]
Bud Freeman's All Star Orchestra
22. Tea For Two [2:50]
23. Honeysuckle Rose [2:49]
24. Room With A View [3:17]

CD 8
The Keynote Jazz Collection Vol. 8, 1945-1946
Bud Freeman and His Orchestra
01. You Took Advantage Of Me [2:55]
02. Sentimental Baby [2:55]
03. You're My Everything [2:56]
04. Blue Room [2:58]
05. Time On My Hands [3:09]
06. I Found A New Baby [2:56]
07. Royal Garden Blues [2:44]
08. Midnite At Eddie Condon's [2:53]
09. Inside On The Southside [2:43]
Ted Nash Quintet
10. The Girl In My Dreams Tries To Look Like You [3:18]
11. I've Got A Pocketful Of Dreams [2:59]
12. On The Sunny Side Of The Street [2:44]
13. Wick's Kicks [2:46]
The Keynoters
14. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me [3:03]
15. The Way You Look Tonight [3:08]
16. Airiness a la Nat [2:36]
17. My Old Flame [3:00]
Babe Russin Quartet
18. Like Someone In Love [3:02]
19. All The Things You Are [2:46]
20. I Heard You Cry Last Night [2:53]
21. Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart [2:59]
Manny Klein All Stars
22. Give Me Something To Remember You By [3:06]
23. After You've Gone [2:37]
24. Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen [2:38]
25. At Sundown [3:15]

CD 9
The Keynote Jazz Collection Vol. 9, 1946
Babe Russin Quintet
01. Easy To Love [2:47]
02. 5054 Whitsett [2:44]
Herbie Haymer's Orchestra
03. I Saw Stars [3:10]
04. Sweet And Lovely [2:57]
05. China Boy [3:02]
Clyde Hurley and His Orchestra
06. I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling [2:58]
07. Dancing On The Ceiling [3:08]
08. Out Of Nowhere [2:55]
09. On The Trail [2:58]
Arnold Ross Quintet
10. The Moon Is Low [2:50]
11. Stairway To The Stars [3:09]
12. Bye Bye Blues [2:46]
13. I Don't Know Why I Love You Like I Do [3:06]
Juan Tizol and His Orchestra
14. Keb-Lah [3:03]
15. The Sphinx [3:03]
16. Zanzibar [3:03]
17. You Can't Have Your Cake And Eat It [2:37]
Benny Carter Quintet
18. Moonglow [2:51]
19. Give Me Something To Remember You By [2:49]
20. Lady Be Good [2:40]
21. Deep Purple [3:13]
Marie Bryant
22. Blue Skies [2:55]
23. Ice Cream Brick [3:01]
Bernie Leighton Quintet
24. Waiting For Leighton [2:30]

CD 10
The Keynote Jazz Collection Vol. 10, 1946
Bill Harris and His New Music
01. Everythng Happens To Me [3:08]
02. Frustration [2:56]
Ann Hathaway with Ellis Larkins and His Orchestra
03. Come Rain Or Come Shine [3:05]
04. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea [2:58]
Bernie Leighton Quartet
05. Beyond The Moon [2:36]
06. Have You Met Miss Jones [2:58]
07. I See Your Face Before Me [3:05]
08. Moten Swing [2:56]
09. Things Are Looking Up [3:09.]
Joe Thomas and His Orchestra
10. You Can Depend On Me [3:04]
11. She Didn't Say Yes [3:10]
12. Black Butterfly [3:04]
13. Pocatello [2:47]
George Barnes Sextet
14. Windy City Flash [2:36]
15. Barnes At Dublin's [2:41]
16. Laughing At Life [3:06]
17. Blue Lou [2:57]
18. Quiet, Two Gibsons At Work [3:01]
19. Pink Elephants [2:38]
20. Lover Come Back To Me [2:50]
21. What's The Use [2:26]
Lennie Tristano Trio
22. Out On A Limb [2:42]
23. I Can't Get Started With You [2:57]
24. I Surrender Dear [3:07]
25. Interlude [3:07]
26. Untitled Blues [3:47]

CD 11
The Keynote Jazz Collection Vol. 11, 1946-1947
Danny Hurd Orchestra
01. Available Jones [3:04]
02. You Stepped Out Of A Dream [3:06]
03. Long Ago And Far Away [2:57]
04. Dreamy Afternoon [2:49]
Dave Lambert and Buddy Stewart with Red Rodney's Be-Boppers
05. A Cent And A Half [2:55]
06. Perdido [3:03]
07. Charge Account [2:45]
08. Gussie "G" [2:51]
Gene Sedric Orchestra
09. Teasin' [2:58]
10. T-I-L-L-I-E [2:57]
11. I Can't Give You Anything But Love [2:44]
12. I Got Rhythm [2:46]
Neal Hefti and His Orchestra
13. Siboney [2:45]
14. Mad About The Boy [3:06]
15. I Woke Up Dizzy [3:04]
16. Sloppy Joe's [2:51]
Red Rodney's Be-Boppers
17. All God's Chillun Got Rhythm [2:49]
18. Elevation [2:56]
19. Fine And Dandy [2:42]
20. The Goof And I [3:02]
Lennie Tristano Trio
21. Bue Boy [2:50]
22. Atonement [2:29]
23. Coolin' Off With Ulanov [2:48] 

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