Red Norvo
Red Norvo (1908-99) was a xylophone virtuoso who led a hit band and became “Mr. and Mrs. Swing” 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.
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Red Norvo
Dance Of The Octopus
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Red Norvo and His Swing Septet
Old Fashioned Love
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Red Norvo & His Swing Octet
Bughouse
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Red Norvo and His Orchestra
Decca Stomp
- The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
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Red Norvo Blackhawk Orchestra
Remember
- The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
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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.
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Teddy Wilson Quartet
Just A Mood Pt.2
- The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
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The Benny Goodman Sextet
Slipped Disc
- The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
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Red Norvo & His Selected Sextet
Hallellujah
- The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
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Red Norvo and His Orchestra
A Ghost Of A Chance
- The Red Norvo Collection 1933 - 60.
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Woody Herman and His Woodchoppers
Igor
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The Red Norvo Trio
Swedish Pastry
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Red Norvo
Poeme
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Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
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Red Norvo
TITLEKNOCKIN’ ON WOOD
Artists: Red Norvo Quintet
Composers: Red Norvo
Album Title: The Red Norvo Collection 1933-60
Label:Acrobat FADCD2051
Performers: Red Norvo (xylophone); Jimmy Dorsey (clarinet); Fulton McGrath (piano); Dick McDonough (guitar); Artie Bernstein (bass)
TITLEDANCE OF THE OCTOPUS
Artists: Red Norvo
Composers: Red Norvo
Album Title: The Red Norvo Collection 1933-60
Label:Acrobat FADCD2051
Performers: Red Norvo (marimba); Benny Goodman (bass clarinet); Dick McDonough (guitar); Artie Bernstein (bass)
TITLEOLD FASHIONED LOVE
Artists:Red Norvo and His Swing Septet
Composers: James P.Johnson/Cecil Mack
Album Title: The Red Norvo Collection 1933-60
Label:Acrobat FADCD2051
Performers: 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)
TITLEBUGHOUSE
Artists:Red Norvo and His Swing Octet
Composers: Irving Mills/Red Norvo/Teddy Wilson
Album Title: The Red Norvo Collection 1933-60
Label:Acrobat FADCD2051
Performers: Red Norvo (xylophone); Bunny Berigan (trumpet); Jack Jenny (trombone); Chu Berry (tenor); Johnny Mintz (clarinet); Teddy Wilson (piano); George Van Eps (guitar); Artie Bernstein (bass); Gene Krupa (drums)
TITLEDECCA STOMP
Artists:Red Norvo and His Orchestra
Composers: Red Norvo
Album Title: The Red Norvo Collection 1933-60
Label:Acrobat FADCD2051
Performers: Red Norvo (xylophone); Herbie Haymer (tenor sax); Stew Pletcher (trumpet); Donald McCook (clarinet)
TITLEREMEMBER
Artists:Red Norvo Blackhawk Orchestra
Composers: Irving Berlin / arr. - Eddie Sauter
Album Title: The Red Norvo Collection 1933-60
Label:Acrobat FADCD2051
Performers: Red Norvo (xylophone); Hank D’Amico (clarinet); Stew Pletcher (trumpet); Herbie Haymer (tenor sax)
TITLEA PORTER’S LOVE SONG TO A CHAMBERMAID
Artists:Mildred Bailey & Red Norvo and His Orchestra
Composers: Andy Razaf / James P. Johnson
Album Title: Mildred Bailey: The Rockin' Chair Lady
Label:Retrospective RTS4344
Performers: Mildred Bailey (vocal);
TITLEJUST A MOOD PART 2
Artists:Teddy Wilson Quartet
Composers: Teddy Wilson
Album Title: The Red Norvo Collection 1933-60
Label:Acrobat FADCD2051
Performers: Red Norvo (xylophone); Harry James (trumpet); Teddy Wilson (piano); John Simmons (bass)
TITLESLIPPED DISC
Artists:Benny Goodman Sextet
Composers: Benny Goodman
Album Title: The Red Norvo Collection 1933-60
Label:Acrobat FADCD2051
Performers: Red Norvo (vibes); Benny Goodman (clarinet); Teddy Wilson (piano); Slam Stewart (bass); Mike Bryan (guitar); Morey Feld (drums)
TITLEHALLELLUJAH
Artists:Red Norvo and His Selected Sextet
Composers: Clifford Grey
Album Title: The Red Norvo Collection 1933-60
Label:Acrobat FADCD2051
Performers: Red Norvo (vibes); Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet); Charlie Parker (alto sax); Flip Phillips (tenor sax); Teddy Wilson (piano); Slam Stewart (bass); Specs Powell (drums)
TITLEGHOST OF A CHANCE
Artists: Red Norvo and His Orchestra
Composers: Victor Young/Ned Washington/Bing Crosby
Album Title: The Red Norvo Collection 1933-60
Label:Acrobat FADCD2051
Performers: Red Norvo (vibes); Shorty Rogers (trumpet); Remo Palmieri (guitar); Teddy Wilson (piano); Slam Stewart (bass)
TITLEIGOR
Artists: Woody Herman and his Woodchoppers
Composers: Red Norvo/Shorty Rogers
Album Title: The Red Norvo Collection 1933-60
Label:Acrobat FADCD2051
Performers: 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)
TITLESWEDISH PASTRY
Artists:Red Norvo Trio
Composers: Barney Kessel
Album Title: The Red Norvo Collection 1933-60
Label:Acrobat FADCD2051
Performers: Red Norvo (vibes); Tal Farlow (guitar); Charles Mingus (bass)
TITLE POEME
Artists: Red Norvo
Composers: Jack Montrose
Album Title: The Red Norvo Collection 1933-60
Label:Acrobat FADCD2051
Performers: Red Norvo (vibes); Buddy Collette (flute); Bill Smith (clarinet); Barney Kessel (guitar); Red Mitchell (bass); Shelly Manne (drums)
TITLETHE WORLD IS WAITING FOR THE SUNRISE
Artists:Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
Composers: Ernest Seitz/Eugene Lockhart
Album Title: The Red Norvo Collection 1933-60
Label:Acrobat FADCD2051
Performers: 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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