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Al 'Jazzbo' Collins
Tells Fairy Tales for Hip Kids
Genres: Jazz, Pop

Track Listings (20) - Disc #1
1. Little Red Riding Hood
2. Three Little Pigs
3. Jack And The Beanstalk
4. Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
5. The Invention Of The Airplane
6. The Discovery Of America
7. Pee Little Thrigs
8. Little Hood Riding Red
9. Sam
10. Max
11. Jazzbo's Theory
12. Larry Sonn And His All-Star Band - Zanzy
13. Larry Sonn And His All-Star Band - Ida Bridges Falling Down
14. Gene Quill And His Quintet - Flying Down To Rio
15. Gene Quill And His Quintet - The Things We Did Last Summer
16. Gene Quill And His Quintet - Darn That Dream
17. Don Elliot And His Quintet - Impressions
18. Coleman Hawkins And His Quintet - Foolin' Around
19. Coleman Hawkins And His Quintet - The Man I Love
20. Tony Fruscella's Quartet - Tony's Blues

CD Details

All Artists: Al 'Jazzbo' Collins
Title: Tells Fairy Tales for Hip Kids
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: El [Cherry Red]
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 12/9/2008
Album Type: Import
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Style:
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 5013929316232

Synopsis

Album Description

2008 release. Al 'Jazzbo' Collins defined a whole new way of presenting a music radio show. His specialty was cool and sophisticated Jazz and he was one of the very first DJs to adopt an intimate, conversational approach peppered with hipster slang and outrageous verbal improvisation. In 1953, comedian Steve Allen wrote a piece for Down Beat in which he retold the story of Red Riding Hood in the hip argot of Jazz, just as Lord Buckley funked up Shakespeare and the Bible. When Jazzbo read it out over the air in his best hipsterish storytelling tones the response from the public was fantastic and a hit single was inevitable. On this collection, hear that hip tale and many more. El Records.

CD Reviews

Al "Jazzbeau"Collins at his best

James E. Townsend | manchester NH | 01/10/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is one of the final cd acquisitions before my wife put the hammer down;"You will never live to listen to all your vinyl, and now cd replacements". A valid point, but how neat it was to get this cd of some of Al "Jazzbo" Collins signature hip fairy tales. Jazzbo takes us back to that wonderful jazz era of the 50's. There is also a collection of straight ahead jazz from the era, including a riff on jazz vibes styles, and a number by the great Coleman Hawkins. Buy it for yourself, not the kids. They won't enjoy it; how hip can a kid get?but you will. Put it in the car stereo and I predict you will get to work with a smile on your face. Wifey wants me to start selling my collection on Amazon. This will be among the last to go. (Plus, you can and should get it new.) I only wish that Doctor Jazz or its assignee would reissue on cd the 1983 vinyl: "Al Jazzbeau Collins & Slim Gaillard..Steve Allen's Hip fables"..really hard to play that record in the car, no matter how hip I feel. These are the essence of jazz humor, elegance and understatement, right up there with Dave Frishberg and Bob Dorough, and Mose Alison, whose paths I am sure have crossed."

This CD is like, THE MOST, to say the least !!

The Secret Studio | Marin County, California | 01/24/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Finally!!!!! Él records gets a million purple mushrooms for releasing this fabulous stuff from my late friend, alberto-reeneemo. I must also give the folks at Él, high marks for such clean transfers. I was lucky enough for Al to have given me some of the original 78's, and as most anyone would know, there is more than enough work to do in order to clean them up. This material is quite rare, and is just the thing to massage anyone's lobes. Again, kudos to the cats at Él.

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