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Lead Performances: Illinois Jacquet, Les Paul, Nat King Cole and Various Artists; Genres: Jazz, Reissues

This is a classic recording-Jazz at the Philharmonic: The First Concert-now reissued for the 50th anniversary. Giants Nat ''King'' Cole (piano), Les Paul (guitar), J.J. Johnson (trombone), and Illinois Jacquet (tenor sax) created a supercharged jam-session atmosphere. The high point is ''Blues''-Jacquet surging in the over-the-top style that influenced so many other jazz (and, eventually, R&B and rock) players, with Cole and Paul spurring each other on zestfully. A


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Posted May 27, 1994
 

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