The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz
| The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz | ||||
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| Compilation album by Various artists | ||||
| Released | 1973 | |||
| Recorded | Various | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde jazz, bebop, big band, free jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, post-bop, ragtime, swing | |||
| Length | 2523:08 | |||
| Language | Instrumental and English | |||
| Label | Smithsonian Institution, in association Columbia Special Products | |||
| Producer | Various | |||
| Compiler | Martin Williams | |||
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The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz is a six-LP box set released in 1973 by the Smithsonian Institution. Compiled by jazz essayist and historian Martin Williams, the album featured tracks from over a dozen record labels spanning several decades and genres of American jazz, from ragtime and big band to post-bop and free jazz. The compilation has been recognized as an invaluable document of jazz history and maintains a legacy as introductory listening for new jazz fans as well as scholarship due to its extensive liner notes.
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