Groove Juice: The Norman Granz Recordings

“If you’re looking for a succinct history of all the different musical trends flooding the airwaves in the decade before rock ‘n’ roll took shape, look no further than this compilation,” writes ‘Groove Juice‘ co-producer Ricky Riccardi in his liner notes essay for the new collection. “Swing, bop, calypsos, R&B, proto-rock, strings, Latin rhythms, ballads, country and western, mambos, standards, novelties, bongos, Billy Eckstine, Yma Sumac, children’s singalongs… it’s all here, it’s hilarious, and it swings.”