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Charles Magnante and Laverne Smith
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This 1950s recording pairs the electrifying accordionist Charles Magnante with the smoldering vocalist LaVergne Smith. Accompanied lightly by banjo, Magnante's virtuosic set ranges from "Twelfth Street Rag" and the tango "La cu cumparsita" to Chopin's "Minute Waltz." Smith's set of smoky vocal and piano duos recalls the Old Absinthe House in New Orleans' French Quarter and includes classics such as "Lover Man" and "Straighten Up and Fly Right."

Track Listing

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Twelfth Street Rag Charles Magnante 2:24
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102
Don't Blame Me Charles Magnante 3:10
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La Cu Cumparsita Charles Magnante 2:17
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Gould: Pavane Charles Magnante 3:04
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Prokofiev: Gavotte Charles Magnante 2:27
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106
Khachaturian: Sabre Dance Charles Magnante 2:35
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Chopin: Minute Waltz Charles Magnante 1:50
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One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer Laverne Smith 1:45
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202
Lover Man Laverne Smith 2:31
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Hurry on Down Laverne Smith 1:32
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204
Blues in the Night Laverne Smith 2:46
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205
Straighten Up and Fly Right Laverne Smith 1:27
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One for the Road Laverne Smith 3:42
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I Like That Kind of Carrying On Laverne Smith 1:57
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Moonlight in Vermont Laverne Smith 3:37

Album Info

Catalog Number

COOK01014

Year(s) Released

1954

Label/Collection

Cook Records

Genre(s)

American Popular; Jazz & Ragtime

Country(s)

United States

Instrument(s)

Accordion; Vocals

Credit(s)

Charles Magnante - Artist
 Emory Cook - Producer, Recorder
 Laverne Smith - Artist
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