My introduction to jazz came through my father’s love of the swing era of big band jazz. He grew up during the golden age of radio and came of age during the early 1950s when rock and roll was being born. My father however was not a record collector and so my interest in jazz developed very slowly as I was gradually introduced to recordings over the last 30 years. This interest became more focused when I first met my wife in 1992. Her brother and father are both big music fans with extensive and ecclectic record collections that contain a wide variety of jazz. It was this variety that piqued my interest the most, as I was not very aware of the various jazz styles. To help broaden my jazz horizons, my soon to be brother- and father-in-law began presenting me with various jazz albums. This collection from the Atlantic label was one of the first I received.
1) Sa-Frantic (Single Version) – Eddie Safranski – 2:55
2) Not Really The Blues – Shorty Rogers And His Giants – 4:59
3) Paradox – Jack Montrose – 4:06
4) Cheremoya – Conte Candoli & Lou Levy – 5:52
5) Martians Go Home – Shorty Rogers And His Giants – 7:59
6) The Song Is You – Jimmy Giuffre – 3:57
7) Topsy – Jimmy Giuffre – 11:30
8) Triplin’ Awhile – Red Mitchell And Harold Land Quintet – 7:46
9) You Name It – Shelly Manne – 6:19
I am the creator and site administrator at The Basement Rug. I have been collecting LP's and CD's for more than 30 years. I 
