Red Nichols & the Five Pennies - Collection 1926-32Born in remote Utah in 1905, trumpeter and cornetist Red Nichols became one of the most successful bandleaders in jazz during the 1920s and '30s, recording prolifically with a huge variety of small bands and early swing orchestras, and with his primary band The Five Pennies (there were often many more than five) composing some of the most important and memorable tunes and making some of the most important recordings of the era. This 93 track 4 CD set

Big Little Lies: Music from Season 2 of the HBO Limited Series showcases an eclectic mix of soul

1s "Money Honey"

which were overdubbed by Smith with layers of vocals and instrumentation

the trumpet sometimes plays in keys in which not all the notes are contained in the trumpet's natural tone row and the trumpeter has to resort to special techniques to produce these "fake" notes

another sleepy

It's an excellent introduction to the music of an artist who went on to enjoy a successful hit-making career over subsequent years in the 1970s

When Chess A & R man Paul Gayten heard him sing his composition "Ain't Got No Home" with his trademark croak in his voice

The last two pieces take us back to 20th century - Fratres by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt and at the very end the artists have chosen Piazzolla's well known work The History of Tango

and his other Top 10 hits "Sentimental Me

and orchestral musician

Some of the contributors are expats

and duet singles made by Mickey Baker with Kitty Noble as Mickey & Kitty for Atlantic