8 - 20 - 2006

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August 21, 1936 Stuff Smith - Here comes the man with the jive (ss,jj,ens vcl) Jonah Jones (tp,vcl) Stuff Smith (vln,vcl) Bobby Bennett (g) Mack Walker (b) James Sherman (p) Cozy Cole (d) Time And Again – Proper

Cab Calloway - The man from Harlem (cc vcl) November 1932 Lammar Wright, Doc Cheatham, Edwin Swayzee (tp) De Priest Wheeler, Harry White (tb) Eddie Barefield (cl,as) Andrew Brown (as,bar) Walter "Foots" Thomas, Arville Harris (ts,cl) Benny Payne (p) Morris White (bj,g) Al Morgan (b) Leroy Maxey (d) Cab Calloway (vcl,ldr) no details but prob pers of that period Chick Bullock (vcl), (vcl-1) Roy Smeck (g), (g-1) Selection Of Harlem - De Luxe

Buster Bailey's Rhythm Busters - Light up (bb,ens vcl) December 7, 1938 Frank Newton (tp) Buster Bailey (cl) Russell Procope (as) Billy Kyle (p) Jimmy McLin (g) Johnny Williams (b) O'Neil Spencer (d) Buster Bailey 1925 – 1940 - Classics

Django Reinhardt (Belgian) - I'll see you in my dreams June 1939 Django Reinhardt (g) solo acc by Pierre "Baro" Ferret (g) Emmanuel Soudieux (b) Paris, France, Souvenirs – Dreyfus
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Jimmy Raney Birth Date this week - 1927

Jimmy Raney - Out of nowhere March 5, 1957 Donald Byrd (tp) Jackie McLean (as) Mal Waldron (p) Jimmy Raney, (g) Doug Watkins (b) Art Taylor (d) Two Guitars - OJC

Jimmy Raney featuring Bob Brookmeyer - Isn't it romantic ? Bob Brookmeyer (v-tb) Dick Katz (p) Jimmy Raney (g) Teddy Kotick (b) Osie Johnson (d) New York, July 23, 1956 Jimmy Raney featuring Bob Brookmeyer – Verve

August 23, 1955 Billie Holiday - Please don't talk about me when I'm gone Harry "Sweets" Edison (tp) Benny Carter (as) Jimmy Rowles (p) Barney Kessel (g) John Simmons (b) Larry Bunker (d) Billie Holiday (vcl) Billie Holiday – Compact Jazz - Verve 28:00


Jimmy Raney birth date cont.

Artie Shaw and his Orchestra - Krazy kat Don Fagerquist, Don Paladino, Dale Pierce, Victor Ford (tp) Ange Callea, Porky Cohen, Sonny Russo, Fred Zito (tb) Artie Shaw (cl,arr) Herbie Steward, Frank Socolow (as) Al Cohn (ts,arr) Zoot Sims (ts) Danny Bank (bar) Gil Barrios (p) Jimmy Raney (g) Dick Niveson (b) Irv Kluger (d) Pat Lockwood (vcl) Gene Roland, Johnny Mandel, Tadd Dameron, John Bartee, Roger Segure, Paul Jordan, Ray Conniff, Eddie Sauter (arr) Thesaurus transcriptions, New York, December 1, 1949

Artie Shaw and his Orchestra - Smooth And Easy Don Fagerquist, Don Paladino, Dale Pierce, Victor Ford (tp) Ange Callea, Porky Cohen, Sonny Russo, Fred Zito (tb) Artie Shaw (cl,arr) Herbie Steward, Frank Socolow (as) Al Cohn (ts,arr) Zoot Sims (ts) Danny Bank (bar) Gil Barrios (p) Jimmy Raney (g) Dick Niveson (b) Irv Kluger (d) Pat Lockwood (vcl) Gene Roland, Johnny Mandel, Tadd Dameron, John Bartee, Roger Segure, Paul Jordan, Ray Conniff, Eddie Sauter (arr)
Thesaurus transcriptions, New York, December 1, 1949

John Clayton birthday this week - 1952


Diana Krall featuring John Clayton & Jeff Hamilton - Straighten up and fly right 1993 Diana Krall (vcl,p) acc by John Clayton (b) Jeff Hamilton (d) North Hollywood, CA, Stepping out - Verve

Diane Schuur - The best is yet to come 1992 John Clayton (b) Jeff Hamilton (d) In Tribute – GRP

Benny Carter - Sometimes I'm happy August 3, 1985 Joe Wilder (tp,flhrn) Benny Carter (as) Scott Hamilton (ts) Gene Harris (p) Ed Bickert (g) John Clayton (b) Jimmie Smith (d) A gentleman and his music - Concord Jazz 44:00


21st:
Count Basie - 1904

Metronome All Stars - One o'clock jump January 1941 Harry James, Ziggy Elman, Cootie Williams (tp) Tommy Dorsey, J.C. Higginbotham (tb) Benny Goodman (cl) Toots Mondello, Benny Carter (as) Coleman Hawkins, Tex Beneke (ts) Count Basie (p) Charlie Christian (g) Artie Bernstein (b) Buddy Rich (d) Summit Meetings - Fremuex & Associes

Count Basie - Swing, brother swing (bh vcl) June 1937 Buck Clayton (tp,arr) Ed Lewis, Bobby Moore (tp) Eddie Durham (tb,g,arr) George Hunt, Dan Minor (tb) Earl Warren (as,bassax) Herschel Evans (ts) Lester Young (ts,cl) Jack Washington (alto,bar) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (d) Jimmy Rushing, Billie Holiday (vcl) Jimmy Mundy (arr) radio broadcast "Savoy Ballroom", New York City, Lady Day's 25 Greatest - ASV

Count Basie - Topsy (ed arr) August 9, 1937 Buck Clayton (tp,arr) Ed Lewis, Bobby Moore (tp) Eddie Durham (tb,g,arr) George Hunt, Dan Minor (tb) Earl Warren (as,bassax) Herschel Evans (ts) Lester Young (ts,cl) Jack Washington (alto,bar) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (d) Jimmy Rushing (vcl) Jimmy Mundy, Harry "Buster" Smith (arr) Lloyd "Skippy" Martin (arr) Complete Original American Decca Rec - Definitive

August 22, 1938 Count Basie - Jumpin' at the Woodside Buck Clayton (tp,arr) Harry "Sweets" Edison, Ed Lewis (tp) Dan Minor, Benny Morton (tb) Earl Warren (as) Herschel Evans (ts,cl,arr) Lester Young (ts,cl) Jack Washington (as,bar) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (d) Jimmy Rushing (vcl) Edgar Battle, Don Kirkpatrick (arr) Dicky Wells (tb) Helen Humes (vcl), Don Redman (arr) Complete Original American Decca Rec - Definitive


Count Basie inspired music


Joe Williams acc by Harry Edison's Orchestra - Until I met you July, 1961Joe Williams (vcl) acc by orchestra, Harry "Sweets" Edison (tp,dir) Jimmy Jones (p) Joe Benjamin (b) Charlie Persip (d) Ernie Wilkins (arr) + others Together / Have A Good Time - Roulette

Jimmy McGriff Orchestra - Splanky 1966 Jimmy Nottingham, Burt Collins, Irving "Marky" Markowitz, Joe Newman (tp) J.J. Johnson, Wayne Andre, Dick Hixson (tb) Tony Studd (b-tb) Jerome Richardson, Frank Wess (as) Budd Johnson, Frank Foster (ts) Seldon Powell (bar) Jimmy Griff (org) Kenny Burrell, Thornell Schwartz (g) Richard Davis, Chet Amsterdam (b) Grady Tate (d) Tribute To Count Basie - Laserlight

Mills Brothers acc by Count Basie's Orchestra - Everyday (I Have The Blues) The Board Of Directors & Annual Report Of The Board Of Directors - MCA

Dave Lambert - Down for double October 11, 1957 Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks, Annie Ross (vcl) acc by : Nat Pierce (p) Freddie Green (g) Eddie Jones (b) Sonny Payne (d) Sing A Song Of Basie - Verve

The Real Group - Flight Of The Foo Birds Unreal - Passport

Count Basie - Straight Ahead Straight Ahead - Chessmates


More Basie inspired music

Joe Mooney - Cute February 1965 Joe Mooney (vcl,org,accor) acc by Andy Fitzgerald (fl) Mundell Lowe (g) or Kenny Burrell (g) Milt Hinton (b) Mousie Alexander (d) The Happiness Of… The Greatness Of… Joe Mooney - Koch

Mel Torme - Sent for you yesterday August 17, 1990 Mel Torme (vcl) acc by John Campbell (p) Bob Maize (b) Dapper Donny Osborne (d) Harry "Sweets" Edison (tp) Ray Brown (tp) Pete Minger (tp) Joe Newman (tp) Al Grey (tb) Grover Mitchell (tb) Benny Powell (tb) Curtis Peagler (as) Marshal Royal (as) Frank Wess (ts) Billy Mitchell (ts) Bill Ramsay (bar) Ted Dunbar (g) Live "Concord Jazz Festival", Concord, CA, Night At The Concord Pavillion - Concord

Buddy Rich and his Orchestra – 9:20 Special August 25, 1956 Pete Candoli, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Conrad Gozzo (tp) Frank Rosolino (tb) Bob Enevoldsen (v-tb) Bob Cooper (ts) Buddy Collette (bar,fl) Jimmy Rowles (p) Bill Pittman (g) Joe Mondragon (b) Buddy Rich (d) Marty Paich (arr) This One's For Basie - Verve

Back To School Set

Slim Gaillard - Lookin For A Place To Park Complete Columbia Master Takes - Definitive

Slim Gaillard - Huh, Uh Huh Complete Columbia Master Takes - Definitive

Nat Cole - You Don't Learn That In School Cool Cole - Proper

Louis Jordan - After School Swing Session Louis Jordan And His Tymapny Five - Proper


Count Basie - Fun Time Straight Ahead - Chessmates