4-17-2007

[jazzjester]

Jimmy Coe and his Cats of Rhythm - After Hours Joint February 1953 Jimmy Coe (ts,vcl) James Palmer (p,org) John Wittcliffe (b) Earl Walker (d,talk) Honkers & Bar Walkers – Delmark

Ben Webster Quartet - Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams January 11 & 12, 1967 Ben Webster (ts) Dick Katz (p) Spike Heatley (b) Tony Crombie (d)
London, England, Swing Party - Jazz For Fun

Ray Charles with Quincy Jones Orchestra – Let the Good Times Roll June 23, 1959 Ray Charles (vcl,org) acc by Marcus Belgrave, John Hunt, Clark Terry, Ernie Royal, Joe Newman, Snooky Young (tp) Melba Liston, Al Grey, Quentin Jackson, Tom Mitchell (tb) Marshal Royal, Frank Wess (as) David "Fathead" Newman, Paul Gonsalves, Zoot Sims (ts) Billy Mitchell (ts-1) replacing Zoot Sims, Bennie Crawford, Charlie Fowlkes (bar) Freddie Green (g) Edgar Willis, Eddie Jones (b) Teagle Fleming, Charlie Persip (d) Quincy Jones (arr) The Genius Of Ray Charles – Atlantic



Duke Ellington - Kinda Dukish (&) Rockin' In Rhythm June 1960 Fats Ford, Willie Cook, Ed Mullens (tp) Ray Nance (tp,vln,vcl) Britt Woodman, Booty Wood, Lawrence Brown (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl,ts) Russell Procope (as,cl) Johnny Hodges (as) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Harry Carney (bar,b-cl,cl) Duke Ellington (p) Aaron Bell (b) Sam Woodyard (d) Piano In The Background - Columbia

Terry Gibbs Dream Band – Main Stem January 1961 Al Porcino, Ray Triscari, Conte Candoli, Stu Williamson, Frank Higgins (tp) Frank Rosolino, Vern Friley, Bob Edmondson (tb) Joe Maini, Charlie Kennedy (as) Richie Kamuca, Bill Perkins (ts) Jack Nimitz (bar) Terry Gibbs (vib) Pat Moran (p) Buddy Clark (b) Mel Lewis (d) Bill Holman, Shorty Rogers, Al Cohn, Manny Albam (arr) Mainstem Vol 4 - Contemporary

Bobby Darin – Charade 9- 64 Orchestra conducted and arr. by Richard Wess Legendary Bobby Darin – Capitol


Mundell Lowe, 1922 Guitarist Mundell Lowe turns 85 Saturday. Lowe has been on many sessions through the years despite never becoming a household name. Lowe is the guitarist on both tracks here

Benny Carter – Rock Bottom March 1966 Benny Carter (as,arr) Bud Shank (as) Teddy Edwards (ts) Bill Hood (bar) Don Abney (p) Alvin Stoller (d) Bill Perkins (ts) Mundell Lowe (g) Al McKibbon (b) Further Definitions – Impulse

Blossom Dearie - Our Love Is Here To Stay September 1958 acc by Mundell Lowe (g) Ray Brown (b) Ed Thigpen (d) Once Upon A Summertime – Verve



April 21, 1937 Quintette du Hot Club de France - Exactly Like You Stephane Grappelli (vln) Django Reinhardt, Pierre "Baro" Ferret (g) Freddy Taylor (vcl), Louis Vola (b) Marcel Bianchi (g) Djangology USA – Disques Swing

April 16, 1940 Benny Goodman Sextet - Grand Slam Benny Goodman (cl) Johnny Guarnieri (p) Lionel Hampton (vib) Charlie Christian (el-g) Artie Bernstein (b) Nick Fatool (d) Charlie Christian – Complete Studio Rec – Definitive

Lucky Millinder - Bongo Boogie [Bongo bop *] February 1951 Andrew "Fats" Ford, Lammar Wright, Frank Galbreath, Leon Merian (tp) Henderson Chambers, Alfred Cobbs, Fred Zito (tb) Rudy Powell, Harold "Geezil" Minerve (as) Harold Clark, Harry Johnson (ts) Sid Brown (bar) Danny Small (p) James Cannady (g) Leon Spann (b) Ed Shaughnessy (d) Annisteen Allen vocal Lucky Millinder (dir) Apollo Jump - Proper

Bill Doggett - Hold It June 1958 Lawrence "Tricky" Lofton (tb) Clifford Scott (as-1,ts-2,fl-3) Floyd "Candy" Johnson (ts,bar) Bill Doggett (org) Billy Butler (g) Shep Shepherd (d) Edwyn Conley (b) All His Hits - King



April 15 Bessie Smith born in 1895 Here's Billie Holiday covering a song previously recorded by "The Empress of the Blues."

Billie Holiday with Sy Oliver and His Orchestra - Gimme A Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer September 1949 Shad Collins, Buck Clayton, Bobby Williams (tp) George Stevenson, Henderson Chambers (tb) George Dorsey, Pete Clark (as) Budd Johnson, Freddy Williams (ts) Dave McRae (bs) Horace Henderson (p) Everett Barksdale (g) Joe Benjamin (b) Wallace Bishop (d) Billie Holiday (vcl) Sy Oliver (cond) Lady’s Decca Days Vol 1 - Decca

Dinah Washington with Eddie Chamblee and his Orchestra - Back Water Blues Fall 1957 Dinah Washington (vcl) acc by Reunald Jones, Charlie Shavers, Carl "Doc" Severinsen, Clark Terry, Ernie Royal, Ray Copeland (tp) Julian Priester, Jimmy Cleveland, Sonny Russo, Rod Levitt (tb) Jerome Richardson (as,fl) Shahib Shihab (as) Benny Golson, Frank Wess, Eddie Chamblee (ts) Charles Davis (bar) Jack Wilson (p) Richard Davis (b) Charlie Persip (d) Ernie Wilkins (arr) Comp DW On Mercury Vol 5 - Mercury

Big Eighteen - Easy Does It June 1958 Billy Butterfield, Buck Clayton, Charlie Shavers, Rex Stewart (tp) Lawrence Brown, Vic Dickenson, Lou McGarity, Dickie Wells (tb) Walt Levinsky (cl,as) Hymie Schertzer (as) Sam Donahue, Boomie Richman (ts) Ernie Caceres (bar) Johnny Guarnieri (p) Barry Galbraith (g) Milt Hinton (b) Jimmy Crawford (d) Charlie Shirley (arr) Live Echoes Of The Swinging Bands – RCA


Millions on this Sunday observe Earth day on the 22. Many are billing this Earth Day as a Call For Action On Climate Change and we urge you to check out earthday.org online to learn more.

Ella Fitzgerald acc by Buddy Bregman's Orchestra - Too Darn Hot February 1956 Ella Fitzgerald Ella Fitzgerald (vcl) acc by Pete Candoli, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Maynard Ferguson, Conrad Gozzo (tp) Milt Bernhart, Joe Howard, Lloyd Ulyate (tb) George Roberts (b-tb) Herb Geller, Bud Shank (as) Bob Cooper, Ted Nash (ts) Chuck Gentry (bar) Paul Smith (p) Barney Kessel (g) Joe Mondragon (b) Alvin Stoller (d) Buddy Bregman (arr,cond) Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book - Verve

Tony Bennett - Clear Out Of This World May 1964 Tony Bennett (vcl) acc by Stan Getz (ts) Herbie Hancock (p) Ron Carter (b) Elvin Jones (d) Tony Bennett - Jazz

Peggy Lee – It’s A Wonderful World 1958-59 Peggy Lee (vcl) , no details except Jack Marshall (dir) Things Are Swingin' / Jump For Joy - EPM


Here’s a set of songs all recorded during the Big Band Era, and all recorded this week. We begin with an Ellington melody… covered by one of my personal favorite female vocalists from the period... Mildred Bailey

April 19, 1938 Red Norvo - I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart (mb vcl,es arr) Zeke Zarchy, (tp) Hank d'Amico (cl) Red Norvo (xyl) Mildred Bailey (vcl) Harlem Lullaby - ASV

April 16, 1940 Charlie Barnet - Afternoon Of A Moax [Shake, rattle 'n roll] (cb arr) Bob Burnet (tp) Billy May tp,arr) John Owens, Lyman Vunk (tp) Spud Murphy, Don Ruppersberg, Bill Robertson (tb) Charlie Barnet (sax,ldr,arr) Gene Kinsey (as) Skippy Martin (as,arr) Kurt Bloom (ts) James Lamare (ts,bar) Bill Miller (p) Bus Etri (g) Phil Stephens (b) Cliff Leeman (d) Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie – Bluebird

April 19, 1940 Slim Gaillard - Fitzwater Street Loumell Morgan (p) Slim Gaillard (g,vcl) Slam Stewart (b,vcl) Hubert Pettaway (d) Complete Slim Gaillrd & Slam Stewart - Definitive



April 19, 1960 Jo Jones Sextet - Mozelle's Alley Harry "Sweets" Edison (tp) Bennie Green (tb) Jimmy Forrest (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Jo Jones (d) Jo Jones Sextet - Fresh Sound