After 6 weeks of reruns due to a knee replacement the latest playlist
Buddy Rich - Mr. Lucky July 1968 Al Porcino, Bill Prince, Ken Faulk, Dave Culp (tp) James Trimble, Rick Stepton (tb) Peter Graves (b-tb) Charles Owens (arr) Art Pepper (as,cl,fl) Don Menza (arr) Pat LaBarbera (ts,fl,cl) John Laws (bar) Joe Azarello (p) Walt Namuth (g) Gary Walters (b,el-b) Buddy Rich (d) Tony Bennett (vcl) Don Sebesky, Phil Wilson, Bill Reddie, Don Piestrup (arr) Live "Caesar's Place", Las Vegas Mercy, Mercy, Mercy – Pacific Jazz
Ray Charles – Smack Dab In The Middle July 1964 Ray Charles (vcl,p) acc by Oliver Beener, Roy Burrows, Phil Guilbeau, Floyd Jones, Curtis Miller (tp) Fred Morden, Jim Herbert, Keg Johnson (tb) Harold "Geezil" Minerve, Danny Turner (as) David "Fathead" Newman, James Clay (ts) Leroy Cooper (bar) Sonny Forriest (g) Edgar Willis (b) Bob Thompson (d) The Raelets (vcl) Sid Feller (arr,cond) Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul – Rhino
Sammy Davis, Jr. acc by Jack Pleis' Orchestra - Get On The Right Track 1960 Sammy Davis, Jr. (vcl): Thad Jones, Snooky Young, Ernie Royal, Sonny Cohn, Joe Newman (tp) Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb) Marshal Royal, Frank Wess (as) Billy Mitchell, Frank Foster (ts) Charlie Fowlkes (bar) George Rhodes (p) Freddie Green (g) Eddie Jones (b) Sonny Payne (d) This is actually nearly all the Basie band of the period.
It’s All Over But The Swingin / I Gotta Right To Swing – MCA
Jimmy McGriff - I've Got A Woman (pt 1) Jimmy McGriff (org,p) Morris Dow (g) Jackie Mills (d)
New York, 1962 The Best Of The Sue years 1962 – 1965 – Stateside
Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five - Somebody Done Hoodooed The Hoodoo Man March 1940 Courtney Williams (tp) Louis Jordan (cl,as,bar,vcl,talking) Kenneth Hollon (cl,ts) Clarence Johnson (p,talking) Charlie Drayton (b) Walter Martin (d,tymp) Daisy Winchester, Mabel Robinson (vcl) prob. Kenneth Hollon (vcl) Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five - Proper
Glenn Miller - American Patrol April 21, 1944 Whitey Thomas, Bobby Nichols, Bernie Privin, Jack Steele (tp) Jimmy Priddy, James Harwood, John Halliburton, Larry Hall (tb) Addison Collins Jr. (fhr) Hank Freeman (as) Peanuts Hucko (cl,as) Freddy Guerra (as) Jack Ferrier, Vinnie Carbone (ts) Chuck Gentry (bar) George Ockner (Concertmaster) + 18 strings Carmen Mastren (g) Trigger Alpert (b) Ray McKinley Mel Powell (p,arr) Secret Broadcasts – RCA
Charlie Barnet – The Right Idea October 1939 Bob Burnet, John Owens, Lyman Vunk, Billy May (tp) Don Ruppersberg, Bill Robertson, Ben Hall (tb) Gene Kinsey, Don McCook (as) Charlie Barnet (ts,sop) Kurt Bloom (ts) Skippy Martin (arr) Bill Miller (p) Phil Stephens (tu-1) Bus Etri (g) Ray Michaels (d) Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie - Bluebird
Dinah Washington acc by Nook Shrier's Orchestra - Cold Cold Heart September 1951 Dinah Washington (vcl) acc by orchestra incl. Paul Quinichette (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) prob. Freddie Green (g) poss. Keeter Betts (b) Gus Johnson (d) + chorus Nook Shrier (dir) Blues For A Day - Dreyfus
Willie Nelson / Wynton Marsalis - Bright Lights Big City 2007 Wynton Marsalis (trumpet, vocals); Willie Nelson (guitar, vocals); Walter Blanding (saxophone); Mickey Raphael (harmonica); Dan Nimmer (piano); Carlos Henriquez (bass); Ali Jackson (drums) Two Men With The Blues – Blue Note
Bob Wills – Take The A Train August 1947 Bob Wills (v) Millard Kelso (p) Eldon Shamblin (el g) Tiny Moore (el mandolin) Johnny Cuviello (d) Bill Jack Wills (b) King Of Western Swing – Blue Moon
May 1, 1956 Roy Eldridge - Les Tricheurs Roy Eldridge (tp) Stan Getz (ts-1) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Gus Johnson (d) Paris, France, Herb Ellis - Only The Blues - Verve
Stephane Grappelli (French) Et Maintenant June 1969 Stephane Grappelli (vln) Barney Kessel (el-g) Nini Rosso (g) Michel Gaudry (b) Jean-Louis Viale (d) Paris, I remember Django - Black Lion
Henri Salvador – Stompin At The Savoy Henri Salvador (g,vcl) Pierre Michelot (b) Andre Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (d) Paris, c. 1962 Jazz In Paris Vol 19: Pardon My English – Sunnyside
Quintette du Hot Club de France – Rose Room April 1937 Stephane Grappelli (vln) Django Reinhardt, Pierre "Baro" Ferret (g) Freddy Taylor (vcl), Louis Vola (b) Marcel Bianchi (g) The Definitive Django Reinhardt Series – JSP
Ella Fitzgerald acc by Nelson Riddle's Ochestra – Love Is Here To Stay January 1959 Ella Fitzgerald (vcl) acc by Nelson Riddle's Orchestra : pers incl Don Fagerquist (tp) Bob Cooper (ts) Alvin Stoller (d) + strings and several others, Nelson Riddle (arr,cond) Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Books - Verve
May 13-14, 1968 Francy Boland/Kenny Clarke Big Band – Sweet And Lovely Benny Bailey (tp,flhrn) Idrees Sulieman, Jimmy Deuchar, Sonny Grey (tp) Ake Persson, Nat Peck, Eric van Lier (tb) Derek Humble (as) Johnny Griffin, Ronnie Scott, Tony Coe (ts) Sahib Shihab (bar,fl) Dave Pike (vib) Francy Boland (p,arr) Jimmy Woode (b) Kenny Clarke, Kenny Clare (d) All Smiles - MPS
Diana Krall – Day In Day Out 2006 Arranged and conducted by John Clayton From This Moment On - Verve
Tony Monaco - Greasy Spoon 2004 Tony Monaco (Hammond b-3 organ) Derek DiCenzo, Robert Kraut, Colin Lazarski (g) Jim Rupp, Louis Tsamous, Marino Monaco (d) Fiery Blues – Summit Records
Henry Mancini - A Mild Blast 1967 orchestra, Henry Mancini (cond) from the film High Time Mancini plays Mancini And Other Composers – Delta Camden
Milt Jackson and the Monty Alexander Trio - Yano June 1977 Milt Jackson (vib) Monty Alexander (p) John Clayton (b) Jeff Hamilton (d) Soul Fusion – Pablo
Gerry Mulligan Octet – Disc Jockey Jump December 1957 Lee Konitz (as) Allen Eager, Zoot Sims (as,ts) Al Cohn (bar,ts) Gerry Mulligan (bar) Freddie Green (g) Henry Grimes (b) Dave Bailey (d) Bill Holman (arr) Mosaic Select: Gerry Mulligan - Mosaic
Dean Martin – Who’s Got The Action 1961 Reprise single Swingin With Dino – Capitol
Count Basie - Cute April 14, 1958 Thad Jones (tp) Snooky Young, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman (tp) Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb) Marshal Royal (cl,as) Frank Wess (as,fl,arr) Billy Mitchell (ts) Frank Foster (ts,arr) Charlie Fowlkes (bar) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Eddie Jones (b) Sonny Payne (d) same pers with Neal Hefti (arr) The Best Of Count Basie: The Roulette Years – Roulette