tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13428765.post4632384442321100533..comments2024-01-30T02:41:03.503-05:00Comments on RADIOLA!: "Year-End Crunch" December 7, 2007Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05785340216295503346noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13428765.post-77557723841940738672007-12-14T14:02:00.000-05:002007-12-14T14:02:00.000-05:00Understandable, Andy....I tried to answer my own q...Understandable, Andy....<BR/><BR/>I tried to answer my own question after I asked you, and dozens of hot sides jumped out at me....gems like "Hello, Lola" by The Mound City Blue Blowers {gotta love the hot tissue & comb!}...well, I'd better not start up again here....<BR/><BR/>Now...why an I not shocked you named Celestin's "Papa's Got the Jim-Jams"? Excellent side! <BR/><BR/>What has always fascinated me was the near-complete repudiation of Red Nichols by most jazz critics & historians over the years...I still remember the incredible slight of one of his tasty recordings included in a jazz trumpeter anthology...and the liner notes commented on each artist except Red. Amazing!<BR/><BR/>I thought Red Nichols' body of work was substantial and much more than credible...and I send my praise once again for your inclusion of his work on "Radiola!"<BR/><BR/>His hot version of "Margie" remains one of my 20's highlights...yes, he was not Louis Armstrong...hell, besides Louis, who was? Red was a true pro who could swing - differently than Louis, Bix, Red Allen or Jabbo Smith - but he could play hot...and, sorry, Bix idolizers...he could sight read professionally, led successful bands of various sizes, and gave work to great young jazz stars...some who hated his guts, but took the paychecks.<BR/><BR/>Keep on swingin, Andy...what's on tap???Nick Dragoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18429083897917789140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13428765.post-52596703134559341302007-12-13T21:31:00.000-05:002007-12-13T21:31:00.000-05:00This is a tough one. In early jazz, I like stuff ...This is a tough one. In early jazz, I like stuff that is poignant as well as hot--like "Skid Dat De Dat" by Louis Armstrong's Hot Five. <BR/><BR/>For pure heat, you can't beat "Doctor Jazz Stomp" by Jelly Roll Morton, "Papa's Got the Jim-Jams" by Oscar "Papa" Celestin, or "Shake It and Break It" by King Oliver.<BR/><BR/>I'm very partial to some of the records in which Eddie Lang takes a "hot" role, like "Anything" by Napoleon's Emperors or "That's No Bargain" by Red Nichols. <BR/><BR/>This is one field in which it is hard to choose favorites--there are just so many of them.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05785340216295503346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13428765.post-42723051077378184682007-12-13T02:54:00.000-05:002007-12-13T02:54:00.000-05:00Andy....I'll be listening, either by stream or pod...Andy....<BR/><BR/>I'll be listening, either by stream or podcast, to each program...don't go jazzing/swinging anything up unless you're "In The Mood" to...<BR/><BR/>I haven't even begun cleanup/transfers of my 78s..just too many of them....<BR/><BR/>By the way, just for opinion's sake...what are some of YOUR candidates for hottest classic jazz record???Nick Dragoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18429083897917789140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13428765.post-83457390649429825152007-12-12T15:13:00.000-05:002007-12-12T15:13:00.000-05:00Thanks! Most of this program came from a huge eba...Thanks! Most of this program came from a huge ebay lot that I won in November. I spent two days washing off the dustier records in the sink and another day or so making transfers. <BR/><BR/>I still have many hundreds of 78s to transfer, from various ebay lots, kind donations, and my media midden. Add to that the CDs and LPs, and I can keep the show going indefinitely. <BR/><BR/>I'll try to work in a bit more swing and hot jazz in the next program.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05785340216295503346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13428765.post-59310688700398653972007-12-12T13:26:00.000-05:002007-12-12T13:26:00.000-05:00Andy.....Another very interesting mix!Although I'm...Andy.....<BR/><BR/>Another very interesting mix!<BR/><BR/>Although I'm a hot 'n' heavy jazz & swing fan, I very much appreciate your inclusion of other vintage musical styles...marches, pre-1920 recordings, hot dance discs...these really open up your shows and enlighten your audience...great work once again!Nick Dragoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18429083897917789140noreply@blogger.com