"The Dog Ate My Playlist" December 15, 2006

(Week 66)

So much for writing it on lasagna. Seriously, I thought I would dispense with my "theme" conceit for the last show of the season, and just play a bunch of old favorites (plus one or two great new acquisitions). Just good music tonight at 8 PM EST on WHCL.

(And, before I unravel the playlist, let me remind you to tune in early and listen late--RETRO RADIO--featuring music of the 50s and 60s--at 6 PM and a FROM THE GRASSY KNOLL special on aspartame at 10. And, if you're really good, I may stick around and play one or two other hot jazz selections at 11 PM before shutting the transmitter down for break.)

Isham Jones and his Orch. – Blue Prelude (1934) – Victor 78 RPM
Jean Goldkette and his Orch. – Idolizing (1926) – Victor 78 RPM
Mose Tapiero – William Tell Overture (1912) – Columbia 78 RPM
Fred Elizalde and his Anglo-American Band – Under the Moon (1928) – Retrieval RTR 79011
Lou Raderman and his Pelham Heath Inn Orch. – Oh Gee, Oh Joy! (1928) – Columbia CK46175
Fred Gardner’s Texas U Troubadors – No Trumps (1930) – Timeless CBC 1-033 JAZZ
Henry “Red” Allen and his Orch. – Roamin’ (1930) – Classics 540
Bee Palmer – Don’t Leave Me Daddy (1929) – The Old Masters mb 107
Boswell Sisters – It’s The Girl (1931) – Collectables COL-CD-6461
Syd Valentine’s Patent Leather Kids – Patent Leather Stomp (1929) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8009
Louis Armstrong’s Hot Five – No One Else But You (1928) – Columbia/Legacy C4K 57176
Jabbo Smith and his Rhythm Aces – Decatur Street Tutti (1929) – Retrieval RTR 79013
Bill Haid’s Cubs – Me and the Man in the Moon (1928) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8039
Johnny Marvin – Little By Little (1929) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5026
Charles King – Broadway Melody (1929) – Flapper PAST CD 7845
Waring’s Pennsylvanians – Glorianna (1928) – Victor 78 RPM
Beaumont Rag – East Texas Serenaders (1937) – Decca 78 RPM
Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks – The Ramble (1993) – Stomp Off CD1260
Alex Hill and his Orch. – Southbound (1930) – Timeless CBC 1-050 JAZZ
Fats Waller – Handful of Keys (1929) – Bluebird 2482-2-RB
Fred Hamm and his Orch. – Stomp Off, Let’s Go! (1925) – Timeless CBC 1-072 JAZZ
Ben Selvin and his Orch. – Poor Papa (1926) – Timeless CBC 1-089
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians – Waitin’ For Katie (1928) – Sensation 769748026-2
George Olsen and his Music – Horses (1926) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5388
Cliff Edwards – I Want Somebody to Cheer Me Up (1926) – Jazz Oracle BDW
Bing Crosby – My Honey’s Lovin’ Arms (1932) – Columbia CK 44306
Carmen Miranda – Mama Eu Quero (tr. 11) (1939) – Take Two TT 507 CD
Richard Himber and his Essex House Orch. – It Isn’t Fair (1933) – Renovation 7002
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch. – Hocus Pocus (1934) – Quadromania 222440-444
Benny Goodman and his Orch. – Nitwit Serenade (1934) – Timeless CBC 1-065
Ted Lewis and his Band – Lonesome Road (1930) – Retrieval RTR 79014
Ethel Waters – Trav’lin’ All Alone (1929) – Classics 721
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orch – Moten Swing (1932) – Bluebird 2192-2-RB
Ray Starita and his Ambassadors’ Club Orch. – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) – AvidAVC539

Nostalgia This Friday (December 15) on WHCL

Owing to the pre-break schedule Friday, December 15 of Hamilton College radio station WHCL broadcasting will start at 6 PM EST with THE BIG SOUND OF RETRO RADIO, hosted by Mark Fuller, which sounds EXACTLY like the local programming you heard growing up in the 50s and 60s. Listening to Mark is like entering a real time warp--since he has been a DJ since the 1960s (and makes use of all the pertinent jingles, commercials, and records) he has the tone JUST RIGHT.

RETRO RADIO is the ideal lead-in to RADIOLA! which will air at its usual time of 8 PM, and will turn back the clock even further, occasionally before the dawn of radio itself. (The playlist will be posted as soon as I determine what it is.)

At 10 PM a special public affairs broadcast featuring Vyzygoth and Cori Brackett on the dangers of aspartame will be aired. This is an excellent program, from Vyz's "FROM THE GRASSY KNOLL" series, and I commend it to your attention.

After that, WHCL is off the air for Winter Break. Merry Christmas!

"That Flaky Feeling" December 8, 2006

(Week 65)

It's that time of year again! Here's a preliminary tribute to all that lovely snow and the cabin fever that follows it. Tune in tonight at 8 PM EST on WHCL

East Texas Serenaders – Serenaders’ Waltz (Skaters’ Waltz) (1937) – Decca 78
Ray Noble and his Orch. (Howard Barrie, vo.) – I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (1937) –Victor 78
Mose Tapiero – William Tell Overture (1912) – Columbia 78
Louis Armstrong – Dallas Blues (1929) – Columbia CK 46996
Mason/Dixon Orch. (Trumbauer) – Alabammy Snow (1929) – The Old Masters mb107
Duke Ellington and his Orch. – Freeze and Melt (1929) – Columbia C2K 46177
Billy Williams – Let’s All Go Mad (1909) – Columbia 78
Jack Kaufman – The Prune Song (1928) – Challenge 78
The Harmonians (Irving Kaufman, vo.) – I Just Roll Along (1928) – Diva 78
The Charleston Chasers (Eva Taylor, vo.)– Turn on the Heat (1929) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5316
Fats Waller (piano) – Turn on the Heat (1929) – Bluebird 2482-2-RB
Ben Pollack and his Orch. (Scrappy, vo.) – Keep Your Undershirt On (1929) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8026
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians – You’re Driving Me Crazy (1930) – CCM-299-2
Fred Elizalde and his Anglo-American Band – Crazy Rhythm (1928) – Retrieval RTR 79011
Casa Loma Orch. – Maniac’s Ball (1931) – Hep 1051
James P. Johnson – Snowy Morning Blues (1928) – Classics 658
Bix Beiderbecke and his Gang – Goose Pimples (1927) – Columbia CK 46175
West End Jazz Band – Vladivostok (2002) – Legacy 2K 102
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers – Wild Man Blues (1927) – JSP CD321
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orch. (W. Smith, vo.) – I’m Nuts About Screwy Music (1935) – Decca 78
Teddy Wilson and his Orch – Warmin’ Up (1936) – Columbia 501649-2
Annette Hanshaw – Button Up Your Overcoat (1929) – Sensation CD (Vol. 6)
Fred Hall and his Sugar Babies – I Got a “Code” in my “Doze” (1929) – The Old Masters mb106
Ben Bernie’s Hotel Roosevelt Orch. – Rosy Cheeks (1927) – Rivermont BSW 1141
Dick Powell – Roses in December (1937) – Great Movie Themes CD 60020
Joe Sanders and his Orch. – I Found a Rose in the Snow (1935) – Decca 78
Art Shaw and his Orch. (Peg LaCentra, vo.) – There’s Frost on the Moon (1936) – Brunswick 78
Gene Kardos and his Orch. – Sweet Violets (1931) – The Old Masters mb121
George Formby – Sittin’ on the Ice in the Ice Rink (1933) – Hallmark 300282
Fats Waller and his Rhythm – Breakin’ the Ice (1934) – Four Star FS=40056
Triangle Harmony Boys – Canned Heat Blues (1927) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8009
Claude Hopkins – Canadian Capers (1935) – Hep CD 1049
Bing Crosby – June in January (1934) – Charly CDCD 1071
Ray Starita and his Ambassador’s Club Orch – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) – Avid AVC539

A Valley Potluck Compilation (Dec 2, 2006)

(Week 64)

Here is the playlist for tonight's show, after the fact. Lots of good crunchy shellac here, high in fiber. Enjoy!

Arthur Pryor’s Band – William Tell Overture (complete) (1926) – Victor 78s
The Revelers – Dinah (1925) – Victor 78
Jean Goldkette and his Orch. – Dinah (1926) – Victor 78
Isham Jones and his Orch. – Sweet Georgia Brown (1925) – Brunswick 78
Cliff Edwards – Heart Breakin’ Creole Rose (1925) – Perfect 78
Jack Kaufman – C-U-B-A (1920) – Columbia 78
Tenor Duet (Albert Campbell/Henry Burr) – 1915 San Francisco March – Oxford 78
Harry Salter and his Willys-Knighters – Bluebird Sing Me a Song (1928) – Lincoln 78
Challenge Dance Orch. – Who Do You Suppose (1927) – Challenge 78
Golden Gate Orch. – Wishing and Waiting for Love (1929) – Velvet Tone 78
King Edward’s Horse (Band) – Pilgrim’s March (1910?) – Velvet Face 78 (British)
Joe Samuels and Larry Briers – Turkey in the Straw (1925?) – Radiex 78
Lester McFarland & Robert Gardner – When Our Lord Shall Come Again (1927) – Brunswick 78
Mario Perry – Over the Waves (1924?) – Resona 78
Fred Van Eps – Lobsters’ Quadrille (1911) – Victor 78
Signor Hurdi-Gurdi (Street Piano) – Songs of Your Childhood Days (1918) – Columbia 78
Miss Lee Morse and her Blue Grass Boys – Want a Little Lovin’ (1925) – Perfect 78
The Revelers – Oh, Miss Hannah (1925) – Victor 78
Cliff Edwards – My Best Girl (1924) – Perfect 78
Fred Van Eps – Red Pepper (A Spicy Rag) (1911) – Victor 78
Boyd Senter – Shake Your Dogs (1925) – Perfect 78
Boyd Senter – Wake ‘Em Up (1925) – Perfect 78
Whitey Kaufman and his Original Penn. Serenaders – Henpecked Blues (1923) – Victor 78
Ted Lewis and his Band – Too Tired (1924) – Columbia 78
Jean Goldkette and his Orch. – After I Say I’m Sorry (1926) – Victor 78
Benny Goodman and his Orch. – Sometimes I’m Happy (1935) – Victor 78
Tommy Dorsey and his Orch. (Edythe Wright, vo.) – Good Morning (1937) – Victor 78
Ozzie Nelson and his Orch. – Say Si Si (1939) – Bluebird 78
Ruth Etting – Now That You’re Gone (1931) – Columbia 78
All Star Orch – Waiting at the End of the Road (1929) – Victor 78
Nat Shilkret and his Orch. – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) – Victor 78

RADIOLA! will air this Saturday (Dec. 2) at 6 PM EST

The cabin fever was getting to me, so when a slot opened up on Saturday at 6 PM EST on WHCL I had to offer to sub. I realize I'll be competing with Garrison Keillor for the attentions of the tote-bag brigade. Therefore, I'll try to make it wholesome, and wistful, and poignant-like. I'll attempt to weave a spell of nostalgic melancholy over last week's leftovers, one that will have you sobbing into your Kraft dinners and three-bean-salads.

BLAH!

It looks like there will be an absence of RADIOLA! on WHCL for the third consecutive week as Hamilton Hockey gets under way next Friday. Also, I must apologize for the lack of new programming on my Live365 station. I've been convalescing from a bit of a cold and have done plenty of reading (mostly Terry Pratchett--good funny stuff for the sickbed) but have given no thought to my show (or, I regret to say, my bored listeners) other than to spend way too much money on eBay 78s (ostensibly for the program).

I will endeavor to get something assembled this week for the Live365 stream, at any rate.

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Back to Hiatusville

Owing to this Friday's basketball game at Hamilton College (which justifiably takes priority) and the subsequent Thanksgiving Holiday (during which the station will be closed), RADIOLA! will not be heard on WHCL for the next two weeks.

HOWEVER, if you MUST have it, it WILL be heard, round the clock, on Live365 as always. As a gesture of mercy to those who are thrown upon the expedient of listening to my reruns I will attempt to post some choice web-only material to reward their attention. (Leftover turkey once a day is enough.)

Stray bits of nourishing RADIOLA! from the back of the fridge (still perfectly good) may also be found HERE.

In two weeks time, I will return, tanned and ready to regale you with my exploits in Hiatusville.

"No!" November 10, 2006

(Week 63)

We explore the Art of Zestful Negation in this RADIOLA! No foolin'!
Tune in Friday at 8 PM EST on WHCL.

Louis Armstrong’s Hot Five – No (Papa No) (1928) – Columbia/Legacy C4K 63527
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orch – She’s No Trouble (1928) – Bluebird 3139-2-RB
Mose Tapiero – William Tell Overture (1912) – Columbia 787 RPM
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch – My Papa Doesn’t Two Time No Time (1924) – Rivermont BSW1141
Green Brothers Novelty Band – Yes! We Have No Bananas (1923) – UCSB Cylinder Collection
The Dixie Stompers – Feelin’ Good (1928) – Timeless CBC 1-069
Fred Hall and his Sugar Babies – Tain’t No Sin (1930) – The Old Masters mb106
Harry Archer Orchestra – There Ain’t No Maybe in My Baby’s Eyes (1926) – Take Two TT509CD
Castle Farms Serenaders (Bill Haid) – Tain’t So, Honey, Tain’t So (1928) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8039
Miff Mole and his Molers – Feelin’ No Pain (1927) – Gold Sound DCD-772
Savoy Orpheans (Carroll Gibbons, dir.)– She Don’t Wanna (1927) – Conifer CDHD 160
McKinney’s Cotton Pickers – Stop Kidding (1928) – Giants of Jazz CD 53220
Tram, Bix, and Eddie – For No Reason At All in C (1927) – Columbia CK 45450
Emmett Miller – I Ain’t Gonna Give Nobody None o’ This Jelly Roll (1928) (tr.9)– Columbia CD
The Cotton Pickers – No Parking (1929) – Timeless CBC 1-049 JAZZ
Columbia Photo Players (Selvin) – Happy Days are Here Again (1930) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5318
Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Orpheans – A Little Bit Independent (1936) – Pulse PBXCD 442/3
Casa Loma Orch. – Dance of the Lame Duck (1932) – Hep CD 1051
Bert Williams – Nobody (1913) (tr. 9) – Archeophone 5003
Louis Armstrong and his Orch. – I Ain’t Got Nobody (1929) – Columbia CK 46996
Wingy Manone and his Orch. – Never Had No Lovin’ (1934) – Classics 774
Antobal’s Cubans – The Night the Lady Said “No” (1937) – Harlequin HQ 123
Ben Selvin and his Orch. – She Didn’t Say “Yes” (1931) – The Old Masters mb102
Lonnie Johnson – Somebody’s Got to Go (1941) – Bluebird 07863 66064-2
Jan Garber and his Orch. – You Don’t Like It–Not Much (1926) – The Old Masters mb119
Louis Armstrong and his Orch. – Ain’t Misbehavin’ (1929) – Columbia CK 46148
Henry “Red” Allen and his Orch. – I’ll Never Say “Never Agaiu” Again (1935) – Topaz TPZ1023
Mildred Bailey and her Orch. – Never in a Million Years (1937) – Properbox 57
Fred Astaire – Isn’t This a Lovely Day (1936) – Charly CDCD 1075
Fats Waller and his Rhythm – Don’t Let it Bother You (1936) – Bluebird 07863-66618-2
Eddie South and his Orch. – No More Blues (1933) – Frog DGF36
Duke Ellington and his Orch. – It Don’t Mean a Thing (1932) – Pro Arte Digital CDD 482
George Formby – It’s Turned Out Nice Again (1939) – Hallmark 300282
Ray Starita and his Ambassadors’ Club Orch. – Wake Up, Chill’un, Wake Up (1929) – Avid AVC539

"Political Science" November 3, 2006

(Week 62)


A pre-election RADIOLA! that is fraught with skepticism--and (Groucho) Marxism. Tune in tonight at 8 PM ET on WHCL.

Groucho Marx, Margaret Dumont – Opening Number from “Duck Soup” (1933) – MCA Home Video
Mose Tapiero – William Tell Overture (1912) – Columbia 78 RPM
Waring’s Pennsylvanians – Looking at the World Through Rose Colored Glasses (1926) – CCM-175-2
Gus Arnheim and his Orch. – You Don’t Know What You’re Doing (1931) – Take Two TT410CD
Ed Lloyd and his Orch. – I May Be Wrong, But I Think You’re Wonderful (1929) – TOM mb110
Ruth Etting – Let Me Sing and I’m Happy (1930) – Take Two TT403CD
Red McKenzie and his Rhythm Kings – I’m Building Up to an Awful Let-Down (1936) – Timeless 019
Vaughn DeLeath – Crazy Words, Crazy Tune (1927) – Take Two TT503CD
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orch. – Elephant Wobble (1923) – Classics 549
Philip Spitalny and his Orch. – Jackass Blues (1926) – Timeless CBC 1-072 JAZZ
Bill Haid’s Cubs – You Took Advantage of Me (1928) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8039
Bing Crosby – Stay on the Right Side of the Road (1933) – Columbia CK 44306
Richard Himber and his Orch. (Joey Nash, vo.) – Love Thy Neighbor (1934) – Renovation 7002
Dick Powell – All’s Fair in Love and War (1936) – Great Movie Themes CD 60020
Una Mae Carlisle – Blitzkrieg Baby (1941) – Swing RCA Victor LP
King Radio – Sedition Law (1939) – Arhoolic Folklyric CD 7004
Marx Brothers and Company – Chico’s Trial; Fredonia’s Going to War (1933) – Duck Soup (MCA Home Video)
Annette Hanshaw – You Wouldn’t Fool Me, Would You? (1929) – Take Two TT408CD
The Boswell Sisters – Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (1932) – Collectables COL-CD-6461
Bertha Idaho – Down on Pennsylvania Avenue (1929) – Frog DGF17
Tom Dorsey and his Novelty Orch. – You Can’t Cheat a Cheater (1929) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8005
Paul Whiteman and his Orch. – Changes (1927) – ABC 838 215-2
Frank Trumbauer – I’m Wonderin’ Who (1927) – Columbia CK45450
Isham Jones – What’s the Use (1930) – Memphis Archives MA7014
Waring’s Pennsylvanians – Little White Lies (1930) – Collectors’ Choice CCM-175-2
Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Orpheans – I’ve Got a Feelin’ You’re Foolin’ (1936) – Pulse PBXCD422/3
Fats Waller – Don’t Try Your Jive On Me (1939) – QED015
Mildred Bailey – Peace, Brother! (1939) – Properbox 57
George Formby – Bless ‘Em All (1940) – Hallmark 300282
Ray Starita and his Ambassadors’ Club Orch. – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) – Avid AVC539

"Facing Our Fears" October 27, 2006

(Week 61)



A special Hallowe'en edition of RADIOLA! that explores what we have to fear (including Fear itself). Source documents include 78s (both recent acquisitions and from the media midden) and cylinders from the UCSB collection. Don't be scared--it's only radio.

The fun begins tonight at 8 PM ET on WHCL.

Bert Williams – You Can’t Do Nothing Till Martin Gets Here (1913) – Archeophone 5003
Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orch. – Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me (1928) – KingJazz KJ152FS
Mose Tapiero – William Tell Overture (1912) – Columbia 78 RPM
Ben Bernie and his Hotel Roosevelt Orch. – Afraid (1926) – Brunswick 78 RPM
William F. Wirges and his Orch. – Afraid of You (1929) – Brunswick 78 RPM
Irving Aaronson and his Commanders – Wimmin, Aaah! (1926) – Victor 78 RPM
Billy Murray – I’m Afraid to Come Home in the Dark (1908) – UCSB Cylinder Collection
Billy Murray – I Used to Be Afraid to Come Home in the Dark (1909) – UCSB Cylinder Collection
Collins and Harlan – Ragtime Goblin Man (1912) – UCSB Cylinder Collection
New Orleans Owls – The Nightmare (1926) – Frog DGF 2
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies – Haunting Blues (1931) – Venuti-Lang Mosaic Box Set
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies – Boneyard Shuffle (1926) – JSP 918A
Sodero’s Band – The Vampire (1918) – UCSB Cylinder Collection
American Symphony Orch. – Hallowe’en Dance (1909) – UCSB Cylinder Collection
George Wilton Ballard – Witches (1919) – UCSB Cylinder Collection
Los Jardineros – Endemonaio (Possessed by the Devil) (1931) – Yazoo 7018
Martyn Green – The Nightmare Song (from “Iolanthe”) (1953) – Columbia LP
Original Memphis Five – The Grass is Always Greener (1924) – Columbia 78 RPM
All Star Orch. – Chloe (1928) – Victor 78 RPM
Spike Jones and his City Slickers – Chloe (1945) – Victor 78 RPM
Waring’s Pennsylvanians – Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928) – Collectors’ Choice Music CCM-175-2
Emmett Miller – The Ghost of the St. Louis Blues (1929) – Minstrel Man from Georgia (Col CD)
Cyril Smith (w/Rudy Vallee’s Conn. Yankees) – With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm (1937) – Bluebird 78 RPM
Clarence William’s Jazz Kings – Nervous Breakdown (1929) – “You Rascal You” Quadromania Box Set
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch – Shivery Stomp (1929) – Bix-Tram-Teagarden Mosaic Box Set
Fletcher Henderson – Jangled Nerves (1936) – “Wrappin’ It Up” Quadromania Box Set
Bing Crosby – I’ve Got to Pass Your House to Get to My House (1933) – Columbia CK 44229
Ethel Waters – Shoo Shoo Boogie Boo (1929) – Classics 721
The Boswell Sisters – Shout, Sister, Shout (1931) – Collectables COL-CD-6461
Joe Venuti’s Blue Four – Satan’s Holiday (1934) – Venuti-Lang Mosaic Box Set
Art Shaw and his Orch. – Skeletons in the Closet (1936) – Brunswick 78 RPM
Freddy Martin’s Orch. (As “Richard Himber”) – Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf (1933) – Renovation 7002

"Eddie's Twister" October 20, 2006

(Week 60)


In observance of his birthday anniversary (October 25, 1902), here is a show that's all Eddie Lang.

Tune in tonight at 8 PM ET on WHCL.

Eddie Lang – Eddie’s Twister (1927) – Mosaic Box Set (Disc 1, Tr. 18)
Irwin Abrams and his Orch. – Magnolia (1927) – Mosaic Box Set(Disc 1, Tr. 26)
Mose Tapiero – William Tell Overture (1912) – Columbia 78 RPM
Roger Wolfe Kahn and his Orch. – Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella (1928) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8013
Napoleon’s Emperors – Gettin’ Hot (1929) – Timeless CBC 1-049 JAZZ
Fred Rich and his Orch. – Cheerful Little Earful (1930) – The Old Masters mb101
Emmett Miller – Big Bad Bill is Sweet William Now (tr. 16) (1929) – Columbia CD
Sophie Tucker – I Ain’t Got Nobody (1927) – Take Two TT404CD
Cliff Edwards – Good Little, Bad Little You (1928) – Timeless CBC 1-043 JAZZ
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch. – I’m Coming Virginia (1927) – Mosaic Box Set (Disc 1, Tr. 22)
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies – Original Dixieland One Step (1927) – Quadromania
Joe Venuti’s Blue Four – Penn Beach Blues (1927) – Mosaic Box Set (Disc 2, Tr. 17)
Ruth Etting – Just a Little Closer (1930) – TT403CD
Red McKenzie and his Music Box – From Monday On (1928) – Mosaic Box Set (Disc 3, Tr. 2)
Bing Crosby – Some of These Days (1932) – Columbia CK 44305
Eddie Lang – April Kisses (1927) – Timeless CBC 1-043 JAZZ
Lonnie Johnson and Blind Willie Dunn – Two Tone Stomp (1928) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5061
Dorsey Bros Orch. – The Spell of the Blues (1929) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8005
Hoagy Carmichael and his Orch. – Rockin’ Chair (1930) – JSP 918B
Fred Rich and his Orch. – I Got Rhythm (1930) – The Old Masters mb101
Texas Alexander – The Risin’ Sun (1929) – Mosaic Box Set (Disc 4, Tr. 6)
Irene Gibbons (w/ Clarence Williams) – I’m Busy and You Can’t Come In (1928) – (Disc 3, Tr. 12)
Bessie Smith – I’m Wild About That Thing (1929) – Excelsior EXL-2-5317
Joe Venuti’s Four – Apple Blossoms (1929) – JSPCD 3402
Joe Venuti and his New Yorkers – Tain’t So, Honey, Tain’t So (1928) – Mosaic Box Set (Disc 2, Tr.24)
Joe Venuti-Eddie Lang – The Wild Cat (1928) – JSPCD 3402
Bing Crosby – How Long Will it Last? (1932) – Columbia/Legacy C2K 52942
The Ponce Sisters – So At Last It’s Come to This (1932) – Mosaic Box Set (Disc 7, Tr. 11)
Paul Whiteman and his Orch. – I Like to Do Things For You (1930) – Mosaic Box Set (Disc 5, Tr. 22)
Joe Venuti-Eddie Lang Blue Five – Pink Elephants (1933) – Mosaic Box Set (Disc 7, Tr. 17)
Eddie Lang – A Little Love, A Little Kiss (1927) – Retrieval RTR 79015

"Radiola at Sea" October 13, 2006

(Week 59)

A distinctly nautical flavor permeates this edition of RADIOLA! with plenty of vintage hardtack biscuits that spin at precisely 78 RPM.

Tune in tonight at 8 PM on WHCL and bring your own grog.

Victor Male Chorus – Sea Songs (1927) – Victor 78 RPM
Dick Powell – Don’t Give Up the Ship (1935) – Great Movie Themes CD 60020
Mose Tapiero – William Tell Overture (1912) – Columbia 78 RPM
Waring’s Pennsylvanians – Navy Blues (1929) – Viper’s Nest VN-179
Six Jumping Jacks – She Was Just a Sailor’s Sweetheart (1926) – The Old Masters mb120
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers – Steamboat Stomp (1926) – JSP CD321
Frank C. Stanley – When the Bell in the Lighthouse Rings Ding Dong (1905) – Columbia 78 RPM
J. W. Myers – Come Take a Trip in My Airship (1904) – Columbia 78 RPM
Helen Louise and Frank Ferera – Waikiki Mermaid Medley (1916) – Victor 78 RPM
U.S. Naval Academy Ten – Navy Girl (1925) – Timeless CBC 1-048 JAZZ
U.S. Naval Academy Ten – My Dream Ship (1925) – Timeless CBC 1-048 JAZZ
The Little Ramblers – Deep Blue Sea Blues (1924) – Timeless CBC 1-032 JAZZ
Lonnie Johnson – Deep Sea Blues (1930) – Properbox 81
Sam Manning – Sinking of the Kate Esau (1930) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8029
The Growler – An Excursion to Grenada (1930s) – Rounder CD 1054
Prince’s Orchestra – Sari One Step (1913) – Columbia 78 RPM
West End Jazz Band – A Sailboat in the Moonlight (2004) – Legacy 2K 105
Ethel Merman – How Deep is the Ocean (1932) – Pro Arte Digital CDD 473
Lee Wiley – Like a Ship Without a Sail (1940) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5417
The Boswell Sisters – Rock and Roll (1935) – Biograph LP
Royal Serbian Tambouritza Orch. – Waves of the Sea (1919 ?) – Columbia 78 RPM
Kane's Hawaiians - Song of the Islands (1929) - Victor 78 RPM
Green Brothers Marimba Orch. – Maori (1930) – 09026 63206-2
Frank Crumit – Gum Tree Canoe (1929) – Pro Arte Digital CDD 3407
Charlie Palloy – On a Steamer Coming Over – The Old Masters mb118
Fred Astaire – We Saw the Sea (1936) – Naxos Nostalgia 8.120718
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch. – Christopher Columbus (1936) – Columbia C3K 57596
Ozzie Nelson and his Orch. – Queen Isabella (1937) – Bluebird 78 RPM
Joseph Robichaux and his New Orleans Rhythm Boys – Every Tub (1933) – Document DOCD1016
Adelaide Hall – Transatlantic Lullaby (1939) – History of Pop Radio Vol. 10
Louis Armstrong and his Orch. – Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (1932) – JSP CD3401
Shirley Temple – On the Good Ship Lollypop (1933) – History of Pop Radio Vol. 5
Ray Starita and his Ambassadors’ Club Orch. – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) – Avid AVC539

"The Royal Treatment" October 6, 2006

(Week 58)

This playlist is dedicated to the Royal typewriter I repaired this week--finding the "Radium King" march on an old 12" Victor 78 was additional inspiration. We also acknowledge Dukes, Counts, and Earls at 8 PM EDT on WHCL.

Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five – King of the Zulus (tr. 15) (1926) – Columbia C4K 63527
Victor Dance Orch. – King Radium (ca. 1908) – Victor 78 RPM
Mose Tapiero – William Tell Overture (1912) – Columbia 78 RPM
Lanin’s Red Heads – King Porter Stomp (1925) – Jazz Oracle 8043
Tennessee Tooters – Prince of Wails (1924) – Hep CD1081
Little Ramblers – Prince of Wails (1924) – Timeless CBC 1-037 JAZZ
Ruth Etting – Penthouse Serenade (1932) – Take Two TT403CD
Zarah Leander – En juvel i malardrottningens krona (1930) – ZYX 11116-2
Bessie Smith – Do Your Duty (1933) – Excelsior EXL-2-5317
Arthur Pryor’s Band – The King of Rags (1907) – Archeophone 1001
Gene Greene – King of the Bungaloos (1917) – 09026-63206-2
Europe’s Society Orch. – Castle House Rag (1914) – Archeophone ARCH 1003
King Carter and his Royal Orch. – Blues in My Heart (1931) – Frog DGF38
King Oliver and his Orch. – Want You Just Myself (1929) – JSPCD 3404
Joseph Robichaux and his N.O. Rhythm Boys – King Kong Stomp (1933) – Document DOCD 1016
Herbert L. Clarke – Caprice Brilliante (1908) – Victor 78 RPM
Henry Burr – Stay Down Here Where You Belong (1915) – Victor 78 RPM
Orq. Francesca Reveron – El Kaiser corcovea (1919) – Harlequin HQ CD 131
Paul Whiteman and his Orch. (Bing Crosby, vo.) – Tain’t So, Honey, Tain’t So (1928) – HOLD ON CD
Bing Crosby – Street of Dreams (1932) – Columbia C3K 44229
Charlie Palloy – It Don’t Mean a Thing (1932) –The Old Masters mb118
Duke Ellington and his Orch. – Ring Dem Bells (1930) – Charly CDCD 1156
Bennie Moten’s K.C. Orch. – The Count (1930) – Classics 591
Earl Hines and his Orch. – Cavernism (1933) – Portrait Masters RK 44119
The Tiger – Money is King (1935) – Arhoolie Folklyric CD 7004
The Caresser – Edward the VIII (1937) – Rounder CD 1142
Fats Waller and his Rhythm – Christopher Columbus (1936) – RCA Victor 07863 66747-2
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies – The Sheik of Araby (1930) – Decca GRD-609
Blind Willie Dunn’s Gin Bottle Four – Blue Blood Blues (1929) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5061
The Charleston Chasers – Cinderella Brown (1930) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5316
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch. – The New King Porter Stomp (1932) – Membran 222440-444
Bennie Moten’s K.C. Orch. – Prince of Wales (1932) – Classics 591
Toots Paka Hawaiian Company – Aloha Oe (1914) – Columbia 78 RPM
Ray Starita and his Ambassadors’ Club Orch. – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) – Avid AVC539

"Radiola Salad" September 29, 2006 @ 7:30 PM

(Week 57)

Tonight's RADIOLA! is a zesty salad consisting of soundfiles from the back of the fridge, LP cuts, 78 transfers (some by Lee Hartsfeld), cylinder downloads from the UCSB Cylinder Collection, and CD tracks featuring the amazing Al Gallodoro (who is still a saxophone virtuoso at 93)!

The show starts at 7:30 PM EDT on WHCL--bring your own croutons.

Eddie Duchin and his Orch. (Patricia Norman, vo.) – Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (1938) – Brunswick 78
Rudy Vallee and his Conn. Yankees – Heigh Ho! Ev’rybody, Heigh Ho! – RCA Victor LP
The Happiness Boys –Why Aren’t Yas Eatin’ More Oranges (1926) – Victor 78 RPM
Debroy Somers Band – You’re an Old Smoothie (1933) – Best of the British Dance Bands
Ada Jones and Billy Murray – Come Josephine in My Flying Machine (1911) – UCSB Cylinder
Joseph A. Phillips – My Lady of the Telephone (1915) – UCSB Cylinder Collection
Lillie Delk Christian – Last Night I Dreamed You Kissed Me (tr.22) (1928) – Columbia C4K 63527
Oriole Orchestra – Eccentric Rag (1924) – Lee Hartsfeld 78 transfer
Mose Tapiero – William Tell Overture (1912) – Columbia 78 RPM
Miss Emmett – I Don’t Want to Play in Your Yard (ca. 1895) – First Successful Recordings LP
Edison Symphony Orch. – Selections from “The Mikado” (1897) – mp3 download
Mose Tapiero – Carnival at Venice (1909) – Bizarre Soloists of the Acoustic Era
Syd Valentine and his Patent Leather Kids – Patent Leather Stomp (1929) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8009
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orch. – Moten Swing (1932) – Classics 591
Browning and Starr – Let’s Go Ballyhoo (1935) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8003
Paul Whiteman and his Orch. – Hymn to the Sun (1925) – Lee Hartsfeld 78 transfer
Lyn Murray Chorus – Dawn of a New Day (1938) – Tribute to George Gershwin LP
Mary Campbell and Margaret Treat – Government Camp Song (1930s) – Voices from the Dust Bowl
Enric Madriguera and his Orch. – It Was So Beautiful (1932) – Columbia 78 RPM (long-player)
Shep Fields and his Rippling Rhythm – Rippling Rhythm (1936) – RCA Victor LP
Ted Weems and his Orch. – Nola (1938) – Decca LP
Los Jardineros – Emma (1930) – Yazoo 7018
Quintet of the Hot Club of France – Dinah (1934) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5138
Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks – Southbound (1993) – Stomp Off CD 1260
Dorsey Brothers’ Orch. – By Heck (1933) – Best of Dorsey Brothers
Al Gallodoro – Beebe (1942) – Infinite Gallodoro CD
Al Gallodoro – Sophisticated Lady (2004) – Infinite Gallodoro CD
Sophie Tucker – That Lovin’ Rag (1910)– UCSB Cylinder Collection
Billy Murray – Texas Tommy Swing (1912)– UCSB Cylinder Collection
Vincent Lopez and his Orch. – Learn to Do the Strut (1923) – Parlophone 78 RPM
Ben Pollack and his Orch. – Sally of My Dreams (1928) – Canadian Victor 78 RPM
Waring’s Pennsylvanians – Stack O’Lee Blues (1928) – Victor 78 RPM
Six Jumping Jacks – Send for Our Free Booklet (1930) – Roaring Twenties (Intersound)
Paul Whiteman and his Orch. – Rhapsody in Blue (1938) – Tribute to George Gershwin LP
American Symphony Orch. – Songe d’automne (1918) – UCSB Cylinder Collection
Paul Whiteman and his Orch. – No More Worryin’ (1926) – Victor 78 RPM
Bert Williams – I Want to Know Where Tosti Went (1920) – Archeophone ARCH 5002

"Pluck" September 22, 2006

(Week 56)

This RADIOLA! is devoted to numerous guitarists and banjoists of some renown (and a few of great obscurity). (This playlist should nicely lead in to the "Acoustic" program at 10. How's THIS for acoustic?) Tune in tonight at 8 PM ET on WHCL.

Frank Crumit – Plink, Plunk (I Pluck My Guitar) (1932) – Pro Arte Digital CDD 3407
Roy Smeck – Bugle Call Rag (1937) – Yazoo LP
Mose Tapiero – William Tell Overture (1912) – Columbia 78 RPM
Nick Lucas – Playin’ the Guitar (1923) – Brunswick 78 RPM
Ernest Hare (w/Harry Reser) – Lenore (1925) (tr.12) – Take Two TT503CD
George Formby – With My Little Ukulele in My Hand (1933) – CD AJA 5030
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orch. – New Vine Street Blues (1929) – Classics 578
Eddie South and his Alabamians – By the Waters of the Minnetonka (1927) – Classics 707
Eddie South and his Orch. – My! Oh My! (1933) – Classics 707
Sam Moore – Laughing Rag (1922) – RCA Victor 09026 63206-2
Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orch. – King Joe (1928) – King Jazz KJ 152 FS
Mississippi Mud Steppers – Jackson Rag (1930) – Yazoo 2015
Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers – Fickle Fay Creep (1930) (tr18) – JSP CD 323
Carl Kress and Dick McDonough – Danzon (1934) – Retrieval 79015
Joe Paradise and his Music – Limehouse Blues (1935) – Giants of Jazz CD 53173
Vess L. Ossman – Florida Rag (1907) – Archeophone 1001
Van Eps Banjo Orch. – Sans Souci (Maxixe Bresilienne) (1914) – Archeophone 1003
Los Jardineros – Yuca Y Name (1930) – Yazoo 7018
Annette Hanshaw – Under the Moon (1927) – Jasmine JASMCD 2542
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians – I’m Confessin’ (1930) – Collectors’ Choice CCM-229-2
Adrian Rollini and his Orch. – Somebody Loves Me (1934) – Decca GRD 609
Lonnie Johnson – Steppin’ on the Blues (1927) – Columbia CK 46221
Blind Willie McTell – Warm it Up to Me (1933) – Columbia/Legacy CK 47060
The Three Keys – Jig Time (1932) – Rivermont BSW 1141
Louis Armstrong’s Hot Five – Gut Bucket Blues (1925) (tr.1) – Columbia/Legacy C4K 63527
Dixieland Jug Blowers – Banjoreno (1926) – Yazoo 2032
Elmer Schoebel and his Friars’ Society Orch. – Copenhagen (1928) – Acrobat ACRCD 157
Charlie Polloy – I’m Young and Healthy (1932) – The Old Masters mb118
Al Bowlly and Jimmy Mesene – I’m Stepping Out With a Memory (1930s) – Charly CDCD1165
Slim and Slam – Chinatown My Chinatown (1937) – Classics 705
Oscar Aleman Trio – Just a Little Swing (1939) – Acoustic Disc ACD 29
Quintet of the Hot Club of France – Mystery Pacific (1937) – Past Perfect 204281-202
Eddie Lang – Prelude in C Sharp Minor (Rachmaninoff) (1927) – CBC 1-043 JAZZ
Ray Starita and his Ambassadors’ Club Orch. – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) – Avid AVC539

"Handle With Care" September 15, 2006 8 PM ET

(Week 55)

"Handle With Care" can be something you stamp on a package--but it also refers to the titles of certain songs in this playlist. This RADIOLA! cautiously covers all the bases. Listen in tonight at 8 PM ET on WHCL. I'll strive to draw tenuous connections until 10.

Frank Crumit – (What Do I Care?) My Sweetie Turned Me Down (1925) – Victor 78 RPM
Lil’s Hot Shots – Drop that Sack (1926) (tr.19) – Columbia/Legacy C4K 63527
Mose Tapiero – William Tell Overture (1912) – Columbia 78 RPM
The Washingtonians – Take it Easy (1928) – Decca GRD-3-640
Louisiana Stompers (Henderson) – Rough House Blues (1927) – Quadromania 222440-444
Blue Ribbon Syncopators – Scratch (1927) – Frog DGF32
Annette Hanshaw – What Do I Care (What Somebody Said?) – Jasmine JASMCD 2542
Tom Smith and Dudd Williamson – My Baby Just Cares For Me (1930) – Harlequin HQ CD 25
Jack Payne and his Band – My Baby Just Cares For Me (1930) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5195
Lee Morse – Mail Man Blues (1924) – Jasmine JASCD 646
Dixie Stompers (Henderson) – Snag it (1927) – Timeless CBC 1-069 JAZZ
Vic Meyers and his Orch. – Shake it and Break it (1923) – Timeless CBC 1-034 JAZZ
Glen Leitzke’s Midnight Serenaders (Glen Lyte) – You’re the One I Care For (1930) – Jazz Oracle 8094
Jimmie Grier and his Orch. – The More You Hurt Me (1932) – Take Two TT421CD
Guy Lombardo and his Orch. – Puh-Leeze! Mister Hemingway! (1932) – Collector’s Choice CCM-299-2
Harry Fay – I Don’t Care if There’s a Girl (1909) – UCSB Cylinder Download
West End Jazz Band – I Don’t Care (2005) – Legacy 2K 106
California Ramblers – Broken Idol (1929) – Diamond Cut DCP-301D
Maynard Baird and his Orch. – Postage Stomp (1930) – Timeless CBC 1-048 JAZZ
Barbecue Joe and his Hot Dogs – Shake That Thing (1930) – Classics 774
Louis Armstrong’s Hot Five – Knockin’ a Jug (1929) – Columbia/Legacy C4K 57176
The Little Ramblers – Fallin’ Down (1925) – Timeless CBC 1-037 JAZZ
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orch. – Tough Breaks (1928) – Bluebird 3139-2-RB
Charlie Palloy – Try a Little Tenderness (1932) – The Old Masters mb118
Annette Hanshaw – I Faw Down and Go “Boom” (1928) – Hanshaw Vol. 5 (Sensation)
Billy Cotton and his Band – I’ve Gone and Lost My Little Yo-Yo (1932) – ASV Living Era CD 5030
Fats Waller – Numb Fumbin’ (1929) – Bluebird 2482-2-RB
Lonnie Johnson – Steppin’ On the Blues – Columbia CK 46221
Browning and Starr – Truckin’ (1939) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8003
Benny Goodman and his Orch. – Not That I Care (1931) – Timeless CBC 1-065
Cab Calloway and his Orch. – Kickin’ the Gong Around (1933) – Jazz Tribune No.58
Stephane Grappelly and Django Reinhardt – Please Be Kind (1938) – London 820 591-2
Ray Starita and his Ambassadors’ Club Orch. – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) – Avid AVC539

"Nineteen Twenty-Seven" September 8, 2006

(Week 54)

This will be the last three-hour RADIOLA! for a while, so I thought I would make it a special occasion. Tonight I will play a wide variety of recordings from what I consider the supreme year in American music, 1927. The show starts at 7 PM ET on WHCL.

All songs recorded 1927 unless otherwise noted.
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies – Bugle Call Rag – Quadromania 222464-444
Jesse Stone’s Blues Serenaders – Boot to Boot – Columbia/Legacy CK64855
Mose Tapiero – William Tell Overture (1912) – Columbia 78 RPM
Eddie South and his Alabamians – My Ohio Home – Classics 707
Tiny Parham and his “Forty” Five – A Little Bit Closer – Classics 661
Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven – Weary Blues (tr.6) – Columbia/Legacy C4K63527
Jessie Matthews with Leslie Hutchinson – My Heart Stood Still – PAST CD 7845
Lee Morse and her Bluegrass Boys – What Do I Care What Somebody Said? – JASCD 646
Annette Hanshaw – Who’s That Knockin’ at My Door? – JASMCD 2542
Ben Pollack and his Orch. – Memphis Blues – Jazz Oracle BDW 8015
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians – Under the Moon – Sensation 769 748 026-2
Vincent Lopez and his Orch. – Everything’s Made for Love – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5002
Harry Richman – Blue Skies (tr.4)– Take Two TT502CD
Johnny Marvin – I Can’t Believe that You’re in Love With Me (tr.8) – Take Two TT509CD
Vaughn DeLeath – Crazy Words, Crazy Tune (tr.7) – Take Two TT503CD
Eddie Lang – A Little Love, A Little Kiss – Retrieval RTR 75015
Fats Waller (organ) – Stompin the Bug – Classics 674
Sugar Underwood – Dew Drop Alley Stomp – RCA Victor 09026 63206-2
Louis Dumaine’s Jazzola Eight – To-Wa-Bac-A-Wa – Yazoo 2024
Andy Preer and his Cotton Club Orch. – I Found a New Baby – Yazoo 2025
Celestin’s Original Tuxedo Jazz Orch. – Papa’s Got the Jim Jams – Jazz Oracle BDW 8002
Scrappy Lambert – Me and My Shadow – Rivermont BSW 1141
Gene Austin – My Blue Heaven – Pro Arte Digital CDD 483
Van and Schenck – Pasta Fazoola (tr.11) – Take Two TT503CD
Jan Garber and his Orch. – Baby Face (1926) – The Old Masters mb119
Ben Bernie’s Hotel Roosevelt Orch. – Rosy Cheeks – Rivermont BDW 1141 (not player #2!)
Ted Weems and his Orch. – She’s Got “It” – Memphis Archives MA7013
Alberta Hunter (w/Fats Waller) – Sugar – Bluebird 07863 66065-2
Sophie Tucker – After You’ve Gone – Take Two TT404CD
Jane Green – I’m Gonna Meet My Sweetie Now – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5015
The Washingtonians – East St. Louis Toodle-oo – Columbia C2K 46177
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch. – Whiteman Stomp – Quadromania 222440-444
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch – Hop Off – Quadromania 222440-444
Utica Institute Jubilee Singers – Honey – Document DOCD-5603
Lonnie Johnson – Sweet Potato Blues – Columbia CK 46221
Sam Manning – Bongo – Jazz Oracle BDW 8029
Wisconsin Roof Orch. – When the Morning Glories Wake Up In the Morning – Jazz Oracle BDW8014
Jackie Souders and his Orch. – Gonna Get a Girl – Timeless CBC 1-048 JAZZ
Coon-Sanders’ Nighthawks – Roodles – The Old Masters mb112
Clarence Williams and his Bottomland Orch. (Evelyn Preer, vo.) – Slow River – Frog DGF37
Josephine Baker – Hello, Bluebird – Legacy/Columbia CK 57740
Ruth Etting – Sam, The Old Accordion Man – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5008
Johnny Dodds’ Black Bottom Stompers – Melancholy (tr.17) – Columbia/Legacy C4K63527
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers – The Pearls – JSP CD 321
Curtis Mosby’ and his Dixieland Blue Blowers – Tiger Stomp – Jazz Oracle BDW 8003
Joe Venuti’s Blue Four – Kickin’ the Cat – JSPCD 3402
Red Nichols and the Charleston Chasers – Delirium – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5316
Jack Crawford and his Orch. – Hurricane – Timeless CBC 1-072 JAZZ
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch. – Humpty Dumpty – Columbia CK 45450
Bix Beiderbecke – In a Mist – Columbia CD 45450
Richard Tauber – Nessun Dorma (1926) – Great Voices of the Opera CD 9
Ray Starita and his Ambassadors’ Club Orch. – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) – Avid AVC539

"Rhythm of the Day" September 1, 2006

(Week 53)

The students are back at Hamilton College, Summer vacation for the rest of us is nearly over, and it's time to get back into the rhythm of things. I hope this playlist helps!

This Radiola will air at 7 PM ET on WHCL.

Roger Wolfe Kahn and his Orch. – Rhythm of the Day (1925) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8013
King Radio – It’s the Rhythm We Want (1939) – Rounder 1077
Mose Tapiero – William Tell Overture (1912) – Columbia 78 RPM
Musical Stevedores – Happy Rhythm (1929) – Rivermont BSW 1141
Roy Johnson’s Happy Pals – Savoy Rhythm (1929) – Timeless CBC 1-048 JAZZ
Joseph Robichaux and his New Orleans Rhythm Boys – Foot Scuffle (1933) – Document DOCD 1016
Cliff Edwards – Fascinatin’ Rhythm (1924) – Columbia/Legacy CK 57712
Fred and Adele Astaire – Fascinating Rhythm (1926) – Charly CDCD1075
Savoy Orpheans – Fascinating Rhythm (1926) – Conifer CDHD 160
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch. – Grand Terrace Rhythm (1936) – Quadromania 222440-444
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch. – Hocus Pocus (1934) – Quadromania 222440-444
Raymond Scott Quintet – Powerhouse (1937) – HOLD ON (Termite Art CD)
Dorsey Brothers’ Orch. – Rhythm of the Rain (1935) – Circle CCD 20
Ben Pollack and his Orch. (Doris Roberts, vo.) – The Beat of My Heart (1934) – Sony Music A52079
Clyde McCoy and his Orch. – Readin’, Ritin’, and Rhythm (1931) – Collectors’ Choice CCM-155-2
West End Jazz Band – Dardanella (2005) – Legacy 2K 106
Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks – Quality Shout (1993) – Stomp Off CD 1260
Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks – The Terror (1993) – Stomp Off CD 1260
Louis Prima and his New Orleans Gang – It’s the Rhythm in Me (1934) – JSP CD 339
Nat Gonella and his Georgians – All God’s Chillun’ Got Rhythm (1937) – ASV Living Era AJA 5300
Slim and Slam – Buck Dance Rhythm (1938) – Classics 705
Eddie Lang – Add a Little Wiggle (1928) – Timeless CBC 1-043 JAZZ
Joe Venuti’s Rhythm Boys – The Wolf Wobble (1931) – JSP CD3402
Wisconsin Roof Orch. – Wob-aly Walk (1928) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8014
Bill Haid’s Cubs – Crazy Rhythm (1928) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8039
Fred Elizalde and his Anglo-American Band – Crazy Rhythm (1928) – Retrieval RTR 79011
West End Jazz Band – Crazy Rhythm (2004) – Legacy 2K 105
Ross DeLuxe Syncopators – Florida Rhythm (1927) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8011
King Oliver’s Orch. – Rhythm Club Stomp (1930) – JSP CD 3404
Georgia Jumpers – Guitar Rhythm (1931) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8011
Lee Morse – Tain’t No Sin (1930) – Jasmine JASCD 646
Lyda Roberti – College Rhythm (1934) – Columbia/Legacy CK 57711
Carroll Gibbons & Savoy Hotel Orpheans – Broadway Rhythm (1935) – Music & Memories MMD 1007
Carlos Molina’s Tango Orch. – La Cumparsita (1931) – Take Two TT507CD
Antobal’s Cubans – Para vigo me voy (1936) – Harlequin CD 123
The Caresser – The More They Try To Do Me Bad (1937?) – Rounder CD 1054
Dorsey Brothers’ Orch. – By Heck (1935) – Circle CCD 20
Harry Roy and his Orch. – My Girl’s a Rhythm Fan (1936) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5225
Teddy Wilson and his Orch. – Rhythm in My Nursery Rhymes (1935) – Columbia 501649
Andy Kirk and his 12 Clouds of Joy – There’s Rhythm in the River (1931) – Pro Arte Digital CDD3408
Earl Hines and his Orch. – Hines Rhythm (1937) – Portrait Masters RK 44119
The Jungle Band (Duke Ellington) – Rockin’ in Rhythm (1931) – Decca GRD-3-640
Ethel Waters – I Got Rhythm (1930) – Classics 721
Fred Rich and his Orch. (Smith Ballew, vo.) – I Got Rhythm (1930) – The Old Masters mb101
Bud Freeman Trio – I Got Rhythm (1938) – Giants of Jazz CD 53272
Ted Wallace and his Orch. – Buffalo Rhythm (1927) – The Old Masters mb110
Paul Tremaine and his Aristocrats – Four Four Rhythm (1929) – Yazoo 2024
Ben Pollack and his Orch. – Futuristic Rhythm (1928) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8016
Billie Holiday and her Orch. – He Ain’t Got Rhythm (1937) – Columbia/Legacy C3K 47724
Louis Armstrong and his Orch. – That Rhythm Man (1929) – Columbia CK 46148
Clarence Williams and his Orch. – Gettin’ My Bonus in Love (1934) – Quadromania 222495-444
Ray Starita and his Ambassadors’ Club Orch. – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) – Avid AVC539

"CHENEYPALOOZA!" UPDATE

Two bits of information pertinent to the Bastille Day RADIOLA! in honor (?) of Cheney's visit. I just discovered that the original part three of this program was edited wrong and has been playing in its erroneous form on Live365 for weeks. I've corrected the soundfile, which will be removed at after this Friday. Owing to the popularity (in certain circles) of this program, I have archived it (in its correct form) permanently at a-info radio with both 32k and 128k versions available HERE.

A new RADIOLA! will be heard this Friday at 7 PM ET on WHCL--the playlist is still a gleam in my mind's eye.

No Radiola Friday--But Nostalgia Nonetheless!!

I won't be doing the show this Friday, August 25, but Mark Fuller, the host of The Big Sound of Retro Radio, will be in the studio from 6-8 PM ET on WHCL. Mark is a veteran DJ, and his program will take you back 30 or 40 years to EXACTLY what local radio used to sound like. He uses vintage recordings, commercials, and jingles for the uncanny effect of radio deja vu.

Then, at 8 PM ET, Jonathan Mead will present a show of great music that you are unlikely to hear on any other radio station. Jonathan hosts WHCL's World Music program "Anywhere But Here" on Monday nights, but his Friday shows do not shun music from these shores.

Many thanks to Mark and Jonathan for filling in for me this week!

"Revolutionary Rhythm" 6 PM ET, August 18, 2006

(Week 52)

UPDATE: The recording of this program was beset with so many technical glitches that it required considerable editing before being uploaded to Live365. Plus, I tended to get on too many topics that are not germane to the music. I apologize for this truncated RADIOLA!--and to anyone who may actually have heard the program go out live. Masochists can download the restored, unexpurgated version HERE.

It's to the barricades in this special four-hour edition of RADIOLA! Of course, not all revolutions are wide in scope--some are merely personal. And those, perhaps, are the most radical of all.

The RADIOLA! Revolution begins tonight at 6 PM ET on WHCL. (It will not be televised.)

Fred Rich and his Orch. – Revolutionary Rhythm (1929) – The Old Masters mb101
Boswell Sisters – There’ll Be Some Changes Made (1932) – Collectables Col-CD-6461
Mose Tapiero – William Tell Overture (1912) – Columbia 78 RPM
Mart Britt and his Orch. – Sadness Will Be Gladness (1928) – Retrieval RTR 79006
Ted Lewis and his Band – Headin’ For Better Times (1931) – Retrieval RTR 79014
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch. – Sunny Side Up (1929) – The Old Masters mb108
Teddy Wilson and his Orch. (Billie Holliday, vo.) – I Wished on the Moon (1935) – Columbia/Legacy C3K 47724
Red Norvo and his Orch. (Mildred Bailey, vo.) – Our Love is Here to Stay (1938) – Properbox 57
Benny Goodman and his Orch. – You Turned the Tables on Me (1936) – Past Perfect BG Box Set
Dewey Jackson’s Peacock Orch. – Capitol Blues (1926) – Timeless CBC 1-036 JAZZ
Dixieland Jug Blowers – National Blues (1927) – Frog DGF6
Tony Parenti’s New Orleanians – In the Dungeon (1928) – Acrobat ACRCD 135
Emmett Miller – Take Your Tomorrow (1928) – Columbia “The Minstrel Man From Georgia”
Al Jolson – Let Me Sing and I’m Happy (1930) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5195
Waring’s Pennsylvanians – Bolshevik (1926) – Viper’s Nest VN-179
Arthur Pryor’s Band – La Marseillaise (1926) – Victor 78 RPM
Johnny Johnson and his Orch. – Rhythm Saved the World (1936) – Melotone 78 RPM
Dennis King – Song of the Vagabonds (1926) – Victor 78 RPM
Eddie Lang – There’ll Be Some Changes Made (1928) – Retrieval RTR 79015
Sophie Tucker – There’ll Be Some Changed Made (1927) – Take Two TT404CD
Chicago Rhythm Kings – There’ll Be Some Changes Made (1928) – Gold Sound DCD-772-1
Fred Astaire – Let’s Face the Music and Dance (1936) – Naxos Nostalgia 8.120718
Bing Crosby – We’re a Couple of Soldiers (1932) – Columbia CK 44305
Royal Rhythm Boys – Peace Brother Peace (It’s Truly Wonderful) (1939) – Classics 753
Jack Jackson and his Band – Roll Along, Prairie Moon (1934) – Music & Memories MMD 1007
Ben Pollack and his Orch. – Rolling Down the River (1930) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8026 (track 14)
Gus Arnheim and his Orch. – Roll On, Mississippi, Roll On (1931) – Take Two TT410CD
Lee Wiley – Let’s Call it a Day (1933) – Columbia/Legacy C2K 52943
Connie Boswell – A New Moon is Over My Shoulder (1934) – Columbia/Legacy C2K 52943
Bessie Smith – Do Your Duty (1933) – Excelsior EXL-2-5317
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch. – Break it Down (1934) – The Old Masters mb109
Joseph Robichaux and his New Orleans Rhythm Boys – Shake it and Break it (1933) –Document 1016
Clyde McCoy and his Orch. – Tear it Down! (1935) – Decca 78 RPM
Atilla the Hun – Women Will Rule the World (1935) – Rounder CD 1141
Lotte Lenya – Pirate Jenny (1954) – MGM LP “Threepenny Opera”
Scott Merrill, George Tyne, and Company – Army Song (1954) – MGM LP “Threepenny Opera”
Bing Crosby – Out Of Nowhere (1931) – Sony Music Special Products A 23672
Paul Robeson – Little Man, You’ve Had a Busy Day (1934) – History of Pop Radio Vol. 5
Dick Powell – The Road is Open Again (1933) – Legacy/Columbia CK 66978
Duke Yellman and his Orch. – My Troubles Are Over (1928) – Diamond Cut DCP-202D
Ben Selvin and his Orch. – Happy Days Are Here Again (1930) – Take Two TT408CD
Happy-Rose Orch. – Get Happy (1930) – Archeophone 3002
Louis Armstrong’s Hot Five – Droppin’ Shucks (1926) – Columbia CK 44049
Varsity Eight – T.N.T. (1926) – Timeless CBC 1-062
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch. – T.N.T. (1925) – Columbia C4K 57176
Annette Hanshaw – My Blackbirds Are Bluebirds Now (1928) – Sensation Annette Hanshaw Vol. 5
Paul Whiteman’s Rhythm Boys – The Bluebirds and the Blackbirds Got Together (1929) – History of Pop Radio Vol. 3
Paul Whiteman’s Rhythm Boys – Wa-Da-Da (1929) – Sony Music Special Products WK 75004
Harry Roy and his Orch. – What a Difference a Day Made (1934) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5225
Dorsey Brothers’ Orch – (I’ve Got a) New Deal in Love (1935) – Circle CCD-20
Benny Goodman and his Orch. – I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues (1933) – Timeless CBC 1-065
The Carpal Tunnel Kid – Burn Down de Wal-Mart (2005)
West End Jazz Band – Song of the Dawn (2005) – Legacy 2K 106
West End Jazz Band – Vladivostok (2002) – Legacy 2K 102
Cliff Edwards – It’s Only a Paper Moon (1933) – Columbia/Legacy C2K 52942
The High Hatters – I’m a Dreamer (Aren’t We All) (1929) – Roaring 20s (Intersound)
Jack Teagarden – A Hundred Years From Today (1933) – Columbia/Legacy C2K 52942
Count Basie and his Orch. (Jimmy Rushing, vo.) – London Bridge is Falling Down (1938) – Giants of Jazz CD 53193
Quintet of the Hot Club of France – Runnin’ Wild (1937) – Four Star FS-40006
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orch. – Jazznocracy (1934) – Acrobat ACRCD 165
Ruth Etting/Ted Lewis – Keep Sweeping the Cobwebs off the Moon (1927) – Take Two TT509CD
Ethel Merman – I’m Marching Along With Time (1938) – Pro Arte Digital CDD 473
Fred Astaire – They All Laughed (1937) – Charly CDCD 1075
Paul Whiteman and his Orch. – Look What I’ve Got (1933) – Rivermont BSW 1141
Casa Loma Orch. – Dance of the Lame Duck (1932) – Hep CD 1051
Joe Venuti-Eddie Lang and their All-Star Orch. – Farewell Blues (1931) – Decca GRD-609
Vera Lynn – We’ll Meet Again (1939) – History of Pop Radio Vol. 10
Woody Guthrie – Dusty Old Dust (1940) – Bluebird 82876 50958 2
American Symphony Orchestra – Songe d’automne (1918) – Edison Amberol Cylinder
Ray Starita and his Ambassadors’ Club Orch. – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) – Avid AVC539

"Occupational Hazards" August 11, 2006

(Week 51)

This week we explore the world of work. Fortunately, this Job Fair is entirely musical, which is a great relief to me.

Career Day begins at 7 PM EDT on WHCL--proper attire is recommended.

Six Jumping Jacks – Where Do You Work-a John? (1926)– The Old Masters mb120
Louis Armstrong and his Orch. – Hustlin’ and Bustlin’ for Baby (1933) – RCA 09026-68682-2
Mose Tapiero – William Tell Overture (1912) – Columbia 78 RPM
Harry Roy and his Band – Heigh Ho! (1938) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5225
Phil Harris and his Orch. (Leah Ray, vo.) – The Cop on the Beat (1932) – Take Two TT416CD
Chick Bullock and his Orch. – I’m an Old Cowhand (1936) – IAJRC CD 1013
Ruth Etting – Ten Cents a Dance (1928) – Columbia Legacy C2K 52943
Ramona & Roy Bargy – Raising the Rent (1933) – Bluebird 82876 50958-2
Gertrude Lawrence – The Physician (1933) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5030
Benny Goodman and his Orch. (Mildred Bailey, vo.) – Junk Man (1934) – Timeless CBC 1-065
Luis Russell and his Orch. – New Call of the Freaks (1929) – JSPCD 308
Jimmie Lunceford – Rhythm is Our Business (1934) – Charly CDCD1118
Frank Crumit – I’m a Specialist (1931) – Pro Arte Digital CDD 3407
Frank Crumit – There’s No One With Endurance Like the Man Who Sells Insurance (1935)
Pinky Tomlin – A Porter’s Love Song to a Chambermaid (1935) – Columbia/Legacy C2K 52942
Wilmoth Houdini – Poor But Ambitious (1940) – Arhoolie Folklyric CD 7010
The Lion – The Vendor’s Song (1938) – Rounder CD 1142
Moxy Fruvous – King of Spain (1993) – Atlantic 82563-2
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians – Going–Going–Gone (1933) – Collectors’ Choice CCM-299-2
Harry Roy and his Band – I Want the Waiter With the Water (1940) – ASV Living Era CD AJA5225
Don Azpiazu and his Havana Casino Orch. – The Peanut Vendor (1930) – Take Two TT507CD
Bessie Smith – Kitchen Man (1929) – Excelsior EXL-2-5317
Lonnie Johnson – He’s a Jelly Roll Baker (1940) – Bluebird 07863-66064-2
Vance Dixon and his Pencils – Meat Man Pete (1931) – Frog DGF 38
Gene Kardos and his Orch. – Business in F (1931) – The Old Masters mb121
Clyde McCoy and his Orch – Business on the QT (1933) – Collectors’ Choice CCM-155-2
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch. – Business in Q (1932) – The Old Masters mb109
Original Cast of “Hot Chocolate” – Big Business Pt 1 & 2 (1929) – Archives of Jazz 3801072
Fats Waller and his Rhythm – You Run Your Mouth, I’ll Run My Business (1940) – Archives of Jazz 3801072
Annette Hanshaw – When I’m Housekeeping for You (1930) – Annette Hanshaw vol. 7/Sensation
Annette Hanshaw – Cooking Breakfast for the One I Love (1930) – Annette Hanshaw vol.7/Sensation
Bernie Stevens and his Orch. – Wipin’ the Pan (1929) – Diamond Cut DCP-202D
Antobal’s Cubans (Chick Bullock, vo.) – El trapero (Old Clothes) (1937) – Harlequin HQCD 123
George Formby – The Window Cleaner (No. 2) (1937) – Hallmark 300282
Tom Lehrer – The Old Dope Peddler (1953) – Rhino R2 72776
Paul Whiteman and his Orch – Old Man River (1928) – Roaring 20s Disc 2/Intersound
Eddie Lang and his Orch. – Walkin’ the Dog (1929) – Timeless CBC 1-043 JAZZ
Irving Mills and his Hotsy Totsy Gang – Railroad Man (1930) – Sensation 769 748 025-2
Ethel Waters – Organ Grinder Blues (1928) – Frog DGF14
Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers – Shoe Shiner’s Drag (1928) – Tomato R2 70384
Duke Ellington & his Orch. (Ivie Anderson, vo.) – Shoe Shine Boy (1936) – Crescendo 7207
Fiddlin’ John Carson – Taxes on the Farmer Feeds Them All (1934) – Bluebird 82876 50958-2
Bing Crosby – Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1932) – Columbia CK 44305
Fred Astaire (w/Ray Noble) – The Yam (1938) – Charly CDCD 1075
Dixieland Jug Blowers – If You Can’t Make it Easy, Get a Job and Go to Work (1927) – Frog DGF6
Jabbo Smith and his Rhythm Aces – ‘Til Times Get Better (1929) – Retrieval RTR79013
Curtis Mosby and his Dixieland Blue Blowers – Weary Stomp (1927) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8003
Mildred Bailey and her Orch. – Washboard Blues (1938) – Properbox 57 (disc 3)
Nelson Eddy – Stouthearted Men (1940) – Columbia/Legacy CK 57712
Fats Waller and his Rhythm – Sweet Sue, Just You (1935) – Archives of Jazz 3801072
Ray Starita and his Ambassadors’ Club Orch. – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) – Avid AVC539

"The Big Questions" August 4, 2006

(Week 50)

This RADIOLA! has none of the answers--and only some of the questions. Excursions are also made into songs of an ethical nature. The program will begin tonight at 7 PM EDT on WHCL. Omphalosceptics, take note:

Billy Jones and Ernie Hare – Does the Spearmint Lose its Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight? (1924)
Emmett Miller – Right or Wrong (1929) – Columbia/Minstrel Man from Georgia
Mose Tapiero – William Tell Overture (1912) – Columbia 78 RPM
George Olsen and his Music – Who? (1925) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5388
Fred Elizalde and his Anglo-American Band – How Long Has this Been Going On? (1928) – Retrieval RTR 79011
Waring’s Pennsylvanians – Good for You, Bad for Me (1930) – Viper’s Nest VN-179
Charlie Palloy – What Have We Got to Lose? (1933) – The Old Masters mb118
Bing Crosby – What Do I Care, It’s Home! (1933) – Columbia CK 44306
Frank Crumit – What Kind of a Noise Annoys an Oyster (1930) – CDD 3407
Pickett-Parham Apollo Serenaders – Alexander, Where’s the Band? (1926) – Classics 661
King Oliver and his Orch. – Can I Tell You? (1929) – JSP CD3404
Louis Armstrong & his Orch. – (What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue?(1929) – Columbia 46148
Gene Kardos and his Orch. – What Are You Thinking About Baby? (1931) – The Old Masters mb121
Ted Wallace and his Orch. – What Do You Say? (1928) – The Old Masters mb110
Ben Selvin and his Orch. – Was That the Human thing to Do? (1932) – The Old Masters mb102
Florrie Forde – Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly? (1909) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5363
Bert Williams – I’m Neutral (1915) – Archeophone ARCH 5003
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch. – How Come You Do Me Like You Do? (1925) – Columbia 57596
Guy Lombardo and his Orch. – How Deep is the Ocean? (1932) – Columbia CK 44407
Bob Causer and his Cornelians – What Would You Do? (1932) – IAJRC CD1013
Six Jumping Jacks – The Pump Song (1926) – The Old Masters mb120
Al Bowlly – Did You Ever See a Dream Walking? (1932) – Charly CDCD 1136
The Boswell Sisters – Why Don’t You Practice What You Preach? (1934) – Retrieval RTR 79009
Ruth Etting – Could I? I Certainly Could (1926) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5008
McKinney’s Cotton Pickers – Gee, Baby, Ain’t I Good to You? (1929) – Giants of Jazz CD 53220
Henry “Red” Allen and his N.Y. Orch. – How Do They Do It That Way? (1929) – Classics 540
Joseph Robichaux and his New Orleans Rhythm Boys – Why Should I Cry Over You? (1933)
Bing Crosby – Can’t We Talk it Over? (1931) – Columbia CK 44304
Cliff Edwards – Good Little, Bad Little You (1928) – Timeless CBC 1-043
Clayton, Jackson and Durante – Can Broadway Do Without Me?(1929) – Pro Arte CDD 483
The Radiolites – How Many Times? (1926) – Timeless CBC 1-089
Russ Carlson and his High Steppers – Thou Shalt Not (1932) – The Old Masters mb115
Sunny Clapp and his Band O’ Sunshine – Come Easy, Go Easy Love (1931) – Retrieval RTR 79006
Chovevo – Por Que? (1936) – Harlequin HQ CD 72
West End Jazz Band – Have You Got Any Castles? (2002) – Legacy 2K 101
West End Jazz Band – Any Ice Today, Lady? (2004) – Legacy 2K 104
Annette Hanshaw – I’m a Dreamer (Aren’t We All?) (1929) – Annette Hanshaw Vol. 7 (Sensation)
Annette Hanshaw – Ain’tcha? (1929) – Annette Hanshaw Volume 7 (Sensation)
Benny Goodman and his Orch. – Ain’t-cha Glad? (1933) – Timeless CBC 1-065
Cab Calloway and his Orch. – Is That Religion? (1930) – Masters of Jazz MJCD 105
Fats Waller and his Rhythm – Believe it Beloved (1934) – 07863-66618-2
Dorsey Brothers’ Orch. – I Believe in Miracles (1935) – Circle CCD-20
Boswell Sisters – Wha’Dja Do To Me? (1931) – Pro Arte CDD 550
Harry Richman – King For a Day (1928) – Pro Arte CDD 483
Blind Alfred Reed – How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live? (1929) – Bluebird 82876-50958-2
The Knickerbockers – Why Do You Suppose? (1929) – The Old Masters mb117
Charlie Davis and his Orch. - When? (1928) – Timeless CBC 1-048 JAZZ
Ben Selvin and his Orch. – Dancing in the Dark (1931) – ASV Living Era CD AJA
Dorsey Brothers and their Concert Orch. – Was it a Dream? (1928) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8004
Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orch. – Sweet Sue, Just You (1928) – King Jazz KJ 152 FS
Ray Starita and his Ambassadors’ Club Orch. – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) – Avid AVC 539

RICHARD SUDHALTER NEEDS OUR HELP

A benefit concert to help Richard Sudhalter, author of Bix: Man and Legend and Stardust Melody: The Life and Music of Hoagy Carmichael, is scheduled for Sunday, September 10. From the Big Broadcast Bulletin Board:

Dan Levinson and Randy Sandke present
A Benefit Concert for
RICHARD M. SUDHALTER
Author, Musician, Jazz Historian

Richard M. Sudhalter has played a crucial role in the field of jazz. An author (Bix: Man and Legend, Lost Chords: White Musicians and their Contribution to Jazz, Stardust Melody: The Life and Music of Hoagy Carmichael), musician, historian, researcher, teacher, and critic, he has been largely unable perform any of these functions since suffering a massive stroke in 2003. In addition, he was recently diagnosed with MSA—Multiple System Atrophy. With tremendous medical bills mounting, his friends Randy Sandke and Dan Levinson, with the help of Albert Haim and Dorothy Kellogg, are organizing a benefit concert to help ease his financial burden.

You can do your part by attending the event on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 from 7-10 p.m. at ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN CHURCH, 619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street, New York, NY. The minimum donation is $40.00.

To order tickets, send a check made payable to RICHARD SUDHALTER BENEFIT CONCERT to:

Dorothy Kellogg
P.O. Box 757
Southold, NY 11971

You may also order tickets online with a credit card by using the PayPal account danlevinson@aol.com.

If you cannot attend but would like to make a tax-deductible contribution, please mail a check for any amount made payable to RICHARD SUDHALTER BENEFIT CONCERT to Dorothy Kellogg at the address above, or send your contribution using the PayPal account danlevinson@aol.com.

ALL TICKETS WILL BE HELD AT THE DOOR.

For more information, contact Dan Levinson at (212) 533-1704 or danlevinson@aol.com.

MUSICIANS SCHEDULED TO PERFORM:
Harry Allen, Tom Artin, Dan Barrett, Eddie Bert, Francesca Biagi, Giampaolo Biagi, James Chirillo, Bill Crow, Kevin Dorn, Eddie Erikson, Jim Ferguson, Chuck Folds, Joel Forbes, Dave Frishberg, Wycliffe Gordon, Marty Grosz, Jeff Healy, Sy Johnson, Brad Kay, Orange Kellin, Jon-Erik Kellso, Becky Kilgore, Bill Kirchner, Steve Kuhn, Dan Levinson, Marion McPartland, Joe Muranyi, Brian Nalepka, David Ostwald, Sam Parkins, Nicki Parrott, Bucky Pizzarelli, Ed Polcer, Scott Robinson, Molly Ryan, Randy Sandke, Mark Shane, Daryl Sherman, The Loren Schoenberg Big Band, Keisha St. Joan, Andy Stein, Carol Sudhalter, Frank Tate, Jackie Williams.

We all owe a profound debt of gratitude to Richard for his extraordinary, life-long efforts to elucidate, preserve and disseminate the music we love. This is our opportunity to reciprocate.

"Johnson Smith" July 28, 2006

(Week 49)

This is one of those "cryptic-theme" shows that you've come to expect from RADIOLA! Plenty of good music here, despite the conceit being too clever by half.

The fun starts at 7 PM EDT on WHCL--X-Ray specs optional.

Ted Brownagle and his Orch. – The Lovin’ Johnson Rag (1926) – Timeless CBC 1-072 JAZZ
Six Jumping Jacks – The Village Blacksmith Owns the Village Now (1926) – The Old Masters mb120
Mose Tapiero – William Tell Overture (1912) – Columbia 78 RPM
Ben Selvin and his Orch. (Smith Ballew, vo.) – Am I Blue? (1929) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5318
Whispering Jack Smith with the Whispering Orch. – Miss Anabelle Lee (1926) – PAST CD 7845
Johnny Johnson and his Statler Pennsylvanians – We (1928) – Victor 78 RPM
Louisiana Sugar Babes – Willow Tree (1928) – Classics 689
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch. – Fidgety Feet (1927) – Timeless CBC 1-069
Bennett’s Swamplanders – Big Ben (1930) – Frog DGF32
Kate Smith – Maybe, Who Knows? (1929) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5015
Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Orch. (Monette Moore, vo.) – Don’t You Leave Me Here (1927) – Jazz Archives No. 78
Ben Selvin and his Orch. – Hot Cha Medley (1932) – The Old Masters mb102
Ted Wallace and his Campus Boys – Love Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues (1929)– The Old Masters mb110
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch. – Love Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues (1929) – The Old Masters mb108
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch. – Happy Feet (1930) – The Old Masters mb108
Red Norvo – Dance of the Octopus (1933) – Portrait Masters PK 44118
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers – Hyena Stomp (1927) – JSP CD 324
Louis Armstrong and his Orch. – The New Tiger Rag (1932) – JSP CD 3401
Fats Waller – Carolina Shout (1941) – Bluebird 2482-2-RB
Jimmy Johnson and Clarence Williams – How Could I Be Blue? (1930) – Frog DGF17
Savoy Orpheans – Charleston (1925) – Past CD 7845
Duke Ellington and his Orch. – What Can a Poor Fellow Do? (1927) – Columbia C2K 46177
Charlie Johnson’s Original Paradise Ten – Birmingham Black Bottom (1927) – Jazz Archive No. 78
Jabbo Smith and his Rhythm Aces – Ready Hokum (1929) – Retrieval RTR 79013
Texas Alexander – Work Ox Blues (1928) – Columbia/Legacy CK 47060
Bessie Smith – It Makes My Love Come Down (1929) – Columbia/Legacy Ck 52831
Merline Johnson – Love Shows Weakness (1938) – Columbia/Legacy CK 52831
Arnold Johnson and his Orch. – Hymn to the Sun (Rimsky-Korsakov) (1937) – Circle CCD-20
Arnold Johnson and his Orch. – Copenhagen (1937) – Circle CCD-20
Arnold Johnson and his Orch. – The Bee (Schubert) (1937) – Circle CCD-20
Stuff Smith and his Onyx Club Orch. – After You’ve Gone (1936) – Giants of Jazz CD 53173
Whispering Jack Smith – Me and My Shadow (1927) – Pro Arte Digital CDD 483
Kate Smith – Clementine (From New Orleans) (1927) – Pro Arte Digital CDD 483
Smith Ballew and his Orch. – To Whom it May Concern (1931) – Columbia/Legacy C2K 52942
Betty Boop (Mae Questel) – The Music Goes ‘Round and Around (1936) – Pro Arte CDD 440
Waring’s Pennsylvanians – Ice Cream (1928) – Past CD 7845
George Olsen and his Music – Taint No Sin to Dance Around in Your Bones (1929) – Take Two 503CD
Whispering Jack Smith – Glad Rag Doll (1929) – Take Two TT509CD
Benny Goodman and his Orch. – Love Letters in the Sand (1931) – Classics 719
Fred Rich and his Orch. – Cheerful Little Earful (1930) – The Old Masters mb101
Blind Willie Dunn’s Gin Bottle Four – Blue Blood Blues (1929) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5061
Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds – What’s the Use of Being Alone (1928) – Classics 658
Jimmy Johnson and his Orch. – Chicago Blues (1928) – Frog DGF38
Blind Willie Johnson – When the War Was On (1929) – Columbia/Legacy CK 47060
Lonnie Johnson – It Feels So Good (1929) – Hold On!
Bessie Smith – Alexander’s Ragtime Band (1927) – Excelsior EXL-2-5317
Ed Loyd and his Orch. – I May Be Wrong, But I Think You’re Wonderful (1929) – TOM mb110
Dorsey Brothers’ Orch. – Sally of My Dreams (1928) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8004
“Art Jasper and his Orch.” – Swamp Fire (1937) – Circle CCD-20
Pete Johnson – Blues on the Downbeat (1940) – Javelin CWNCD 2008
Pine Top Smith – Pine Top’s Boogie Woogie (1929) – Javelin CWNCD 2008
George Metaxa – Sweet Sue, Just You (1928) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5026

"Summer Smorgasbord" July 21, 2006

(Week 48)

The hot weather demands an array of lighter fare, a musical version of one of those family picnics where everyone brings a variation on three-bean salad. There is no heavy theme to oppress us this week--only cool drinks, badminton, and maybe a song from that crazy aunt of yours who always wanted to sing opera.

The fun begins at 7 PM EDT on WHCL.

McKinney’s Cotton Pickers – I’d Love It (1929) – Giants of Jazz CD 53220
Ted Weems and his Orch. – What a Day! (1929) – Memphis Archive MA 7013
Mose Tapiero – William Tell Overture (1912) – Columbia 78 RPM
The Knickerbockers – Steppin’ in Society (1925) – Timeless CBC 1-089
The Little Ramblers – My Cutey’s Due at Two to Two (1926) – Timeless CBC 1-037 JAZZ
Ray Miller and his Orch. – My Honey’s Lovin’ Arms (1928) – Timeless CBC 1-041
Annette Hanshaw – Would You Like to Take a Walk (1931) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5220
Mildred Bailey and her Orch. – Slumming on Park Avenue (1937) – Proper Box 57
Duke Ellington and his Orch. (Ivie Anderson, vo.) – Truckin’ (1935) – Sabam Crescendo 7207
The Chocolate Dandies – Stardust (1928) – JSP 918A
Fowler’s Favorites – Hot Strut (1927) – Frog DGF32
Blue Ribbon Syncopators – Scratch (1927) – Frog DGF32
Mantovani and his Orch. – Where Are You? (1937) – Music & Memories MMD 1007
Jack Payne and his BBC Dance Orch. – Do Something (1929) – Avid AVC539
Harry Roy and his Orch. – Red Pepper (1935) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5225
John J. Kimmel – Cakewalk (1907) – Archeophone 1001
Florence Foster Jenkins – Der Holle Rache (Queen of the Night) (Mozart) – Membran 222078-205
Bert Williams – O Death, Where is Thy Sting? (1918) – Archeophone 5003
Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers – Jersey Joe (1929) – JSP CD322
New Orleans Bootblacks – Flat Foot (1926) – Giants of Jazz CD 53077
Johnny Dodds’ Black Bottom Stompers – New Orleans Stomp (1927) – Giants of Jazz CD 53077
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians – I’m More Than Satisfied (1928) – Sensation 769 748 026-2
The New York Syncopators – Cobblestones (1927) – The Old Masters mb110
The Knickerbockers – Manhattan (1925) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5318
Cliff Edwards – Dreaming of a Castle in the Air (1925) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8043
Annette Hanshaw – Big City Blues (1929) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5220
Billy Murray and Walter Scanlon – My Wife is On a Diet (1929) – Take Two TT503CD
Bud Freeman and his Windy City Five – What is there to Say? (1935) – Giants of Jazz CD 53272
Louis Prima and his New Orleans Gang – I’m Living in a Great Big Way (1935) – JSP CD339
Muggsy Spanier and his Ragtime Band – At the Jazz Band Ball (1939) – Giants of Jazz CD 53222
Mildred Bailey and her Alley Cats – Willow Tree (1935) – Proper Box 57
Ethel Waters – Bread and Gravy (1939) – JSP 918D
Ivie Anderson (w/Duke Ellington) – All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm (1937) – Sabam Crescendo 7207
Barbara Rosene and her New Yorkers – Get Out and Get Under the Moon (2005) – Stomp Off CD1405
West End Jazz Band – Buffalo Rhythm (2004) – Legacy 2K 104
Ted Wallace and his Campus Boys – I’ve Got a Feelin’ I’m Falling (1929) – The Old Masters mb110
Will Osborne and his Orch. – You’ll Get By (With a Twinkle in Your Eye) (1932) – IAJRC CD 1013
Clyde McCoy and his Drake Hotel Orch. – Tear It Down (1933) – Sony Music Special Products A31939
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orch. – That Too, Do (1930) – Giants of Jazz CD 53293
Count Basie and his Orch. – Pennies From Heaven (1937) – Giants of Jazz CD 53293
Earl Hines and his Orch. – Cavernism (1933) – Portait Masters RK 44119
We Three – Trumpet Sobs (1926) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8043
California Ramblers – Everything is Hotsy-Totsy Now (1925) – Biograph BCD 154 ADD
Jay C. Flippen and his Gang – How Could Red Riding Hood (1926) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8043
The Tennessee Tooters – Crazy Quilt (1926) – Hep CD 1081
Duke Ellington and his Orch. – Hot and Bothered (1928) – Columbia C2K 46177
Louis Armstrong and his Orch. – I Got Rhythm (1931) – JSP CD3401
Fats Waller and his Rhythm – Two Sleepy People (1938) – JSP 918D
Duke Ellington and his Orch. (Ivie Anderson, vo.) – Jump For Joy (1941) – Sabam Crescendo 7207
Bechet-Spanier Big Four – Sweet Sue, Just You (1940) – Giants of Jazz CD 53222
Ray Starita and his Ambassadors’ Club Orch. – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) – Avid AVC539

"CHENEYPALOOZA!" July 14, 2006

(Week 47)

UPDATE: Here are photos just taken of Cheney's "Welcoming Committee" in Utica:

In observance of the honor (?) of the Vice President's visit to Utica, NY on Bastille Day (!) I have constructed the following playlist. Whatever its juxtaposition, this music will (mostly) appeal even to the Loyal Oppo. (They may not like some of my French songs. And? So?) The fun begins tonight at 7 PM EDT on WHCL-FM. (No Kool-Aid allowed in the studio!)

The Choir of the Red Army – La Marseillaise (1941) – Columbia 78 RPM
Paul Whiteman and his Orch. (Billy Murray, vo.) – Ah-Ha! (1925) – Victor 78 RPM
Mose Tapiero – William Tell Overture (1912) – Columbia 78 RPM
Jean Sablon – Prenez Garde au Grande Mechant Loup! (1934) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5167
Ben Bernie and his Orch. – Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? (1933) – Sony A 23673
Hoagy Carmichael and his Orch. – March of the Hoodlums (1928) – JSP 918 A
Lonnie Johnson – Nothing But a Rat (1939) – Bluebird 07863 66064-2
Carl Kress and Dick McDonough – Chicken a la Swing (1937) – Retrieval RTR 79015
Slim and Slam – Chicken Rhythm (1939) – Columbia/Legacy CK 64898
Germain Sablon – La Chanson du Large (1934) – Swing CDSW 8419
Leon Monosson – Tout le Jour, Tout la Nuit (1935) – Swing CDSW 8419
Maurice Chevalier – Valentine (1929) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5364
Annette Hanshaw – Little White Lies (1930) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5195
Mildred Bailey – Lies (1931) – The Old Masters mb103
Carroll Gibbons and The Savoy Orpheans – I’ve Got a Feelin’ You’re Foolin (1935) – PBXCD 422/3
The Lion – Ba Boo La La (1938) – Rounder CD 1077
Atilla the Hun – Dynamite (1937?) – Rounder CD 1054
The Carpal Tunnel Kid – Building 7 on 9/11 (2006) – CD Single
King David’s Jug Band – Tear it Down (1930) – Yazoo 2032
Speckled Red – The Dirty Dozen (1929) – Javelin CWNCD2008
Bob Miller – The Rich Man and the Poor Man (1932) – Bluebird 82876 50958-2
Philip Spitalny and his Orch. – Rippin’ it Off (1926) – Timeless CBC 1-072 JAZZ
George Hall and his Orch. – Remember My Forgotten Man (1933) – Bluebird 82876 50958-2
Ted Weems and his Orch. – Chick-Chick-Chick-Chick-Chicken (1926) – Memphis Archive MA7013
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band – Krooked Blues (1923) – Jazz Heritage 513282W
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band – Snake Rag (1923) – Jazz Heritage 513282W
The Bourbon Street Stompers – Snake Rag (2003) – Those Struttin’ Syncopators
Damia – La Guinguette a Ferme Ses Volets (1934) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5364
Frehel – Tel Qu’il Est, Il Me Plait (1936) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5364
Quintet of the Hot Club of France – Ultrafox (1935) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5138
Joe “Wingy” Manone and his Club Royale Orch. – Downright Disgusted (1928) – Classics 774
Benny Goodman and his Orch. – Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jibe (1933) – Timeless CBC 1-065
Jack Teagarden and his Orch. – I Swung the Election (1939) – Giants of Jazz CD 53287
Moxy Fruvous – The Greatest Man in America (1996) – WEA CD 15223
Squirrel Nut Zippers – Bad Businessman (1996) – Mammoth MR0137-2
Tom Lehrer – We Will All Go Together When We Go (1959) – Rhino R2 72776
Napoleon’s Emperors – Mean to Me (1929) – Timeless CBC 1-049 JAZZ
Jimmie Grier and his Orch. (Margaret Lawrence, vo.) – Was That the Human Thing to Do? (1932) – Take Two TT421CD
Dorsey Brothers’ Orch. (Kay Weber, vo.) – Nasty Man (1934) – Columbia/Legacy CK48908
Henry Allen and his Orch. – You Might Get Better But You’ll Never Get Well (1930) – Classics 540
Fats Waller and his Rhythm – Curse of an Aching Heart (1936) – RCA Victor 07863 66747-2
Louis Armstrong and his Orch. – I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead You Rascal You (1931) – JSP 3401
Ben Selvin and his Orch. – Smile, Darn Ya, Smile (1931) – The Old Masters mb117
Tommy Dorsey – You Can’t Cheat a Cheater (1929) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8005
Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers – Oil Well (1930) – JSPCD 323
Morton Harvey – I Didn’t Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier (1915) – Victor 78 RPM
Henry Burr – Stay Down Here Where You Belong (1915) – Victor 78 RPM
Moxy Fruvous – Gulf War Song (1993) – Atlantic 82563-2
Michel Warlop and his Orch. – Sweet Sue, Just You (1937) – Giants of Jazz CD 53173

Special RADIOLA! this Friday--Bastile Day/Dick Cheney Extravaganza

This week on Bastile Day (!) Dick Cheney will be visiting my hometown of Utica, NY. You can be sure that I will give him the full RADIOLA! treatment. (Even as I write, a "Shock and Awe" playlist is taking shape in my mind, thoroughly calculated to warm the cockles of his Jarvik.) Also, I'll intersperse plenty of vintage French music in case the joy gets too intense. (You'll want to tell the planes to "stand down" until it's all over.)

The fun starts at 7 PM EDT Friday, July 14, on WHCL-FM 88.7--tune in for many an extraordinary rendition!

"Sweet, Hot, and Sorry" (July 7, 2006)

(Week 46)

Tonight's program features plenty of my favorite hot jazz, leavened with Lombardo and other mellowing agents, and spiced with a strange leitmotiv of remorse. I feel good, but I seldom have feelings that aren't mixed. (I promise that it all ends on a positive note.) Please tune in at 7 PM ET on WHCL-FM 88.7 to find out what this Summer salad consists of.

UPDATE: The program is now up and running on my Live 365 site.

The Boswell Sisters – Was That the Human Thing to Do? (1932) – Collectables Col-CD-6461
Bix Beiderbecke and his Gang – Sorry (1927) – Columbia CK 46175
Mose Tapiero – William Tell Overture (1912) – Columbia 78 RPM
Fred Elizalde and his Anglo-American Band – Sugar (1928) – Retrieval RTR 79011
Isham Jones and his Orch. – What’s the Use? (1930) – Memphis Archives MA 7014
Larry Abbot and his Orch. – I’m More than Satisfied (1928) – Rivermont BSW 1141
Eddie Condon and his Footwarmers – I’m Sorry I Made You Cry (1928) – Gold Sound DCD-772
McKenzie’s Candy Kids – What Do I Care What Somebody Said? (1927) – Gold Sound DCD-772
Johnnie Miller’s New Orleans Frolickers – Panama (1928) – Timeless CBC 1-001 JAZZ
Josephine Baker – What Can I Say After I Say I’m Sorry? (1926) – Legacy/Columbia CK 57740
Sophie Tucker – Old King Tut (1923) – Intersound CDC 1012
Isabelle Patricola – Somebody Loves Me (1924) – Take Two TT502CD
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians – Now That You’re Gone (1931) – Sony Music A 52079
Horace Heidt and his Brigadiers – It’s the Natural Thing to Do (1937) – Sony Music A 52079
Bert Lown and his Orch. – Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone (1931) – The Old Masters mb105
Joseph Robichaux & his New Orleans Rhythm Boys – Stormy Weather (1933) – Document DOCD1016
King Oliver and his Orch. – Shake It and Break It (1930) – JSPCD 3404
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orch. – Just Rite (1928) – Frog DGF29
Annette Hanshaw – In a Great Big Way (1929) – Take Two TT408CD
Helen Kane – Get Out and Get Under the Moon (1928) – Intersound CDC 1012
Ethel Merman – You’re a Builder Upper (1934) – Pro Arte CDD 473
Napoleon’s Emperors – Anything (1929) – Timeless CBC 1-049 JAZZ
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch. – Manhattan Rag (1929) – The Old Masters mb108
Ben Selvin and his Orch. (Irving Kaufman, vo.) – Mona (1930) – The Old Masters mb116
Louis Armstrong and his Orch. – Ain’t Misbehavin’ (1929) – Columbia CK 46148
Charlie Johnson and his Paradise Orch. – The Boy in The Boat (1928) – Jazz Archives No. 78
Mills Blue Rhythm Band – Futuristic Jungleism (1931) – Hep CD 1008
Bing Crosby – I’m Sorry, Dear (1931) – Columbia CK 44304
Red McKenzie and his Music Box – My Syncopated Melody Man (1927) – Giants of Jazz CD 53173
Quintet of the Hot Club of France – Dinah (1934) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5138
Ethel Waters – Trav’lin’ All Alone (1929) – Classics 271
Mae West - They Call Me Sister Honky Tonk (1933) - Columbia/Legacy CK 57711
The Boswell Sisters – Hand Me Down My Walking Cane (1932) – Collectables Col-CD-6462
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies – Who’s Sorry Now? (1929) – Quadromania 222464-444
The Goofus Five – Vo-Do-Do-De-O Blues (1927) – Timeless CBC 1-017 JAZZ
Six Jumping Jacks – Lo-Do-De-O (1926) – The Old Masters mb120
King Oliver and his Orch. – Struggle Buggy (1930) – Bluebird 2912-2-RB
Duke Ellington and his Orch. – Ring Dem Bells (1930) – Charly CDCD 1156
Louis Armstrong’s Hot Five – Beau Koo Jack (1928) – Columbia/Legacy C4K 57176
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians – Shanghai Lil (1933) – Columbia CK 44407
Jan Garber and his Orch. – Puttin’ on the Ritz (1930) – The Old Masters mb119
Ted Lewis and his Orch. – Dip Your Brush in Sunshine (1931) – Retrieval RTR 79014
Jabbo Smith and his Rhythm Aces – Decatur Street Tutti (1929) – Retrieval RTR 79013
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch. – Rocky Mountain Blues (1927) – Columbia/Legacy C4K 57596
Dixieland Jug Blowers – Banjoreno (1926) – Yazoo 2032
Celestin’s Original Tuxedo Jazz Band – Papa’s Got the Jim Jams (1928) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8002
Alex Hill and his Orch. – Toogaloo Shout (1929) – Timeless CBC 1-046
Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orch. – Sweet Sue, Just You (1928) – King of Jazz KJ 152 FS

"Stay Out of the South!" June 30, 2006

(Week 45)

This Friday's program will commemorate my wife's trip to Tennessee--and my steadfast reclusiveness. (Like certain wines, I really don't travel well.) There's lots to love about the lower Red states, and some things to feel ambivalent about--my selections are (mostly) respectful. (Many of these Dixie encomia were penned by guys sweating it out in the Brill Building in little ol' New York City.) Hospitable helpings of period Political Incorrectness have been included at no charge.

My (generally) polite nod to my neighbors below the Mason-Dixon Line begins Friday, June 30 at 7 PM EDT on WHCL:

Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orch. – South (1928) – Bluebird 3139-2-RB
Coon-Sanders’ Nighthawks – Stay Out of the South (1927) – The Old Masters mb112
Mose Tapiero – William Tell Overture (1912) – Columbia 78 RPM
Ben Selvin and his Orch. – Shakin’ the Blues Away (1927) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5002
Al Lentz and his Orch. – Hello! Swanee, Hello! (1926) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5002
Coon-Sanders’ Nighthawks – I’m Gonna Charleston Back to Charleston(1925) – The Old Masters mb111
Jimmy Wade and his Dixielanders – Mississippi Wobble (1928) – Timeless CBC 1-050 JAZZ
Louis Armstrong and his Orch. – Mississippi Basin (1933) – RCA Victor 09026-68682-2
The Charleston Chasers – Mississippi Mud (1928) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5316
Bert Lown and his Orch. – I Can’t Get Mississippi Off my Mind (1931) – The Old Masters mb105
Charlie Palloy – Sentimental Gentleman from Georgia (1932) – The Old Masters mb118
Louis Armstrong and his Orch. – He’s a Son of the South (1933) – RCA Victor 09026-68682-2
Memphis Jug Band – Memphis Boy Blues (1927) – Blues Collection 159622
Dixieland Jug Blowers – Memphis Shake (1926) – Frog DGF6
Memphis Jug Band – Memphis Shakedown (1934) – Blues Collection 159622
The Boswell Sisters – Got the South in My Soul (1932) – Collectibles Col-CD-6461
Marlow Hardy and his Alabamians – Georgia Pines (1929) – Masters of Jazz MJCD 105
Mason Dixon Orch. – Alabammy Snow (1929) – The Old Masters mb107
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch. – I’m Comin’ Virginia (1927) – Timeless CBC 1-043 JAZZ
Bing Crosby – Cabin in the Cotton (1932) – Charly CDCD 1701
Bing Crosby – Sweet Georgia Brown (1932) – Charly CDCD 1701
Oscar Aleman Trio – Dear Old Southland (1939) – Acoustic Disc ACD-29
Benny Goodman and his Orch. – Down South Camp Meeting (1936) – Bluebird 5630-2-RB
Jimmie Noone and his New Orleans Band – Way Down Yonder in New Orleans (1936) – KJ 152 FS
Jacksonville Harmony Trio – Jacksonville Blues (1927) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8011
Marlow Hardy and his Alabamians – Song of the Bayou (1929) – Masters of Jazz MJCD 105
The Missourians – Missouri Moan (1929) – Masters of Jazz MJCD 105
Fred Hall’s Jazz Band – Missouri Squabble (1928) – The Old Masters mb106
The Boswell Sisters – Old Yazoo (1932) – Pro Arte Digital CDD 550
The Boswell Sisters – Roll On, Mississippi, Roll On (1931) – Collectibles Col-CD-6461
Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orch. – Virginia Lee (1930) – Classics 641
Jimmie Noone and his Orch. – Dixie Lee (1933) – Classics 641
Fats Waller and his Rhythm – Georgia May (1934) – Bluebird 07863 66618-2
Tom Lehrer – I Wanna Go Back to Dixie (1953) – Rhino R2 72776
West End Jazz Band (Leah LaBrea, vo.) – Birmingham Bertha (2002) – Legacy 2K 102
Squirrel Nut Zippers – Memphis Exorcism (1996) Mammoth MR0137-2
Fred Van Eps Quartet – Swanee (1920) – Pro Arte Digital CDD 433
James P. Johnson – Carolina Shout (1921) – Classics 658
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch. – Memphis Bound (1925) – Timeless CBC 1-003 JAZZ
Ben Pollack and his Orch. – Memphis Blues (1927) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8015
Tiny Parham and his Musicians – Memphis Mamie (1930) – Classics 691
Slim Lamar and his Southerners – Memphis Kick Up (1929) – Retrieval RTR 79006 JAZZ
Gene Kardos and his Orch. – Georgia on My Mind (1932) – The Old Masters mb121
Charles Fulcher and his Orch. – Atlanta Gal (1929) – Timeless CBC 1-038 JAZZ
Benny Goodman and his Orch. – Georgia Jubilee (1934) – Timeless CBC 1-065 JAZZ
Ross DeLuxe Syncopaters – Florida Rhythm (1927) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8011
Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orch – I Lost My Gal From Memphis (1930) – Classics 641
Slim Lamar and his Southerners – Mississippi Stomp (1929) – Retrieval RTR 79006 JAZZ
Paul Whiteman’s Orch. (w/Bing Crosby, vo.) – Southern Medley (1930) – Columbia CK 44304
Louis Armstrong and Buck Washington – Dear Old Southland (1930) – Columbia CK 46996
Louis Armstrong and his Orch. – Sweet Savannah Sue (1929) – CK 46148
Ray Starita and his Ambassadors’ Club Orch. – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929)

"Giants of Jazz" June 23, 2006

(Week 44)


This week's RADIOLA is devoted to gems from Time-Life's landmark album series, "Giants of Jazz." I've skimmed from 25 of these LP sets (some I bought in the 80s, some from eBay) for a panoramic vista of Jazz Valhalla. This is the music that kept me from spelunking the Kenmore Cave of Forever during my Highly Depressive 20s.

Yes, Virginia, there were good reissues before the Digital Age. Tune in tonight from 7 until 10 EDT on WHCL for a tantalizing sampling of the riches that lay embedded in vinyl.

Roger Wolfe Kahn and his Orch. – She’s a Great, Great Girl (1928) – Jack Teagarden Giants of Jazz
Miff Mole and his Little Molers – Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble (1928) – Frank Teschemacher G of J
Mose Tapiero – William Tell Overture (1912) – Columbia 78 RPM
Lonnie Johnson – 6/88 Glide (1927)– The Guitarists G of J
Freddie Keppard’s Jazz Cardinals – Salty Dog (1926) – Johnny Dodds G of J
Ted Lewis and his Orch. – Dallas Blues (1931) – Fats Waller G of J
Smith-Jones Incorporated – Evenin’ (1936) – Count Basie G of J
Teddy Wilson and his Orch. – Why Do I Lie to Myself About You? (1936) – Johnny Hodges G of J
The Chocolate Dandies – Krazy Kapers (1933) – Benny Carter G of J
Lennie Hayton’s Blue Four – Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere (1928) – Frank Teschemacher G of J
Eddie Condon’s Quartet – Oh, Baby! (1928) – Frank Teschemacher G of J
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch. – Troubled (1934) – Bunny Berigan G of J
Ethel Waters – My Handy Man (1928) – James P. Johnson G of J
Red Onion Jazz Babies – Cakewalkin’ Babies from Home (1925) – Sidney Bechet G of J
Erskine Tate’s Vendome Orch. – Static Strut (1926) – Louis Armstrong G of J
Red Norvo – Knockin’ on Wood (1933) – Red Norvo G of J
Dick Mc Donough – Chasin’ a Buck (1934) – The Guitarists G of J
Bernard Addison and his Orch. – Toledo Shuffle (1935) – The Guitarists G of J
The Harlem Footwarmers – Rockin’ In Rhythm (1930) – Duke Ellington G of J
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch. – Happy as the Day is Long (1934) – Ben Webster G of J
New Orleans Feetwarmers – Shag (1932) – Sidney Bechet G of J
Joe Sullivan – Onyx Bringdown (1933) – Joe Sullivan G of J
Art Tatum – Tiger Rag (1932) – Art Tatum G of J
Prince of Wales – Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orch. (1932) – Count Basie G of J
Bessie Smith – Down in the Dumps (1933)– Bessie Smith G of J
Teddy Wilson and his Orch. – I Wished on the Moon (1935) – Billie Holiday G of J
Billie Holiday and her Orch. – No Regrets (1936) – Billie Holiday G of J
Hal Kemp and his Orch. – Them There Eyes (1930) – Bunny Berigan G of J
Duke Ellington and his Cotton Club Orch. – Flaming Youth (1929) – Johnny Hodges G of J
Eddie Condon’s Hot Shots – I’m Gonna Stomp Mr. Henry Lee (1929) – Joe Sullivan G of J
Putney Dandridge and his Orch. – Isn’t This a Lovely Day (1935) – Henry “Red” Allen G of J
Henry “Red” Allen and his Orch. – Body and Soul (1935) – Henry “Red” Allen G of J
Art Tatum and his Swingsters – Body and Soul (1935) – Art Tatum G of J
Bix Beiderbecke – In a Mist (1927) – Bix Beiderbecke G of J
Red Norvo – In a Mist (1934) – Red Norvo G of J
Coleman Hawkins (Stanley Black, Piano) – Lost in a Fog (1934) – Coleman Hawkins G of J
Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five – Skid-Dat-De-Dat (1926) – Johnny Dodds G of J
Earl Hines – Stowaway (1928) – Earl Hines G of J
Jelly Roll Morton and his Orch. – A Load of Cole (1930)– Jelly Roll Morton G of J
Jack Pettis’ Orch. – Sweetest Melody (1929) – Benny Goodman G of J
Lou Connor’s Collegians – It’s Tight Like That (1929) – Jack Teagarden G of J
Jack Teagarden and his Orch. – I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal You (1931) – Fats Waller G of J
Jelly Roll Morton Seven – Sweet Substitute (1938) – Henry “Red” Allen G of J
James P. Johnson – What is this Thing Called Love (1930) – James P Johnson G of J
Earl Hines – Child of a Disordered Brain (1940) – Earl Hines G of J
The Chocolate Dandies – Once Upon a Time (1933) – Benny Carter G of J
Billy Banks and his Orch. - I Would Do Anything for You (1932) - Pee Wee Russell G of J
Duke Ellington and his Orch. – It Don’t Mean a Thing if It Ain’t Got that Swing (1932) – Duke Ellington G of J
Jean Goldkette and his Orch. – Clementine (1927) – Bix Beiderbecke G of J
Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five – West End Blues (1928) – Louis Armstrong G of J
Spike Hughes and his Negro Orch. – Sweet Sue, Just You (1933) – Coleman Hawkins G of J
Ray Starita and his Ambassadors’ Club Orch. – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) – Avid AVC539