Wednesday, April 26, 2006

"Words Fail Me" (April 28, 2006)

(Week 37)

This show is dedicated to scatting and other inarticulate sounds that issue from the human larynx in the service of rhythm. Barbaric yawps abound, with kazoos, jugs, and at least one detached saxophone mouthpiece. It should be a cacophony, but it ain't. It's an anthology of joyful noise, released from the constraints of intelligibility. (Why should I start making sense at this late date?)

Paul Whiteman and his Orch. – Charleston (1925) – History of Pop Radio 205598-202
Cab Calloway and his Orch. - The Scat Song (1933) - Jazz Tribune No. 58
Anonymous Ocarina Player – William Tell Overture (ca. 1910) – Columbia 78 RPM
Thomas Waller with Morris’s Hot Babies – Red Hot Dan (1927) – Bluebird 60015-2
Jabbo Smith’s Rhythm Aces – Decatur Street Tutti (1929) – Retrieval RTR 79013 JAZZ
Mills Blue Rhythm Band – Futuristic Jungleism (1931) – Hep CD 1008
The Rhythm Boys – Wa-Da-Da (1928) – Sony Music Special Products WK 75004
The Boswell Sisters – Shout Sister, Shout (1931) – Collectables COL-CD-6461
The Mills Brothers (w/Duke Ellington) – Diga, Diga Doo (1932) – Legacy/Columbia CK 57713
Dixieland Jug Blowers – Skit, Scat, Doodle-Do (1926) – Frog DGF8
Jimmy Wade’s Dixielanders – Mississippi Wobble (1928) – Timeless CBC 1-050 JAZZ
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orch. – Just Rite (1928) – Frog DGF29
Sophie Tucker – Some of These Days (1911) – Archeophone ARCH 1003
‘Gene Greene – King of the Bungaloos (1917) – RCA Victor 09026 63206-2
Fletcher Henderson (Don Redman, vo.) – My Papa Doesn’t Two-Time No Time (1924) – Rivermont BSW 1141
Barbara Rosene and her New Yorkers – Me and the Man in the Moon (2005) – Stomp Off CD 1405
West End Jazz Band – Zulu Wail (2002) – Legacy 2K 101
Squirrel Nut Zippers – Put a Lid on it (1996) – Mammoth MR0137-2
Mound City Blue Blowers – Best Black (1925) – Timeless CBC 1-043 JAZZ
Cliff Edwards – Fascinatin’ Rhythm (1924) – Columbia/Legacy CK 57712
Charlie Palloy – Forty-Second Street (1933) – The Old Masters mb118
Louis Armstrong’s Hot Five – Heebie Jeebies (1925) – Columbia CK 44049
The Goofus Five (Ernest Hare, vo.) – Heebie Jeebies (1926) – Timeless CBC 1-017 JAZZ
The Boswell Sisters – Heebie Jeebies (1931) – Pro Arte Digital CDD 550
Bee Palmer – Singin’ the Blues (1929) – The Old Masters mb107
Lloyd Smith and his Gut-Bucketeers – Rub Me Some More (1930) – Biograph BCD 152 ADD
Joe Venuti’s Blue Four – Sensation (1928) – JSP CD 3402
King Radio – Sedition Law (1939) – Arhoolie Folklyric 7004
Eddie South and his International Orchestra – Hejre Kati (1931) – Classics 707
Slim and Slam – Boot-Ta-La-Za (1939) – Colmubia/Legacy CK 64898
Ben Selvin and his Orch. – Thank Your Father (1930) – The Old Masters mb117
Cab Calloway and his Orch. – Minnie the Moocher (1931) – Masters of Jazz MJCD 182
Bing Crosby – Sweet Sue (1933) – Columbia CK 44305
Ray Starita and his Ambassadors’ Club Orch. – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) – Avid AVC539

Thursday, April 20, 2006

"Nine" (April 21, 2006)

(Week 36)

Twenty-seven of the selections in this playlist were chosen at random out of my vast midden of recorded media--the ninth track on every ninth disc in the four crates of CDs in my living room. This is in commemoration of my ninth wedding anniversary, on April 25. Also in tonight's program are a track from the amazing Big Broadcast CD assembled by Rich Conaty (donate to WFUV and get one as a membership premium), and three Annette Hanshaw recordings used by Nina Paley in her animated feature-in-progress, Sita Sings the Blues. (And there's of course the ocarina and "Sweet Sue" and "Wake Up Chill'un.")

Here is my (mostly) accidental playlist:

Paul Whiteman and his Orch. – Look What I’ve Got (1933) – Rivermont BSW 1141
Boswell Sisters – Shuffle Off to Buffalo (1933) – Pro Arte Digital CDD 550
Anonymouns Ocarina Player – William Tell Overture (ca. 1910) – Columbia 78 RPM
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies – I May Be Wrong But I Think You’re Wonderful (1929) – Quadromania Membran 222464-444
Dick Robertson – I Faw Down and Go Boom (1928) Take Two TT 503 CD
Red Nichols’ Stompers – Sugar (1927) – The Old Masters mb107
Jones-Smith Inc. – Lady Be Good (1936) – Columbia/Legacy CK 64855
Michel Warlop and his Orch. – Avalon (1935) – Swing CDSW 8403
Joseph Robichaux and his New Orleans Rhythm Boys – The Riff (1933) – Document DOCD 1016
Gene Austin – Everything I Have is Yours (1933) – Columbia/Legacy CK 57712
Lew Stone and his Band (Al Bowlly, vo.) – What is There to Take its Place? (1934) – Pulse PBXCD 422/1
Fred Astaire – Louisiana (1929) – Deja Vu 5022-1
Clarence Williams Jazz Kings – Dreaming the Hours Away (1928) – Frog DGF 14
King Oliver and his Orch. – Sweet Like This (1929) – JSP CD 3404
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orch. – Moten Stomp (1927) – Disky DO 999872
Annette Hanshaw – Here We Are (1929) – Sensation Vol. 6
Annette Hanshaw – What Wouldn’t I Do For That Man? (1929) – Sensation Vol. 6
Annette Hanshaw – Mean to Me (1929) – Sensation Vol. 6
Lord Beginner – Fed-A-Ray (1953) – Putumayo 205-2
Cliff Jackson – Ain’t Misbehavin’ (1962) – Black Lion BLCD 760194
R. Crumb’s Cheap Suit Serenaders – She Lived Down By The Firehouse (1977) – Shanachie 6002
Ruth Etting – Body and Soul (1930) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5008
Ethel Waters – Heat Wave (1933) – Sony Music Special Products WK 75018
Boswell Sisters – Minnie the Moocher’s Wedding Day (1933) – Columbia/Legacy CK 57111
Charles Fulcher and his Orch. – Atlanta Gal (1929) – Timeless CBC 1-038 JAZZ
California Ramblers – Wishing and Waiting for Love (1929) – Diamond Cut DCP 301-D
Vincent Lopez and his Orch. – Everything’s Made For Love (1927) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5002
Fats Waller – Halleleujah (1939) – Buddha 7446599603-2
Fats Waller and his Rhythm – Serenade to a Wealthy Widow (1935) – Bluebird 07863 66618-2
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orch. – Lafayette (1932) – Bluebird 9683-2-RB
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians – Swingin’ in a Hammock (1930) – Collectors’ Choice CCM-229-2
Louis Armstrong’s Hot Five – Muggles (1928) – Columbia/Legacy C4K 57176
Quintet of the Hot Club of France (Jerry Mengo, vo.) – Sweet Sue, Just You (1935) – Everest LP
Ray Starita and his Ambassadors’ Club Orch. – Wake Up, Chill’un, Wake Up (1929) – Avid AVC539

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Monday World Special (April 17, 2006)

(Week 35)

Here is a playlist that veers between Latin American classics and The Comedian Harmonists, along with a touch of Calypso, as befits the 8 PM Monday World Music timeslot on WHCL.

Don Azpiazu and his Havana Casino Orch. – The Peanut Vendor (1930) – Take Two TT507CD
Antobal’s Cubans – Onile bo (1937) – Harlequin HQ CD 123
Anonymous Ocarina Player – William Tell Overture (c. 1910) – Columbia 78 RPM
The Comedian Harmonists – Puppenhochzeit – Membran 221463-205 (2)
The Comedian Harmonists – Halt dich an mich – Membran 221464 (3)
The Comedian Harmonists – Ali Baba – Membran 221462-205 (1)
Victor Argentine Orchestra – Te Fuiste (1927) – Take Two TT507CD
Carmen Miranda – Miss Seratoa (1930) – Take Two TT507CD
Alfredo Brito and his “Siboney” Orch. – Canto Siboney (1931) – TT507CD
The Comedian Harmonists – Tag und Nacht – Membran 221463-205 (2)
The Comedian Harmonists – An der schonen blauen Donau – 221462-205 (1)
The Comedian Harmonists – Der Onkel Bumba – Membran 221463-205 (2)
Carlos Molina’s Tango Orch. – La Cumparsita (1931) – Take Two TT507CD
Madriguera and his Magic Notes – Adios Linda Morena (1931) – Take Two TT507CD
Lecuona Cuban Boys – Rumba Blanca (1938) – Take Two TT507CD
The Growling Tiger, Lord Iere, and Indian Prince – War (1962) – Rounder CD 1717
Blinky and the Roadmasters – Ay Ay Ay (1990) – Rounder CD 5047
Moxy Fruvous – The King of Spain (1993) – Atlantic 82563-2
The Comedian Harmonists – Tea for Two – Membran 221465-205 (4)
The Comedian Harmonists – Ohne dich – Membran 221463-205 (2)
The Comedian Harmonists – Mein kleiner gruner Kaktus – Membran 221462-205 (1)
Lupita Palomera (w/San Cristobal Marimba Band) – Perfidia (1937) – Take Two TT507CD
Colbaz Orchestra – Tico-Tico No Fuba (1932) – Take Two TT507CD
Antobal’s Cubans – Los tres golpes (1932) – Harlequin HQ CD 123
The Comedian Harmonists – Wochenend’ und Sonnenschein – Membran 221465-205 (4)
The Comedian Harmonists – Veronika, der Lenz is da – Membran 221462-205 (1)
The Comedian Harmonists – Mein lieber Schatz – Membran 221463-205 (2)
Xavier Cugat and his Waldorf-Astoria Orch. – Jalousie (1935) – Take Two TT507CD
Don Azpiazu and his Havana Casino Orch. – Marianna (1931) – Take Two TT507CD
Carmen Miranda – Mama Eu Quiero (1939) – Take Two TT507CD
The Comedian Harmonists – Barcarolle – Membran 221463-205 (2)
The Comedian Harmonists – Wir sind von Kopf bis Fuss auf Liebe eingestellt– Membran 221463-205 (2)
The Comedian Harmonists – Auf Wiedersehn – Membran 221465-205 (4)

Thursday, April 13, 2006

"The International Rag" (April 14, 2006)

(Week 34)

This Friday's program has a true international flair--having been devised as a possible substitute show for WHCL's World music program "Anywhere But Here." Since Jonathan Mead, the host of ABH, was able to do his show this week (owing to the idiosyncratic punctuality of Amtrak) and I'm not one to scrap a perfectly good playlist, here it is. In any event, I will definitely be substituting next Monday (April 17) at 8 PM ET for Jonathan--with a program that I will record and present as a special in the near future. Confused? Don't be. Just listen--and enjoy!

Collins and Harlan – The International Rag (1913) – Archeophone 1001
Billy Murray – I’ll See You in C-U-B-A (1920) – Take Two TT509CD
Anonymous Ocarina Player – William Tell Overture – Columbia 78 RPM
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch. – Shanghai Shuffle (1924) – Timeless CBC 1-003 JAZZ
Tiny Parham and his Musicians – Bombay (1929) – Classics 691
Savoy Bearcats – Senegalese Stomp (1926) – Frog DFG8
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians – Japansy (1928) – Sensation 769 748 026-2
Green Brothers Marimba Orch. – Maori (1930) – RCA Victor 09026 63206-2
Fred Elizalde and his Orch. – Singapore Sorrows (1929) – Retrieval RTR 79011
Josephine Baker – La Petite Tonkinoise (1930) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5364Rico’s Creole Band – Shangai (1933) – Harlequin HQ CD 41
Eddie South and his Orch – Nagasaki (1933) – Classics 707
Frank Crumit – I Wish That I’d Been Born in Borneo (1920) – Columbia 78 RPM
Frank Crumit – Palesteena (1920) – Columbia 78 RPM
Prince’s Dance Orch. – Afghanistan (1920) – Columbia 78 RPM
Casa Loma Orchestra – China Girl (1930) – Hep CD 1010
McKenzie and Condon’s Chicagoans – China Boy (1927) – Gold Sound DCD-772
Lionel Hampton and his Orch. – China Stomp (1937) – Classics 524
Ipana Troubadors (Bing Crosby, vo.) – Rose of Mandalay (1928) – Columbia CK 44304
Dorsey Brothers Orch. – Persian Rug (1928) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8004
The Savoy Orpheans – Turkish Towel (1926) – Conifer
Waring’s Pennsylvanians – Bolshevik (1926) – Viper’s Nest VN-179
George Formby – Madam Moscovitch (1934) – Hallmark 300282
Oscar Aleman Trio – Russian Lullaby (1939) – Acoustic Disc ACD 29
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch. – Copenhagen (1924) – Columbia/Legacy C3K 57596
Elmer Schoebel and his Friars Society Orch. – Copenhagen (1929) – Acrobat ACRCD 157
Casa Loma Orch. – Copenhagen (1936) – Hep CD 1051
Maxine Sullivan – Loch Lomond (1937) – Columbia/Legacy C2K 52943
Nat Gonella and his Georgians – Capri Caprice (1935) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5300
Quintet of the Hot Club of France – The Shiek of Araby (1937) – Past Perfect 204281-202
Fats Waller – Martinique (1942) – Collectors Choice V Disc Fats Waller
Thelma Terry and her Playboys - Lady of Havana (1928) - The Chicago Hot Bands (Timeless)
Louis Prima and his New Orleans Gang – Jamaica Shout (1934) – JSP CD 339
Gregor and his Orchestra – Sweet Sue, Just You (1929) – Wolverine LP
Ray Starita and his Ambassadors’ Club Orch. – Wake Up, Chill’un, Wake Up (1929) – Avid AVC 539

Thursday, April 06, 2006

"Crime and Punishment" (April 7, 2006)

(Week 33)

This program is dedicated to all the usual suspects (which could include any of us these days), merely caught in the act of being themselves. The following line-up can be apprehended at 8 PM Friday on WHCL-FM.

Paul Whiteman and his Orch. – Ah-Ha! (1925) – Victor 78 RPM
Irving Mills and his Hotsy Totsy Gang – March of the Hoodlums (1929) – Sensation 769 748 025-2
Anonymous Ocarina Player – William Tell Overture (1910) – Columbia 78 RPM
Ruth Etting – Guilty (1931) – Take Two TT403CD
Annette Hanshaw – I Want to Be Bad (1929) – Sensation Annette Hanshaw Vol. 6
Hotchkiss Dance Orch. – Love For Sale (1931) – Columbia/Legacy CK 52855
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians – I’m Playing With Fire (1933) – Columbia CK 44407
Bing Crosby – I’ve Got to Sing a Torch Song (1933) – Columbia CK 44306
The Lion – Ba Boo La La (1938) – Rounder CD 1077
Bing Crosby (w/ Gus Arnheim’s Orch.) – Just a Gigolo (1931) – Pro Arte Digital CDD 432
Bertha Idaho – Down on Pennsylvania Avenue (1929) – Frog DGF 17
Lonnie Johnson – Racketeer’s Blues (1932) – Columbia CK 46221
Fats Waller – Where Were You On the Night of June the Third? (1935) – Stash ST-CD-539
Red McKenzie and his Rhythm Kings – Murder in the Moonlight (1935) – Timeless CBC 1-019
Squirrel Nut Zippers – Bad Businessman (1996) – Mammoth MR0137-2
Bert Williams – The Moon Shines on the Moonshine (1919) – Archeophone ARCH5002
Billy Williams – Don’t Send My Boy to Prison – Empress RAJCD834
Vernon Dalhart – The Prisoner’s Song – History of Pop Radio 205598-202
Frank Crumit – Frankie and Johnny (1927) – Pro Arte Digital CDD 3407
Henry “Red” Allen and his N. Y. Orch. – Patrol Wagon Blues (1930) – Classics 540
West End Jazz Band – Here Comes My Ball and Chain (2004) – Legacy 2K 104
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orch. – Jones Law Blues (1929) – Classics 578
Thomas Morris’ Hot Babies – Please Take Me Out of Jail (1927) – Bluebird 61005-2
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orch. (Sy Oliver, vo.) – Miss Otis Regrets (1935) – Hallmark 300422
Blind Willie McTell – Death Cell Blues (1933) – Going for a Song GFS458
Bessie Smith – Send Me to the ‘Lectric Chair (1927) – Excelsior EXL-2-5317
Memphis Jug Band – He’s In the Jailhouse Now (1930) – EPM Blues Collection 159622
Jelly Roll Morton and his Orch. – Courthouse Bump (1929) – JSP CD322
Vincent Lopez and his Orch. – My Fate is In Your Hands (1930) – Archeophone ARCH 3002
Bing Crosby – Just One More Chance (1931) – Sony Music Special Products A2 23671
Ray Noble and his Orch. (Al Bowlly, vo.) – Time on My Hands (1931) – Charly CDCD 1136
Gene Austin – Ain’t Misbehavin (1929) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5026
Dicky Wells and his Orch. – Sweet Sue, Just You (1937) – Topaz Jazz TPZ 1023
King Radio – Sedition Law (1939) – Arhoolie Folklyric CD 7004