Friday, July 27, 2007

"Conflict" July 25, 2007

(Week 86)

Conflict makes life more dramatic and interesting, but sometimes a little can go a long way. Tune in tonight at 8 PM EDT to WHCL for this pugnacious RADIOLA!

Ray Miller and his Orch. – Angry (1929) – Proper P 1553
Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers – Jersey Joe (1929) – JSP 322
Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orch. – Wake Up, Chillun, Wake Up (1929) – JSP 926B
Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Ten – Hot Tempered Blues (1928) – Frog DGF 8
Tiny Parham and his Musicians – After All I’ve Done For You (1930) – Classics 691
Gulf Coast Seven – Keep Your Temper (1925) – Frog DGF 32
Annette Hanshaw – Wasting My Love On You (1930) – Rivermont BSW 1144
Kay Thompson – You Let Me Down (1935) – Columbia CK 57711
The Boswell Sisters – Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (1932) – Collectables COL-CD-6461
King Oliver and his Orch. – Struggle Buggy (1930) – JSP CD 3404
Roane’s Pennsylvanians – Why Don’t You Get Lost (1932) – The Old Masters mb125
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies – You Rascal You (1931) – Quadromania 222464-444
Al Jolson – The Spaniard Who Blighted My Life (1928) – Rhino R2 72544
Clyde McCoy and his Orch. – Palooka (It’s a Grand Old Name) (1933) – Collectors’ Choice CCM-155-2
Billy Hicks and his Sizzling Six – Joe the Bomber (tk.6) (1937) – Rounder 82161-1106-2
Joseph Robichaux and his N.O. Rhythm Boys – You Keep Me Always Living in Sin (1933) – DOCD 1016
Cab Calloway and his Orch. – Is That Religion? (1930) – Masters of Jazz MJCD 182
Benny Carter and his Orch – Devil’s Holiday (1933) – Proper P1369
Bing Crosby – You’ve Got Me Crying Again (1933) – Columbia CK44306
Louis Armstrong and his Orch. – Black and Blue (1929) – Columbia CK 44422
Jesse Stafford and his Orch. – I Need Sympathy (1928) – The Old Masters mb122
Clarence Williams and Sara Martin – Squabblin’ Blues (1923) – JSP927A
Red Onion Jazz Babies – Of All the Wrongs You’ve Done to Me (1924) – Jazz Heritage 513282W
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orch. – Trouble in Mind (1928) – Bluebird 3139-2-RB
Louisiana Rhythm Kings – Skinner’s Sock (1928) – Timeless CBC 1-041
Fred Hall and his Sugar Babies – Sergeant Flagg and Sergeant Quirt (1929) – The Old Masters mb106
Hoagy Carmichael and his Orch. – Barnacle Bill the Sailor (1930) – RCA Jazz Tribune No.48
Lew Bray – We Can’t Use Each Other Any More (1929) – Columbia C2K 52942
Ethel Waters – You Can’t Stop Me From Loving You (1931) – Classics 721
Fats Waller and his Rhythm – What’s The Reason (I’m Not Pleasin’ You) (1935) – Bluebird 66618-2
Bing Crosby – Let’s Try Again (1932) – Columbia CK 44305
George Formby – Bless ‘Em All (1940) – Hallmark 300282
Spike Hughes’ American Band – Sweet Sue-Just You (1933) – Proper P1369

Thursday, July 26, 2007

YOWZAH! #5 -- "Sweetness and Light" July 25, 2007

A decent four-hour playlist, expressing those qualities that I don't always embody. At 10 PM, I played the first half of the "Saturday Night Swing Club" broadcast from June 12, 1937.

Annette Hanshaw – Lovable and Sweet (1929) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5220
Duke Ellington and his Orch. – Daybreak Express (1933) – Pro Arte Digital CDD 482
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers – Doctor Jazz (1926) – JSPCD 321
Clyde McCoy and his Orch. – Sugar Blues (1931) – Collectors’ Choice CCM-155-2
The Cotton Pickers – Sugar is Back in Town (1929) – Timeless CBC 1-049
Fred Hamm and his Orch. – Sugar Foot Stomp (1925) – Timeless CBC 1-072
Vincent Lopez Orch. – Here Comes the Sun (1930) – Archephone 3002
The Piccadilly Players – Sunny Skies (1928) – Diamond Cut DCP 202D
The Boswell Sisters – We’ve Got to Put That Sun Back in The Sky (1932) – Sony A 30320
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians – Sweet and Lovely (1931) – Collectors’ Choice CCM-299-2
Bing Crosby – My Honey’s Lovin’ Arms (1933) – Columbia CK44306
Louis Armstrong and his Orch. – My Sweet (1930) – JSPCD 3401
Miss Lee Morse – Old Man Sunshine, Little Boy Bluebird (1928) – Jasmine JASCD 646
Roger Wolfe Kahn and his Orch. – Give Me The Sunshine (1928) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8013
Paul Whiteman and his Orch. – Livin’ in the Sunlight, Lovin’ in the Moonlight (1930) – Naxos 8.120697
McKenzie and Condon’s Chicagoans – Sugar (1927) – Gold Sound DCD-772
Russell Gray and his Orch. (Trumbauer) – Sugar (1927) – Columbia CK46175
King Oliver and his Orch. – Freakish Light Blues (1929) – JSPCD 3404
Quintet of the Hot Club of France – The Sunshine of Your Smile (1935) – JSPCD341
Janet Gaynor – Sunny Side Up (1929) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5011
Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks – Sweetest Melody (1993) – Stomp Off CD1260
Jabbo Smith’s Rhythm Aces – Sweet ‘n’ Low Blues (1929) – Retrieval 79013
Benny Carter and his Orch. – Synthetic Love (1932) – Proper P1369
Casa Loma Orch. – On The Sunny Side of the Street (1930) – Hep CD 1010
Jesse Stafford and his Orch. – Shine (1928) – The Old Masters mb122
Benny Goodman and his Orch. – Throwin’ Stones at the Sun (1935) – Timeless CBC 1-065
Fats Waller – Soothin’ Syrup Stomp (1927) – JSPCD 927B
Jane Green – I’m Gonna Meet My Sweetie Now (1927) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5015
Cab Calloway and his Orch.– So Sweet (1931) – Masters of Jazz MJCD 182
Paul Whiteman and his Orch. – Sunshine (1928) – Naxos 8.120696
Fred Hall and his Sugar Babies – Plenty of Sunshine (1927) – The Old Masters mb106
Joseph Robichaux and his N.O. Rhythm Boys – After the Sun Goes Down (1933) – Document CD1016
Henry Starr – When I’m Walking With My Sweetness (1929) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8003
Various Artists – Saturday Night Swing Club 1st Anniversary Pt.1 (1937) –Memphis Archives MA7002
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies – Someday Sweetheart (1927) – Quadromania 222464-444
Louisiana Rhythm Kings – Sweet Sue-Just You (1930) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8024
Fred Elizalde and his Anglo-American Band – Under the Moon (1928) – Retrieval RTR 79011
Jimmie Lunceford and his Chicasaw Syncopators – Sweet Rhythm (1930) – Proper P1597
Waring’s Pennsylvanians – Holding My Honey’s Hand (1932) – Viper’s Nest VN-179
Fats Waller and his Rhythm – Armful O’ Sweetness (1934) – Bluebird 06873-66618-2
Van and Schenck – Get Out and Get Under the Moon (1928) – Pro Arte Digital CDD 483
Guy Lombardo’s Royal Canadians – There Ought to Be a Moonlight Saving Time (1931) – Sony A2 23671
Red McKenzie and his Rhythm Kings – Murder in the Moonlight (1935) – Timeless CBC 1-019
Quintet of the Hot Club of France – Sweet Chorus (1936) – JSPCD 344
Louis Prima and his N.O. Gang – Sugar is Sweet and So Are You (1935) – JSP CD 339
Red Norvo and his Swing Octet – Honeysuckle Rose (1935) – Portrait Masters RK 44118
Thelma Terry and her Playboys – Starlight and Tulips (1928) – Timeless CBC 1-041
Bing Crosby – Dancing In The Dark (1931) – Master Classics MCS 8070-2
Bud Flanagan and Frances Day – But In The Morning, No! (1941) – Naxos 8.120627
Ben Bernie and his Orch. – Au Revoir, Pleasant Dreams (1941) – Reader’s Digest LP Set

Sunday, July 22, 2007

WE'RE ON THE MAP: ARTICLE IN TODAY'S O-D

My friend Mark Fuller and I were the subjects of an excellent feature article by Philomena Lawrence in today's Utica Observer-Dispatch. Read it HERE.

Friday, July 20, 2007

"I'm Just Wild About Harry" July 20, 2007

(Week 85)

This RADIOLA! (WHCL-FM 8 PM EDT) is to celebrate the publication of the final installment of the Harry Potter saga (which your host admits to having read)--and all those people who will be waiting in line tonight to purchase a copy. Whistle these tunes while waiting for the cashier:

Vaughn DeLeath – I’m Just Wild About Harry (1922) – Archeophone ARCH 9007
Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five – Muggles (1928) – Columbia C4K 57176
Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orch. – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! – JSP926B
Jabbo Smith and his Rhythm Aces – Weird and Blue (1929) – Retrieval RTR 79013
Bix Beiderbecke and his Gang – Goose Pimples (1927) – Columbia CK 46175
Jimmie Noone and his New Orleans Band – He’s a Different Kind of Guy (1936) – JSP926D
Bing Crosby – Did You Ever See a Dream Walking (1933) – Pro Arte Digital CDD 432
George Formby – Madam Moscovitch (1934) – Hallmark 300282
Louis Prima and his New Orleans Gang – In a Little Gypsy Tearoom (1936) – JSP CD339
Nat Shilkret Orch. (Phil Dewey, Frank Parker vo.) – Dream Train (14) (1928) – Take Two TT509CD
Dorsey Bros. Orch. (Bob Crosby, vo.) – I Believe in Miracles (1935) – Circle CCD-20
Dorsey Bros. Orch. (Bing Crosby, vo.) – The Spell of the Blues (1929) – Naxos 8.120697
Casa Loma Orch. (Jack Richmond, vo.) – Overnight (1930) – Hep CD 1010
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orch. – Midnight Mama (1926) – Bluebird 3139-2-RB
King Oliver and his Orch. – Too Late (1929) – JSP CD3404
Stanley Holloway – With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm (1934) – Naxos 8.120715
Fred Hall’s Sugar Babies (Arthur Fields, vo.) – Tain’t No Sin (1930) – The Old Masters mb106
Clyde McCoy and his Orch. – The Nightmare (1931) – Collector’s Choice Music CCM-155-2
Manila String Circle – Bigay Na Pagibig (1935) – RCA 09026-63206-2
Dixieland Jug Blowers – Banjoreno (1926) – Frog DGF6
Bessie Tucker – Bogey Man Blues (1929) – Bluebird 07863-66065-2
Gertrude “Ma” Rainey – Black Cat Hoot Owl Blues (1928) – Giants of Jazz CD 53281
Ethel Waters – Shoo Shoo Boogie Boo (1929) – Classics 721
Cliff Edwards – It’s Only a Paper Moon (1933) – Sony Music Special Products A 26475
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orch. – Rhythm in My Nursery Rhymes (1935) – Proper P1598
Ben Bernie and his Orch. – What! No Mickey Mouse? (1932) – PAST CD 7075
Andy Iona and the Islanders – South Sea Island Magic (1936) – The Old Masters mb132
Tiny Parham and his Musicians – Voodoo (1929) – Classics 661
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch. – Hocus Pocus (1934) – Quadromania 222440-444/C
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies – Wait For the Happy Ending (1929) – Quadromania 222464-444/C
Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang’s All-Star Orch. – Farewell Blues (1931) – Decca GRD-609
Paul Whiteman and his Orch. – Sweet Sue-Just You (1928) – Naxos 8.120520

YOWZAH! #4 "Mixed Feelings" (July 18, 2007)

This was a decent show, composed at almost the last minute, with a playlist reflecting my mood(s) of that day. I also included a full 1930 broadcast by Ben Pollack and his Orchestra to break up the mood swings. I'll have it up on Live 365 shortly:

Louise Groody and Charles King – Sometimes I’m Happy (1927) – PAST CD 7075
Waring’s Pennsylvanians – Good For You, Bad For Me (1930) – Viper’s Nest VN-179
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orch. – Just Rite (1928) – Frog DGF 29
Musical Stevedores – Happy Rhythm (1929) – Frog DGF 32
Louisiana Rhythm Kings – I’m Walking Through Clover (1929) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8024
Cab Calloway and his Orch. – The Scat Song (1933) – RCA Jazz Tribune No. 58
Benny Carter and his Orch. – Love, You’re Not the One For Me (1933) – Proper P1369
Phil Spitalny’s Music – What’s The Use? (1930) – Archeophone 3002
Devine’s Wisconsin Roof Orch. – Singapore Sorrows (1927) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8014
Adele Astaire and Bernard Clifton – S’Wonderful (1928) – PAST CD 7845
Charlie Palloy – I’m Young and Healthy (1933) – The Old Masters mb 118
Miss Lee Morse – We (My Honey and Me) (1927) – Jasmine JASCD 646
Ben Selvin and his Orch. – I’m Dancing With Tears in My Eyes (1930) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5318
Jimmie Noone and his Apex Club Orch. – Ready For the Rivers (1928) – JSP 926A
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orch. – Tough Breaks (1928) – Bluebird 3139-2-RB
Lud Gluskin and his Orch. – Milenberg Joys (1929) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8045
Jimmy McHugh’s Bostonians – The Whoopee Stomp (1928) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8015
Joseph Robichaux and his N. O. Rhythm Boys – Shake It and Break It (1933) – Document DOCD-1016
Duke Ellington and his Cotton Club Orch. – Awful Sad (1928) – Decca GRD-3-640
Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven – S.O.L. Blues (1927) – Columbia CK 44422
Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks – The Terror (1993) – Stomp Off CD 1260
Coon-Sanders’ Nighthawks – Smilin’ Skies (1928) – The Old Masters mb113
Browning and Starr – Lulu’s Back in Town (1935) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8003
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch. – Happy As The Day Is Long (1934) – Quadromania 222440-444
The Boswell Sisters – Mood Indigo (1933) – Collectables COL-CD-6462
Bing Crosby – Here Lies Love (1932) – Charly CDCD 2020
Alex Bartha’s Hotel Traymore Orch. – It Must Be Swell (1932) – The Old Masters mb125
Jan Garber and his Orch – That’s Why I’m Happy (1929) – The Old Masters mb119
Dorsey Brothers’ Orch. – Fine and Dandy (1930) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8006
Paul Whiteman and his Orch. (Ramona, vo.) – Rise ‘n’ Shine (1932) – Rivermont BSW 1144
Eddie Condon and his Footwarmers – I’m Sorry I Made You Cry (1928) – Gold Sound DCD-772
Libby Holman – Am I Blue? (1929 – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5015
Sophie Tucker – I Ain’t Got Nobody (1927) – Take Two TT404CD
Golden Gate Orch. – Delirium (1927) – Timeless CBC 1-090
Alex Hill and his Orch. – Toogaloo Shout (1929) – Timeless CBC 1-050
Eddie South and his International Orch. – My! Oh My! (1933) – Frog DGF36
Ben Pollack and his Orch. – The WHIZ Program, #1 (1930) – Vernon VMCD62901
Lee Wiley – I’ve Got a Right to Sing the Blues (1933) – Columbia CK 57711
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch. – Singin’ the Blues (1927) – Columbia CK 45450
Bee Palmer – Singin’ the Blues (1929) – mb107
Mart Britt and his Orch. – Sadness Will Be Gladness (1928) – Retrieval RTR 79006
Casa Loma Orch. – Happy Days are Here Again (1930) – Hep CD 1010
Johnny Johnson and his Statler Pennsylvanians – O Gee! O Joy! (1927) – RCA 63294-2
Louis Armstrong and his Orch. – Lawd, You Made the Night Too Long (1932) – JSPCD3401
Bing Crosby – Happy Go Lucky You (1932) – Columbia CK 44305
Bing Crosby – Can’t We Be Friends? (1929) – Sony Special Products WK 75005
Roger Wolfe Kahn and his Orch – Down and Out Blues (1925) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8013
Howard Lanin’s Ben Frankin Dance Orch. – Melacholy Lou (1925) – Timeless CBC 1-072
Fred Elizalde and his Anglo-American Band – Here Am I, Broken Hearted (1928) – Retrieval 79011
Bing Crosby – I’ve Got The World On a String (1933) – Columbia CK 44306
Billie Holiday and her Orch. – Pennies From Heaven (1936) – Columbia CK47724
Duke Ellington and his Orch. – Jump For Joy (1941) – Sabam Crescendo 7207
King Oliver and his Orch. – I’ve Got That Thing (1929) – JSP CD3404
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orch. – Miss Otis Regrets (1934) – Proper P1597
Ethel Waters – Trav’lin’ All Alone (1929) – Classics 721
Louis Armstrong and his Orch. – When You’re Smiling (1930) – Columbia CK 46148
Ray Starita’s Ambassadors Band – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) – Avid AVC539

Friday, July 13, 2007

"Running a Temperature" July 13, 2007

(Week 84)

The worst effects of the heat wave have eased, locally. Even so, I have some musical commentary on the warm weather, along with a few selections from recently acquired CDs and box sets honoring worthy bandleaders. Tune in tonight at 8 PM EDT on WHCL 88.7 FM (Hamilton College Radio). No sweat (I hope):

Jimmie Lunceford and his Orch. – Running a Temperature (1936) – Proper P1599
Coon-Sanders’ Nighthawks – Blazin’ (1928) – The Old Masters mb112
Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orch. – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! – JSP926B
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch. – Sweet and Hot (1931) – Quadromania 222440-444
Jelly Roll Morton and his Orch. – Red Hot Pepper (1928) – JSP CD322
Duke Ellington and his Cotton Club Orch. – Red Hot Band (1928) – Decca GRD-3-640
Ben Selvin – Red Hot Mama (1924) – Timeless CBC 1-089
Coon Sanders’ Nighthawks – Flamin’ Mamie (1925) – The Old Masters mb111
Sophie Tucker – I’m the Last of the Red Hot Mammas (1929) – Take Two TT404CD
Louisiana Sugar Babes – ‘Sippi (1928) – JSP 927C
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch. – Henderson Stomp (1926) – JSP927A
Jimmy Johnson Orch. – You’ve Got to Be Modernistic (1929) – JSP928B
Cab Calloway and his Orch. – The Lady With the Fan (1933) – RCA 07863 66496-2
Ross and Sargent – Nellie the Nudist Queen (1933) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5030
Louis Armstrong and his Orch. – Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (1931) – JSPCD3404
Casa Loma Orch. (Mildred Bailey, vo.) – Heat Wave (1933) Proper P1325
Carl Kress and Dick McDonough – Heat Wave (1937) – Retrieval RTR 79015
Barbara Rosene – Moonburn (2005) – Stomp Off CD1405
Jimmy Blythe and his Owls – Hot Stuff (1927) – Timeless CBC 1-015
Casa Loma Orch. – Dust (1930) – Hep CD1010
Lud Gluskin and his Orch. – There’s a Wah-Wah Gal in Agua Caliente (1930) – Jazz Oracle BDW8045
Bing Crosby – I’ve Got to Sing a Torch Song (1933) – Columbia CK 44306
The Boswell Sisters – Down on the Delta (1932) – Collectables COL-CD-6462
Ethel Merman – Red, Hot, and Blue (1936) – Naxos Nostalgia 8.120627
The Chocolate Dandies (Benny Carter) – Blue Interlude (1933) – Proper P1369
Chick Webb and his Orch. – If Dreams Come True (1934) – Chestnut CN1009
Lucky Millinder and his Orch. (Rosetta Tharpe, vo.) – That’s All (1941) – Proper PVCD115
Ben Selvin and his Orch. – Hot-Cha Medley (1932) (tr.7) – The Old Masters mb102
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch. – Sizzling One-Step Medley (1932) – The Old Masters mb109
Ruben Reeves and his River Boys – Yellow Fire (1933) – Gold Sound DCD-772-1
Woody Guthrie – Dusty Old Dust (1940) – Bluebird 82876-50958-2
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orch. – Sweet Sue, Just You (1938) – Proper P1599

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

YOWZAH! #3 "Heat Wave" (July 11, 2007)

Tune in tonight to WPNR 90.7 FM (Utica, NY) at 8 PM and perspire with me to these seasonal selections. At 10 I'll take a break from the heat to play a vintage Coon-Sanders' Nighthawks radio program (The Maytag Frolic) and a West End Jazz Band re-creation of a Coon-Sanders broadcast that might have been. (I'll keep myself hydrated and I suggest you do the same.)

Ethel Waters – Heat Wave (1933) – Columbia CK 57711
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orch. – White Heat (1934) – Proper P1597
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orch – Just Rite (1928) – Frog DGF29
The Goofus Five – Lazy Weather (1927) – Timeless CBC 1-017
The Savoy Bearcats – Hot Notes (1926) – Frog DGF8
Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orch. – Oh, Sister! Ain’t That Hot? (2nd) (1928) – JSP 926A
Mae West (w/Duke Ellington) – My Old Flame (1934) – Pro Arte Digital CDD 509
Lee Morse and her Bluegrass Boys – Tain’t No Sin (1930) – Jasmine JASCD 646
Noel Coward – Mad Dogs and Englishmen (1932) – Chestnut CN1015
Monk Hazel and his Bienville Roof Orch. – Sizzling the Blues (1928) – Timeless CBC 1-001
Coon-Sanders’ Nighthawks – Everything is Hotsy-Totsy Now (1925) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5342
Fowler’s Favorites – Percolatin’ Blues (1927) – Frog DGF32
Charlie Palloy – I’ve Got to Sing a Torch Song (1933) – The Old Masters mb118
Bing Crosby – I’m Playing With Fire (1932) – Columbia CK 44305
Thomas Morris’ Hot Babies w/ Fats Waller – Red Hot Dan (1927) – Classics 689
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orch. – She’s No Trouble (1928) – Bluebird 3139-2-RB
King Oliver and his Orch. – Shake It and Break It (1930) – JSP CD3404
Louisiana Rhythm Kings – That’s a Plenty (1929) – Jazz Oracle BDW8024
George Olsen and his Music – Hot Aire (1925) – Timeless CBC 1-072
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch. – Hot Mustard (1926) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5110
Duke Ellington and his Orch. – Hot and Bothered (1928) – Columbia CK 45143
The Four Aces – In The Shade of the Old Apple Tree (1934) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5216
The Mills Brothers – Jungle Fever (1934) – Columbia CK 57713
Clarence Williams and his Orch. – Hot Lovin’ (1930) – Quadromania 222495-444
Mound City Blue Blowers – Red Hot (1924) – The Old Masters mb107
Paul Whiteman and his Orch. – Hot Lips (1922) – Archeophone ARCH 9007
Golden Gate Orch. – Red Hot Henry Brown (1925) – Timeless CBC 1-090
Blind Willie McTell – Warm It Up To Me (1933) – Columbia CK 47060
Lord Invader – Caro at Point Cumana (1940) – Rounder CD 1054
Squirrel Nut Zippers – Hell (1996) – Mammoth MR0137-2
Hod Williams and his Orch. – Shades of Hades (1937) – IAJRC CD 1002
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch. – Hotter Than ‘Ell (1934) – Quadromania 222440-444
Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five – Hotter Than That (1927) – CK 44422
Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five - Savoy Blues (1927) - Columbia CK 44422
Coon-Sanders’ Nighthawks – The Maytag Frolic (1929 Radio Program) – The Old Masters mb113
West End Jazz Band – The Becker Roofing Program (2006) – “Singin in the Bathtub” Legacy2K 107
Curtis Mosby and his Dixieland Blue Blowers – Weary Stomp (1927) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8003
Sam Lanin’s Troubadors – Swingin’ in a Hammock (1930) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8053
Dorsey Brothers’ Orch – Sweet and Hot (1931) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8006
Sid Peltyn and his Orch. – Play Me a Frigid Air (1932) – Rivermont BSW 1144
Clarence Williams’ Jazz Kings – Breeze (Blow My Baby Back to Me) (1929) – Frog DGF17
George Formby – Swimmin’ With the Wimmin (1933) – Hallmark 300282
Teddy Wilson (w/Billie Holiday) – It’s Too Hot For Words (1935) – Jazz Legends JAZ 2005
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians – By a Waterfall (1933) – Collectors’ Choice CCM-299-2
Joseph Robichaux and his New Orleans Rhythm Boys (1933) – Lazy Bones (1933) – Document CD1016
Blue Steele and his Orch. – Shooin’ Flies (1930) – Retrieval RTR 79006
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orch. – Hell’s Bells (1937) – Proper P1599
Napoleon’s Emperors – Gettin’ Hot (1929) – Timeless CBC 1-049
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orch. – Professor Hot Stuff (1930) – Classics 591
Irving Kaufman – In the Good Old Summertime (1946) – Archeophone 5504
Billie Holiday – Summertime (1936) – Columbia CK 47725
Ray Starita and his Ambassadors Band – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) – Avid AVC539

Friday, July 06, 2007

"All American Show" July 6, 2007

(Week 83)

What can I say? I had some of these nifty items left over from my July 4th celebration, and I thought I would set them off for your enjoyment. Tune in tonight at 8 PM EDT on WHCL 88.7 (or stream at WHCL.ORG) for this all-American playlist:

Louis Armstrong’s Hot Five – Fireworks (1928) – Columbia CK 63851
All Star Collegians – All American Girl (1932) – IAJRC CD-1013
Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orch. – Wake Up Chillun Wake Up (1929) – JSP926B
Jean Goldkette and his Orch. – My Ohio Home (1927) – Timeless CBC 1-084
Ted Lewis and his Band – Dallas Blues (1931) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5273
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orch. – Kansas City Breakdown (1928) – Bluebird 3139-2-RB
Marion Harris w/Isham Jones’ Orch. – Sweet Indiana Home (1922) – Archeophone ARCH 9007
Al Jolson w/Isham Jones’ Orch. – Pasadena (1924) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5342
Ethel Waters – Jersey Walk (1926) – Classics 688
Lotte Lenya – Alabama-Song (1955) – Sony Classical MHK 63222
R. Crumb and his Cheap Suit Serenaders – Alabama Jubilee (1977) – Shanachie 6002
Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks – Birmingham Breakdown (1993) – Stomp Off CD1260
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers – Georgia Swing (1928) – JSPCD 324
The Boswell Sisters – Old Yazoo (1932) – Collectibles COL-CD-6462
Bing Crosby – Sweet Georgia Brown (1932) – Charly CDCD 1071
Bing Crosby w/Duke Ellington’s Orch. – St. Louis Blues (1932) – Sony W2K 75003
Louis Armstrong and his Orch. – St. Louis Blues (1933) – RCA 09026-68682-2
The Goofus Five – Sadie Green (The Vamp of New Orleans) (1926) – Timless CBC 1-017
Jan Garber and his Orch. – Way Down Yonder in New Orleans (1928) – The Old Masters mb119
Fred Elizalde and his Anglo-American Band– Arkansas Blues (1928) – Retrieval RTR 79011
Bertha Idaho – Down on Pennsylvania Avenue (1929) – Frog DGF 17
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch. – I’m Comin’ Virginia (1927) – Columbia CK 45450
Ross De Luxe Syncopaters – Florida Rhythm (1927) – Jazz Oracle BDW
Russ Wilson and his Swingtette – Louisiana Fairy Tale (2005) – Wondertone WMC 20061
Tom Lehrer – I Wanna Go Back to Dixie (1953) – Rhino R2 72776
The Carpal Tunnel Kid – Utica Love Song (1996) – Carpal Tunnel Kid: Non-Plugged
Ramona and her Grand Piano – My Cousin in Milwaukee (1933) – RCA 09026-63294-2
Waring’s Pennsylvanians – Red Hot Chicago (1930) – Viper’s Nest VN-179
Jabbo Smith and his Rhythm Aces – Boston Skuffle (1929) – Retrieval RTR 79013
Mildred Bailey – Georgia on My Mind (1931) – The Old Masters mb103
Leroy Smith and his Orch. – Rhapsody in Blue (1928) – Frog DGF6
Sam Lanin and his Troubadors – Sweet Sue-Just You (1928) – Rivermont BSW 1143

Wednesday, July 04, 2007

YOWZAH! #2--The American Dream (July 4, 2007)

In observance of July 4, I offer a four-hour playlist on the dual themes of localities in America and dreams, with nine different renditions of "The St. Louis Blues." Come celebrate with me at 8 PM on WPNR 90.7 FM in Utica, NY.

Carlisle Cousins Trio – America Calling! Medley (1934) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5216
Jack Chapman and his Orch. – Dreaming of a Castle in the Air (1925) – Victor (78) 19969-B
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orch – Just Rite (1928) – Frog DGF29
Jimmy Wade and his Dixielanders – Mississippi Wobble (1928) – Timeless CBC 1-050 JAZZ
Fred Hall and his Sugar Babies – Missouri Squabble (1928) – Old Masters mb 106
Louis Armstrong and his Orch. – Georgia on My Mind (1931) – JSP CD 3401
Cliff Edwards – Dream Sweetheart (1932) – Columbia C2K 52942
Blue Steele and his Orch – Because You Are My Dream Girl (1928) – Rivermont BSW 1144
Carl Webster’s Yale Collegians – Dream Child (1930) – Sunbeam BXCD 13
Eddie South and his Alabamians – My Ohio Home (1927) – Frog DGF 36
Roger Wolfe Kahn and his Orch. – Jersey Walk (1926) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8013
Clarence Williams’ Blue Five Orch. – Baltimore (1927) – Frog DGF 37
Bing Crosby – Waltzing in a Dream (1932) – Columbia CK44305
Annette Hanshaw – I’m a Dreamer (Aren’t We All) (1929) – Take Two TT408CD
Harold Menning and his Orch. – My Suppressed Desire (1928) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8039
Bessie Smith – St. Louis Blues (1925) – Smithsonian Collection Vol. 1
Fats Waller – St. Louis Blues (1926) – JSP927B
The Mills Brothers – St. Louis Blues (1932) – Columbia CK 57713
Clarence Williams and his Jug Band – Kansas City Man Blues (1930) – Quadromania 222495-444
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orch. – South (1928) – Bluebird 3139-2-RB
Duke Ellington and his Orch. – Oklahoma Stomp (1929) – Decca GRD-3-640
Eddie Lang – Melody Man’s Dream (1927) – Retrieval RTR 79015
Tiny Parham and his Musicians – Head Hunter’s Dream (1928) – Classics 661
Tiny Parham and his Musicians – Sud Buster’s Dream (1929) – Classics 691
Jack Teagarden and his Orch. – Stars Fell on Alabama (1934) – Columbia C2K 52942
Gerradine Dance Orch. – Sentimental Gentleman From Georgia (1932) – Old Masters mb118
Quintet of the Hot Club of France – Swanee River (1935) – ASV Living Era CD AJA 5138
Halfway House Orch. – Love Dreams (1928) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8001
Curtis Mosby and his Dixieland Blue Blowers – In My Dreams (1927) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8003
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch. – A Rhythmic Dream (1927) – Quadromania 222440-444
Georgia Jumpers – California Blues (1931) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8011
Herb Wiedoeft and his Orch. – Golden Gate (1928) – Old Masters mb122
Claude Hopkins and his Orch. – Washington Squabble (1933) – Rivermont BSW 1144
Fats Waller and Bennie Payne – St. Louis Blues (1930) – Bluebird 2482-2-RB
Cliff Edwards and the Eton Boys – St. Louis Blues (1934) – Rivermont BSW 1141
Joseph Robichaux and his New Orleans Rhythm Boys – St. Louis Blues (1933) – Document DOCD1016
Casa Loma Orch. – Love is a Dreamer (1929) – Hep CD 1010
Mildred Bailey – Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams – Old Masters mb103
Bing Crosby – Did You Ever See a Dream Walking? – Pro Arte Digital CDD 432
Jean Goldkette and his Orch. – Hoosier Sweetheart (1927) – RCA Jazz Tribune No.48
Eddie Condon Quartet – Indiana (1928) – Gold Sound DCD-772-1
Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orch. – Chicago Rhythm (1929) – JSP926B
Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orch. – I’m Drifting Back to Dreamland (1930) – JSP926C
Lillie Delk Christian – Last Night I Dreamed You Kissed Me (1928) – Columbia C4K 63527
Jack Teagarden w/Benny Goodman – I Ain’t Lazy, I’m Just Dreaming (1934) – Timeless CBC 1-065
Kate Smith – Clementine (From New Orleans) (1927) – Pro Arte Digital CDD 483
Frank Trumbauer and his Orch. – Way Down Yonder in New Orleans (1927) – Columbia CK 45450
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orch. – New Orleans (1932) – Classics 591
Art Tatum – St. Louis Blues (1940) – Charly CDCD 1065
Quintet of the Hot Club of France – St. Louis Blues (1935) – Pro Arte Digital CDD 539
Louis Armstrong and his Orch. – St. Louis Blues (1930) – Columbia C4K 57176
Cliff Edwards – Dreaming of a Castle in the Air (1925) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8043
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band – Mabel’s Dream (1923) – Jazz Heritage 513282W
Joseph Samuels’ Jazz Band – Dreaming Blues (1920) – Timeless CBC 1-085
Ben Pollack and his Orch. – Memphis Blues (1927) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8015
Jimmy Johnson and his Orch. – Chicago Blues (1928) – Frog DGF38
Louis Armstrong and his Orch. – Dallas Blues (1930) – Columbia CK46996
Dorsey Brothers’ Orch. – Dream a Little Dream of Me (1931) – Jazz Oracle BDW 8006
Cliff Edwards – I’ll See You in My Dreams (1930) – Sony Music Special Products A 26475
Bing Crosby – On the Street of Dreams (1932) – Charly CDCD 2020
The Lion and Atilla the Hun – Guests of Rudy Vallee (1938) – Rounder CD 1054
Al Jolson – Why Do They All Take the Night Boat to Albany? (1930) – Rhino R2 72544
Paul Whiteman and his Orch. – Manhattan (1925) – Naxos Nostalgia 8.120628
Paul Whiteman and his Orch. – Rhapsody in Blue (1938) – Nostalgia Arts 303 3025
Woody Guthrie – Will Rogers Highway (1940) – Rounder CD 1043
Ray Starita and his Ambassadors’ Club Orch. – Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) – Avid AVC539

Tuesday, July 03, 2007

YOWZAH! Series Premiere now online at a-infos

HERE is my aircheck for last Wednesday. I'm adding all four segments of the program in 128k mp3 format. There's no theme, since I'm just getting used to the studio and its quirks. I think I'll hold off from uploading this one to Live365.