"The Joy of Sax" June 19, 2009

(Week 166)



This RADIOLA! is in tribute to Al Gallodoro's 96th birthday anniversary. Al, who died last October at 95, was one of our favorite people. We'll celebrate with some rare radio recordings and other Gallodoro gems, plus performances by Rudy Wiedoeft, Jimmy Dorsey, Benny Carter, and Freddy Gardner.

Tune in at 8 PM Eastern Friday to WHCL (with direct stream link here). I'll upload the show to my Live365 station as soon as possible.

Rudy Wiedoeft with Jack Shilkret - Saxema (1927) - Victor 21152 B (Toast of New York)
Al Gallodoro - Rubenola (1946) - NBC Thesaurus 1290 (“Music Hall Varieties” program)
Willard Robison (w/Ipana Troubadours) - Wake Up! Chill’un, Wake Up! (1929) - Columbia 1779-D
Louisiana Rhythm Kings - Karavan (1930) - Jazz Oracle BDW 8024
Freddy Gardner - Baby Won't You Please Come Home (1936) - Harlequin HQ CD 118
Paul Whiteman’s Sax Soctette - I Kiss Your Hand Madame (1939) - Hep CD 1082
Rudy Wiedoeft's Californians - Song of India (1922) - Brunswick 2191 A (Toast of New York)
Rudy Wiedoeft with George Olsen and His Orchestra - Sax-O-Phun (1924) - RCA LPV-549 (ToNY)
Al Gallodoro - Sax-O-Phun (1946) - NBC Thesaurus 1290 (“Music Hall Varieties” program)
Cliff Edwards and his Hot Combination - I Know That You Know (1926) - Jazz Oracle BDW 8043
Buck and Bubbles - I Ain't Got Nobody (1936) - Freddy Gardner and his Swing Orchestra 1937-1939
Al Gallodoro with The Beau Hunks - Chicago (1999) - “Out of Nowhere” Basta 30-9092-2
McKinney's Cotton Pickers - I'd Love It (1929) - Frog DGF 25
Jimmy Dorsey - Beebe (1929) - Jazz Oracle BDW 8005
Al Gallodoro - Bye Bye Blues (1969) - “A Moment In Time” Golden Rooster Records
Al Gallodoro with The Beau Hunks - Out of Nowhere (1999) - “Out of Nowhere” Basta 30-9092-2
Dan Levinson's Trans-Atlantic Saxtette - Peter Gink (2009) - “Ghosts of the Saxophone”
Bert Firman's Quintuplets of Swing - Blue Strings (1936) - Harlequin HQ CD 118
Dorsey Brothers’ Orch - By Heck (1935) - Circle CCD-20
Al Gallodoro - Dizzy Fingers (1946)- NBC Thesaurus 1290 (“Music Hall Varieties” program)
Spike Hughes and his Negro Orchestra - Lonesome Nights (1933) - Retrieval RTR 79005
Freddy Gardner - Someday Sweetheart (1939) - Harlequin HQ CD 118
Paul Whiteman’s Sax Soctette - After You've Gone (1939) - Hep CD 1082
McKinney's Cotton Pickers (Don Redman, v) - Gee, Ain't I Good to You? (1929) - Frog DGF 25
Jimmy Dorsey - Oodles of Noodles (take B) (1932) - Jazz Oracle BDW 8006
Al Gallodoro - Gigue (1958) - “Saxophone Contrasts” Golden Rooster Records
Al Gallodoro - Valse Vanite (1946) - NBC Thesaurus 1290 (“Music Hall Varieties” program)
Al Gallodoro (Lincoln Mayorga, p) - Gallodoro's Serenade (Grofe) (2004) - Bridge 9212
Bert Ambrose and his Orch (Sam Browne v) -Masquerade (1932) - 1932 HMV sessions (ToNY)
Al Gallodoro - Harlem Nocturne (1958) - “Saxophone Contrasts” Golden Rooster Records
Victor Young Brunswick Orch (Dick Robertson v) - The Hour of Parting (1931) - Brusnwick 6116