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Jazz Focus

A focused look at some specific moments in recorded Jazz history Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

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00:57:38

Show - Eddie Miller with the Big Bands

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2024/10/28

New Orleans tenor sax player in featured recordings with Bob Crosby (transcriptions and live, with Yank Lawson, Muggsy Spanier, Matty Matlock, Hank D'Amico, Jess Stacy, Bob Zurke), the All-Star Band (Benny Goodman, Jack Teagarden, Bunny Berigan, Jess Stacy, Sonny Dunham, Gene Krupa), and his own bands recording for Capitol during the WWII years--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

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01:06:59

Mr. Jelly Lord - Jelly Roll Morton at the Library of...

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2024/10/23

A selection of recordings made by Jelly Roll Morton as part of an archival/folklore project by Alan Lomax at the LOC in 1938 . . Something like six hours of recordings were made of Morton playing, singing, talking and reminiscing about his career and the early days of jazz . . here we have blues, spirituals, ragtime, semi-classical pieces and pop tunes along with Morton's own compositions--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

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00:57:30

Show - Bob Haggart Arrangements for Bob Crosby

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2024/10/23

Bob Crosby and His Orchestra carved a pretty unique career for itself in the Swing Era - specializing in tunes from the previous decade done up in swing clothes, the chief arrangers were clarinetist Matty Matlock and bassist Bob Haggart. Here is a selection of Haggart's arrangements featuring Yank Lawson, Sterling Bose and Billy Butterfield on trumpets, Warren Smith, Buddy Morrow and Floyd O'Brien on trombones, Irving Fazola and Matty Matlock on clarinets, Eddie Miller on tenor sax, Bob Zurke, Joe

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01:09:48

Dirty Bopper - Bruce Turner - great British alto and...

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2024/10/17

Bruce Turner was a largely self-taught clarinet player who picked up alto sax in the navy during WWII. He became an in demand clarinetist in trad bands (Freddy Randall, Humphrey Lyttleton) but became even more valued for his swinging, Benny Carter styled alto playing. This podcasts presents him leading his Jump Band -John Chilton or Teddy Brown on trumpet, Pete Strange on trombone, Al Mead or Colin Bates on piano and others. Great swing playing with a varied repertoire!--- Support this podcast:

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00:56:48

Show - Bob Crosby's Bob Cats with Irving Fazola

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2024/10/17

Decca recordings from 1939-40 of the eight piece Bob Cats Dixieland ensemble featuring the great clarinetist Fazola along with Eddie Miller on tenor, Warren Smith on trombone, Nappy Lamare on guitar, Bob Haggart on bass, Ray Bauduc on drums and either Joe Sullivan, Floyd Bean or Jess Stacy on piano and Billy Butterfield or Yank Lawson on trumpets --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

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01:02:34

New Orleans Rhythm Kings - 1922-1923

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2024/10/07

Influential band of white jazz musicians - many from New Orleans - active in Chicago in the early 1920's - Paul Mares (c), George Brunies (tbn), Leon Rappolo (clt), Jack Pettis (ts), Mel Stitzel and Elmer Schoebel (p), Lew Black (bjo), Steve Brown (sb), Frank Snyder and Ben Pollack (d). Premier versions of many jazz standards and classic versions of some! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

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01:04:51

Captain John Handy! New Orleans saxophone

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2024/10/01

Not to be confused with the more modern altoist of the same name, this John Handy was known as "Capt. John Handy" due to his no-nonsense nature in rehearsals, apparently. He was usually featured in a traditional, dixieland-New Orleans setting during the revivial period, but here are two very mainstream sessions recorded in England in 1966 featuring members of the Barry Martyn band, including the leader on drums, Pat Hawes and Richard Simmons on piano and Cuff Billett on trumpet and vocals---

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00:58:54

WETF Show - Sam Donahue's Band of the US Navy...

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2024/10/01

Practically forgotten but possibly the best US service band in WWII, it was initially led by Artie Shaw in the Pacific Theatre, but when Shaw went home it was taken over by tenor saxophonist Donahue and brought to England for the last few months of the war. These recordings feature this crack unit on VDisc, AFRS transcriptions and a Jubilee broadcast with superb work by the leader, Ralph La Polla on clarinet, John Best on trumpet, Tak Takvorian on trombone and Rocky Collucio on piano. --- Support

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01:03:06

Dizzy Reece - British Hard Bop trumpet! 1956, 57, 60

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2024/09/24

The Jamaican-born Reece was regarded as one of the foremost trumpeters in the UK in the 1950's before moving to the US later in the decade. Here are sideman appearances in both places - first with the Victor Feldman Orchestra and Ninetet (featuring Jimmy Deuchar, Tubby Hayes, Ronnie Scott, Derek Humble and Phil Seaman) and then with the Duke Jordan Quintet (with Jordan, Stanley Turrentine, Reggie Workman and Art Taylor) --- Support this podcast:

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00:54:56

WETF Show - VDisc Dixie with Muggsy Spanier and Bobby...

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2024/09/24

Great Condon-styled dixieland made for the war effort via V-discs in 1944, 45 and 48. In addition to Spanier and Hackett are Cutty Cutshall and Lou McGarity (trombone), Pee Wee Russell and Peanuts Hucko (clarinet), Bud Freeman (tenor), Ernie Caceres (baritone), Charlie Queener, Jess Stacy (piano), Eddie Condon and Hy White (guitar), Bob Casey, Irv Manning (bass), and George Wettling and Morey Feld on drums. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

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00:58:39

WETF Show - Jimmy Deuchar and British Bebop

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2024/09/17

The Scots-born trumpeter Jimmy Deucher was a force on the British jazz scene from the late 1940's until the 1980's, playing in big bands, arranging and composing. Here are two early (1955, 56) sessions for Tempo featuring his arrangements and playing with trombonist Ken Wray, alto and baritone saxophonist Derek Humble, tenor player Tubby Hayes, pianist Victor Feldman and drummer Tony Crosbie. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

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01:12:29

Yankee Rhythm Kings - Bob Connors' two cornet band!

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2024/09/17

Great traditional jazz band from the Boston area in the 1970's . . inspired by the two cornet approach of Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band, this group had a more varied repertoire, featuring Dave Whitney on trumpet and vocals, Paul Monat on cornet, Bob Connors on trombone, Blair Bettencourt on clarinet and soprano sax, Bob Carroll or Don Bennett on piano, Cal Owen on banjo, Stu Gunn on tuba and Ray Smith on drums --- Support this podcast:

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01:11:10

McKinney's Cotton Pickers-Don Redman Orchestra 1930-31

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2024/09/11

The last sessions by McKinney (led by alto player and arranger Don Redman) leading into his own orchestra - great early swing featuring Ed Inge and Benny Carter on clarinet, Sidney Deparis, Red Allen and Joe Smith on trumpet, Ed Cuffee and Benny Morton on trombones, Prince Robinson and Bob Carroll on tenor sax, Horace Henderson, Todd Rhodes and James P. Johnson on piano, Manzie Johnson and Cuba Austin on drums--- Support this podcast:

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00:58:35

WETF - Commodore Dixieland - George Brunies, George...

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2024/09/11

Four more or less unrelated sessions featuring high quality and professional traditional jazz as it was being performed on 52nd Street . . George Wettling's Rhythm Kings with Ed Hall, Billy Butterfield and Dave Bowman; Bud Freeman's Gang with Bobby Hackett, Pee Wee Russell, Dave Matthews and Jess Stacy; two sessions by George Brunies' Jazz Band with either Wild Bill Davison or Max Kaminsky, either Tony Parenti or Johnny Mince, Gene Schroeder, Jack Lesberg and Johnny Blowers. And Eddie

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00:58:35

WETF Show - Wild Bill Davison and Pee Wee Russell ....

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2024/09/03

..Great sessions featuring Davison's cornet and Russell's clarinet along with George Brunies, Lou McGarity and Jack Teagarden on trombone, Gene Schroeder and Dick Cary on piano, Bob Casey and Morrie Rayman on bass, George Wettling, Danny Alvin and Johnny Blowers on drums and of course Eddie Condon on guitar . . Commodore and Decca records under Davison's Brunies' and Condon's names.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

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01:10:28

Early Revival - New Orleans bands led by Kid Rena,...

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2024/09/03

Several 1940's sessions recorded in New Orleans featuring players who had been active since the first decades of the 20th Century - Kid Rena (with Jim Robinson, Alphonse Picou, Big Eye Louis Nelson, Willie Santiago, Albert Glenny and Joe Rena), The New Orleans Pioneers (with Peter Bocage, Picou, Nelson, Sidney Bechet on piano, Walter Decou, Pops Foster, Louis Keppard and Paul Barbarin) and Wooden Joe Nicholas (with Robinson, Louis Nelson, Albert Burbank, Joe Petit, Lawrence Marrero, Johnny St

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00:58:20

Orignal Dixieland Jazz Band Reunion 1943, 45, 46

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2024/08/27

Brad Gowans was better known as a valve trombonist and arranger, but he was an adept clarinetist who was initially inspired by the first jazz records by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band. He brought trombonist Eddie Edwards, pianist Frank Signorelli and drummer/kazoo player Tony Sbarbaro from the original group into the World, Commodore and V Disc studios with contemporary players like Wild Bill Davison, Bobby Hackett, Max Kaminsky, Gene Schroeder, Teddy Roy, Eddie Condon and Bob Casey to recreate

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00:57:11

WETF Show - Cecil Payne, 1954-55

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2024/08/27

Under-appreciated baritone sax player Payne played with practically all the bebop originators and had an active career into the 2000's. Here are two sessions featuring him - the first is by the Kenny Clarke-Ernie Wilkins Septet with Wilkins on alto and tenor, George Barrow on tenor and bari, Eddie Bert and others. The second is the Randy Weston Trio with Payne - both recorded for Riverside--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

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01:08:21

Sam Morgan - original and recreated!

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2024/08/20

Great and influential black New Orleans dance band recorded twice in 1927 featuring the Morgan brothers with Jim Robinson on trombone, Sidney Brown on bass and Earl Fouche on alto sax. Two recreation sessions featured John Handy on alto and Kid Sheik Cola on trumpet with one session done in London with members of the Barry Martyn band and one in New Orleans with Kid Howard, Jim Robinson, Andrew Morgan and George Guesnon.--- Support this podcast:

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00:57:03

WETF Show - Frank Wess, 1954, 55

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2024/08/20

Longtime sax player with Basie's band, Wess was a dependable sideman and section player who was also one of the first great jazz flute players. Here, he displays his tenor sax and flute on three sessions - one with Kenny Clarke for Riverside (with Henry Coker, Charlie Fowlkes and Milt Jackson - on piano!), one for Jazztone with Urbie Green (strange bedfellows - Ruby Braff, Med Flory, Freddie Green, Sir Charles Thompson) and one track from the Joe Newman session for Vanguard with Frank Foster,

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