Best Creole_jazz Podcasts (2024)

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Armand Piron/Lorenzo Tio - Creole Jazz 1:14:34

1d ago1:14:34

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The Creole culture in New Orleans produced many musicians in the early 1900's who became prominent in jazz as band leaders, soloists and teachers. Violinist Piron led a legendary dance band (his New Orleans Orchestra, with Peter Bocage and Steve Lewis) that made two trips to New York in 1923 and 1924 to play and record. These recordings feature the…

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WETF Show - Maxine Sullivan in the 1930's 57:18

1h ago57:18

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Sullivan was not well known, except for her classic recording of "Loch Lomond" which stamped her as a semi-classical/folk singer in a jazz style. That wasn't a fair assessment at all, as can be heard from these swinging sides from 1936-40, accompanied by Charlie Shavers, Bobby Hackett, Lloyd ReeseMannie Klein, Frankie Newton, Buster Bailey, Jimmy L…

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Black Creole Chronicles - EP210 50:22

3d ago50:22

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My guest today is an author, folklorist, educator, scholar, and former Poet Laureate of Louisiana. Dr. Mona Lisa Saloy writes about her life as a black Creole in her 7th Ward neighborhood, as well as about the larger perspective of the black experience, in Louisiana and beyond. This discussion was a joy. I hope you enjoy it, too.…

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Harry Hayes - British Swing in the 1940's 58:44

4d ago58:44

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Harry Hayes had a long career before beginning to record under his own name in 1944. Tours with Fred Elizalde, Louis Armstrong, Nat Gonella and Geraldo gave him a wide musical perspective and these 1944-47 recordings by Harry Hayes and His Band show a player comfortable playing ballads, up tempos swing, lead parts and even some early bop on alto sa…

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WETF Show - Turk Murphy's Jazz Band 1950/51 57:14

4d ago57:14

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Some of the first records under Turk Murphy's name done for Good Time Jazz in 1950 and 51 . . featuring at various times Bob Scobey, Don Kinch, Bill Napier, Bob Helm. Skippy Anderson, Wally Rose, Burt Bales, Pat Patton, George Bruns, Squire Girshback and others, these were highly influential recordings in the San Francisco traditional jazz style. -…

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Sam Wooding and His Orchestra - 1929 sides from Barcelona and Paris 59:17

10d ago59:17

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The peripatetic Mr. Wooding led bands in New York in the early 1920's, but left in 1925 to begin a world tour touching Berlin, Paris, Moscow, Scandinavia and even Argentina for the next ten years. His group (which initially accompanied the show Chocolate Dandies) was highly influential on the European jazz scene, bringing authentic African-American…

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WETF Show - Fats Waller . . 1939 Transcription recordings 55:01

10d ago55:01

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The pianist extraordinaire in solo and with his Rhythm recording extended and uninhibited tracks for Associated Transcriptions in 1939 . . Waller singing and playing along with John "Bugs" Hamilton on trumpet, Gene "Honeybear" Sedric on clarinet and tenor sax, John Smith on guitar, Cedric Wallace on bass and Slick Jones on drums. --- Support this p…

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Toups' Family Meal EP #209 27:00

17d ago27:00

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What happens when the Louisiana Governor decides not to accept federal funding for feeding school-aged children during the summer? Amanda and Isaac Toups, owners of Toups' Meatery decided to do something about it. Join me and Amanda to learn about their efforts.By Mark Bologna

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WETF Show - Early Bop! Ernie Henry 1947-49 57:20

19d ago57:20

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The virtually forgotten Ernie Henry was considered to be possibly the most accomplished alto sax player in Bebop after Charlie Parker. His career was cut short by addiction and ill health, but he made numerous recordings, including these with James Moody (including Art Blakey, Cecil Payne, Dave Burns and James Forman) and Tadd Dameron (with Fats Na…

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Dukes of Dixieland Columbia recordings 1961, 62 58:15

19d ago58:15

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The Dukes had a bad rap among jazz fans by 1961 . . their previous records had been stereotypical "dixieland" novelties with occasional good playing. These 1961/2 sessions feature the Assuntos (Frank, Fred and Jac) along with Jerry Fuller, Gene Schroeder, Jim Atlas, Charlie Lodice and either Jim Hall or Herb Ellis on guitar. Great mainstream dixiel…

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Tony's Rag - Tony Parenti clarinet features 1955-65 1:08:12

26d ago1:08:12

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Largely forgotten white New Orleans clarinet player Parenti had a long and busy career initially in his hometown, but then in New York and Miami. He was a solid, dependable player whose jazz abilities were overlooked sometimes, but here are on full displace in trios (with Dick Wellstood and Sam Ulano) and quartets (with Hank Duncan, George Wettling…

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WETF Show - James Moody in Sweden 1949, 1951 53:44

26d ago53:44

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Great sessions done in the fall of 1949 and January, 1951 when James Moody was touring Europe. He is featured heavily on both tenor and alto saxes, with help from a variety of unsung Swedish jazz players of the day including Lars Gullin, Arne Domnerus, Gosta Theselius and Leppe Sundvall. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/…

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Questions and Answers - EP 208 51:13

1M ago51:13

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This week, we answer listener questions about New Orleans on a variety of topics.By Mark Bologna

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Kid Muggsy - Muggsy Spanier in the 1920's 58:35

1M ago58:35

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Muggsy Spanier was a mainstay on the Chicago jazz scene in the 1920's - influenced primarily by King Oliver and Louis Armstrong, he remained true to his style for the rest of his career. Here are some of his first recordings, with the Bucktown Five and Stomp Six (with Volly De Faut on clarinet, Mel Stitzel on piano and Ben Pollack on drums), the Da…

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WETF Show - Ted Heath and His Music 1944-49 56:40

1M ago56:40

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Immensely influential British big band from the mid 1940's through the 1960's, Ted Heath and His Music was just finding its way in the middle 1940's. Featuring soloists like Kenny Baker on trumpet, Harry Roche and Jackie Armstrong on trombone, Reg Owen on clarinet, Les Gilbert on alto, Johnnie Gray on tenor and a rhythm section of Norman Stenfalt o…

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Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra 1951-53 1:07:50

1M ago1:07:50

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The short time Johnny Hodges left Duke Ellington's band produced a bounty of recordings from his regular band and studio groups. Here is the regular group with Nelson Williams, Emmett Berry or Harold "Shorty" Baker on trumpets, Lawrence Brown (trombone), Al Sears, Rudy Williams, Flip Phillips or Ben Webster on tenor sax, Leroy Lovett or Teddy Brann…

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WETF Show - Cab Calloway and The Missourians 1929/30 56:40

1M ago56:40

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The first band Cab Calloway led (on recording at least) had previously been known as the Missourians and before that the Original Cotton Club Orchestra. A relentlessly hot dance band, the group featured R.Q. Dickerson and Lammar Wright on trumpets, DePriest Wheeler on trombone, George Scott and William Thornton Blue dividing the clarinet and alto s…

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Bastion - a New Orleans Community for Veterans 52:01

2M ago52:01

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Today, we discuss Bastion, a Community of Resilience. Bastion is a community, purpose built for veterans. To learn more about it I am joined by Jackson Smith, Bastion’s Executive Director.By Mark Bologna

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Wingy Manone in the 1920's 1:10:52

2M ago1:10:52

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New Orleans trumpet player Manone was well-travelled in the 1920's . . here he is featured with his own groups in New Orleans (with Hal Jordy, Arnold Loyocano and Johnny Miller) and Chicago (with Frank Teschemacher, Wade Foster, Bud Freeman and George Wettling). Also with Barbecue Joe and His Hot Dogs (an almost unknown band with Miff Frink - a ver…

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WETF Show - Frank Assunto and Herb Ellis, 1962 57:27

2M ago57:27

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Odd pairing - Assunto founded and led the Dukes of Dixieland which was at the height of its popularity in 1962. These recordings were done for Columbia at the same time as sessions by Herb Ellis and His All-Stars. Ellis was touring with the Dukes (with also included Fred Assunto on trombone, Jac Assunto on trombone and banjo, Gene Schroeder on pian…

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Mezzrow and Ladnier - 1938/9 and 1959 1:03:04

2M ago1:03:04

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The remainder of the Panassie sessions of 1938 and the Rosetta Crawford Decca session of 1939 featuring trumpeters Tommy Ladnier and Sidney DeParis, clarinetist Mezz Mezzrow, James P. Johnson (piano), Teddy Bunn (guitar), Elmer James or Pops Foster (bass), Zutty Singleton or Manzie Johnson (drums). Two tunes from 1959 feature Mezzrow's Paris-based …

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WETF Show - Don Byas 1946 54:08

2M ago54:08

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Two great Savoy sessions by the peerless tenor saxophonist, featuring Teddy Brannon, Sanford Gold, Franklin Skeete and Max Roach . .definitely transition sessions between swing and bebop with superb ballad and uptempo playing. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support…

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New Orleans Music Scene with Keith Spera 34:28

2M ago34:28

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Join me and Keith Spera as we recap Jazz Fest 2024, and talk about the New Orleans music scene.By Mark Bologna

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Le Rois Du Fox-Trot - Jean Pierre Morel, Hot Dance in the 21st Century 1:08:09

2M ago1:08:09

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Outstanding French band playing the music of the black dance bands of the 1920's - not recreations, but reinterpretations. Featuring the leader on cornet, Patrick Bacqueville on trombone and vocals, Marc Bresdin, Michel Bescont, Nicholas Montier on saxes, Gerard Gervois on tuba and Bernard Thevin on piano. Very hot and energetic live recordings! --…

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WETF Show - Side of Monk 54:18

2M ago54:18

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Thelonious Monk made very few recordings as a sideman during the 1950's - here are a few samples! The Clark Terry Quartet (with Sam Jones and Philly Jo Jones), Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers (with Bill Hardman, Johnny Griffin and Spanky DeBrest), Sonny Rollins' Quartet and Gigi Gryce's Quartet (with Blakey). --- Support this podcast: https://podcaste…

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Bill Coleman in Paris - 1935-38 1:00:59

2M ago1:00:59

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Excellent jazz sessions for Swing, Ultraphone and Panachord featuring the great if unrecognized black trumpet player Bill Coleman. Sessions under his name and with Garnet Clark, Eddie Brunner and Willie Lewis (also featuring Edgar "Spider" Courance, Frank "Big Boy" Goudie, Christian Wagner, George Johnson, Joe Hayman, Django Reinhardt, Tommy Benfor…

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WETF Show - Frank Teschemacher 55:34

2M ago55:34

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Chicago clarinetist Teschemacher influenced a generation of hot jazz players, despite dying in a car crash when he was in his mid-20's. Here he plays with several iterations of the Austin High Gang (with Muggsy Spanier, Mezz Mezzrow, Joe Sullivan, Jim Lannigan, Eddie Condon, Gene Krupa and Red McKenzie), Wingy Manone's band (with Art Hodes), Elmer …

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Jimmy McPartland - Chicago, 1920's 1:05:24

3M ago1:05:24

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Great sessions featuring Chicago cornetist Jimmy McPartland - the Wolverines in 1925 and Original Wolverines in 1927 (Jimmy Hartwell, Maury Bercov, Dick Voynow, George Johnson, Vic Moore, Bob Gillette), McKenzie and Condon's Chicago Rhythm Kings in 1927 (Frank Teschemacher, Bud Freeman, Joe Sullivan, Eddie Condon, Jim Lannigan, Gene Krupa) and Benn…

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Savoy Blues - blues and Jazz on Savoy, 1944-46. . Helen Humes, Joe Turner, Albinia Jones, Cousin Joe 1:04:00

3M ago1:04:00

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Four sessions featuring different singers with first class jazz accompanists doing a blues repertoire. Albinia Jones (with Dizzy Gillespie, Don Byas, Gene Sedric, Leonard Ware and Sammy Price), Helen Humes (with Herbie Fields, Bobby Stark, Prince Robinson and Leonard Feather), Pleasant Joseph (aka Cousin Joe, with Pete Brown, Leonard Hawkins, Ray A…

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WETF Show - British Trad - Bob Wallis and His Storyville Jazzmen 57:06

3M ago57:06

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Bob Wallis was a good trumpet player who played in Acker Bilk's first groups before founding his own. These 1957-61 recordings sample the first part of his bandleading career featuring Bilk, Keith "Avo" Avison on trombone, Doug Richmond on clarinet, Hugh Rainey on banjo, Dick Heckstall-Smith on soprano sax, a very young, pre-Cream Ginger Baker on d…

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Irving Fazola's Dixielanders - 1944, 45 1:07:22

3M ago1:07:22

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The legendary New Orleans clarinetist returned home in the early 1940's and led bands there until he died in 1949. This group was a regular eight piece group modeled after the Bob Cats and featuring Whimpy Miller, Julian Lane, Steve Giarratano, Pete Laudeman, Bunny Franks and Charlie Dukes. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/p…

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WETF Show - Erroll Garner with bands! 55:53

3M ago55:53

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Garner was known primarily as a solo pianist or by working in a trio, but early in his career he played as a sideman with several groups (strange, given that he didn't read music). Here we hear him small groups led by Wardell Gray, Don Byas, Charlie Parker and Lucky Thompson (also with Stuff Smith) and a big band led by Georgie Auld (with Dizzy Gil…

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The Essential Guide to New Orleans Jazz Fest 1:01:26

3M ago1:01:26

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Ever been to Jazz Fest, or want to go? We've got all the insider tips you need to have a great time!By Mark Bologna

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Mezz Mezzrow - 1933-37 1:04:54

3M ago1:04:54

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Mezzrow was never a great clarinet player, but certainly was a great character and excelled at surrounding himself with very good musicians. These versions of the Mezz Mezzrow Orchestra and Swing band include Teddy Wilson, Willie The Lion Smith, Sonny White, Frankie Newton, Max Kaminsky, Sy Oliver, J.C. Higginbotham, Floyd O'Brien, Bud Freeman, Ben…

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WETF Show - Pete Brown Quintet/Sextet 1944-5 55:35

3M ago55:35

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The buoyant alto player known for his 1930's recordings is here presented leading bands in the 1940's that go from swing to bop to rhythm and blues . . records for Savoy and World Transcriptions featuring Jonah Jones and Ed Lewis on trumpets, Zed Jackson and Ray Parker on piano, Al Casey and Bill Moore on electric guitar, Dallas Bartley on bass, Ed…

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Haunted New Orleans 44:30

3M ago44:30

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Interested in haunted New Orleans? Ghost stories and other popular and untold legends? This is the episode for you! Join me and guest Orion Couling as we talk about his experience leading haunted tours around New Orleans.By Mark Bologna

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Don Byas Quartet - Fall, 1945 1:03:50

4M ago1:03:50

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The amazingly progressive tenor saxophonist Byas in four quartet sessions featuring slightly different personnel - Erroll Garner, Johnny Guarnieri, Slam Stewart, Al Hall, Eddie Safranski, Sid Catlett, Doc West and J.C. Heard - doing a varied program of standards, blues and originals --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/…

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WETF Show - James P. Johnson Piano Rolls 1917-1927 57:15

4M ago57:15

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The great Harlem stride pianist Johnson recorded many piano rolls for various companies including QRS, Universal and Perfection, creating an early prototype of the stride style. Here he is featured playing his own compositions as well as interpretations of other tunes from Tin Pan Alley and the black theatre, including one duet with his erstwhile s…

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Episode 20: Island Jazz Chat with Garvin Blake 1:15:47

4M ago1:15:47

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Garvin Blake, pan jazz musician based in New York has re-discovered his intention to preserve and promote the idea of steelpan and jazz as global music. After a pair of significant albums in 1999, Belle Eau Road Blues, and 2015, Parallel Overtones, Blake is now in a place in his life to continue to record and let the music of the steelpan be the 'n…

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WETF Show - Johnny Windhurst . .jazz cornet 57:48

4M ago57:48

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Johnny Windhurst was born in 1926 and by the time he was in his late teens was playing with Eddie Condon and Sidney Bechet. Here is a sampling of his work - informed in equal parts by Bobby Hackett and Louis Armstrong. Sidney Bechet's New Orleans Rhythm Kings (with Pops Foster), Eddie Condon and His Band (with Cutty Cutshall, Ed Hall and Gene Schro…

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Bechet and Bocage - Savoy Cafe, Boston 1945 1:03:52

4M ago1:03:52

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Sidney Bechet's New Orleans Rhythm Kings live from the Savoy Cafe in Boston, May 1945. For three weeks following the disastrous run with Bechet and Bunk Johnson, the New Orleans trumpet player Peter Bocage was brought in and he is featured on about six broadcasts, which are sampled here! Also featuring Ray Parker on piano, Pops Foster on bass, Geor…

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Wingy Manone - 1934-35 1:01:16

4M ago1:01:16

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Studio band led by the New Orleans trumpeter Wingy Manone for Vocalion, OKeh and Banner in 1934 and 1935. Using members of the Ben Pollack Orchestra (Matty Matlock, Eddie Miller, Gil Bowers, Nappy Lamare, Harry Goodman, Ray Bauduc) Manone recorded a mix of original jazz tunes and Tin Pan Alley pops with a driving rhythm and outstanding solos. --- S…

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WETF Show - Oscar Aleman . .1930's and 40's Jazz from France and Argentina 57:39

4M ago57:39

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Almost unknown guitarist who could have provided some competition to Django Reinhardt in the 1930's . . Born in Argentina, Aleman lived in Paris for most of the 30's, returning home when war clouds gathered. Here are solo recordings of his, his own trio and quintet as well as sideman adventures with Bill Coleman, Garland Wilson, Danny Polo, Una Mae…

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Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra - 1954-57 1:01:00

4M ago1:01:00

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Hodges' studio groups - mostly featuring Ellingtonians - recorded during his period away from the band. Harold "Shorty" Baker, Clark Terry (trumpet), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet and tenor sax), Arthur "Babe" Clarke (tenor sax), Harry Carney (baritone sax), Billy Strayhorn, Call Cobbs, Leroy Lovett (piano), Lloyd Trottman, Ji…

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WETF Show - Miff Mole's Little Molers 1927-28 59:02

4M ago59:02

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Studio band using the Red Nichols stock company and led by trombonist Mole - one of the unsung heroes of 1920's Jazz. With Nichols on cornet, Art Schutt and Joe Sullivan on piano, Vic Berton, Gene Krupa and Stan King on drums, Eddie Lang, Carl Kress and Dick McDonough on guitar and banjo, Joe Tarto on tuba and reeds played by Jimmy Dorsey, Pee Wee …

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Entrepreneur Róbert LeBlanc 44:20

4M ago44:20

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One of the things I really like to do with the podcast is highlight businesses I think you would enjoy that also have owners who seem to do things right. My guest today is one of those. Róbert LeBlanc is the founder of Leblanc + Smith, a hospitality company with several local businesses.By Mark Bologna

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Terry Waldo's Gutbucket Syncopators 1971, 74 1:04:43

4M ago1:04:43

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Live Recordings by the influential trad group with Waldo on piano and vocals, Roy Tate on trumpet, Jim Snyder on trombone, Frank Powers on clarinet and tenor sax, Bob Sundstrom and Bill Moorhead on banjo, Mike Walbridge on tuba and Wayne Jones on drums and vocal . . special guest Edith Wilson on vocals! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.…

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WETF Show - the Dutch Jazz Orchestra plays Billy Strayhorn 58:00

4M ago58:00

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These 1995-2002 sessions for Challenge records feature the crack Dutch big band playing published and unpublished arrangements and compositions by Billy Strayhorn, including a very early version of "Lush Life" (aka "Lonely Again") all featuring tremendous solos by the members of the band --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/…

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Southside Chicago Big Bands 1930s - Reuben Reeves, Frankie Half Pint Jaxon, Richard M. Jones 1:08:30

5M ago1:08:30

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Unusual sessions during the Depression - black big bands active in Chicago in the 1930's (most musicians from the previous decade) playing good jazz! . .Richard M. Jones (with Artie Starks, Preston Jackson, Herschel Evans, Louis Metcalf, Ed Saint, others), Frankie Half Pint Jaxon (with Guy Kelly, Al Wynn, Dalbert Bright, Dave Young, others), and Re…

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WETF Show - Wingy Manone and Chu Berry 57:27

5M ago57:27

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On the face of it, the New Orleans trumpeter Manone and the great swing tenor sax player Berry were ill-fitted, but these 1938 and 1939 sessions were remarkably successful, featuring jazz standards and some pop tunes as well as Buster Bailey, Gus Fetterer, Buck Scott, Joe Marsala, Conrad Lanoue, Danny Barker, Zeb Julian and Cozy Cole --- Support th…

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