Playlist for June 9, 2006 from 12:00AM - 3:00AM
Current New Orleans Time: Wed, 11:55pm
Playlist Date & Time: 6/9/2006 12:00AM - 3:00AM
Program: Archived Playlist for The Minister of Swing
The phone was ringing off the hook this week; always nice to hear from folks listening to the show. This week featured birthday tributes to Fred Waring, Cole Porter and Jimmie Lunceford with living legend and blues guitar virtuoso Snooks Eaglin picking out 2 of the 3 Lunceford numbers.
Playlist Tracks
Joe Jackson "Rhythm Delivery" Tucker Original Motion Picture Soundtrack A&M 1988 Opening theme. |
Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra The Complete Standard Transcriptions Soundies |
Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra "All in Favor of Swing Say" 1939 vol. 3 Classics 2003 August 24, 1939. Edythe Wright vocal. |
Dick Jurgens and his Orchestra "There's A Brand New Picture in My Picture Frame" 1937-1939 Hindsight 1977 Ronnie Kemper vocal. |
Fats Waller and his Rhythm "My Mommie Sent Me to the Store" 1939-1940 Classics 1998 July 16, 1940. |
Sy Oliver and his Orchestra "Slow Burn" 1945-1949 Classics 1998 January 9, 1947. Oliber was the longtime trumpeter and arranger for Jimmie Lunceford's Orchestra, later he took a job with Tommy Dorsey before forming his own band. This CD is remarkable and one of the best I've picked up in recent times. Unfortunately for the Oliver band, by the time many of these songs came out, the big band era was winding to a close. |
Glenn Miller Orchestra "Fresh as a Daisy" The Complete Glenn Miller GRP 1991 |
Count Basie and his Orchestra "Diggin' for Dex" 1941 Classics 1992 July 2, 1941. |
Louis Prima and his Gleeby Rhythm Orchestra "Look Out" 1940-1944 Classics 2001 March 4, 1940. |
Teddy Wilson "How High the Moon" 1942-1945 Classics 1996 August 13, 1943. V-Disc. |
Benny Goodman Trio "Lady Be Good" The Complete Small Combinations BMG France 1992 April 27, 1936. The Goodman trio was Goodman clarinet, Teddy Wilson piano and Gene Krupa Drums. |
Les Brown and his Orchestra "Invitation to the Blues" Sentimental Journey with Les Brown Reader's Digest 1999 Doris Day vocal. |
Glenn Miller Orchestra "Pennsylvania 6-5000" The Complete Glenn Miller GRP 1991 Requested Glenn Miller. |
Harry James and his Orchestra "Duke's Mixture" 1941 Classics 1999 March 26, 1941. |
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra "Everything but You" 1945 Classics 1996 May 1, 1945. Joyce Sherrill vocal. |
Cootie Williams and his Orchestra "Red Blues" 1941-1944 Classics 1995 January 6, 1944. Ediie Vinson vocal. |
Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians "Collegiate" Nipper's Greatest Hits of the 1920's BMG 1990 April 4, 1925. Fred Waring was born in Tyrone, PA. June 9, 1900. |
King Oliver and his Orchestra "I've Got That Thing" 1928-1930 Classics 1991 January 16, 1929. Walter Pichon vocal. Oliver was Louis Armstrong's mentor and is my favorite horn player. |
McKinney's Cotton Pickers "Will You, Won't You Be My Babe" 1928-1930 BMG 1990 April 8, 1929. |
The Gulf Coast Seven "Keep Your Temper" Willie the Lion Smith 1925-1937 Classics 1992 November 5, 1925. Willie Smith piano. Jimmy Harrison trombone. |
Johnny Dodds and his Chicago Boys "Melancholy" 1928-1940 Classics 1992 January 21, 1938. Dodds is my favorite clarinet player and a New Orleanian to boot. |
Phillipe Brun "Whoa Babe" Django Reinhardt 1937 vol. 2 Classics 1994 September 9, 1937. Brun trumpet, Django guitar. |
Willie Smith-Sidney Bechet Orchestra "Original Haitian Music Pt. 1-2" Bechet 1938-1940 Classics 1991 November 22, 1939. Really different stuff from Harlem stride pianist Wille the Lion Smith and New Orleanian Bechet. |
Fats Waller and his Rhythm "Swinga-Dilla Street" 1939-1940 Classics 1998 January 12, 1940. |
Jonah Jones Sextet "12th Street Rag" 1936-1945 Classics 1998 September 20, 1944. Jonah Jones trumpet. |
Stuff Smith and his Orchestra "I've Got You Under My Skin" 1939-1944 Classics 1999 March 1940. Jonah Jones trumpet, Stuff Smith violin. |
Cab Calloway and his Orchestra "Jonah Joins the Cab" 1940-1941 Classics 1992 March 5, 1941. Jonah Jones trumpet. |
Earl Hines and his Orchestra "Rhythm Rhapsody" 1934-1937 Classics 1990 August 10, 1937. |
Gene Krupa and his Orchestra "Drum Boogie" Krupa Story Proper 1998 January 17, 1941. For Mattie from Pat O's. |
Chick Webb and his Orchestra "Midnight in a Madhouse" Spinnin' the Webb MCA 1994 December 17, 1937. |
Count Basie and his Orchestra "John's Idea" 1936-1938. Classics 1990 July 7, 1937. |
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra "Suddenly it Jumped" 1945-1946 Classics 1998 July 9, 1946. |
Raymond Scott Quintet "Oil Gusher" Reckless Nights and Turkish Twilights Sony 1992 |
Ilinois Jacquet "Jacquet in the Box" 1945-1946 Classics 1997 January 7, 1946. |
Red Allen and his Orchestra "Down in Jungle Town" 1937-1941 Classics 1992 May 28, 1940. requested for Algiers Point. |
Fats Waller "Tanglefoot" 1929 Classics 1993 August 29, 1929. Pipe organ solo. |
Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five "June 10th Jamboree" Jivin' with Jordan Proper 2002 January 25, 1940. For all those celebrating Juneteenth this weekend. |
Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra "Jangled Nerves" 1934-1937 Classics 1990 April 9, 1936. |
Lionel Hampton and his Septet "Blow Top Blues" Hampton Story Proper 2000 May 21, 1945. Dinah Washington vocal. |
Django Reinhardt "Distraction" 1941-1942 Classics 1996 April 16, 1942. |
Cole Porter "You're the Top" Nipper's Greatest Hits of the 1930's vol. 1 BMG 1991 October 11, 1934. Cole Porter's birthday was June 9, 1891. |
Martha Tilton "It's De-Lovely" The Complete Standard Transcriptions Soundies Tilton rose to fame as vocalist for Goodman's Orchestra, here doing another Cole Porter number. |
Billie Holiday "Easy to Love" Night and Day: The Cole Porter Songbook Verve 1990 Another Cole Porter song. |
Ella Fitzgerald "Night and Day" Night and Day: The Cole Porter Songbook Verve 1990 Closing out our Cole Poter birthday set. |
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra "Time's A wastin'" 1937-1939 Classics 1990 January 3, 1939. Requested by Snooks Eaglin for Jimmie Luncefor'd birthday set June 6, 2002. |
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra "Whatcha Know, Joe" 1940-1941 Classics 1992 July 9, 1940. My contribution to the Lunceford birthday celebration. |
Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchetsra "Well, All Right Then" 1939 Classics 1990 May 17, 1939. Snooks picked this one to close the Lunceford set. |
Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra "Perdido Street Blues" 1940-1942 Classics 1993 May 27, 1940. Our featured New Orleans artist for the week + Sidney Bechet playing as lagniappe. |
Floyd Ray and his Orchestra "3:00 in the Morning" Tea Pad Songs Stash 1976 February 1939. Closing theme. |
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