Playlist for August 10, 2007 from 12:00AM - 03:00AM
Current New Orleans Time: Sat, 7:27pm
Playlist Date & Time: 8/10/2007 12:00AM - 3:00AM
Program: Archived Playlist for The Minister of Swing
This week we celebrate the birthdays of Luis Russell August 6, 1902, Benny Carter August 8, 1907 and Joe Jackson August 11, 1954.
Playlist Tracks
Joe Jackson "Rhyhm Delivery" Tucker Original Motion Picture Soundtrack A&M 1988 Opening theme. We'll be playing some more Joe Jackson at the end of the show in celebration of his birthday August 11, 1954. |
King Oliver's Jazz Band "Southern Stomps" 1923-1926 Classics 1992 December 24, 1923. |
King Oliver and his Dixie Syncopators "Deep Henderson" 1923-1926 Classics 1992 April 21, 1926. Pianist Luis Russell was born in Panama and moved to New Orleans in 1919 after his family won $3000 in a lottery. He joined King Oliver's band in Chicago in 1926. Russell's birthday is August 6, 1902. |
King Oliver and his Dixie Syncopators "Wa Wa Wa" 1923-1926 Classics 1992 May 29, 1926. |
King Oliver and his Dixie Syncopators "New Wang Wang Blues" 1926-1928 Classics 1991 September 17, 1926. |
King Oliver and his Dixie Syncopators "Doctor Jazz" 1926-1928 Classics 1991 April 22, 1927. |
King Oliver and his Dixie Syncopators "Every Tub" 1926-1928 Classics 1991 April 22, 1927. |
Luis Russell's Heebie Jeebie Stompers "Sweet Mumtaz" 1926-1929 Classics 1991 November 17, 1926. |
Jungle Town Stompers "African Jungle" 1926-1929 Classics 1991 April 15, 1929. Luis Russell is joined here by Elmer Snowden founder of The Washingtonians, later taken over by Duke Ellington. |
Luis Russell and his Orchestra "The New Call of the Freaks" 1926-1929 Classics 1991 September 6, 1929. Russell's large band featuring some of his greatest stars: Red Allen trumpet, J.C. Higginbotham trombone and Teddy Hill. |
Wilton Crawley and his Orchestra "You Oughta See My Gal" Jelly Roll Morton 1928-1929 Classics 1992 December 2, 1929. Russell and Johnny Hodges backing Jelly Roll. |
Wilton Crawley and his Orchestra "Futuristic Blues" Jelly Roll Morton 1928-1929 Classics 1992 December 2, 1929. |
Wilton Crawley and his Orchestra "She's Got What I Need" Jelly Roll Morton 1928-1929 Classics 1992 December 12, 1929. |
McKinney's Cotton Pickers "Plain Dirt" McKinney's Cotton Pickers 1928-1930 BMG 1990 November 5, 1929. Switching our focus to multi-instrumentalist Benny Carter, born August 8, 1907. He would eventually take over leadership of McKinney's Cotton Pickers after Don Redman. These first two tracks feature the likes of Coleman Hawkins on tenor sax and Fats Waller on piano. |
McKinney's Cotton Pickers "I'd Love It" McKinney's Cotton Pickers 1928-1930 BMG 1990 November 6, 1929. |
McKinney's Cotton Pickers "Zonky" McKinney's Cotton Pickers 1928-1930 BMG 1990 February 3, 1930. |
McKinney's Cotton Pickers "Cotton Picker's Scat" 1929-1930 Classics 1992 July 31, 1930. |
McKinney's Cotton Pickers "Rocky Road" 1929-1930 Classics 1992 November 3, 1930. Don Redman vocal. |
McKinney's Cotton Pickers "Laughing at Life" 1929-1930 Classics 1992 November 4, 1930. Benny Varter vocal. |
McKinney's Cotton Pickers "Never Swat a Fly" 1930-1931 Classics 1992 November 4, 1930. Benny Carter vocal. |
McKinney's Cotton Pickers "I Want Your Love" 1930-1931 Classics 1992 November 5, 1930. |
McKinney's Cotton Pickers "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams" 1930-1931 Classics 1992 September 8, 1931. Last recorded tune by McKinney's Cotton Pickers, now being led by Benny Carter. |
Luis Russell and his Orchestra "Song of the Swanee" 1930-1934 Classics 1991 January 24, 1930. red Allen trumpet, J.C. Higginbotham trombone and Teddy Hill piano. |
Luis Russell and his Orchestra "High Tension" 1930-1934 Classics 1991 September 5, 1930. |
Luis Russell and his Orchestra "Ease on Down" 1930-1934 Classics 1991 December 17, 1930. |
Luis Russell and his Orchestra "Panama" Swing Time! Sony 1993 September 5, 1930. |
Luis Russell and his Orchestra "Ghost of the Freaks" 1930-1934 Classics 1991 August 8, 1934. |
Luis Russell and his Orchestra "Hokus Pokus" 1930-1934 Classics 1991 August 8, 1934. |
Luis Russell and his Orchestra "Primitive" 1930-1934 Classics 1991 August 8, 1934. |
Benny Carter and his Orchestra "Swing It" 1929-1933 Classics 1990 March 14, 1933. |
Benny Carter and his Orchestra "Six Bells Stampede" 1929-1933 Classics 1990 March 14, 1933. |
Spike Hughes and his Negro Orchestra "Pastorale" 1929-1933 Classics 1990 April 18, 1934. Benny Carter playing in a group led by British bandleader Spike Hughes. |
Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra "Sweet and Hot" 1931 Classics 1990 February 5, 1931. Had to squeeze in a number with Benny Carter playing in Fletcher Henderson's superb outfit along with Rex Stewart cornet, John Kirby string bass, J.C. Higginbotham trombone and Coleman Hawkins tenor sax. |
Spike Hughes and his Negro Orchestra "Fanfare" Benny Carter 1929-1933 Classics 1990 May 18, 1933. A double-bonus here. On the next three tracks Spike Hughes had formed a supergroup of the finest black musicians to record with while in the states. Aside from Benny Carter, Luis Russell is the pianist joined by Coleman Hawkins, Chu Berry and Dicky Wells. |
Spike Hughes and his Negro Orchestra "Sweet Sorrow Blues" Benny Carter 1929-1933 Classics 1990 May 18, 1933. |
Spike Hughes and his Negro Orchestra "Music at Midnight" Benny Carter 1929-1933 Classics 1990 May 18, 1933. |
Henry Allen and his Orchestra "Believe it, Beloved" 1933-1935 Classics 1990 January 23, 1935. Luis Russell plays with old friend Red Allen's orchestra joined by Buster Bailey on clarinet and New Orleanian Danny Barker on guitar. |
Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra "Got a Bran' New Suit" 1934-1936 Classics 1992 October 3, 1935. Going to finish up the Luis Russell segment of the show with two numbers recorded by Louis Armstrong backed by Russell's Orchestra. |
Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra "Ol' Man Mose" 1934-1936 Classics 1992 November 21, 1935. |
Benny Carter and his Orchestra "Blue Lou" 1933-1936 Classics 1990 October 16, 1933. |
Benny Carter and his Orchestra "Everybody Shuffle" 1933-1936 Classics 1990 December 13, 1934. |
Benny Carter and his Orchestra "Swingin' at Maida Vale" 1933-1936 Classics 1990 April 15, 1936. |
Benny Carter and his Orchestra "Accent on Swing" 1936 Classics 1990 June 1936. |
Benny Carter and his Orchestra "Gin and Jive" 1936 Classics 1990 1936. Ted Heath piano. |
Benny Carter and his Swing Quartet "When Lights are Low" 1936 Classics 1990 June 20, 1936. |
Benny Carter and the Ramblers "New Swing Street" 1937-1939 Classics 1990 March 24, 1937. Benny Carter leading a contigent of Dutch musicians. |
Benny Carter and his Orchestra "Somebody Loves Me" 1937-1939 Classics 1990 August 18, 1937. With Coleman Hawkins. |
Benny Carter and his Orchestra "Pardon Me, Pretty Baby" 1937-1939 Classics 1990 August 18, 1937. |
Benny Carter and his Orchestra "Slow Freight" Swing Time! Sony 1993 January 30, 1940. |
Benny Carter and his Orchestra "Blue Light Blues" 1937-1939 Classics 1990 March 7, 1938. Closing the Benny Carter set. Django Reinhart guitar. |
Joe Jackson "No Chance Blues" Tucker Original Motion Picture Soundtrack A&M 1988 Birthday tribute to Joe Jackson born this day in 1954. |
Joe Jackson "It Pays to Advertise" Tucker Original Motion Picture Soundtrack A&M 1988 |
Joe Jackson "Tiger Rag" Tucker Original Motion Picture Soundtrack A&M 1988 |
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