Playlist Date & Time: 8/13/2008 4:00PM - 7:00PM
Program: Jazz from the French Market with Maryse Dejean
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Jerry Jumonville
"Harlem Nocturne"
You Are My Dream
Carryon
2008
Jerry's style and this song dovetail nicely, and make this recording magical to me.
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Guillame Nouaux
"Scandinavian Summer"
Guillame's Invitation
Guillame Nouaux
2007
This lovely French cd was produced by New Orleans' Leroy Jones, who happens to have written and played on this song too.
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Dorothy Doring
"Giant Steps"
Southern Exposure
Dorothy Doring
2005
An accomplished and interesting vocal version of this jazz classic. This album from the Minnesota-based songbird Dorothy Doring was produced and arranged in New Orleans by David Torkanowsky, who also plays piano in the release.
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Miles Davis & John Coltrane
"Straight, No Chaser"
Miles and Coltrane
Columbia
1988
This track was recorded live on July 4, 1958 at the Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island. Also on this track are Julian "Cannonball" Adderly-alto sax, Bill Evans-piano, Paul Chambers-bass and Jimmy Cobb-drums.
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Allen Toussaint
"Traffic"
Going Places
Captivating Recording Technologies
2004
This entire cd is great "Road Music". Note: Piano Players Rarely Ever Play Together is a MUST SEE documentary showcasing three generations of New Orleans piano icons. Featuring Isadore "Tuts" Washington, Henry "Professor Longhair" Byrd and Allen Toussaint, this jewel of a film by the late Stevenson Palfi of New Orleans was recorded shortly before, as well as shortly after Fess's passing. |
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McCoy Tyner
"After the Rain"
Tyner Does Coltrane
Verve
2001
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Hal McKusick
"Now's the Time"
Now's the Time (1957-'58)
MCA
1995
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Nicholas Payton
"Drucilla"
Into the Blue
Nonesuch
2008
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Mari Watanabe
"Jammin'"
Old Friends
Mari Watanabe
2005
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George French Band
"Mr. Magic"
It's a Beginning
Nia
2000
Tenor saxman Eric Traub makes magic with his solos, along with the other wonderful players on this track. George and anyone who plays with him are invariably top-notch.
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James Black and Sister Mary
"There's a Storm in the Gulf (70s version)"
New Orleans Will Rise Again
Night Train
2005
This is a compilation cd.
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Wardell Quezergue and his Slammin' Big Band
"Crazy Mary"
Maestropiece
Louisiana Red Hot Records
2000
This cd also includes the song "Three Tenors for Moose", written in honor of the late sax player, educator and WWOZ programmer Don "Moose" Jamison.
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Ramsey McLean and the Survivors
"Tall Order"
Jump Jazz
Rounder
1988
Personnel: Ramsey McLean, Charles Neville, Charmaine Neville, Reggie Houston, Steve Masakowski and Herlin Riley
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The Re-Inventors
"Re-Invention NR 1"
Episode 1.
Jussi Lampela
2008
New Orleans's Leroy Jones plays trumpet on some tracks on this cd.
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Aretha Franklin
"Skylark"
The Great Aretha Franklin
Sony
2003
From a box set of three cds, featuring Aretha singing jazz.
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Billie Holiday
"All of Me"
1940s The Singers
Columbia
1987
This version by Billie Holiday was originally an unreleased alternate take: because in 1941 Lester Young's tenor solo made the song too long to fit on a 78rpm record.
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John Boutte
"That's My Desire"
Jambalaya
Bose
2003
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Amy Winehouse
"Moody's Mood for Love"
Frank (Deluxe Edition)
Island
2008
Personally, I find Amy Winehouse's voice fascinating. I felt happy to discover that the callers listening to WWOZ at the time were captivated too.
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Frank Sinatra
"You Make Me Feel So Young"
The Capitol Years
Capitol
1992
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Germaine Bazzle
"Almost Like Being in Love"
Standing Ovation
AFO
1994
This release from premier jazz vocalist and dedicated educator Germaine Bazzle was recorded live: part at New Orleans' Jazz Fest and part at the New Orleans nightclub called Storyville.
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Mary Jane Ewing
"Peel Me a Grape"
The Rose of New Orleans
Mary Jane Ewing
2007
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Dusty Springfield
"The Look of Love"
Complete A and B Sides
Mercury
2006
Burt Bacharach and Hal David wrote "The Look of Love" especially for Dusty Springfield. She recorded this version in 1967.
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Leroy Jones
"Alfie"
Soft Shoe
Leroy Jones
2008
This very listenable cd contains some non-trad. jazz from Leroy Jones. John Boutte sings on one track too.
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Cyndi Lauper
"Walk on By"
At Last
Epic
2003
Cyndi shows how dramatic and how flexible her voice is on this cd of jazz standards.
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Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
"Dream a Little Dream of Me"
Ella and Friends
MCA
1996
This cd features Ella singing several songs each with Louis Armstrong, The Ink Spots, Louis Jordan, The Delta Rhythm Boys and The Mills Brothers.
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Maxine Sullivan
"Stormy Weather"
The Cotton Club
Stash Records
1984
This cd consists of songs written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler, sung by Maxine Sullivan and recorded with the Keith Ingram Quintet in 1984. Maxcine Sullivan's first big record was "Loch Lomond" in 1937. She sang at The Cotton Club in 1940.
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John Coltrane
"A Love Supreme, Part 1, Acknowledgement"
The Very Best of John Coltrane
Impulse
2001
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Ellis Marsalis Quartet
" 'Round Midnight"
An Open Letter to Thelonious
Marsalis Music
2008
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Irvin Mayfield and Ellis Marsalis
"In a Sentimental Mood"
Love Songs, Ballads and Standards
Basin Street Records
2008
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Christopher Mason
"As Time Goes By"
Sakura
GSR
1987
Recorded in New orleans on May 4, 1987. Personnel: Christopher Mason, Chet Baker, Rafael Cruz, Stephen Masakowski, Mike Pellera, Jim Singleton, Johnny Vidocovich and Yukari Yamada.
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Scott Hamilton
"Angel Eyes"
Scott Hamilton with Strings
Concord
1993
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Cyndi Lauper
"La Vie En Rose"
At Last
Epic
2003
This was a phone-in request. It's one of my favorite versions of this song.
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Stanton Moore Trio
"(Late Night at the) Maple Leaf"
Emphasis on Parentheses
Concord
2008
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Wendell Brunious
"We'll Meet Again"
We'll Meet Again
Wendell Brunious
1996
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