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Playlist for February 27, 2009 from 12:00AM - 3:00AM
Current New Orleans Time: Fri, 4:40am
Playlist Date & Time: 2/27/2009 12:00AM - 3:00AM
Program: Swing and Big Band with The Minister of Swing
This week we're playing the music of Jimmy Dorsey (Feb. 29, 1904), Mildred Bailey (Feb. 27, 1907), Freddie Keppard (Feb. 27, 1890) and Dexter Gordon (Feb. 27, 1923).
Playlist Tracks
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Joe Jackson
Rhythm Delivery
Tucker Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
A&M
1988
Opening theme.
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Louisiana Rhythm Kings
Little by Little
Louisiana Rhythm Kings
Jazz Oracle
Jimmy Dorsey playing with Red Nichols and Dave Tough. Dorsey plays clarinet and alto sax .
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Louisiana Rhythm Kings
Marianne
Louisiana Rhythm Kings
Jazz Oracle
September 10, 1929.
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Jimmy Dorsey
I'm Just Wild About Harry
Dorsey Brothers vol. 4
Jazz Oracle
2006
July 15, 1930. Dorsey acc. by Spike Hughes and his 3 Blind Mice.
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Jimmy Dorsey
Tiger Rag
Dorsey Brothers vol. 4
Jazz Oracle
2006
July 15, 1930. Same session.
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Jimmy Dorsey
St. Louis Blues
Dorsey Brothers vol. 4
Jazz Oracle
2006
July 15, 1930. Same session.
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Chick Bullock and his Levee Loungers
Delta Bound
Dorsey Brothers vol. 4
Jazz Oracle
2006
December 19, 1933. Bullock vocal, Dorsey alto sax.
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Jimmy Dorsey
Beebe
Dorsey Brothers vol. 3
Jazz Oracle
July 14, 1932. Jimmy leading the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra and showcasing his sax work.
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Jimmy Dorsey
Oodles of Noodles
Dorsey Brothers vol. 3
Jazz Oracle
July 14, 1932. same session as above and an early theme song for Jimmy.
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Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra
Contrasts
The Uncollected Jimmy Dorsey 1939-1940
Hindsight
1977
This became Jimmy's most well-known and longest lasting theme song.
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Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra
Blue Lou
The Uncollected Jimmy Dorsey 1939-1940
Hindsight
1977
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Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra
Just For a Thrill
The Uncollected Jimmy Dorsey 1939-1940
Hindsight
1977
Helen O'Connell vocal.
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Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra
Hep-Tee Hootie
1940
Circle
1993
1940. Helen O'Connell vocal.
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Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra
Blueberry Hill
1940
Circle
1993
Bob Eberle vocal.
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Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra
Dolomite
1940
Circle
1993
1940.
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Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra
Flight of the Jitterbug
1940
Circle
1993
1940. Don Redman arrangement.
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Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra
Dorsey Stomp
Stop, Look and Listen
Jasmine
2002
October 10, 1935.
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Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra
Shoot the Meatballs to Me, Dominick Boy!
Stop, Look and Listen
Jasmine
2002
May 26, 1939.
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Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra
John Silver
Stop, Look and Listen
Jasmine
2002
April 29, 1938.
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Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra
Major and Minor Stomp
Stop, Look and Listen
Jasmine
2002
November 3, 1939.
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Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra
Stop, Look and Listen
The Complete Standard Transcriptions
Soundies
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Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra
Tangerine
The Complete Standard Transcriptions
Soundies
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Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra
In a Little Spanish Town
The Complete Standard Transcriptions
Soundies
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Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra
Green Eyes
The Complete Standard Transcriptions
Soundies
March 19, 1941. Bob Eberle and Helen O'Connell vocals.
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Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra
"A" You're Adorable
The Complete Standard Transcriptions
Soundies
Helen O'Connell and band vocals.
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Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra
Sunset Strip
Jimmy Dorsey on V-Disc
Joyce
July 20, 1944. V-Disc.
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Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra
Grand Central Getaway
Jimmy Dorsey on V-Disc
Joyce
July 20, 1944. V-Disc.
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Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra
Stardust
The Champ
Submarine
July 29, 1945. Live recording from the Casino Gardens, Ocean Park, California.
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Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra
The Champ
The Champ
Submarine
July 29, 1945. Same session as above.
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The Original Dixieland Jass Band
Dixieland Jass Band One-Step
As Good As It gets
Disky
2000
February 26, 1917.
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Cook's Dreamland Orchestra
Scissor-Grinder Joe
New Orleans Giants vol. 1
EPM
1992
January 1924. Freddie Keppard cornet.
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Cook's Dreamland Orchestra
So, This Is Venice
New Orleans Giants vol. 1
EPM
1992
January 1924.
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Cook and his Dreamland Orchestra
Spanish Mama
New Orleans Giants vol. 1
EPM
1992
1926. Keppard cornet.
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Doc Cook and his 14 Doctors of Syncopation
Willie the Weeper
New Orleans Giants Vol. 1
EPM
1992
June 1927. Keppard cornet.
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Freddie Keppard's Jazz Cardinals
Stockyard's Strut
New Orleans Giants vol. 2
EPM
1993
September 1926.
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Freddie Keppard's Jazz Cardinals
Satly Dog (take 2)
New Orleans Giants vol. 2
EPM
1993
September 1926.
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Red Norvo and his Orchestra
It Can Happen Happen to You
Red Norvo 1936-1937
Classics
2000
October 19, 1936. Mildred Bailey vocal.
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Red Norvo and his Orchestra
Peter Piper
Red Norvo 1936-1937
Classics
2000
October 19, 1936. Mildred Bailey vocal.
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Red Norvo and his Orchestra
A Thousand Dreams of You
Red Norvo 1936-1937
Classics
2000
January 8, 1937. Mildred Bailey vocal.
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Red Norvo and his Orchestra
Smoke Dreams
Red Norvo 1936-1937
Classics
2000
January 8, 1937. Mildred Bailey vocal.
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Red Norvo and his Orchestra
The Sunnyside of Things
Red Norvo 1938-1939
Classics
2001
June 30, 1938. Mildred Bailey vocal.
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Red Norvo and his Orchestra
Garden of the Moon
Red Norvo 1938-1939
Classics
2001
July 26, 1938. Mildred Bailey vocal.
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Red Norvo and his Orchestra
I Haven't Changed a Thing
Red Norvo 1938-1939
Classics
2001
July 28, 1938. Mildred Bailey vocal.
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Red Norvo and his Orchestra
A-Tisket, A-Tasket
Red Norvo 1938-1939
Classics
2001
July 28, 1938. Closing out the Mildred Bailey set, all tunes sung with her husband on the vibes. They were known as Mr. and Mrs. Swing.
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Dexter Gordon Quintet
Blowed and Gone
Blowing the Blues Away
Proper
2001
1943. Dexter tenor sax, Sweets Edison trumpet.
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Dizzie Gillespie Sextet
Blue 'N' Boogie
Blowing the Blues Away
Proper
2001
February 9, 1945. Diz trumpet, Dex tenor sax.
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Sir Charles Thompson and his All-Stars
Takin' Off
Blowing the Blues Away
Proper
2001
September 4, 1945. Dex tenor sax, danny barker guitar, Buck Clayton trumpet and Charlie Parker alto sax.
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Dexter Gordon's All Stars
Blow Mr. Dexter
Blowing the Blues Away
Proper
2001
October 30, 1945.
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Dexter Gordon's All Stars
Dexter's Minor Mad
Blowing the Blues Away
Proper
2001
October 30, 1945.
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Dexter Gordon Quintet
Long Tall Dexter
The Chase
Proper
2001
January 29, 1946. Dexter with Bud Poweell piano and Max Roach drums.
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Dexter Gordon Quintet
Chromatic Aberration
The Chase
Proper
2001
June 12, 1947.
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Dexter Gordon Quintet
Blues Bikini
The Chase
Proper
2001
June 12, 1947.
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