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Swingin' In The Key of Slim - Slim Gaillard's jazz recordings 1939-40 Jul 27, 2022

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Great series of recordings by Slim Gaillard's Flat Foot Floogie Boys including Cyril Newman, Al Killian, Henry Goodwin, Garvin Bushell, Herman Tindall, Kenneth Hollon, Lournell Morgan, Slam Stewart, Nick Fenton and others - fun originals and terrific jazz playing

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WETF Show - Wingy Manone in the 1930's - George Brunies, Santo Pecora, Eddie iller, Sidney Arodin . . . Jul 27, 2022

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Wingy Manone - 1934 . .recordings with the New Orleans Rhythm Kings and Wingy Manone and His Orchestra featuring Eddie Miller, Sidney Arodin, Santo Pecora, George Brunies, Terry Shand, Gil Bowers, Nappy Lamare, Bennie Pottle, Bob White and Ray Bauduc . .trad before trad

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Swing, Mr. Bunny- Bunny Berigan's 1936 records with Forrest Crawford Jul 22, 2022

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Swing Mr. Bunny - Bunny Berigan and the house band from the Famous Door in 1936 featuring the virtually forgotten tenor and clarinet man Forrest Crawford along with Joe Bushkin, Bud Freeman, Eddie Condon, Mort Stuhlmaker, Carmen Mastren, Frank Signorelli, Red McKenzie, Cozy Cole and Stan King doing small group jazz under the leadership of Berigan, McKenzie and the Mound City Blue Blowers

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WETF Show - Venuti and Lang with vocalists! featuring Adrian Rollini, Jimmy Dorsey and others Jul 22, 2022

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Venuti and Lang with vocalists! Recordings from 1927-32 of the classic duo backing Annette Hanshaw, the Ponce Sisters, Reis and Dunn, Red McKenzie and Cliff Edwards. Including Adrian Rollini, Jimmy Dorsey, Art Schutt and Frank Signorelli

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Lucky Day - Lucky Thompson's first recordings . .Dodo Marmarosa, Benny Carter, Freddie Green, J.J. Johnson Jul 15, 2022

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First recordings led by the great tenor saxophonist Lucky Thompson n 1945-47. All done on the West Coast and featuring Karl George, J.J. Johnson, Rudy Rutherford, Freddie Green, Bill Doggett, Dodo Marmarosa, Jackie Mills, Benny Carter, Neal Hefti, Barney Kessel and others

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WETF show - Stompin' Around . .1935 radio transcriptions of the Casa Loma Orchestra! Jul 15, 2022

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Stompin' Around - 1935 radio transcriptions of the Casa Loma Orchestra featuring Gene Gifford arrangements and solos by Sonny Dunham, Grady Watts, Billy Rausch, Clarence Hutchenrider, Pat Davis, Joe Hall and Tony Briglia . .great on the cusp of swing playing!

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Red McKenzie and the Mound City Blue Blowers Jul 05, 2022

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Great 1930's sides led by Red McKenzie and the Mound City Blue Blowers with Muggsy Spanier, Coleman Hawkins, Eddie Miller, Bunny Berigan, Yank Lawson, Nappy Lamare, Gil Bowers, Ray Bauduc and others

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WETF Show - Art Farmer in Europe Jul 05, 2022

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Trumpeter Art Farmer was in France and Sweden with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra in the Fall of 1954 and recorded with several groups, including two under his own name . . these sides feature Clifford Brown, Jimmy Cleveland, Anthony Ortega and Clifford Solomon from the Hampton band as well as Swedish stars Ake Persson, Bengt Hallberg, Arne Domnerus and Lars Gullin playing Quincy Jones arrangements and blending the hard bop and cool styles

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Eddie Lang - Eddie's Twister Jun 27, 2022

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Most of the recordings released under the name of the great guitarist Eddie Lang . . .1927-33 featuring great guitar solos as well as duets with Frank Signorelli or Art Schutt. Also some great band sides with Tommy Dorsey (on trumpet as well as trombone), Jimmy Dorsey, Leo McConville, Andy Secrest, Charles Strickfadden, Izzy Friedman, Joe Tarto and Stan King.

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WETF Show on Johnny Dodds and Jimmie Noone's records for Decca in 1937 and 1938 Jun 27, 2022

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Johnny Dodds and Jimmie Noone on Decca . . 1937 and 1938 sessions for the two innovative New Orleans clarinetists backed by a swing band including Charlie Shavers, Pete Brown, Teddy Bunn, John Kirby, Wellman Braud and O'Neil Spencer

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