Swing Is In The Air
Sunday August 2nd, 2020 with Bruce Walton
Vee Jay and Delmark jazz / a tribute to Annie Ross
In the first hour, jazz from two Chicago labels: Vee Jay, where jazz was pretty much a sideline, and Delmark, which was very much a jazz label. In the second hour, a look at the career of the recently-deceased vocalist Annie Ross, solo and with Lambert Hendricks and Ross.
| Foolin' Around Slowly (1955) Red Holloway - The Vee Jay Story |
| Robbins' Nest (2000) Sir Charles Thompson - Delmark - 50 Years of Jazz and Blues |
| Yellow Fire (2000) Franz Jackson & his Salty Dogs - Delmark - 50 Years of Jazz and Blues |
| Exodus (1961) Eddie Harris - The Vee Jay Story |
| My Friend Eddie (1998) Kevin O'Donnell's Quality Six - Delmark - 50 Years of Jazz and Blues |
| Surrey With The Fringe On Top (1961) Wynton Kelly - The Vee Jay Story |
| Weary Blues (2002) Bay City Jazz Band - Delmark - 50 Years of Jazz and Blues |
| Just In Time (1961) Lee Morgan - The Vee Jay Story |
| All Or Nothing At All (1962) Wayne Shorter - The Vee Jay Story |
| Rainbow Mist (1944, re-issued on Delmark) Coleman Hawkins - Delmark - 50 Years of Jazz and Blues |
| Willow Weep For Me (1961) Eddie Harris - The Vee Jay Story |
| South Shore Drive (1957) Paul Williams - The Vee Jay Story |
| Two Little Words (1998) Francine Griffin - Delmark - 50 Years of Jazz and Blues |
| Laura (1959) Jimmy Forrest - Delmark - 50 Years of Jazz and Blues |
| Twisted (1952) Annie Ross - The Bebop Singers (compilation) |
| Jackie (1953) Annie Ross - The Bebop Singers |
| Lambert Hendricks And Ross were hugely popular during the five or so years they were together. A publicist or music writer came up with nicknames for them - Annie Ross was the "Queen of Jazz" and Jon Hendricks was the "James Joyce of Jive", while Dave Lambert got the less glamorous "World's Oldest Living Bebop Singer". |
| Midnight Indigo Lambert Hendricks And Ross - Sing Ellington (1960) |
| "It's Sand, Man!" Lambert Hendricks And Ross - Sing A Song Of Basie (1957) |
| Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea Annie Ross - Sings A Song With Mulligan (1957) |
| Little Pony Lambert Hendricks And Ross - Sing A Song Of Basie |
| Invitation To The Blues Annie Ross w/Zoot Sims - A Gasser! (1959) |
| Down For The Count Lambert Hendricks And Ross - Sing A Song Of Basie |
| I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan Annie Ross - Sings A Song With Mulligan |
| Come On Home Lambert Hendricks And Ross - High Flying w/The Ike Isaacs Trio (1961) |
| Moanin' Lambert Hendricks And Ross - The Hottest New Group In Jazz (1959) |
| My Old Flame Annie Ross - Sings A Song With Mulligan |
| I Was Doin' Alright Annie Ross w/Zoot Sims - A Gasser! |
| Blue Lambert Hendricks And Ross - High Flying w/The Ike Isaacs Trio |
| Fun To Be Fooled Annie Ross - Let Me Sing (2005) |
| Travlin' Light Annie Ross - To Lady With Love (2014) |
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