In A Mellow Tone
Wednesday August 10th, 2016 with Ron Steeds
Jazz and Blues recorded August 10 between 1920 and 2014
Two hours of jazz and blues...
Set 1: 1920's blues, including the record - Crazy Blues - that launched the race record craze in the 20's. Crazy Blues sold over a million copies! |
Crazy Blues Mamie Smith & Her Jazz Hounds - The Okeh Blues Story - Rhino Records |
Blue Goose Blues Jesse "Baby Face" Thompson - Let Me Tell You About The Blues: Texas - Fantastic Voyage |
Set 2: 1930's - lots of vocals and two versions of Blue Skies.... |
You Gave Me Everything But Love Art Tatum - Complete Original American Decca Recordings - Definitive |
Blue Skies Earl Hines - That's a Plenty - Membran Quadromania |
Let That Liar Alone Golden Gate Quartet - American Pop: From Minstral To Mojo - West Hill Audio |
Blue Skies John Kirby - Rehearsin' For A Nervous Breakdown - Past Perfect |
Set 3: 1950's - more blues, more vocals, some trumpet... |
The Golden Rule Dave Bartholomew - Golden Rule In New Orleans - Hoodoo Records |
Move On Dowen The Line Earl Hooker - The Sun Blues Box - Bear Family |
Russ Job Chet Baker - The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker - Pacific Jazz |
Set 4:1960's - three tenor sax players... |
Lush Life Clifford Jordan - Spellbound - Riverside |
Naima Archie Shepp - Four For Trane - Impulse! |
Nardis Joe Henderson - Complete Milestone Recordings - Milestone |
Set 5: 1970's Pt. 1 - an early ECM recording of avant garde music: Marion Brown's tone poem to nature around his home... |
Afternoon of a Georgia Faun Marion Brown - Afternoon of a Georgia Faun - ECM |
Set 6: 1970's Pt. 2 - Freddie reciting a poem... |
Black Soldier Freddie Hubbard - The Art Of Freddie Hubbard: Atlantic Years - Atlantic |
Nevenka Michael Smith - Reflections On Progress - Storyville |
Set 7: The 1980's and 1990's - early Tim Berne... |
Icicles Revisited Tim Berne - Fulton Street Maul - Columbia |
Blue Honda A La Truck Hugh Ragin - Back To Saturn - Black Saint |
Set 8: We end the show in 2014...the Chicago free jazz scene... |
Come to the Place of Love (For Samee) Michael Zerang - Songs From The Big Book Of Love - Pink Palace |
Enjoy the show! Thanks for listening!
9:20 PM, August 10th, 2016