In A Mellow Tone
Wednesday February 28th, 2018 with Ron Steeds
Black History Month, Part 4 - sessions recorded February 28 between 1943 and 1982 led by Black horn players
Two hours of great jazz to celebrate Black History Month
| Set 1: Bird from 1943 and 1945 |
| Yardin' With Yard Charlie Parker - Integrale: Groovin' High 1940-1945 - Fremeaux |
| Groovin' High Charlie Parker - Integrale: Groovin' High 1940-1945 - Fremeaux |
| All The Things You Are Charlie Parker - Integrale: Groovin' High 1940-1945 - Fremeaux |
| Dizzy Atmosphere Charlie Parker - Integrale: Groovin' High 1940-1945 - Fremeaux |
| Set 2: Texas tenor John Hardee recorded Feb. 28, 1946 |
| Tired John Hardee Swingtet - Complete Blue Note Forties Recordings of Ike Quebec and John Hardee - Mosaic |
| Blue Skies John Hardee Swingtet - Complete Blue Note Forties Recordings of Ike Quebec and John Hardee - Mosaic |
| Hardee's Partee (master) John Hardee Swingtet - Complete Blue Note Forties Recordings of Ike Quebec and John Hardee - Mosaic |
| Hardee's Partee (alt tk) John Hardee Swingtet - Complete Blue Note Forties Recordings of Ike Quebec and John Hardee - Mosaic |
| Idaho (alt tk) John Hardee Swingtet - Complete Blue Note Forties Recordings of Ike Quebec and John Hardee - Mosaic |
| Idaho (master) John Hardee Swingtet - Complete Blue Note Forties Recordings of Ike Quebec and John Hardee - Mosaic |
| Set 3: Chicago tenor Gene Ammons in 1949 |
| Tenor Eleven Gene Ammons - Early Visions - Chess |
| Once In a While Gene Ammons - Early Visions - Chess |
| Do You Really Mean It Gene Ammons - Early Visions - Chess |
| Bless You Gene Ammons - Early Visions - Chess |
| Set 4: Duke's go-to alto player - Johnny Hodges - leading his own ensemble in 1951 |
| Jeep's Blues Johnny Hodges - Jazz Masters 35 - Verve |
| Castle Rock Johnny Hodges - Jazz Masters 35 - Verve |
| Set 5: The first great tenor saxophonist - Coleman Hawkins - relaxing... |
| I'll Never Be The Same Coleman Hawkins - The Hawk Relaxes - Prestige Moodsville |
| Moonglow Coleman Hawkins - The Hawk Relaxes - Prestige Moodsville |
| Speak Low Coleman Hawkins - The Hawk Relaxes - Prestige Moodsville |
| Just a Gigolo Coleman Hawkins - The Hawk Relaxes - Prestige Moodsville |
| Texas clarinetist John Carter records Dauwhe February 28, 1982 as the first work of his five part "Roots and Folklore: Episodes in the Development of American Folk Music". |
| Dauwhe John Carter Octet - Dauwhe - Black Saint |
| Ode to the Flower Maiden John Carter Octet - Dauwhe - Black Saint |
| Enter From the East John Carter Octet - Dauwhe - Black Saint |
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Enjoy the music! Lots of great jazz in store for this evening. Thanks for listening.
9:27 PM, February 28th, 2018