Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Face the Music 10.22.15 – 8th set of Fives

Tillie’s Downtown Now
Bud Freeman & his Windy City Five 1935
{opens with rare example of Bud playing clarinet}

Blue Drag
Quintette du Hot Club de France 1935

Days Beyond Recall
Bunk Johnson & Sidney Bechet 1945
{Bechet confining himself to the clarinet}

Ain’t Misbehavin’
Pat Flowers 1945
{Detroit based pianist & Fats Waller devotee}

I Believe in Miracles
Fats Waller & his Rhythm 1935
{featuring Waller the organist}

Stardust
Coleman Hawkins avec Django Reinhardt 1935

When Somebody Thinks You’re Wonderful
Fats Waller & his Rhythm 1935

Slim’s Jam
Slim Gaillard with Dodo Marmarosa, Bam Brown,
Zutty Singleton, Jack McVea, Charlie Parker &
Dizzy Gillespie 1945

Black and Tan Fantasy
Duke Ellington & his Orchestra 1945

Song of the Vagabonds
Art Tatum piano solo recorded live for V Disc 1945

Texas Stomp
Big Maceo Merriweather & Tampa Red
with drummer Tyrell Dixon 1945

Screamin’ Boogie
Lionel Hampton & his Orchestra
extended play V-Disc recording 1945

At the El Grotto
Wardell Gray with Earl Hines’ Orchestra 1945

What’s This
Illinois Jacquet & his All Stars 1945

Girl of my Dreams
Ike Quebec All Stars 1945

Donby {based on “Perdido”}
Don Byas Quartet 1945





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