Face the Music 4.04.19

Fourth Radio Ruminations for Jim Dapogny

Relaxin’

Willie the Lion Smith 1958

Blues from Lenox Avenue

written by William Grant Still 1936

played by Denver Oldham 1991

Echoes of Harlem {Cootie’s Concerto}

Duke Ellington & his Orchestra 1936

The Call of the Blues

Sidney De Paris’ Blue Note Jazzmen 1944

Don’t You Leave Me Here

Dick Wellstood, Kenny Davern & Bob Rosengarden 

{“The Blue Three”}1981

Save It, Pretty Mama

Sidney Bechet’s New Orleans Feetwarmers 1940

Crying for the Carolines

James P. Johnson 1930

Shy and Sly

Luckey Roberts 1946

Take It From Me

Ralph Sutton Trio 1951

Singin’ the Blues

Eddie Condon & his Dixieland Band 1955

Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home?

Pee Wee Russell’s Rhythmakers 1938

Short Story

James Dapogny’s Chicago Jazz Band 1994

St. Louis Blues

Art Tatum 1940

Easy Street

Duke Ellington & his Famous Orchestra 1941

Blue Skies

Ben Webster 1944

Face the Music 3.28.19

Third Radio Ruminations for Jim Dapogny

In a Mist {a la Gershwin}

Dick Hyman {encore, by request!}2003

Swanee

George Gershwin {player piano roll}

Pardon the Glove

Jack Hylton & his Orchestra 1927

You Forgot Your Gloves

Fred Waring & his Pennsylvanians 1931

I Am Only Human After All

Joe Venuti & his New Yorkers 1930

It’s Psychological

Joey Nash with Richard Himber & his Orchestra 1934

Out of Breath and Scared to Death of You

Joe Venuti & his New Yorkers 1930

The Half of it Dearie Blues

Dick Hyman & Tom Pletcher 2003

Rose of Washington Square

Easy Street Jazz Band

vocal by James Dapogny

Sunday

Bix Beiderbecke with the Goldkette Orchestra

vocal by the Keller Sisters & Lynch 1926

Everybody Loves My Baby

Bunny Berigan & the Boswell Sisters

with the Dorsey Brothers’ Orchestra 1932

I’se a-Muggin’

Jack Teagarden & The Three T’s 1936

I’m an Old Cowhand

Charlie Barnet & his Orchestra 1936

Take Me Back to the Wide Open Places

Fats Waller & his Rhythm 1938

Easy Street

Trummy Young with Jimmie Lunceford’s Orchestra 1941

Face the Music 3.21.19

Second Radio Ruminations for Jim Dapogny

Miss Otis Regrets

Art Hodes

The Dream

James P. Johnson

Blues

Jam Session at Victor

Spanish Venus

Eubie Blake

Mo’lasses

Tom Roberts plays Luckey Roberts

I Got Plenty O’Nuttin’

Dick Hyman & Tom Pletcher

A Good Man is Hard to Find

Jam Session at Commodore

Black and Blue

Muggsy Spanier

Salute to Fats

Johnny Guarnieri & Lester Young

Dedication

Coleman Hawkins & the Chocolate Dandies

New Orleans

Bobby Hackett

Creole Love Call

Easy Street Jazz Band

In a Little Spanish Town

Yusef Lateef

In a Little Spanish Town

Lester Young

Face the Music 3.14.19
First Radio Ruminations for Jim Dapogny

Tea for Two
Fats Waller 1937

Euphonic Sounds
William Albright plays Scott Joplin 1909/1989

The Pearls
Jelly Roll Morton 1938

Relaxing at the Touro
Muggsy Spanier’s Ragtime Band 1939

Blueberry Rhyme
James P Johnson 1939

In a Mist
Dick Hyman 2003

29th and Dearborn
Richard M Jones Jazzmen 1944

Fish Tail Blues
High Society
Jelly Roll Morton’s Kings of Jazz 1924

Mama’s Gone, Goodbye
Piron’s New Orleans Orchestra 1923

Terrible Blues
Red Onion Jazz Babies 1924

Pee Wee Blues
John Williams’ Synco Jazzers 1927

What Is There To Say?
Bud Freeman & his Windy City Five 1935

Lazy River
George Zack & George Wettling 1945

Havin' a Ball
James P. Johnson & his Orcherstra 1939

Face the Music 3.07.19

Wolverine Blues
Jelly Roll Morton 1923

Bouncing Around
Sam Morgan’s Jazz Band 1927

Isabelle
Mary Lou Williams 1936

Blue Reefer Blues {Jazzin' Babies Blues}
Richard M. Jones & his Jazz Wizards 1935

My Honey’s Lovin’ Arms
Bud Freeman Trio 1938

Honeysuckle Rose
Fats Waller & his Rhythm 1937

Bouncin’ Around
Alix Combelle avec Philippe Brun’s Swing Band 1938

Johnny Come Lately
Duke Ellington & his Famous Orchestra 1942

Sleep
Ben Webster with Sid Catlett’s Quartet 1944

Blue Harlem
Ike Quebec Quintet 1944

Blue Rol
Roland Kirk Quartet 1967

Hawk’s Variations
Coleman Hawkins, unaccompanied 1945

Peg O’My Heart
Lester Young Trio 1946

Just Friends
Ben Webster, Sweets Edison & Jimmy Rowles
with Lady Day’s backup band 1957