Monday, October 12, 2015



Face the Music 10.15.15 – A Seventh Parcel of Fives

Fat Meat and Greens
Jimmy Blythe piano solo 1925

Charleston
James P. Johnson player piano roll 1925

Charleston
{test pressing with weird novelty vocal outbursts}
Paul Whiteman & his Orchestra 1925

Spanish Shawl
Richard M. Jones Jazz Wizards 1925

My Heart
Louis Armstrong & his Hot Five 1925
{first recording as leader of his own band}

Get It Fixed
Rosa Henderson with the Kansas City Four 1925

Toddlin’ Blues
Bix Beiderbecke & his Rhythm Jugglers 1925

Mishawaka Blues
The Cotton Pickers 1925

TNT
Fletcher Henderson & his Orchestra 1925

Maple Leaf Rag
Paul Mares & his Friars Society Orchestra 1935

Bandana Days
The Carnival Three 1945
{James P. Johnson, Omer Simeon, Pops Foster}

Take It Easy
Fats Waller & his Rhythm 1935

Streamline Gal
Willie the Lion Smith & his Cubs 1935

Runnin’ Wild
Jimmie Lunceford & his Orchestra 1935

Farewell Blues
The Delta Four 1935
{Roy Eldridge, Joe Marsala,
Carmen Mastren, Sid Weiss}

Bughouse
Red Norvo & his Swing Octet 1935
{including Bunny Berigan,
Chu Berry & Gene Krupa}

Good Bait
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet 1945

Tippin’ In
Erskine Hawkins & his Orchestra 1945










Monday, October 5, 2015


Willie the Lion Smith


Oliver Naylor's Orchestra

Face the Music 10.08.15: A Sixth Parcel of Fives

Hors d’oeuvre
Murray’s Ragtime Banjo Quartet
with the Bohemian Band – London 1915

I’m Neutral
Bert Williams 1915

Manhattan
California Ramblers 1925

Cake Walkin’ Babies From Home
Bessie Smith with Henderson’s Hot Six 1925

Bessemer Bound Blues
Ma Rainey & her Georgia Band
{Henderson’s unit with
Coleman Hawkins blowing bass sax} 1925

Rock, Aunt Dinah, Rock
Coot Grant & Kid Wesley Wilson 1925

Rag Mama Rag {take two}
Blind Boy Fuller & Gary Davis 1935

Keep Your Temper
The Gulf Coast Seven with
Willie the Lion Smith 1925

Military Mike
Original Memphis Five 1925

In Harlem’s Araby
The Get Happy Band
with Sidney Bechet 1925

Hot Aire
George Olsen & his Music 1925

Look Who’s Here!
The Little Ramblers 1925

Sweet Georgia Brown
Oliver Naylor’s Orchestra 1925

Rampart Street Blues
Lovie Austin & her Serenaders 1925

Wolverine Blues
At Hodes Hot Seven 1945

Harlem Hotcha
The Carnival Three
{James P. Johnson,
Omer Simeon & Pops Foster} 1945

King Porter
Benny Goodman & his Orchestra
{arrangement by Fletcher Henderson} 1935