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Willis Connover's Voice of America programs on the concert are available here: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc939206/m1/ https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc944387/m1/ They are identified as Parts 1 and 3. I haven't been able to locate Part 2.

The vocalist on Mood Indigo is Mary Mayo.

Didn’t see Jack’s thread. Sorry!

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/09/obituaries/chris-albertson-dead.html?action=click

I think he was "Hendu"

Sonny Criss did a nice version!

What a slippery slope. The Boswell Sisters and Mildred Bailey (with Paul Whitman) also recorded the tune. Do they get axed as well? What about other songs about the south that present an idyllic or idealized view of past times? I air a fair amount of music from the 1920s from what is sometimes referred to as "The People's Republic of Cambridge" (Massachusetts) and occasionally run into tunes with rather dated lyrics (Mississippi Mud, e.g.) from that and later eras. I find a comment acknowledging that the lyrics reflect a different sensibility and a different time puts the recording into a different perspective. Otherwise, a lot of good music would never be heard anymore.

The return of Leon appears to be confirmed. I was surprised that he wasn't at Fenway for the ring ceremony last Tuesday. The Red Sox should be able to hide his bat in the lineup if the rest start hitting. One wonders how much Pedroia has left. He's not off to a good start. Tampa Bay could take the division, quite a feat given payroll considerations.

It's Red Sox v. Yankees tonight, in NY. Red Sox not playing well. Generally bad starting pitching and not much hitting, with a few exceptions. There's a report that Blake Swihart was just designated for assignment. Christian Vasquez played second base yesterday. One wonders if Sandy Leon is headed back to catch.

Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (Benny Goodman, vocal) (skip ad): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP7t119mAMU

There are air checks of other groups as well from the Panther Room in the Hotel Sherman. Bud Freeman and His Summa Cum Laude Orchestra, for example, comes to mind.

Great session!

Robinson Cano homered in his first at bat with the Mets.

Any update to this thread? I'll be in Durham for a few days starting tomorrow for a conference and am wondering if there's anything noteworthy to check out.

Thanks guys. It was a big one.

Saw him conduct at Tanglewood several years ago. RIP.

Odd that the article doesn't even mention the other (superior, IMHO) side that was recorded at the same session: "Dixieland Jass Band One-Step" (also issued as "Dixie Jass Band One-Step"). I aired it on Tuesday (on the 100th anniversary of its recording).

Eddie Costa's "House of Blue Lights" was mentioned already, but it was years ago. It deserves another mention. These three by James Williams are nice: A few other nice ones from Ray Bryant:

The Louis Cottrell album is wonderful. As I recall, the CD reissue adds a couple of tunes that were on a N.O. collection on Riverside.

I wouldn't characterize it as a "scandal" but it certainly was controversial. It was about two years ago. Here's a link to the Boston Globe article: https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2017/01/06/legendary-jazz-impresario-fred-taylor-fired-booker-scullers-jazz-club/wAfhng9pjMP6vxIleWD2zM/story.html