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Up! Now listening to James P. Johnson orchestra 1939 recordings with Red Allen, Higginbotham, Sedric, James P., Eugene Fields (g), Pops Foster ( b ) and Sid Catlett (d). Hungry blues / Memories of you / Old-fashioned love / Swingin´ at the Lido / Havin´a ball for the Honey Bear! Love his warm tone. Maybe this is a blasphemy, but I find his playing (phrasing, rhythm, the way he approaches melody) certainly similar to Lester Young´s... or at least Pres was the first player that came to my mind when listening to Sedric´s solos. Milan? Anyone? (I like to stand corrected, that´s how one can learn )

Has COWLS.com got any relation with COUW? Bringing us spam, John?

I´d like to compare it with the recent Avid 3 CD box-set: (from their website) Roy Eldridge - Little Jazz Giant CD BOX SET AMBX137 ( 5022810213727) 76 sides recorded between 1935 & 1952 Featuring Teddy Wilson, Coleman Hawkins, Artie Shaw, Barney Kessel, Zoot Sims, Dick Hyman, Buddy Tate, Oscar Peterson...and many more! Continuing AVID Entertainment's Gold Remasters 3 x CD Box Set series we present one of the unsung jazz trumpet hero's of the classic jazz era…Roy Eldridge, "The Little Jazz Giant". Our musical journey begins in 1935 with The Delta Four before Roy was invited to front his own swing combo in 1937, a period he was to look back on as the happiest of his playing life. There followed a period of big band success before Roy joined Artie Shaw in 1944 as a featured sideman on an astronomical $500 a week! Following appearances in Europe including Paris and Stockholm, two great jazz cities, Roy returned to New York to fulfil an ambition to record with strings before finishing off our musical journey with four tracks recorded with Oscar Peterson in 1952. CD1 1. Swingin' On That Famous Door 2. Farewell Blues 3. Mary Had A Little Lamb 4. Wabash Stomp 5. Florida Stomp 6. Heckler's Hop 7. Where The Lazy River Goes By 8. That Thing 9. After You've Gone 10. The Gasser 11. Jump Through The Window 12. I Can't Get Started 13. After You've Gone 14. Body And Soul 15. Fish Market 16. Twilight Time 17. Little Jazz Boogie 18. Embraceable You 19. All The Cats Join In 20. Ain't That A Shame? 21. Hi Ho Trailus Boot Whip 22. Tippin' Out 23. Yard Dog 24. Lover, Come Back To Me 25. Rockin' Chair 26. It's The Talk Of The Tow CD2 1. Don't Be That Way 2. I Want To Be Happy 3. Fiesta In Brass 4. St Louis Blues 5. I Only Have Eyes For You 6. 'S'wonderful 7. I'm In The Mood For Love 8. "Bean" At The Met 9. The Grabtown Grapple 10. The Sad Sack 11. Little Jazz 12. Scuttlebutt 13. Mysterioso 14. Hop Skip And Jump 15. The Gentle Grifter 16. King David 17. Undecided 18. Ain't No Flies On Me 19. Wild Driver 20. If I Had You 21. Nuts 22. Goliath Bounce 23. I Remember Harlem 24. L'isle Adam 25. Tu Disais Que Tu M'aimais CD3 1. I'd Love Him So 2. Fireworks 3. Wild Man Blues 4. Echoes Of Harlem 5. School Days 6. Saturday Night Fish Fry - Part 1 7. Saturday Night Fish Fry - Part 2 8. The Heat's On 9. No Rolling Blues 10. They Raided The Joint 11. Roy's Got Rhythm 12. Nappin' John 13. Scottie 14. Baby, What's The Matter With You? 15. Yard Dog 16. Sweet Lorraine 17. Jumbo The Elephant 18. Basin Street Blues 19. I Remember Harlem 20. Easter Parade 21. I See Everybody's Baby 22. Roy's Riff 23. Wrap You Troubles In Dreams 24. Rockin' Chair 25. Little Jazz ...but I´m too lazy!

Track list PROPERBOX68 BENNY CARTER 'THE MUSIC MASTER' Disc One (Accent on Swing) 1. GOODBYE BLUES Carter p 1931 3.17 2. CLOUDY SKIES Hawkins p 1931 2.54 3. GOT ANOTHER SWEETIE NOW Harrison p 1931 2.59 4. BUGLE CALL RAG Pettis, Mills, Schoebel p 1931 2.49 5. DEE BLUES Carter p 1933 2.55 6. SWING IT Bretz, Weiss p 1933 3.10 7. SYNTHETIC LOVE Carter, Mills, Washington p1933 3.25 8. SIX BELLS STAMPEDE Hughes p 1933 2.39 9. LOVE, YOU’RE NOT THE ONE FOR ME Carter p 1933 2.32 10. SWEET SUE, JUST YOU Young, Harris p 1933 2.59 11. BLUE INTERLUDE Carter p 1933 3.25 12. I NEVER KNEW Fio Rito, Kahn p 1933 3.03 13. ONCE UPON A TIME Carter p 1933 3.24 14. KRAZY KAPERS Carter p 1933 3.28 15. DEVIL’S HOLIDAY Carter p 1933 3.06 16. LONESOME NIGHTS Carter p 1933 3.33 17. SYMPHONY IN RIFFS Carter p 1933 3.03 18. BLUE LOU Sampson p 1933 3.05 19. SHOOT THE WORKS Carter, Mills p1934 2.57 20. DREAM LULLABY Carter, Mills p 1934 3.09 21. EVERYBODY SHUFFLE Carter p 1934 3.02 22. THESE FOOLISH THINGS Strachey, Link p 1936 3.00 23. ACCENT ON SWING Carter p 1936 2.49 Disc Two (When Lights Are Low) 1. WHEN LIGHTS ARE LOW Carter, Williams p 1936 2.48 2. BLUE INTERLUDE Carter p 1936 3.07 3. GIN AND JIVE Carter p 1937 2.55 4. NAGASAKI Warren, Dixon p 1937 2.57 5. THERE’S A SMALL HOTEL Rodgers, Hart p 1937 3.05 6. I’M IN THE MOOD FOR SWING Carter p 1937 2.32 7. I’LL NEVER GIVE IN Johnson p 1937 2.40 8. SKIP IT Carter p 1937 2.56 9. LAZY AFTERNOON Carter p 1937 3.01 10. BLUES IN MY HEART Carter p 1937 2.33 11. SOMEBODY LOVES ME Gershwin, McDonald, De Sylva p 1937 2.46 12. MIGHTY LIKE THE BLUES Feather p 1937 3.02 13. PARDON ME, PRETTY BABY Rose, Klages, Meskill p 1937 2.57 14. MY BUDDY Donaldson p 1937 2.47 15. FAREWELL BLUES Mares, Schoebel p 1938 3.13 16. BLUE LIGHT BLUES Ellington p 1938 3.04 17. MELANCHOLY LULLABY Carter p 1939 2.55 18. WHEN LIGHTS ARE LOW Carter, Williams p 1939 2.50 19. RIFF ROMP Carter p 1939 2.55 20. SHUFFLEBUG SHUFFLE Carter p 1939 2.45 21. SLEEP Lebieg p 1940 2.57 22. FISH FRY Carter p 1940 3.10 23. SLOW FREIGHT Carter p 1940 3.20 24. NIGHT HOP Carter p 1940 3.08 25. POM POM Carter p 1940 2.50 Disc Three (Back Bay Boogie) 1. O.K. FOR BABY Carter p 1940 3.03 2. SMACK Feather p 1940 2.36 3. I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT YOU’RE IN LOVE WITH ME McHugh p 1940 4.12 4. BOOGIE WOOGIE SUGAR BLUES Williams, Fletcher p 1940 3.06 5. ALL OF ME Simons, Marks p 1940 3.20 6. CUDDLE UP, HUDDLE UP Carter p 1941 2.43 7. MIDNIGHT Gomez, Parker p 1941 3.16 8. LULLABY TO A DREAM Carter p 1941 3.07 9. WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MADE Adams, Grever p 1941 3.02 10. SUNDAY Miller, Cahn, Stein, Krueger p 1941 2.45 11. BACK BAY BOOGIE Carter p 1941 2.54 12. POINCIANA Simon, Bernier p 1943 3.01 13. LOVE FOR SALE Porter p 1943 3.01 14. I CAN’T ESCAPE FROM YOU Robin, Whiting p 1944 3.21 15. I CAN’T GET STARTED Duke, Gershwin p 1944 2.51 16. I SURRENDER DEAR Barris, Clifford p 1944 3.03 17. MALIBU Carter p 1945 3.03 18. FOREVER BLUES Carter p 1946 2.37 19. JUMP CALL Carter p 1946 2.53 20. LOOKING FOR A BOY Gershwin, Gershwin p 1946 2.51 21. ROSE ROOM Hickman, Williams p 1946 2.57 22. THE MOON IS LOW Brown, Freed p 1946 2.48 23. STAIRWAY TO THE STARS Signorelli, Malneck, Parish p 1946 3.07 24. BYE BYE BLUES Hamm, Bennett, Lown, Gray p 1946 2.44 25. I DONT KNOW WHY I LOVE YOU, LIKE I DO Ahlert, Turk p 1946 3.05 Disc Four (Funky Blues) 1. MOONGLOW Hudson, De Lange, Mills p 1946 2.51 2. GIVE ME SOMETHING TO REMEMBER YOU BY Dietz Schwartz p 1946 2.47 3. LADY BE GOOD Gershwin, Gershwin p 1946 2.38 4. DEEP PURPLE Parish, De Rose p 1946 3.12 5. SWEET GEORGIA BROWN Bernie, Pinkard, Casey p 1946 2.35 6. OUT OF MY WAY Catlett, Grimes, Sigman p 1946 3.00 7. WHAT’LL IT BE Webster p 1946 3.16 8. CADILLAC SLIM Webster p 1946 3.01 9. JAM BLUES Unknown p 1952 14.19 10. WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE? Porter p 1952 15.23 11. FUNKY BLUES Hodges p 1952 13.11 12. ISN’T IT ROMANTIC ? Rodgers, Hart p 1952 3.40 13. GONE WITH THE WIND Wrubel, Magidson p 1952 2.56 14. I GOT IT BAD AND THAT AIN’T GOOD Ellington, Webster p 1952 2.55 15. KEY LARGO Carter, Worth, Suessdorf p 1952 3.06

Track list: PROPERBOX69 ROY ELDRIDGE 'LITTLE JAZZ TRUMPET GIANT' Disc One (Swing Is Here) 1. (LOOKIE, LOOKIE, LOOKIE) HERE COMES COOKIE (Mack Gordon) 3.01 2. WHAT A LITTLE MOONLIGHT CAN DO (Harry MacGregor Woods) 2.58 3. SWEET LORRAINE (Mitchell Parish, Cliff Burwell) 3.02 4. SWINGIN’ ON THE FAMOUS DOOR (Roy Eldridge) 3.01 5. FAREWELL BLUES (Elmer Schoebel, Paul Mares, Leon Rappolo) 3.01 6. I HOPE GABRIEL LIKES MY MUSIC (Dave Franklin) 3.01 7. SWING IS HERE (Gene Krupa, Roy Eldridge, Chu Berry) 2.52 8. BLUE LOU (Edgar Sampson, Irving Mills) 3.05 9. STEALIN’ APPLES (Andy Razaf, Thomas Waller) 2.57 10. TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE (Clay Boland) 3.08 11. WARMIN’ UP (Teddy Wilson) 3.15 12. BLUES IN C SHARP MINOR (Teddy Wilson) 3.18 13. SHOE SHINE BOY (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin) 3.31 14. WABASH STOMP (Roy Eldridge, Edgar Battle) 3.05 15. FLORIDA STOMP (Joe Eldridge, Edgar Battle, Clyde Hart) 2.53 16. HECKLER’S HOP (Roy Eldridge, Joe Eldridge, Edgar Battle) 2.33 17. THAT THING (Roy Eldridge) 2.56 18. SITTIN’ IN (Roy Eldridge) 2.11 19. STARDUST (Mitchell Parish, Hoagy Carmichael) 3.55 20. BODY AND SOUL (Frank Eyton, Robert Sour, Edward Heyman, John Green) 3.52 21. FORTY-SIX WEST FIFTY-TWO (Chu Berry, Milt Gabler) 2.32 22. S-H-I-N-E (Cecil Mack, Lew Brown, Ford Dabney) 4.04 23. ROY’S RIFFIN’ NOW (Unknown) 1.46 24. I’M GETTING SENTIMENTAL OVER YOU (Ned Washington, George Bassman) 2.56 25. HIGH SOCIETY (Walter Melrose, Porter Steele) 3.01 Disc Two (The Gasser) 1. SMACK (Leonard Feather) 2.39 2. I SURRENDER, DEAR (Gordon Clifford, Harry Barris) 4.37 3. I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT YOU’RE IN LOVE WITH ME (Clarence Gaskill, James McHugh) 4.12 4. LET ME OFF UPTOWN (Redd Evans, Earl Bostic) 3.02 5. ROCKIN’ CHAIR (Hoagy Carmichael) 3.00 6. BALL OF FIRE (Roy Eldridge, Gene Krupa) 2.59 7. ROYAL FLUSH (Count Basie) 3.28 8. THE GASSER (Roy Eldridge) 2.53 9. JUMP THROUGH THE WINDOW (Roy Eldridge) 2.40 10. MINOR JIVE (Roy Eldridge) 2.41 11. TEA FOR TWO (Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans) 3.23 12. DON’T BE THAT WAY (Mitchell Parish, Edgar Sampson, Benny Goodman) 3.17 13. I WANT TO BE HAPPY (Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans) 3.01 14. FIESTA IN BRASS (Roy Eldridge, Emmett Berry, Joe Thomas) 2.58 15. ST. LOUIS BLUES (W.C. Handy) 2.36 16. AFTER YOU’VE GONE (Henry Creamer, Turner Layton) 3.01 17. THE SAD SACK (Buster Harding, Artie Shaw) 3.03 18. LITTLE JAZZ BOOGIE (Buster Harding) 2.46 19. EMBRACEABLE YOU (Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin) 3.26 20. LITTLE JAZZ (Buster Harding) 3.00 21. JUST FLOATIN’ ALONG (George Siravo, Artie Shaw) 3.03 22. SCUTTLEBUTT (John Carleton, Artie Shaw) 3.08 23. ALL THE CATS JOIN IN (Eddie Sauter, Alec Wilder, Ray Gilbert) 2.44 24. TIPPIN’ OUT (Buster Harding, Roy Eldridge) 2.45 25. LOVER, COME BACK TO ME (Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg) 3.08 Disc Three (Kind David In Paris...And Stockholm Too) 1. KING DAVID (Roy Eldridge) 3.00 2. IT DON’T MEAN A THING (IF IT AIN’T GOT THAT SWING) (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) 3.00 3. WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN DREAMS (Ted Koehler, Billy Moll, Harry Harris) 3.09 4. UNDECIDED (Sid Robin, Charlie Shavers) 3.23 5. AIN’T NO FLIES ON ME (Unknown) 3.18 6. THE MAN I LOVE (Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin) 3.31 7. EASTER PARADE (Irving Berlin) 2.55 8. WILD DRIVER (Roy Eldridge) 3.08 9. IF I HAD YOU (Ted Shapiro, Jimmy Campbell, Reg. Connelly) 3.32 10. NUTS (Roy Eldridge) 3.15 11. SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME (Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin) 3.07 12. GOLIATH BOUNCE (Roy Eldridge) 3.35 13. I REMEMBER HARLEM (Roy Eldridge) 2.53 14. BABY, DON’T DO ME LIKE THAT (Roy Eldridge) 3.23 15. L’ISLE ADAM (Roy Eldridge) 3.16 16. (WHAT DID I DO TO BE SO) BLACK & BLUE? (Andy Razaf, Harry Brooks, Fats Waller) 3.25 17. ECHOES OF HARLEM (Duke Ellington) 2.42 18. SCHOOLDAYS (Roy Eldridge) 2.51 19. SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY (Part 1) (Jordan, Walsh) 2.24 20. SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY (Part 2) (Jordan, Walsh) 2.31 21. THE HEAT’S ON (Roy Eldridge) 2.59 22. NO ROLLING BLUES (John Collins) 3.03 23. THEY RAIDED THE JOINT (Eldridge, Jackson, Page) 3.12 24. ESTRAD SWING (ROY’S GOT RHYTHM) (Roy Eldridge) 3.23 25. HOPPIN’ JOHN (Roy Eldridge) 3.07 Disc Four (Dale's Wail) 1. SCOTTIE (George Duvivier) 2.58 2. OH! SHUT UP (Roy Eldridge) 3.09 3. HOLLYWOOD PASTIME (Dorsey) 3.59 4. I’D LOVE HIM SO (Benny Carter) 3.24 5. THE HEAT IS ON (TRES CHAUD) (Roy Eldridge) 3.23 6. WILD MAN BLUES (Lil Hardin) 3.47 7. FIREWORKS (Clarence Williams) 2.58 8. BABY, WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH YOU? (Roy Eldridge) 3.20 9. YARD DOG (Roy Eldridge, Buster Harding) 2.54 10. SWEET LORRAINE (Mitchell Parish, Cliff Burwell) 2.50 11. JUMBO THE ELEPHANT (Roy Eldridge) 2.47 12. BASIN STREET BLUES (Spencer Williams) 2.42 13. I REMEMBER HARLEM (Roy Eldridge) 3.29 14. EASTER PARADE (Irving Berlin) 2.49 15. I SEE EVERYBODY’S BABY (Astor, Williams) 2.52 16. ROY’S RIFF (Roy Eldridge) 3.07 17. WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN DREAMS (Ted Koehler, Billy Moll, Harry Barris) 3.18 18. ROCKIN’ CHAIR (Hoagy Carmichael) 3.12 19. LITTLE JAZZ (Buster Harding) 2.35 20. LOVE FOR SALE (Cole Porter) 3.39 21. DALE’S WAIL (Roy Eldridge) 3.36 22. ST. LOUIS BLUES (Parts 1& 2) (W.C. Handy) 6.18

Due out on April 26 4 CD box-set

Due out on April 26. 4 CD box-set Recordings from 1931 to 1952

Any information on their upcoming 4 CD set "The Paramount Masters 1924-1932"?

FYI: there´s a very good Sidney Bechet discography on-line: The Sidney Bechet Society Ltd. presents the recordings of Sidney Bechet

Another vote for the RCA and the Blue Note sessions as some of the most important jazz recordings ever made! BTW: Definitive Records released their usual "complete mastertakes" of these two, with pretty decent sound... where did they rip-off from this time? If you do not want to pick all the Classics or the Masters of Jazz for the earlier recordings (20´s), the Proper Box includes (alongside many later sessions) a short but good overview of this period (about 10 tracks in disc 1). I don´t have my copy here but, as far as I remember, this set includes some Clarence Williams´ Blue Five (with and without Louis Armstrong) and some recordings with blues singers (Red Onion Jazz Babies and more).

I wondered for a long time what on hell did the song title "Jordu" was about, now I know!

I take it from the Mosaic booklet that it was two guys, two pianos. So now we have the ranking: -Waller could sound like two pianists -and Tatum could sound like three!

If you like that one.... PICK THE CENTENNIAL EDITION 5 CD SET WITH HIS COMPLETE VICTOR RECORDINGS FROM 1926 TO 1939 !!!

No excuse. Even though I do not have that "First day..." disc, I MUST BE very closed-ears to mistake Fats Waller for Albert Ammons PLUS Meade Lux Lewis... ...and you can´t blame it on brownie leading me to blind alleys it was my mistake!!!

Buying, trading or swapping CD-R would be OK for me!

A.J. CROCE

DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER

SONNY CLARK

SHORTY ROGERS

Looking for vol. 2 (1923-26) of King Oliver ´s "The Complete Heritage 1923-1931" series (King Jazz label), to complete my collection. Thanks in advance!

Welcome to the club, John!

From Storyville website: March release Art Tatum Live 1951- 53 Vol.6 Art Tatum – piano Everett Barksdale – guitar Slam Stewart - bass Tenderly / Flying Home / The Man I Love / On The Sunny Side Of The Street / Sweet Lorraine / Tea For Two / Tenderly / Out Of Nowhere / Body And Soul / Sweet Lorraine / Tea For Two / Moonglow / Tenderly / I’ve Got The World On A String / September Song / Body And Soul./ Where Or When / Taboo The music on this 71-minute CD (18 tunes) with Art Tatum is previously unreleased. The music was recorded during four live broadcast sessions in New York City – at Cafe Society, Birdland and the Bandbox - between 1951-1953. Sixteen of the numbers are in trio format with Everett Barksdale on guitar and Slam Stewart on bass; the last two numbers are piano solos by Art Tatum. The repertoire performed consists of popular tunes and jazz standards of the day. Art Tatum was a genius; his piano-playing is incomparable; he is one of the greatest American musicians of all time - in any genre. Keeping up with Art Tatum’s intricate style was a great challenge for his side-men; in this respect, guitarist Everett Barksdale was possibly the most successful of all Tatum’s side-men in finding Tatum’s wave-length. The juxtapositions of musical ideas, rhymes, rhythms and syntax fly by so quickly that they are practically impossible to grasp and digest all at once – therefore this CD deserves to be heard again and again in order to appreciate it fully. Tatum’s endless musical ideas prevented him from ever playing a tune the same way twice: just try listening to the three versions of ”Tenderly” on this CD! LABEL: Storyville Records CATALOG NUMBER: 101 8336 GENRE: swing piano jazz BARCODE: 717101833627

...and MARCH RELEASES: Thad Jones Eclipse Trumpets: Erik Tschentscher, Tim Hagans, Lars Togeby, Egon Petersen, Jan Glæsel Trombones: Ture Larsen, Thad Jones, Axel Windfeld, Richard Boone, Bjarne Thanning, Niels Neergaard Saxes: Ole Thoger Nielsen, Jörgen Nilsson, Michael Hove, Bent Jædig, Sahib Shihab Rhythm Section: Jesper Lundgård (bass), Horace Parlan (piano), Ed Thigpen and Bjarne Rostvold (drums), Emmanuel Rahim (congas) Vocals: Richard Boone BASICALLY YOURS / TO YOU / SNICKERDOODLE / I CAN’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE / HONKY PUNK / THIS BASS WAS MADE FOR WALKING / BABY, I CAN’T GET OVER YOU / I HOPE THIS TIME ISN’T THE LAST / ARRIVAL / SCRAPPLE FROM THE APPLE / LA SOLITUDE / MY CENTENNIAL Thad Jones – one of the best and most successful big band leaders in the U.S. since the mid-sixties – moved to Denmark in the late 1970’s and put together his own new 19-man big band, Eclipse, drawing on the absolute best talent among the top Danish musicians, plus several famous American musicians living in Denmark at the time.The American musicians in the band are pianist Horace Parlan, alto and baritone saxophonist Sahib Shihab, drummer Ed Thigpen, trombonist Richard Boone, conga player Emmanuel Rahim and trumpeter Tim Hagans. Six of the twelve tunes (72 min. playing time) are recorded in the studio in 1979; six are recorded live in the Slukefter Club in Tivoli Gardens. This is the first time this music is being released on CD. Of the twelve numbers on the CD, Thad Jones wrote four of them and arranged eight. The musical style is be-bop and "modern" big band. Besides his beautiful tunes and arrangements, Thad Jones’ intense enthusiasm, positive attitude and dynamic leadership brought out the absolute best in his carefully-chosen musicians, and they loved playing for him.Thad Jones was very happy with his "Danish" big band, too. He said. "This is the most concerned, dedicated group of musicians that I have ever worked with … I’m playing with some of the finest musicians I know."This is high-energy modern big band music that swings like mad – great tunes and fine arrangements, with plenty of space for the excellent soloists. LABEL: Storyville Records CATALOG NUMBER: 101 8372 GENRE: modern big band jazz BARCODE: 717101837229 The Blues of Robert Lockwood Jr. & Boogie Bill Webb Robert Lockwood, Jr. – guitar & vocals Boogie Bill Webb – guitar & vocals Harmonica Slim - vocals In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down / Come On Baby, Take A Walk With Me / Exactly Like You / Driving Wheel / They Gonna Ball Tonight / Kind Hearted Woman / She’s Little And She’s Low / Lockwood’s Boogie / Angel Child / Blues With A Feeling / Harmonica Blues / One Room Country Shack / Hoochie Coochie Man / I’m Gonna Leave Here In The Morning / I Thought I Had Myself A Good Woman This 53-minute CD is the first time these two live New Orleans club-recordings from the mid-eighties are being released, featuring deep-South bluesmen Robert Lockwood,Jr. (from Arkansas) and Boogie Bill Webb (from Mississippi). Robert Lockwood, Jr. is said to be the only blues guitarist ever to receive lessons from the legendary bluesman Robert Johnson and is considered the premier interpreter of Robert Johnson’s songs today. Boogie Bill Webb’s style combines his down-home Mississippi roots – particularly influenced by Roosevelt Holts and Tommy Johnson - with a mixture of New Orleans-style blues. Lockwood’s is a solo concert, featuring him on 12-string guitar and vocals; Webb’s is also a solo acoustic guitar concert, with assistance by fellow bluesman Harmonica Slim on vocals. LABEL: Storyville Records CATALOG NUMBER: STCD 8055 GENRE: blues BARCODE: 717101805525 Art Tatum Live 1951- 53 Vol.6 Art Tatum – piano Everett Barksdale – guitar Slam Stewart - bass Tenderly / Flying Home / The Man I Love / On The Sunny Side Of The Street / Sweet Lorraine / Tea For Two / Tenderly / Out Of Nowhere / Body And Soul / Sweet Lorraine / Tea For Two / Moonglow / Tenderly / I’ve Got The World On A String / September Song / Body And Soul./ Where Or When / Taboo The music on this 71-minute CD (18 tunes) with Art Tatum is previously unreleased. The music was recorded during four live broadcast sessions in New York City – at Cafe Society, Birdland and the Bandbox - between 1951-1953. Sixteen of the numbers are in trio format with Everett Barksdale on guitar and Slam Stewart on bass; the last two numbers are piano solos by Art Tatum. The repertoire performed consists of popular tunes and jazz standards of the day. Art Tatum was a genius; his piano-playing is incomparable; he is one of the greatest American musicians of all time - in any genre. Keeping up with Art Tatum’s intricate style was a great challenge for his side-men; in this respect, guitarist Everett Barksdale was possibly the most successful of all Tatum’s side-men in finding Tatum’s wave-length. The juxtapositions of musical ideas, rhymes, rhythms and syntax fly by so quickly that they are practically impossible to grasp and digest all at once – therefore this CD deserves to be heard again and again in order to appreciate it fully. Tatum’s endless musical ideas prevented him from ever playing a tune the same way twice: just try listening to the three versions of ”Tenderly” on this CD! LABEL: Storyville Records CATALOG NUMBER: 101 8336 GENRE: swing piano jazz BARCODE: 717101833627

According to their website, APRIL RELEASES: Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Louis Jordan - alto saxophone and vocals, Eddie Johnson, Josh Jackson – tenor saxophone, Eddie Roane, Aaron Izenhall – trumpet, Arnold Thomas, Bill Davis, Bill Doggett – piano, Po Simpkins,, Dallas Bartley, Bob Rushnell - double bass, Shadow Wilson, Chris Columbus, Joe Morriss – drums, Peggy Thomas, Bixie Crawford - vocals LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL / DADDY-O / FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE / BUZZ ME / SAFE, SANE, AND SINGLE / DANNY BOY / KNOCK ME A KISS / CHOO CHOO CH’BOOGIE / ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET / IS YOU IS OR IS YOU AIN’T MY BABY? / DON’T LET THE SUN CATCH YOU CRYING / ALL FOR THE LOVE OF LIL / HOW LONG MUST I WAIT FOR YOU? / BROKE BUT HAPPY / TEXAS AND PACIFIC / THAT’S WHY WE CAN’T AGREE / SOMETIMES I’M HAPPY / I LIKE ‘EM FAT LIKE THAT / DON’T WORRY ‘BOUT ME / THE DRIPPY DRIPPERS / JUMPIN’ AT THE JUBILEE / CALDONIA This is the first time this music is being released on CD. The 22 tunes on this CD (68 min.) are from three radio broadcasts in Los Angeles in 1943, 1948 & 1949. The repertoire features many Louis Jordan original compositions. Louis Jordan was tremendously popular in the U.S. at the time of these recordings and all through the 50’s. During the period when these recordings were made, he was at the peak of his musicianship, showmanship and popularity. Louis Jordan combined showmanship and musicianship; he was a marvelous instrumentalist and vocalist, radiating plenty of musical energy on stage, and he could be very funny. Included on this CD are some of his most popular tunes, like for instance "Five Guys Named Moe". The style of the music is mostly up-tempo swing jazz and rhythm & blues, with plenty of humor. LABEL: Jazz Unlimited CATALOG NUMBER: 201 2080 GENRE: swing jazz, rhythm & blues BARCODE: 717101208029 The Noble Art Of Teddy Wilson Teddy Wilson (p), Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (B), William Schiøpffe, Bjarne Rostvold (dr) Shiny Stockings / Undecided / Like Someone In Love / Imagination / I Hadn’t Anyone ‘Till You / Fools Rush In / If I Had You / I’ve Got A Feeling I’m Falling / You’re Blasé / When You’re Smiling / Easy Living / Prelude To A Kiss / My Silent Love / You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me / Paradise / My Heart Stood Still / Serenata / Indiana / April In Paris / Deed I Do / Autumn In New York / Ain’t Misbehavin’ / Serenade In Blue / It’s All Right With Me Of the 24 tunes on this 76-minute CD, the first six are previously unreleased; the rest were originally released on two Storyville LP’s. All the tunes were recorded in studio sessions in Copenhagen in 1968. The repertoire consists of famous jazz standards. Teddy Wilson is accompanied by Denmark’s (and one of the world’s) best bassists – Niels-Henning Ørsted Petersen – and two of Denmark’s top drummers – William Schiøpffe and Bjarne Rostvold. Teddy Wilson was the most important pianist of the swing era, but his music is timeless and just as wonderful today. As this CD amply illustrates, Teddy Wilson was the absolute master of touch, taste, technique and elegance. LABEL: Storyville CATALOG NUMBER: 101 8371 GENRE: swing piano jazz BARCODE: 717101837120 Papa Bue’s Viking Jazzband Hamburg 1970/71 – A tribute to Finn Otto Hansen Arne "Bue" Jensen – trombone, Finn Otto Hansen – trumpet, Jørgen Svare – clarinet, Jørn "Jønne" Jensen – piano, Bjarne "Liller" Petersen - banjo & vocal, Jens Sølund – bass, Knud Ryskov Madsen – drums, John Mogensen - vocal Darkness On The Delta / On The Sunny Side Of The Street / Tar Paper Stomp / Lazy River / Down In Chicken Town / Roses Of Picardy / Down By The Riverside / That’s My Home / C.C. Rider / High Society / Entertainer Rag / Out Of Nowhere / White Cliffs Of Dover / Basin Street Blues / Just A Little While To Stay Here This is the first time these German radio broadcasts from 1970-71 with Papa Bue’s Viking Jazzband are being released. The music on this 62-minute CD (15 tunes) is mostly traditional jazz, with a little blues, ragtime, and some evergreens. Papa Bue’s band was about 15 years old - and one of the most popular trad jazz bands in Europe - at the time of these recordings. Finn Otto Hansen is one of Denmark’s finest trumpet players of all time – just listen to his wonderful dynamics and laid-back style on "Out of Nowhere". There is wonderful enthusiasm and energy in the band’s music, and it swings like mad. After listening to this CD one can understand that today – after almost fifty years – Papa Bue’s Viking Jazzband is still one of the most popular trad jazz bands in Europe. LABEL: Storyville CATALOG NUMBER: 101 4256 GENRE: traditional jazz BARCODE: 717101425624