Jazz Focus

Sidney Bechet unfettered, with just rhythm sections recording for Blue Note and Victor 1939-41 . .great sides including "Summertime," "Strange Fruit," and "Blues in Thirds" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Great Harlem band playing between Atlantic City and the Paradise club in NYC . . pianist Johnson is heard with Benny Waters (who did most of the arrangements), Ben Whitted, Benny Carter, Edgar Sampson, Jabbo Smith, Sidny DeParis, Leonard Davis, Thomas Morris, Gus Aiken, Charlie Irvis, Jimmy Harrison, George Stafford, Cyrus St. Clair and Bobby Johnson, with vocals by Monette Moore! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Earl Hines was in Paris in November, 1949 with the Louis Armstrong All Stars and Vogue Records used his presence on two recording sessions- one of solos and one with a trio, quartet and quintet including his fellow All Stars Barney Bigard and Arvell Shaw.  Rounding out the group was trumpeter Buck Clayton, who was touring France at the same time with his own group, featuring drummer Wallace Bishop (who had played with Hines' big band in the 1930's). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

How'm I Doin?  The Capitol recording of Sharkey Bonano - New Orleans trumpeter's recording from 1949-53 featuring Santo Pecora, Jack Delaney, Lester Bouchon, Harry Shields, Bujie Centobie, Jeff Riddick, Arthur Pons, Monk Hazel, Lizzie Miles and Buglin' Sam Dekemel. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Freddie Keppard was king before King Oliver and he fortunately recorded quite a bit in Chicago in the 1920's, although many items are up for debate . . Here he is definitely with his own Jazz Cardinals, Cookie's Gingersnaps and Jimmy Bertrand.  Somewhat less certain are the records with Jimmy Blythe, Sarah Martin and the Kansas City Stompers, although all have great jazz regardless! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

WETF Show - the records made by promoter Joe Davis in the mid 1940's . . great small group swing directed by saxophonist Walter "Foots" Thomas featuring Coleman Hawkins, Emmett Berry, Charlie Shavers, Ben Webster, Budd Johnson, Eddie Barefield, Ernie Caceres, Milt Yaner, Hilton Jefferson, Clyde Hart, Thelonious Monk and others! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Before his landmark Free Jazz album of 1960 Coleman recorded two albums for Contemporary (Something Else and Tomorrow is the Question) documenting his progress and evolution.  With Don Cherry, Billy Higgins, Shelly Manne, Red Mitchell, Walter Norris, Percy Heath and Don Payne and the first recordings of "Lorraine" and "Tears Inside" - remarkably tonal music in the bebop tradition with some avante garde touches. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Great sides on the more swing-side done by Bechet's New Orleans Feetwarmers for Victor . . Rex Stewart, John Lindsay, Baby Dodds, Herb Jeffries and Earl Hines on one date; Willie the Lion Smith, Charlie Shavers, Everett Barksdale, Wellman Braud and either Manzie Johnson or Big Sid Catlett on the other two. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

The great New Orleans clarinetist Johnny Dodds made three sessions in the spring and fall of 1927 with a band he called the Black Bottom Stompers . .in a trio with Lil Armstrong and Bud Scott and two full bands with Natty Dominique, George Mitchell, Louis Armstrong, Roy Palmer, John Thomas, Barney Bigard, Earl Hines, Charlie Alexander, Bud Scott and Baby Dodds as well as one guest reunion with King Oliver in 1926.  These well-recorded sides show why he was held in such esteem from his earliest performing days until his death in 1940. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Miles on the side - Miles Davis recording as a sideman in the 1950's with Lee Konitz, Al Cohn and Cannonball Adderley - with Sal Mosca, Billy Bauer, Max Roach, Kenny Clarke, Art Blakey, Zoot Sims, Sonny Truitt, Hank Jones, John Lewis and others! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support