Jazz Focus

Business in Q -  Archie Bleyer 2 ..  more arrangements by the prolific Mr. Bleyer, played by Frank Trumbauer, Cab Calloway, Ben Pollack, Gene Kardos, Joe Haymes, Red Nichols, Noble Sissle, Ambrose and His Orchestra, McKinney's Cotton Pickers, Clarence Williams, Fletcher Henderson, Bubber Miley and His Mileage Makers, Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy, Jack Teagarden, Dave Nelson and the King's Men, George Olsen --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Ragtime to Stride:  James P. Johnson Piano Rolls . . recorded between 1917 and 1924, these rolls were made for a variety of companies including QRS and Universal - mostly before Johnson was recording commercially.  Here are versions of "Carolina Shout" and many of his showpieces, including a long medley of tunes from Runnin' Wild in 1922 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Django and American Friends . .recordings made in Paris between 1934 and 1940 featuring the great Gypsy guitarist with American and European jazz players  . . Bill Coleman, Frank "Big Boy" Goudie, Christian Wagner, Andre Ekyan, Alix Combelle, June Cole, Garnett Clark, Joe Turner, George Johnson, Larry Adler, and Stephane Grappelli --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

WETF Show - Business in F - the arrangements of Archie Bleyer.  Dance band records from 1928-32 featuring stock arrangements by the prolific, accomplished and virtually unknown Bleyer . . versions by King Oliver, Bubber Miley, Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson, Louis Armstrong, Ben Pollack, Joe Haymes, Ben Bernie, Gene Kardos, Ted Lewis, Fess Williams, Thelma Terry and Noble Sissle --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Peter Ecklund - Horn of Plenty.  Originally recorded for Stomp Off, this album features cornetist Ecklund's arrangements and band leading skills as well has his immaculate playing.  Also featured are Marty Grosz, Ken Peplowski, Joe Muranyi, Vince Giordano and Dan Barrett - great chamber jazz from the 1980's recreating and reanimating tunes from the 1920's and 30's. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Stratosphere - the Jimmie Lunceford Decca recordings, part 1.  Featuring the arrangements of Eddie Wilcox, Willie Smith and Eddie Durham (part 2 will feature Sy Oliver's charts) . . great solos by Eddie Tompkins, Paul Webster, Sy Oliver, Elmer Crumbley, Willie Smith, Joe Thomas, Earl Carruthers, Eddie Wilcox, Al Norris, Mose Allen and Jimmy Crawford . . the arrangements and incredible saxophone section are really the stars on these 1934-38 sides. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Never Too Much - Coleman Hawkins Quintet from January to March, 1945.  Howard McGhee, Sir Charles Thompson, Oscar Pettiford or Eddie Robinson, Denzil Best with guests Allan Reuss and Vic Dickenson in Swing-to-Bop transition records made for Asch and Capitol --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Zaggin' With Zig - The Ziggy Elman Orchestra Bluebird sides from 1938-39 featuring mostly members of the Benny Goodman Orchestra (Hymie Schertzer, Dave Matthews, Toots Mondello, Noni Bernardi, Jerry Jerome, Babe Russin, Art Rollini, Jess Stacy, Milt Raskin, Johnny Guarnieri, Ben Heller, Al Kendis, Nick Fatool, Artie Bernstein) doing some excellent Jazz as well as pop standards.  Two bonus cuts by Toots Mondello and His Orchestra leading virtually the same band (with Claude Thornhill) for Varsity.  Sorry in advance for some technical glitches on this one - the narration part was slightly compromised by a microphone issue, but the music is fine! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

WETF Show In A Jam - Duke Ellington and his Orchestra recording for Capitol Transcriptions in 1946 and 1947 . . between the end of his recordings for Victor and the beginning of his Musicraft contract with repertoire from both . . featuring Ray Nance, Cat Anderson, Harold "Shorty" Baker, Taft Jordan, Joe Nanton (his final recordings), Lawrence Brown, Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope, Johnny Hodges, Al Sears, Harry Carney along with Duke, Oscar Pettiford and Sonny Greer --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Guitar in High - Teddy Bunn . . great guitarist whose career stretched from the 1920's to the 1960's.  Here we will listen to sides from 1938-40 including those he made with the Mezzrow-Ladnier Quintet (Mezz Mezzrow, Tommy Ladnier, Pops Foster and Manzie Johnson), Rosetta Crawford (Mezzrow, Ladnier and James P. Johnson), the Frankie Newton Quintet/Port of Harlem Jazz Men (Frankie Newton, J.C. Higginbotham, Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis, Pops Foster, Sid Catlett), Sidney Bechet Quartet (Bechet, Foster, Catlett) and by himself in a virtually unique solo guitar session from 1940 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support