Jazz Focus

Punch Miller in the 1920's . . legendary New Orleans trumpeter and some of his first recordings with Al WY"nn, Frankie Franko, Jimmy Bertrand, Frankie "Half Pint" Jaxon and Tiny Parham with contributions from Sid Catlett, Quinn Wilson, Darnell Howard, Lester Boone and quite a few little known but excellent Chicago musicians. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Charlie Parker the sideman in the 1940's and 50's . . recordings with Red Norvo's Selected Sextet, The Sir Charles Thompson All Stars, Clyde Hart All Stars, Miles Davis Quintet and Sextet featuring Dizzy Gillespie, Flip Phillips, Teddy Wilson, Buck Clayton, Dexter Gordon, Trummy Young, Sonny Rollins and others. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Eubie!  Recordings from 1969 and 1971 of Eubie Blake playing some of his own tunes from the 1920's and 30's along with Noble Sissle and Ivan Harold Browning . . medleys from "Shuffle Along" (1921) and African-American shows from the turn of the century as well as ragtime and very early stride piano showpieces. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

WETF Broadcast - Jazz is Where You Find It II - Australia.  Some great Swaggie record sessions featuring Bob and Len Barnard, Roger Bell, Tom Pickering and Ian Pearce .. a terrific blend of Traditional, New Orleans, Swing and even some later styles of Jazz. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Hot Trumpets - focus on the trumpets this time.  Red Nichols, Syd Valentine, Jack Purvis, Bill Coleman, Duncan Whyte, Arthur Briggs, Hot Lips Page, Frankie Newton and Max Kaminsky all featured with just a rhythm section, unencumbered by other horns!  Records from the middle 1920's through the early 1940's reflecting numerous jazz styles and developments! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Lighter Than A Feather - Red Norvo's Hickory House Band 1936 Small group featuring arrangements by Norvo and Eddie Sauter before Norvo's big band with Mildred Bailey came together (although she guests on one live side, as do Red McKenzie and Mae Questal).  With Stew Pletcher, Herbie Haymer, Don McCook, Ram Ramirez, Howard Smith, Dave Barbour, Pete Peterson and Moe Purtill. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

The Blues Revival in the 1930's - Vocalion and Decca sides by Ida Cox, Trixie Smith and Grant and Wilson 1938-1940 featuring Red Allen, Charlie Shavers, Hot Lips Page, J.C. Higginbotham, Sidney Bechet, Edmond Hall, James P. Johnson, Fletcher Henderson, Sammy Price, Charlie Christian, Teddy Bunn and Lionel Hampton --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Benny Carter was renowned for his playing and arranging and those acknowledgements go back to his first professional associations.  Here are recordings he did between 1928 and 1931 with Charlie Johnson's Paradise Orchestra, Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra, The Chocolate Dandies and McKinney's Cotton Pickers (featuring Don Redman, Coleman Hawkins, Sidney DeParis, Rex Stewart, Bobby Stark, Joe Smith, Jimmy Harrison, Claude Jones, Ed Cuffee, Prince Robinson, Fats Waller, Todd Rhodes, and J.C. Higginbotham) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Keith Ingham New York 9 . . .recordings made in 1992 and 2001 for the Jump label featuring some of the best in the business - Randy Reinhardt, Dan Barrett, Phil Bodner, Ken Peplowski, Scott Robinson, James Chirillo, Greg Cohen, Murray Wall, Vince Giordano, Keith Ingham and Arnie Kinsella playing Ingham's arrangements and rearrangements of swing classics and unknowns alike.... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Jelly Roll Morton the sideman . . Recordings made by the legendary New Orleans pianist, composer and arranger with OTHER groups- although the Jelly Roll influence is everywhere.  Recordings with Johnny Dunn's Original Jazz Hounds, Wingy Manone and His Orchestra, The New Orleans Rhythm Kings, Edmonia Henderson and WIlton Crawley and His Orchestra (1923-1934) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support