Coffeetime, March 31, 2005
bed
Tommy Flanagan / Prestige Moodsville
set 1
Cliff Jordan & John Gilmore / Blowing in from Chicago / Everywhere / Blue Note / 03.03.57
Joe Gordon / Introducing Joe Gordon / EmArcy / Bus Bier / 9.3, 8.55
The Capitol Jazzmen / Clambake in B Flat / MacGregor transcriptons / Hollywood 11.16.43
Dick Todd / Lazy River / Bluebird / 8.17.39
Marl Young & his O / Sail On Boogie / Rhumboogie / Chicago possibly May 1945 / featuring T-Bone Walker vocal & guitar (naturally) { }
Helen Humes / Songs I Like to Sing the Most / Every Now and Then / Contemporary / 9.8.60
set 2
Richard Williams / New Horn in Town / Over the Rainbow / Candid / 9.27.60
Jimmy Jones Big Four / Weeta / HRS / fall 1946
The Savoy Orpheans / Hang on to Me / Savoy Hotel, London {Hayes, Middlesex} 3.19.26
Red Norvo & his O / Polly Wolly Doodle / 1.6.36 / voc = trio from the band, most likely including Stew Pletcher who also was on trumpet
Martha Davis & her Torrid Trio / I’m Fer It / spring 1946
Bobby Darin / Beyond the Sea / live in LA 3.11.73 / mucho ad libs; you can see the video of the first half (the song half) here
set 3
Lester Young & Roy Eldridge/ The Jazz Giants / Gigantic Blues / Verve / 1.12.56
Crystal Spring Ramblers / Fort Worth Stomp / Dallas 6.19.37
Ivory Joe Hunter / Jumping at the Dew Drop / San Francisco 1947
Barbara Long / The Trolley Song / Savoy / 1.5.61 / with Booker Ervin on tenor
set 4
Stu Williamson / Stu Williamson / Pee Jay / Bethlehem / Hollywood 1.13.56
Rube Bloom / Soliloquy / Harmony / 3.21.26
Jack Hylton & his O / Oh, Lady Be Good / Vocalion? / 3.29.26
Otis Rush / Keep On Loving Me Baby / Cobra / 1956-58
Marilyn Monroe & Jane Russell / soundtrack to film “Gentleman Prefer Blondes” / Bye Bye Baby / 1953
Golden Gate Quartet / Walk in Jerusalem Just Like John / transcription / between July 1 and December 31, 1941
last soul song
José Feliciano / And the Feeling’s Good / Golden Lady / RCA / 1974
