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| It’s easy to look up to Ben Webster. |
Coffeetime, July 31, 2020, Angelynn Grant
set 1
Hank Mobley, et al / The Prestige All Stars – Tenor Conclave / Tenor Conclave / Prestige / 9.7.56
Ben Webster / The Soul of Ben Webster / Ev’s Mad / Verve / 7.58
Tiny Parham & his Musicians / Squeeze Me / Victor / Chicago 11.4.30
Dick Robertson & his Orchestra / Getting Some Fun Out of Life / Decca / 10.7.37
Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five / It’s a Great, Great Pleasure / Decca / 8.18.50
Annie Ross / Sings a Song with Mulligan! / Let There Be Love / World Pacific / 9.25.58 / the video I mentioned
bed
Bucky Pizzarelli / Flashes - Solo 7-String Guitar, Volume 3 / Arbors Jazz / 2004
set 2
Horace Parlan / Headin’ South / Prelude to a Kiss / Blue Note / 12.6.60
Flip Phillips / Collates / By the Lazy River / Mercury / 2.49
Charlie Ventura & his Sextet / I’m in the Mood for Love / Imperial / LA 5.46
Adrian Rollini Quartet / On the Bumpy Road to Love / Vocalion / 6.23.38 / vocal = The Tune Twisters
Ernie Fields & his Orchestra / T-Town Blues / Vocalion / 1939 / vocal = Melvin Moore
The Griffin Brothers / I’m Gonna Jump in the River / Dot / 1952 / vocal = Margie Day
Astrud Gilberto / Windy / Crickets Sing for Anamaria (Os Grillos) / Verve / 1969 / cover portrait by Howard Terpning
set 3
Bobby Hutcherson / Dialogue / Idle While / Blue Note / 4.3.65
Grant Green / Grant’s First Stand / Baby’s Minor Lope / Blue Note / 1.28.61
The Stars of Modern Jazz / Move / Christmas Voice of America broadcast / live, Carnegie Hall 12.25.49
Tommy Dorsey & his Orchestra / Getting Some Fun Out of Life / Victor / 10.12.37 / vocal = Edythe Wright
The Robins / I’m Through / Savoy / LA 2.13.50
Mel Tormé / ¡Olé Tormé! – Mel Tormé Goes South of the Border with Billy May / Frenesi / Verve / LA 3.21.59
set 4
Wes Montgomery / The Wes Montgomery Trio / Ecaroh / Riverside / 10.5, 6.59
Chuck Wayne / S.S. Cool / Progressive / 4.13.53
Artie Shaw & his Orchestra / Frenesi / Victor / Hollywood 3.3.40
Mamie Smith / Keep a Song in Your Soul / Okeh / 2.19.31
King Cole Trio / Baby / MacGregor radio transcription / Hollywood 11.21.44
Ben E. King / Spanish Harlem / Frenesi / Atco / 1960
The Kelly Brothers / I’ve Been Striving So Long / Federal / 1960
last soulful song
Dottie & Millie / Talkin’ About My Baby / Topper / Detroit 1966
