Friday, June 27, 2025

Rusty Dusty Playlist

Teddy Pendergrass in a tuxedo holding a microphone, smiling and singing, on the stage of Soul Train.
So much talent…

Coffeetime, June 27, 2025, Angelynn Grant

set 1
Joe Newman / The Midgets / The Midgets / RCA Victor / 7.8.56
Phil Woods / Woodlore / Woodlore / Prestige / 11.25.55
Hot Lips Page & his Orchestra / He’s Pulling his Whiskers / Decca / 3.10.38
B.A. Rolfe & his Concert Orchestra / I Can’t Give You Anything but Love / Edison / 10.16.28 / vocal = Theo Alban
Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five / Mama, Mama Blues (Rusty Dusty Blues) / Decca / Chicago 11.15.41 / Jordan as & voc, Eddie Roane t, Arnold Thomas p, Dallas Bartley b, Walter Martin d
Chubby Newsome & her Hip Shakers / Hard Lovin’ Mama (Anytime) / Regal / New Orleans 12.19.49 / with Howard Biggs Orchestra 
Helen Carr / Down in the Depths of the 90th Floor… Miss Helen Carr / I’m Glad There Is You / Bethlehem / 1955

bed
Bucky Pizzarelli / Flashes - Solo 7-String Guitar, Volume 3 / Arbors Jazz / 2004

set 2
Duke Jordan / Flight to Jordan / Summertime / Savoy / 10.10.55 / Jordan solo p
Brew Moore / The Brew Moore Quintet / Fools Rush In / Fantasy / UC Berkeley 8.55
Johnny Smith / Moonlight in Vermont / Tenderly / Roost / 11.9.52
Chu Berry “Little Jazz” Ensemble / Stardust / Commodore / 11.10.38
Paul Robeson / Summertime / HMV / London 1.14.38 / with celeste!
Rosemary Clooney & Bing Crosby / Fancy Meeting You Here / It Happened in Monterey / RCA Victor / Hollywood 8.7.58
Albert King / The Big Blues / This Funny Feeling / King / 1963

set 3
Curtis Amy & Paul Bryant / Meetin’ Here / Meetin’ Here / Pacific Jazz / Hollywood 1961
Leroy Vinnegar / Leroy Walks Again!! / Subway Grate / Contemporary / 8.1.62
Kenny Clarke / Kenny Clarke / Skoot / Savoy / Hollywood 11.1.54
Louis Prima Orchestra / I Don’t Care If the Sun Don’t Shine / radio broadcast, Voice of America / late 1949 / vocal = Keely Smith
The Four Buddies / I Will Wait / Savoy / 10.12.50 
Hoagy Carmichael / Hoagy Sings Carmichael / Memphis in June / Pacific Jazz / LA 9.10.56 / Jimmy Rowles celeste!

set 4
Mat Mathews / The Modern Art of Mat Mathews / Summertime / Dawn / 2.3.56
Bob Cooper / Coop!: The Music of Bob Cooper / Somebody Loves Me / Contemporary / LA 8.26.57
Stéphane Grappelli / Taking a Chance on Love / Barclay / Paris 2.14.56
Ace Harris & his Sunset Royals / Rhythm ’Bout Town / Vocalion / 10.25.37 
King Cole Trio / If Yesterday Could Only Be Tomorrow / MacGregor transcription / 5.24.44 / NKC p & voc, Oscar Moore g, Johnny Miller b
Jackie DeShannon / A Tribute to Burt Bacharach / To Wait for Love / Scepter / LA 1972
Carolina Kings of Harmony / Going On Home to Glory / Trumpet / Raleigh NC 4.10.53

last soulful song
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes / To Be True / Bad Luck / Philadelphia International Records / Philadelphia 1975