Jazz Focus

Survey of the mid to late 1940's recordings of trumpeter Buck Clayton - his own Big Four and Big Eight recording for HRS along with sideman appearances with Benny Carter, Ike Quebec, Charlie Ventura, Teddy Wilson, Don Byas, Coleman Hawkins, J.C. Heard, Sir Charles Thompson and Earl Hines --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Classic sessions by Muggsy Spanier's Ragtime Band for Bluebird in 1939 - cornetist Spanier, George Brunies on trombone and vocal, Rod Cless on piano, George Zack and Joe Bushkin on piano, Bob Casey on Bass, Don Carter and Al Sidell on drums . . influential trad jazz! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Small group sides led by the great tenor saxophonist Lester Young after his departure from the Basie band. All were done in the middle 1940's on the West Coast and feature Nat "King" Cole, Joe Albany, Irving Ashby, Frank Lacy, Red Callendar, Henry Tucker, Chico Hamilton, Howard McGhee, Vic Dickenson, Willie Smith and others. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Connie (later Connee) Boswell was the central member of the Boswell Sisters trio in the 1920's and 30's although she had a series of solo recordings at the same time - here we will hear a few things from the 30's and early 40's (with Ben Pollack, John Scott Trotter and Frank Sigorelli) as well as the results of two Design lps in the middle 1950's featuring her with a large band doing Rodgers and Hart and Irving Berlin tunes as well as jazz album from the same period where she is backed by the Original Memphis Five (Billy Butterfield, Miff Mole, Jimmy Lytell, Signorelli, Gene Ramey and Tony Spargo). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

The Chicago cornetist Spanier was known primarily for playing in small groups, but for about two years he led a big band modeled on the example of Bob Crosby's Orchestra. These studio dates for Decca and live airshots from the Arcadia Ballroom feature the leader, trombonist Vernon Brown, clarinetists Irving Fazola and Tony Martell, tenor sax Nick Caiazza, pianist Dave Bowman and drummer Don Carter . .great big band swing centered on New Orleans style! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

New Orleans tenor sax player in featured recordings with Bob Crosby (transcriptions and live, with Yank Lawson, Muggsy Spanier, Matty Matlock, Hank D'Amico, Jess Stacy, Bob Zurke), the All-Star Band (Benny Goodman, Jack Teagarden, Bunny Berigan, Jess Stacy, Sonny Dunham, Gene Krupa), and his own bands recording for Capitol during the WWII years --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Great live shots of the Artie Shaw band featuring Bernie Privin, Chuck Peterson and John Best on trumpets, George Arus on trombone, Ronnie Perry or Georgie Auld on tenor sax, Bob Kitsis on piano, Al Avola on guitar, Sid Weiss on bass and George Wettling or Buddy Rich on drums with Helen Forrest and Tony Pastor on vocals. The real star is the leader, whose clarinet work here he never surpassed, --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

A selection of recordings made by Jelly Roll Morton as part of an archival/folklore project by Alan Lomax at the LOC in 1938 . . Something like six hours of recordings were made of Morton playing, singing, talking and reminiscing about his career and the early days of jazz . . here we have blues, spirituals, ragtime, semi-classical pieces and pop tunes along with Morton's own compositions --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Bob Crosby and His Orchestra carved a pretty unique career for itself in the Swing Era - specializing in tunes from the previous decade done up in swing clothes, the chief arrangers were clarinetist Matty Matlock and bassist Bob Haggart. Here is a selection of Haggart's arrangements featuring Yank Lawson, Sterling Bose and Billy Butterfield on trumpets, Warren Smith, Buddy Morrow and Floyd O'Brien on trombones, Irving Fazola and Matty Matlock on clarinets, Eddie Miller on tenor sax, Bob Zurke, Joe Sullivan and Jess Stacy on pianos, Nappy Lamare on guitar, Ray Bauduc on drums and himself on bass! 1936-42. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Bruce Turner was a largely self-taught clarinet player who picked up alto sax in the navy during WWII. He became an in demand clarinetist in trad bands (Freddy Randall, Humphrey Lyttleton) but became even more valued for his swinging, Benny Carter styled alto playing. This podcasts presents him leading his Jump Band -John Chilton or Teddy Brown on trumpet, Pete Strange on trombone, Al Mead or Colin Bates on piano and others. Great swing playing with a varied repertoire! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Decca recordings from 1939-40 of the eight piece Bob Cats Dixieland ensemble featuring the great clarinetist Fazola along with Eddie Miller on tenor, Warren Smith on trombone, Nappy Lamare on guitar, Bob Haggart on bass, Ray Bauduc on drums and either Joe Sullivan, Floyd Bean or Jess Stacy on piano and Billy Butterfield or Yank Lawson on trumpets --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Influential band of white jazz musicians - many from New Orleans - active in Chicago in the early 1920's - Paul Mares (c), George Brunies (tbn), Leon Rappolo (clt), Jack Pettis (ts), Mel Stitzel and Elmer Schoebel (p), Lew Black (bjo), Steve Brown (sb), Frank Snyder and Ben Pollack (d). Premier versions of many jazz standards and classic versions of some! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Not to be confused with the more modern altoist of the same name, this John Handy was known as "Capt. John Handy" due to his no-nonsense nature in rehearsals, apparently. He was usually featured in a traditional, dixieland-New Orleans setting during the revivial period, but here are two very mainstream sessions recorded in England in 1966 featuring members of the Barry Martyn band, including the leader on drums, Pat Hawes and Richard Simmons on piano and Cuff Billett on trumpet and vocals --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Practically forgotten but possibly the best US service band in WWII, it was initially led by Artie Shaw in the Pacific Theatre, but when Shaw went home it was taken over by tenor saxophonist Donahue and brought to England for the last few months of the war. These recordings feature this crack unit on VDisc, AFRS transcriptions and a Jubilee broadcast with superb work by the leader, Ralph La Polla on clarinet, John Best on trumpet, Tak Takvorian on trombone and Rocky Collucio on piano. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

The Jamaican-born Reece was regarded as one of the foremost trumpeters in the UK in the 1950's before moving to the US later in the decade. Here are sideman appearances in both places - first with the Victor Feldman Orchestra and Ninetet (featuring Jimmy Deuchar, Tubby Hayes, Ronnie Scott, Derek Humble and Phil Seaman) and then with the Duke Jordan Quintet (with Jordan, Stanley Turrentine, Reggie Workman and Art Taylor) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Great Condon-styled dixieland made for the war effort via V-discs in 1944, 45 and 48. In addition to Spanier and Hackett are Cutty Cutshall and Lou McGarity (trombone), Pee Wee Russell and Peanuts Hucko (clarinet), Bud Freeman (tenor), Ernie Caceres (baritone), Charlie Queener, Jess Stacy (piano), Eddie Condon and Hy White (guitar), Bob Casey, Irv Manning (bass), and George Wettling and Morey Feld on drums. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

The Scots-born trumpeter Jimmy Deucher was a force on the British jazz scene from the late 1940's until the 1980's, playing in big bands, arranging and composing. Here are two early (1955, 56) sessions for Tempo featuring his arrangements and playing with trombonist Ken Wray, alto and baritone saxophonist Derek Humble, tenor player Tubby Hayes, pianist Victor Feldman and drummer Tony Crosbie. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Great traditional jazz band from the Boston area in the 1970's . . inspired by the two cornet approach of Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band, this group had a more varied repertoire, featuring Dave Whitney on trumpet and vocals, Paul Monat on cornet, Bob Connors on trombone, Blair Bettencourt on clarinet and soprano sax, Bob Carroll or Don Bennett on piano, Cal Owen on banjo, Stu Gunn on tuba and Ray Smith on drums --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

The last sessions by McKinney (led by alto player and arranger Don Redman) leading into his own orchestra - great early swing featuring Ed Inge and Benny Carter on clarinet, Sidney Deparis, Red Allen and Joe Smith on trumpet, Ed Cuffee and Benny Morton on trombones, Prince Robinson and Bob Carroll on tenor sax, Horace Henderson, Todd Rhodes and James P. Johnson on piano, Manzie Johnson and Cuba Austin on drums --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Four more or less unrelated sessions featuring high quality and professional traditional jazz as it was being performed on 52nd Street . . George Wettling's Rhythm Kings with Ed Hall, Billy Butterfield and Dave Bowman; Bud Freeman's Gang with Bobby Hackett, Pee Wee Russell, Dave Matthews and Jess Stacy; two sessions by George Brunies' Jazz Band with either Wild Bill Davison or Max Kaminsky, either Tony Parenti or Johnny Mince, Gene Schroeder, Jack Lesberg and Johnny Blowers. And Eddie Condon on every side! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

..Great sessions featuring Davison's cornet and Russell's clarinet along with George Brunies, Lou McGarity and Jack Teagarden on trombone, Gene Schroeder and Dick Cary on piano, Bob Casey and Morrie Rayman on bass, George Wettling, Danny Alvin and Johnny Blowers on drums and of course Eddie Condon on guitar . . Commodore and Decca records under Davison's Brunies' and Condon's names. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Several 1940's sessions recorded in New Orleans featuring players who had been active since the first decades of the 20th Century - Kid Rena (with Jim Robinson, Alphonse Picou, Big Eye Louis Nelson, Willie Santiago, Albert Glenny and Joe Rena), The New Orleans Pioneers (with Peter Bocage, Picou, Nelson, Sidney Bechet on piano, Walter Decou, Pops Foster, Louis Keppard and Paul Barbarin) and Wooden Joe Nicholas (with Robinson, Louis Nelson, Albert Burbank, Joe Petit, Lawrence Marrero, Johnny St. Cyr, Austin Young, Baby Dodds, Cie Frazier, Albert Jiles, Slow Drag Pavageau and others) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Brad Gowans was better known as a valve trombonist and arranger, but he was an adept clarinetist who was initially inspired by the first jazz records by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band. He brought trombonist Eddie Edwards, pianist Frank Signorelli and drummer/kazoo player Tony Sbarbaro from the original group into the World, Commodore and V Disc studios with contemporary players like Wild Bill Davison, Bobby Hackett, Max Kaminsky, Gene Schroeder, Teddy Roy, Eddie Condon and Bob Casey to recreate some of the original tunes, albeit with a bit more swing. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Under-appreciated baritone sax player Payne played with practically all the bebop originators and had an active career into the 2000's. Here are two sessions featuring him - the first is by the Kenny Clarke-Ernie Wilkins Septet with Wilkins on alto and tenor, George Barrow on tenor and bari, Eddie Bert and others. The second is the Randy Weston Trio with Payne - both recorded for Riverside --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Great and influential black New Orleans dance band recorded twice in 1927 featuring the Morgan brothers with Jim Robinson on trombone, Sidney Brown on bass and Earl Fouche on alto sax. Two recreation sessions featured John Handy on alto and Kid Sheik Cola on trumpet with one session done in London with members of the Barry Martyn band and one in New Orleans with Kid Howard, Jim Robinson, Andrew Morgan and George Guesnon. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Longtime sax player with Basie's band, Wess was a dependable sideman and section player who was also one of the first great jazz flute players. Here, he displays his tenor sax and flute on three sessions - one with Kenny Clarke for Riverside (with Henry Coker, Charlie Fowlkes and Milt Jackson - on piano!), one for Jazztone with Urbie Green (strange bedfellows - Ruby Braff, Med Flory, Freddie Green, Sir Charles Thompson) and one track from the Joe Newman session for Vanguard with Frank Foster, Matthew Gee and Johnny Acea. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Classic Condon-styled dixieland led by cornetist Wild Bill Davison and featuring George Brunies, George Lugg, Lou McGarity, Joe Marsala, Ed Hall, Albert Nicholas, Bill Miles, Gene Schroeder, Joe Sullivan, Dick Cary, Eddie Condon, Jack Lesberg, Bob Casey, George Wettling and Dave Tough. All recorded for Commodore, 1943-47. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Great big band led by the pioneer arranger Redman following his tenures with Fletcher Henderson and McKinney's Cotton Pickers. This band features Sidney DeParis, Benny Morton, Ed Inge, Robert Carroll, Horace Henderson, Talcott Reeves, Bob Ysaguirre, Manzie Johnson and Harlan Lattimore in addition to good sax playing and novelty singing by the leader --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Trumpeter Scobey did his apprenticeship with the Yerba Buena band, playing second to Lu Waters. By the late 1940's he was itching to start his own group and these 1950-53 recordings for Good Time Jazz show the first flowering of his vision of Traditional Jazz. With Jack Buck, Wally Rose, Burt Bales, Dick Lammi, George Probert and special guests Darnell Howard and Albert Nicholas, the band also served as a backdrop for the singing and banjo playing of Clancy Hayes --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Three great sessions by the pioneering bebop drummer when he was visiting the US from his home in Europe. The first was in Hollywood and features saxophonists Frank Morgan and Walter Benton along with Milt Jackson and Gerald Wiggins. The second is in NY with the Kenny Clarke-Ernie Wilkins Septet featuring the alto and tenor of Wilkins as well as his swinging arrangements and compositions (and Cecil Payne, George Barrow, Eddie Bert and Hank Jones). In between is the last - the 1955 Savoy session that represented the debut of the Adderleys - Cannonball and Nat, along with Jerome Richardson, Donald Byrd and Horace Silver. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Underappreciated alto sax player Ernie Henry's last recordings before his premature death in 1957. . .featuring his Octet (with Lee Morgan, Melba Liston, Benny Golson and Cecil Payne), quintet (with Kenny Dorham) and quartet - also the Kenny Dorham Quartet . . groups including Wynton Kelly, Kenny Drew, Wilbur Ware, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones and Art Taylor --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

First recordings by the legendary band directed by Don Redman and featuring John Nesbitt, Claude Jones, Prince Robinson, Milton Senior, Todd Rhodes, Dave Wilborn, Bob Escudero and Cuba Austin . . great arrangements and fantastic playing! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Great and little-recorded clarinetist from the earliest days of the 20th Century in New Orleans . . Big Eye Louis was one of the busiest of the first generation of jazz players and exerted considerable influence on Sidney Bechet and Jimmy Noone, among others. Here are some of his very few recordings with Kid Rena's Delta Jazz Band in 1940 (with Alphonse Picou, Jim Robinson and others), John Reid's New Orleans Pioneers in 1944 (with Picou, Peter Bocage, Walter Decou, Pops Foster and Bechet on piano), Wooden Joe Nicholas' Band in 1949 (with Louis Nelson and Louis Keppard) and his own groups in 1949 (with Charlie Love, Louis Nelson, Louis Gallaud, Ernest Rogers and Johnny St. Cyr) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

The Creole culture in New Orleans produced many musicians in the early 1900's who became prominent in jazz as band leaders, soloists and teachers. Violinist Piron led a legendary dance band (his New Orleans Orchestra, with Peter Bocage and Steve Lewis) that made two trips to New York in 1923 and 1924 to play and record. These recordings feature the also legendary clarinetist Tio who is better known for having been the teacher of virtually all the great Creole and black clarinet players in the New Orleans tradition in the early 1900's. In addition are some possible Tio items with Clarence Williams' Blue Five, Ida Brown and Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers (with Bubber Miley, Bernard Addison and Wilbur DeParis) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Sullivan was not well known, except for her classic recording of "Loch Lomond" which stamped her as a semi-classical/folk singer in a jazz style. That wasn't a fair assessment at all, as can be heard from these swinging sides from 1936-40, accompanied by Charlie Shavers, Bobby Hackett, Lloyd ReeseMannie Klein, Frankie Newton, Buster Bailey, Jimmy Lytell, Babe Russin, Toots Mondello, Claude Thornhill, John Kirby, O'Neil Spencer, Buddy Rich and many others. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Harry Hayes had a long career before beginning to record under his own name in 1944. Tours with Fred Elizalde, Louis Armstrong, Nat Gonella and Geraldo gave him a wide musical perspective and these 1944-47 recordings by Harry Hayes and His Band show a player comfortable playing ballads, up tempos swing, lead parts and even some early bop on alto sax. Accompanied by the cream of the British jazz establishment - Kenny Baker, George Chisholm, George Shearing, Tommy Whittle, Aubrey Franks and others - Hayes carved out an enviable reputation for musical quality! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Some of the first records under Turk Murphy's name done for Good Time Jazz in 1950 and 51 . . featuring at various times Bob Scobey, Don Kinch, Bill Napier, Bob Helm. Skippy Anderson, Wally Rose, Burt Bales, Pat Patton, George Bruns, Squire Girshback and others, these were highly influential recordings in the San Francisco traditional jazz style. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

The peripatetic Mr. Wooding led bands in New York in the early 1920's, but left in 1925 to begin a world tour touching Berlin, Paris, Moscow, Scandinavia and even Argentina for the next ten years. His group (which initially accompanied the show Chocolate Dandies) was highly influential on the European jazz scene, bringing authentic African-American hot dance band rhythms and solos to a new audience. These recordings feature Bobby Martin, Doc Cheatham and Harry Cooper on trumpets, Al Wynn and Billy Burns on trombones, Willie Lewis, Jerry Blake, Ralph Jones and Gene Sedric on reeds, Freddy Johnson on piano, John Mitchell on banjo and guitar, King Edwards and June Cole on tuba and bass, Ted Fields on drums and virtually everyone singing. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

The pianist extraordinaire in solo and with his Rhythm recording extended and uninhibited tracks for Associated Transcriptions in 1939 . . Waller singing and playing along with John "Bugs" Hamilton on trumpet, Gene "Honeybear" Sedric on clarinet and tenor sax, John Smith on guitar, Cedric Wallace on bass and Slick Jones on drums. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

The virtually forgotten Ernie Henry was considered to be possibly the most accomplished alto sax player in Bebop after Charlie Parker. His career was cut short by addiction and ill health, but he made numerous recordings, including these with James Moody (including Art Blakey, Cecil Payne, Dave Burns and James Forman) and Tadd Dameron (with Fats Navarro and Charlie Rouse) for Blue Note and Savoy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

The Dukes had a bad rap among jazz fans by 1961 . . their previous records had been stereotypical "dixieland" novelties with occasional good playing. These 1961/2 sessions feature the Assuntos (Frank, Fred and Jac) along with Jerry Fuller, Gene Schroeder, Jim Atlas, Charlie Lodice and either Jim Hall or Herb Ellis on guitar. Great mainstream dixieland with a vocal feature for Frank Assunto and a broad repertoire spanning dixieland, marches, contemporary Broadway tunes and a folk number or two. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Largely forgotten white New Orleans clarinet player Parenti had a long and busy career initially in his hometown, but then in New York and Miami. He was a solid, dependable player whose jazz abilities were overlooked sometimes, but here are on full displace in trios (with Dick Wellstood and Sam Ulano) and quartets (with Hank Duncan, George Wettling, Milt Hinton, Armand Hug, Abbie Brunies and Chink Martin). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Great sessions done in the fall of 1949 and January, 1951 when James Moody was touring Europe. He is featured heavily on both tenor and alto saxes, with help from a variety of unsung Swedish jazz players of the day including Lars Gullin, Arne Domnerus, Gosta Theselius and Leppe Sundvall. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Muggsy Spanier was a mainstay on the Chicago jazz scene in the 1920's - influenced primarily by King Oliver and Louis Armstrong, he remained true to his style for the rest of his career. Here are some of his first recordings, with the Bucktown Five and Stomp Six (with Volly De Faut on clarinet, Mel Stitzel on piano and Ben Pollack on drums), the Danny Altier Orchestra (with Maury Bercov on clarinet, Jess Stacy on piano and George Wettling on drums) and the Charles Pierce Orchestra (with Frank Teschemacher on clarinet) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Immensely influential British big band from the mid 1940's through the 1960's, Ted Heath and His Music was just finding its way in the middle 1940's. Featuring soloists like Kenny Baker on trumpet, Harry Roche and Jackie Armstrong on trombone, Reg Owen on clarinet, Les Gilbert on alto, Johnnie Gray on tenor and a rhythm section of Norman Stenfalt on piano, Dave Goldberg on guitar, Charlie Short on bass and Jack Parnell on drums, this group could hold its own with any American counterparts. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

The first band Cab Calloway led (on recording at least) had previously been known as the Missourians and before that the Original Cotton Club Orchestra. A relentlessly hot dance band, the group featured R.Q. Dickerson and Lammar Wright on trumpets, DePriest Wheeler on trombone, George Scott and William Thornton Blue dividing the clarinet and alto solos, Andrew Brown on tenor, Walter Thomas on tenor and baritone, Earres Prince on piano, Morris White on banjo, Jimmy Smith on tuba and Leroy Maxey on drums. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

New Orleans trumpet player Manone was well-travelled in the 1920's . . here he is featured with his own groups in New Orleans (with Hal Jordy, Arnold Loyocano and Johnny Miller) and Chicago (with Frank Teschemacher, Wade Foster, Bud Freeman and George Wettling). Also with Barbecue Joe and His Hot Dogs (an almost unknown band with Miff Frink - a very hot trombone player) and Bennie Goodman and His Boys (with Freeman, Joe Sullivan and of course Benny Goodman) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Odd pairing - Assunto founded and led the Dukes of Dixieland which was at the height of its popularity in 1962. These recordings were done for Columbia at the same time as sessions by Herb Ellis and His All-Stars. Ellis was touring with the Dukes (with also included Fred Assunto on trombone, Jac Assunto on trombone and banjo, Gene Schroeder on piano, Bob Casey on bass, Charlie Lodice on drums and on two tunes, Edmond Hall guesting on clarinet) and recorded a mainstream session under his own name featuring Buddy Tate, Ray Bryant and Gus Johnson. Roy Eldridge was also supposed to be there, but when he was delayed and missed the first two sessions, Frank Assunto stepped in, providing some of the best work of his career. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

The remainder of the Panassie sessions of 1938 and the Rosetta Crawford Decca session of 1939 featuring trumpeters Tommy Ladnier and Sidney DeParis, clarinetist Mezz Mezzrow, James P. Johnson (piano), Teddy Bunn (guitar), Elmer James or Pops Foster (bass), Zutty Singleton or Manzie Johnson (drums). Two tunes from 1959 feature Mezzrow's Paris-based band. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Two great Savoy sessions by the peerless tenor saxophonist, featuring Teddy Brannon, Sanford Gold, Franklin Skeete and Max Roach . .definitely transition sessions between swing and bebop with superb ballad and uptempo playing. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Outstanding French band playing the music of the black dance bands of the 1920's - not recreations, but reinterpretations. Featuring the leader on cornet, Patrick Bacqueville on trombone and vocals, Marc Bresdin, Michel Bescont, Nicholas Montier on saxes, Gerard Gervois on tuba and Bernard Thevin on piano. Very hot and energetic live recordings! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support