12th July 2010 Playlist

I Would Do Anything For You 2:33 Art Tatum Jazz Piano - The Stuff Is Here (Williams/Hill/ Hopkins) MC #059 Art Tatum p Tiny Grimes g; Slam Stewart b. 5/1/1944 NYC released1998 Tiny Grimes - b. 7th July 1916; d. 3/4/1989; guitar. Lloyd “Tiny” Grimes b. July 7, 1916 - March 4, 1989. Lloyd taught himself piano and worked in the Washington DC Area till 1935. He moved to NYC and by 1937 was playing in a fairly seedy establishment, the Rhythm Club. Lloyd joined the Four Dots in 1938, calling himself Tiny, a childhood nickname. He started playing a four-stringed electric guitar he bought in a Harlem Pawn shop for Five dollars. By 1942 he started working with outstanding bassist Slam Stewart and pianist Art Tatum the “Art Tatum Trio” became very popular on the West Coast for nearly two years. Grimes then formed the Tiny Grimes Quartet, which relocated to New York to provide backup for Billie Holiday. He was credited with writing the first Rock and Roll tune Tiny's Boogie Woogie and as a pioneer in the use of reverb, the electronic echo effect that is so often abused in today's Fender ridden epoch. 

Blues For Sale   3:01 Billy Eckstine & His Band West Coast Jazz - Early Years (Billy Eckstein) MC #046 Wardell Gray t sax; Dodo Marmarosa p; Red Calander b; Doc West d. 23/11/1946 Billy Eckstine - b. 8th July 1914; d. 8/3/1993; vocal/tpt/valve tbn/g/leader began singing at the age of seven and entered many amateur talent shows. in Chicago he joined earl Hines Orchestra in 1939 until 1943. By that time, he had begun to make a name for himself through the Hines band's radio shows with such juke box hits as "Stormy Monday Blues" and his own "Jelly Jelly." In 1944, Eckstine formed his own big band and made it a fountainhead for young musicians who would reshape jazz by the end of the decade. Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Charlie Parker - the first bop big band. After a few years of touring with road-hardened be-boppers, Eckstine became a solo performer in 1947, and seamlessly made the transition to string-filled balladry. He recorded more than a dozen hits during the late '40s, he kept recording through the 50's died on March 8, 1993, aged 78. 

Legendary vibraphonist: Lionel Hampton said. "He was one of the greatest singers of all time. We were proud of him because he was the first Black popular singer singing popular songs in our race. We, the whole music profession, were so happy to see him achieve what he was doing. He was one of the greatest singers of that era . . .He was our singer."  

I Thought About You   4:56 Miles Davis Love Songs (J Mercer/J Van Heusen) CK #65853 Hank Mobley t sax; Wynton Kelly p; Paul Chambers b; Jimmy Cobb d. 21/3/1961 Columbia 30th St. 2001 Hank Mobley b. 7th July 1930; d. 30/5/1986 hard bop t sax, composer. Early work with Dizzy Gillespie and Max Roach. With The Jazz Messengers till 1956. In the 60's he briefly with Miles Davis, then session work with Blue Note, where Hank produced over 20 albums. In the 70's he worked with many top musicians but formed a particularly productive partnership with trumpeter Lee Morgan. Hank retired in the mid 70's. 

Evil Gal Blues   2:55 Dinah Washington The Queen Of The Blues (Disc 1) - Slick Chick (On The Mellow Side) (Leonard Feather)  Lionel Hampton vibes; Joe Morris tpt; Rudy Rutherford cl; Arnett Cobb t sax; Milt Buckner p; Vernon King b; Fred Radcliffe d. NYC 1943 Dec 29th 1996 Milt Buckner p;  b. 10th July 1915 - d. 27/7/1977 In 1941 he joined Lionel Hampton's big band and was with him for over seven years. Buckner pioneered the parallel chords style which influenced Red Garland, George Shearing Bill Evans and Oscar Peterson  

Charlie's Blues  5:12 Louie Bellson Jazz Club: Superdrummers! (Charlie Shavers) Verve #06024 9843535 Charlie Shavers tpt; Zoot Sims t sax; Don Abney p; George Duvivier b; Louie Bellson d. 2006 Louie Bellson - b. 6th July 1924; drums; d. 14/2/2009 Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni credited with first using two bass drums. an internationally-acclaimed artist who performed in most of the major capitals around the world. Bellson worked with his first wife, the late actress and singer Perl Bailey,they were married from 1952—1990. He also recorded extensively and led his own bands (occasionally maintaining separate bands on each coast). In September 1992, he married his second wife, Francine Wright, their union lasted until his death on Valentine's Day in 2009. As a prolific creator of music, both written and improvised, his compositions and arrangements (in the hundreds) embrace jazz, jazz/rock/fusion, romantic orchestral suites, symphonic works and a ballet. In January 1994, Bellson received the prestigious American Jazz Masters Award. 

Protest   5:32 Jamie Ohelers (From Jamie Oehlers album The Assemblers HEAD #045) Jazzhead (Jamie M Ohelers) Jamie Oehlers' tenor sax leads Sam Keevers piano; Rodrigo Aravena bass and Danny Fischer drums, with Paul Williamson trumpet. 2005 Jamie Oehlers has been a busy tenor sax player. Jamie recently became the Coordinator of Jazz Studies at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Plus he toured Australia and Thailand with The Ari Hoenig Quartet, performed in New York and around Australia with George Garzone, and next with Charlie Haden, Eric Harland and Reuben Rogers as part of the Melbourne Coming to Byron from Perth. The Jamie Oehlers Quartet. are Jamie tenor sax; Tal Cohen on piano, Nick Abbey bass playerand Sean Phillips at the drum kit. Jamie describes these young players as some of the best young talent he has ever come across. Check them out tonight. 

Paul Gonsalves b. 12th July 1920 - d. 15/5/1974. Tenor sax player first joined the Sabby Lewis Orchestra, Ellington, Basie and Gillespie in the 50's Session work in the 60's and 70's. Gonsalves was a featured soloist in numerous Ellingtonian settings. He received the nickname "The Strolling Violins" from Ellington for playing solos while walking through the crowd.

I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)   6:16 Ella Fitzgerald The Best Of The Songbooks [Disc 1] Duke Ellington (1899–1974), (Paul Francis Webster) Verve #519 804 2 Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Ray Nance, Clark terry tpt; Quentin Jackson, John Sanders, Bill Woodman tbn; Jimmy Hamilton cl, t sax; Russell Procope a sax; Paul Gonsalves t sax; Harry Carney bass cl; Duke Ellington p; Jimmy Wood b; Sam Woodyard d. June 29th 1993.  

Don't be That Way Don't Be That Way 2:21 Janet Seidel Moon Of Manakoola (Benny Goodman/Edgar Sampson/Mitchell Parish) La Brava #0068 Janet Seidel p, voc; Chuck Morgan g's; uke's; David Seidel b. 2005

Mitchell Parish - b. 10th July 1900; d. 31/3/1993; aged 92 Lyrics: Star Dust, Deep Purple, Sweet Lorraine, Does Your Heart Beat for Me, Stars Fell on Alabama, Sleigh Ride, Moonlight Serenade, Sophisticated Lady, Don't be That Way Don't Be That Way etc.  

Stormy Weather   2:40 Ivie Anderson with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra The 40's - Swingers & Singers (Ted Koehler/Harold Arlan)

Ted Koehler - b. 14th July 1894; d. 17/1/1973; Lyrics: Let's Fall in Love, I've Got the World on a String, Don't Worry 'Bout Me, Stormy Weather, When the Sun Comes Out, Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams, Ill Wind etc. 

Ivie Anderson b. 10th 1905 d. December 1949 aged 43. She was featured vocalist at the Culver City Cotton Club before leaving to tour Australia in 1928 with Sonny Clay. Returning after five months down under, she organised her own show and toured the U.S. In 1930 she found work with Earl Hines. Spent 12 years with Duke Ellington. Retiring in August 1942, she opened her own Chicken Shack restaurant in Los Angeles

People Will Say We're in Love   2:54 Ray Charles & Betty Carter Just You, Just Me (Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein ll) Records #1308 2000  

Oscar Hammerstein II - b. 12th July 1895; d. 8/23/1960; Wrote 850 songs Lyrics: It Might as Well be Spring, The Folks Who Live on the Hill, The Gentleman Is a Dope, All The Things You Are, I'll Take Romance, Hello Young Lovers, All in Fun, Why Was I Born?, The Song Is You, If I Loved You, People Will Say We're in Love, etc.

It Don't Mean a Thing   4:20 Chico Hamilton Quintet With Eric Dolphy The Original Ellington Suite (Duke Ellington/Irving Mills) Blue Note #24567 2 Chico Hamilton d; Eric Dolphy a sax, fl, cl; Nate Gershman cello; John Pisano g; Hal Gaylor b. Recorded in L A, 22/8/1958

Canadian Hal Gaylor b. 9th July 1929 long considered one of the finest bass players in Jazz, Hal Gaylor, also a painter, architect and licensed hypnotherapist, was a part of the Canadian All Stars, a quintet made up of winners of a Jazz poll conducted by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. He moved to NYC in the 50's. In 1957, Gaylor replaced bassist Red Mitchell in the Chico Hamilton Quintet, until 1960. Another 6 years on the road and he added electric bass to his musical skills, and started playing in fusion groups. In 1971 he toured Europe with the Benny Goodman Septet. In1972, Hal contracted a virus that had one devastating after-effect:  it destroyed the hearing in his right ear. As an architect he revamped a small resort hotel called the Linden House. Where he develops his drawing and painting abilities.  

Take Five   2:16 Dave Brubeck & Carmen McRae Vocal Encounters (Paul Desmond/Dave and Iola Brubeck) Sony #61551 Single Version Carmen McRae voc; Dave Brubeck p; Billy Kyle p; Joe Darensbourg cl; Eugene Wright b; Irv Manning b; Joe Morello, Danny Barcelona d. LIVE  2001

Joe Darensbourg 9th July 1906 - d. 24/5/1985  cl, sop, t sax; a Dixieland clarinetist who could play most types of Jazz.

Joe Morello b 17th July 1929 d.  His 12-year stint with Brubeck made Morello a household name in the jazz (and drumming) world. Quoted as saying "Technique is only a means to an end, technique is only good if you can use it musically."

Danny Barcelona b. 23rd july 1929 Honolulu Hawaii d. 1/4/2007 drummer. An internationally known Jazz drummer. Started drumming for Louis Armstrong's All-Stars at age 27 and was with him for 15 years. 

I Can't Kick   6:15 Joe Pass My Song (Tom Ranier) TelarcJazz 20 #83326 Joe Pass g; John Pisano r g; Tom Rainer p; Jim Hughart b; Colin Bailey d. Sausalito CA Feb 2-4 1993 released 1993

Tom Rainer 13th July 1949 keyboards. Tom keeps extremely busy with his performing, recording and soundtrack work. Tom also has several solo projects to his credit. Among those he's worked with: Milt Jackson, The Manhattan Transfer, Ray Brown, Sammy Davis, Jr., Buddy DeFranco, Frank Sinatra, Dexter Gordon, Louis Bellson, Natalie Cole and many, many others.

Jim Hughart bass b 28th July 1936 joined Ella Fitzgerald, with whom he toured for three years. He settled in Southern California and has been very active in the recording studios since 1968, having participated in over 200 record albums, 300 motion picture scores, and countless television shows.

Colin Bailey 9th July 1934. Began playing drums at age four and then learned piano. Colin started work at 18 with various English Bands then came to oz and worked as staff drummer for channel 9 where he met his drumming hero Joe Morello. Joe showed him the George Lawrence Stone finger control technique, Colin says in his bio, that he is still attempting to master it. His extensive career took off when he moved to the USA with The Australian Jazz Quartet. 

I Want a Little Girl 6:21 Clark Terry & Jay McShann The Chiaroscuro Songbook, Vol. 1 (Murray Mencher/B Moll) Allegro Corporation CRD #218 Clark Terry tpt, flhn, voc; Al Grey tbn; Jay McShann p, voc; Major Holley b, voc; Ben Riley d. 1999

Major Holley b. 10th July 1924 d. 25/10/1990 Double bass player and vocalist who played v; tu, when young. In the 1940s, he played with Dexter Gordon, Charlie Parker and Ella Fitzgerald. in the 50's with Oscar Peterson. He moved to England and worked with the BBC for a while then back in the USA with Woody Herman. Session work followed plus spending a decade as a Jazz Educator at Berklee College of Music.

Ben Riley b. 17th July 1933 is a great hard bop drummer, he spent four years with Thelonious Monk. Riley has since played with many Jazz legends.  

Man Wanted   2:42  Pete Johnson, Vocal: Etta Jones The Savoy Blues Volume 1 (Leonard Feather) Pete Johnson's All Stars, Pete Johnson p; trumpeter Hot Lips Page , trombonist Clyde Bernhardt , and saxophonists Budd Johnson and Don Stovall. 6 of 10 Protected  2007

Clyde Bernhardt 11th July 1905 - d. 20/5/1986 tbn, voc, leader, arr He worked with King Oliver in 1931 He led his own ensemble, called the Blue Blazers, before returning to play with Curley Russell from 1948-51. He recorded as a leader between 1946 and 1953, and on some of the recordings he sings under the pseudonym Ed Barron. Lead the Harlem Blues and Jazz Band and published an autobiography entitled I Remember. 

Joe Liggins b. 9th July 1915 d. 1/8/1987 p voc leader. His songs were mostly a blend of JumpBlues and basic R&B. Liggins' success stopped in the late 1950s, but he led a big band until his death at 72.

Blow Mr. Jackson   2:30 Joe Liggins and His Honeydrippers Bootin' the Boogie the Birth of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 2 (Disc One) (Joseph C Liggins) 2006  

Wham!   3:00 June Richmond and Andy Kirk & His Clouds Of Joy Big-Band Voices (Durham/Miller) MC #053 Harry Lawson Clarence Trice Earl Thompson tpt; Ted Donnelly Henry Wels tbn; John Harrington Earl Miller cl, a sax; Dick Wilson Don Byas t sax; Mary Lou Williams p arr; Floyd smith g; Booker Collins b; Ben Thigpen d. 2/1/40 NYC

June Richmond b. 9th July 1915 - d. 14/8/1962 one of the very first black singers to be featured regularly with a white band when she performed with Jimmy Dorsey's Orchestra in 1938. and then became best-known for her association with Andy Kirk's Orchestra during 1939-42. As a solo act she mostly worked in Europe. June Richmond died at the age of 47.  

Little David 5:16 Conte Candoli Conte Candoli Plays the Hot Sax - EP (Paul Kopaz) Crown records #0423 Conte Candoli tpt; Buddy Collette t sax; Vince Guaraldi p; Leroy Vinnegar b; Stan Levey d. 2006

Conte Candoli b. 12th 1927 - d. 14/12/2001 West Coast trumpet player played in the big bands of Woody Herman with brother Pete also a trumpeter. In 1954, after leaving Stan Kenton, Candoli formed his own group playing all the top jazz rooms in the country. Moved to LA with the Lighthouse All-Stars for four years. Candoli's long relationship with the Tonight Show began in 1967 and he became a permanent fixture in the orchestra's trumpet section when it moved to LA in 1972. Conte has played all over the world, appeared in many motion pictures with various orchestras. Lots of studio work, concerts and clinics. He died at the age of 74. 

Leroy Vinnegar b. 13th July 1928 d. 3/8/1999 A self taught bass player. His trademark was the rhythmic "walking" bass line, a steady series of ascending or descending notes, and it brought him the nickname "The Walker" during the 1950s and 1960s. Besides his jazz work, he also appeared on a number of soundtracks and pop albums till his death at the age of 71. 

Vince Guaraldi p composer b. 17th July 1928 d. 6/2/1976 pianist best known for composing music for the animated version of Charles Shultz comic strip Peanuts. Vince started working with Cal Tjader. He wrote "Cast Your Fate To The Wind" by Guaraldi achieved modest chart success as a single in 1963, Guaraldi died at age 47. 

Jimmy McHugh composer,- b. 10th July 1894; d. 5/23/1969; Music: It's a Most Unusual Day, I Won't Dance, Sunny Side of the Street, Don't Blame Me, I'm in the Mood for Love, Exactly Like You, How Blue the Night , Can't Get Out of This Mood etc.

Can't Get Out of This Mood 4:00 Lyambiko Out of This Mood (Jimmy McHugh/F Loesser) Qualiton Imported La #46168 Lyambiko, a jazz vocalist of German-African descent, on this Nagel-Heyer disc, she is backed by a swinging trio, with Marque Lowenthal on piano, Robin Draganic on bass, and Torsten Zwingenberger on drums and percussion. 2002  

Exactly Like You   3:27 Louise Isackson Feels Right (Dorothy Fields/Jimmy McHugh) Louise Iasackson 9 319505 823788 Louise Isackson voc; Dave McGiure g; Peter Walters db; Steve Newcomb p; James Feagai p; John Parker d. Yooniq Studios Bris 15/11/07/- 13-14/3/08 www.louiseisackson.net This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   2008  

Dorothy Fields - b. 15th July 1905; d. 28/3/1974; She wrote over 400 songs Lyrics: Pick Yourself Up, I Can't Give You Anything but Love, The Way You Look Tonight, Remind Me, Don't Blame Me, A Fine Romance, Hooray for Love, I'm In The Mood For Love,Moody's Mood For Love etc. 

Sixth Sense   6:46 Lee Morgan The Sixth Sense (Lee Morgan) Blue Note #92423  Lee Morgan tpt; Jackie McLean a sax; Frank Mitchell t sax; Cedar Walton, Harold Mabern p;  Mickey Bass, Victor Sproles b; Billy Higgins d.  2004 

Lee Morgan b. 10th July 1938 - d. 19/2/1972 Hard Bop trumpet player and composer, recorded prolifically from 1956 until a day before his death in February 1972. Joined Dizzy Gillespie's band at 18. till 1958 when he joined Blue Note Records. Morgan was murdered in the early hours of February 19, 1972, at Slugs', a jazz club in New York City's East Village where his band was performing. Following an altercation between sets, either Morgan's wife or girlfriend Helen Morgan, shot him in the heart, killing him instantly. He was 33 years old.